Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/March 24

Events

 * 1933 - Babe Ruth takes a pay cut of $23,000 from his previous salary of $75,000.
 * 1936 - Paul Dean signs with the St. Louis Cardinals for $10,000.
 * 1953 - Larry Raines, on leave from military service, plays his first game for the Hankyu Braves.
 * 1961 - The New York State Senate approves $55 million in funding for Shea Stadium.
 * 1967 - The Houston Astros trade Sandy Alomar, Sr. to the New York Mets for Derrell Griffith.
 * 1972 - The Cincinnati Reds trade Tony Cloninger to the St. Louis Cardinals for Julián Javier.
 * 1973 - The Cleveland Indians trade Ray Fosse to the Oakland Athletics for George Hendrick and Dave Duncan.
 * 1983 - The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee agrees to stage a six-team exhibition baseball tournament as part of the 1984 Summer Olympics.
 * 1984 - The Detroit Tigers trade John Wockenfuss and Glenn Wilson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Willie Hernández and Dave Bergman.
 * 2001 - Tim Belcher announces his retirement.
 * 2006 - The Boston Red Sox claimed first baseman Hee-Seop Choi off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Births

 * 1854 - Pat Sullivan, manager (d. 1896)
 * 1863 - Jim McCauley, catcher (d. 1930)
 * 1872 - Kip Selbach, outfielder (d. 1956)
 * 1874 - Roy Thomas, outfielder (d. 1959)
 * 1882 - Joe Bernard, pitcher (d. 1960)
 * 1891 - Ernie Shore, pitcher (d. 1980)
 * 1893 - George Sisler, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1973)
 * 1906 - Pat Veltman, catcher (d. 1980)
 * 1907 - Gus Dugas, outfielder (d. 1997)
 * 1912 - Jud McLaughlin, pitcher (d. 1964)
 * 1925 - Dick Kryhoski, infielder (d. 2007)
 * 1937 - Dick Egan, pitcher
 * 1937 - Bob Tillman, catcher (d. 2000)
 * 1942 - Jesús Alou, outfielder
 * 1956 - Garry Templeton, infielder; All-Star
 * 1958 - Bruce Hurst, pitcher; All-Star
 * 1960 - Dwight Taylor, designated hitter
 * 1961 - Al Chambers, designated hitter
 * 1962 - Ron Robinson, pitcher
 * 1969 - José Cabrera, pitcher
 * 1970 - Wilson Álvarez, pitcher; All-Star
 * 1972 - Steve Karsay, pitcher
 * 1974 - Jamie Arnold, pitcher
 * 1976 - Joe Davenport, pitcher
 * 1976 - Scott Wiggins, pitcher
 * 1979 - Norris Hopper, outfielder
 * 1981 - Dirk Hayhurst, pitcher
 * 1982 - Corey Hart, outfielder; All-Star
 * 1982 - Dustin McGowan, pitcher
 * 1982 - Heath Phillips, pitcher
 * 1982 - Robinson Tejeda, pitcher
 * 1983 - Chad Gaudin, pitcher
 * 1983 - Devon Lowery, pitcher

Deaths

 * 1914 - Jim Brennan, catcher (b. 1863)
 * 1918 - Jack Farrell, infielder (b. 1892)
 * 1919 - John Bates, pitcher (b. 1868)
 * 1921 - Larry McLean, catcher (b. 1881)
 * 1936 - Charlie Parsons, pitcher (b. 1863)
 * 1938 - Al Burris, pitcher (b. 1874)
 * 1938 - Joe Dolan, infielder (b. 1873)
 * 1966 - George O'Brien, catcher (b. 1889)
 * 1971 - Verlon Walker, coach (b. 1929)
 * 1972 - Dick Coffman, pitcher (b. 1906)
 * 1983 - George Darrow, pitcher (b. 1903)
 * 1996 - Ray Pepper, outfielder (b. 1905)
 * 1996 - Jerry Robertson, pitcher (b. 1943)
 * 1999 - Birdie Tebbetts, catcher, manager; All-Star (b. 1912)
 * 2002 - Mace Brown, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1909)