Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/February 17

Events

 * 1937 - The New York Yankees buy Babe Dahlgren from the Red Sox.
 * 1955 - The Baltimore Orioles trade Frank Kellert and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Erv Palica.
 * 1964 - Luke Appling is voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by a special vote.
 * 1971 - Carl Yastrzemski sign with the Boston Red Sox $500,000 over three years.
 * 1987 - New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly wins his $1.975 million arbitration case breaking the record for the largest amount ever awarded to a player.
 * 2003 - Avoiding arbitration, the Atlanta Braves and Greg Maddux agree the largest one-year contract in major league history, a $14.75 million deal.

Births

 * 1861 - Joe Miller, infielder (d. 1928)
 * 1861 - Stump Weidman, pitcher (d. 1905)
 * 1885 - Steve Evans, outfielder (d. 1943)
 * 1890 - Rivington Bisland, infielder (d. 1973)
 * 1892 - Nemo Leibold, outfielder (d. 1977)
 * 1893 - Eddie Onslow, infielder (d. 1981)
 * 1893 - Wally Pipp, infielder (d. 1965)
 * 1895 - Leon Carlson, pitcher (d. 1961)
 * 1896 - Frank Emmer, infielder (d. 1963)
 * 1897 - Ike Boone, outfielder (d. 1958)
 * 1901 - Eddie Phillips, catcher (d. 1968)
 * 1905 - Ed Brandt, pitcher (d. 1944)
 * 1907 - Orlin Collier, pitcher (d. 1944)
 * 1908 - Red Barber, announcer (d. 1992)
 * 1912 - Bruce Ogrodowski, catcher (d. 1956)
 * 1915 - Rod Dedeaux, infielder
 * 1921 - Doyle Lade, pitcher (d. 2000)
 * 1922 - Ed Chandler, pitcher (d. 2003)
 * 1930 - Roger Craig, pitcher, manager
 * 1934 - Willie Kirkland, outfielder
 * 1941 - Dave Wissman, outfielder
 * 1944 - Dick Bosman, pitcher
 * 1951 - Mike Cosgrove, pitcher
 * 1951 - Dave Roberts, infielder
 * 1953 - Jamie Easterly, pitcher
 * 1953 - Jim Umbarger, pitcher
 * 1954 - Mike Macha, infielder
 * 1958 - Mike Hart, outfielder
 * 1958 - Alan Wiggins, infielder (d. 1991)
 * 1964 - Mike Campbell, pitcher
 * 1965 - Jim Bowie, infielder
 * 1967 - Lonnie Maclin, outfielder
 * 1971 - Danny Patterson, pitcher
 * 1976 - Cody Ransom, infielder
 * 1976 - Scott Williamson, pitcher; All-Star
 * 1977 - Juan Padilla, pitcher
 * 1979 - Josh Willingham, catcher
 * 1981 - Andrew Brown, pitcher
 * 1982 - Brian Bruney, pitcher

Deaths

 * 1909 - Jim Burns, outfielder
 * 1915 - Jersey Bakely, pitcher (b. 1864)
 * 1920 - Frank Quinn, outfielder (b. 1876)
 * 1923 - George Meakim, pitcher (b. 1865)
 * 1933 - Harry Smith, catcher, manager (b. 1874)
 * 1936 - Tom York, outfielder, manager (b. 1851)
 * 1941 - Happy Iott, outfielder (b. 1876)
 * 1956 - Kip Selbach, outfielder (b. 1872)
 * 1961 - Doc Johnston, infielder (b. 1887)
 * 1963 - Lee Thompson, pitcher (b. 1898)
 * 1965 - Larry Gilbert, outfielder (b. 1891)
 * 1966 - Finners Quinlan, outfielder (b. 1887)
 * 1972 - Lew Malone, infielder (b. 1897)
 * 1982 - Nestor Chylak, umpire, Hall of Famer (b. 1922)
 * 1986 - Red Ruffing, pitcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1905)
 * 1989 - Lefty Gomez, pitcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1908)
 * 1990 - Larry Cox, catcher (b. 1947)
 * 2000 - Turkey Tyson, pinch hitter (b. 1914)
 * 2003 - Steve Bechler, pitcher (b. 1979)