Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/March 26

Events

 * 1936 - Hank Greenberg signs with the Detroit Tigers to a $20,000 contract.
 * 1936 - Red Ruffing signs a $12,000 contract with the New York Yankees.
 * 1940 - Chuck Klein signs for his third stint with the Philadelphia Phillies.
 * 1951 - In an exhibition game at University of Southern California, Mickey Mantle propels a home run estimated at 654 to 660 feet.
 * 1952 - The St. Louis Cardinals purchase Gene Mauch from the New York Yankees.
 * 1969 - An indemnity of $540,000 is paid to the Pacific Coast League for the MLB expansion into San Diego and Seattle.
 * 1974 - The Boston Red Sox release Orlando Cepeda and Luis Aparicio.
 * 1976 - The American League approves the sale of the Toronto Blue Jays to the Labatt Brewing Company for an estimated at $7 million.
 * 1977 - Rico Petrocelli is released by the Boston Red Sox.
 * 1977 - The Oakland Athletics trade Claudell Washington to the Texas Rangers for two prospects and cash consideration.
 * 1987 - The Philadelphia Phillies trade Gary Redus to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Cowley.
 * 1997 - The Florida Marlins trade Dustin Hermanson and Joe Orsulak to the Montreal Expos for Cliff Floyd.
 * 2000 - The Kingdome is demolished.
 * 2001 - The Colorado Rockies trade Brian Rose to the New York Mets for Mark Leiter.

Births

 * 1850 - Morrie Critchley, pitcher (d. 1910)
 * 1869 - Jack McCarthy, outfielder (deceased)
 * 1874 - Gene DeMontreville, infielder (d. 1935)
 * 1879 - Charles Moran, infielder (d. 1934)
 * 1889 - Joe Burns, outfielder (d. 1987)
 * 1889 - Brad Hogg, pitcher (d. 1935)
 * 1893 - Frank Brower, outfielder (d. 1960)
 * 1895 - Joe Klugmann, infielder (d. 1951)
 * 1901 - Jim Battle, infielder (d. 1965)
 * 1909 - Alex Mustaikis, pitcher (d. 1970)
 * 1913 - Bill Zuber, pitcher (d. 1982)
 * 1917 - Clayton Lambert, pitcher (d. 1981)
 * 1936 - Harry Kalas, announcer
 * 1942 - Mel Queen, pitcher, manager
 * 1949 - Roger Hambright, pitcher
 * 1955 - Dan Morogiello, pitcher
 * 1958 - Chris Codiroli, pitcher
 * 1961 - Mike Warren, pitcher
 * 1961 - Mickey Weston, pitcher
 * 1962 - Kevin Seitzer, infielder; All-Star
 * 1963 - Luis Medina, designated hitter
 * 1964 - Mike Loynd, pitcher
 * 1967 - Jarvis Brown, outfielder
 * 1968 - Gerald Alexander, pitcher
 * 1968 - Shane Reynolds, pitcher; All-Star
 * 1968 - José Vizcaíno, infielder
 * 1971 - Frank Lankford, pitcher
 * 1971 - Jesús Tavárez, outfielder
 * 1972 - Jason Maxwell, infielder
 * 1979 - Jason Dubois, outfielder
 * 1981 - Josh Wilson, infielder
 * 1982 - Brendan Ryan, infielder

Deaths

 * 1922 - Count Gedney, outfielder (b. 1849)
 * 1936 - Dan Costello, outfielder (b. 1891)
 * 1937 - Jerry Nops, pitcher (b. 1875)
 * 1938 - Harry Hempstead, executive (b. ????)
 * 1942 - Jimmy Burke, infielder, manager (b. 1874)
 * 1944 - Neil Stynes, catcher (b. 1868)
 * 1947 - Jim Bluejacket, pitcher (b. 1887)
 * 1958 - Clarence Kraft, infielder (b. 1887)
 * 1960 - Dan Tipple, pitcher (b. 1890)
 * 1967 - Squanto Wilson, catcher (b. 1889)
 * 1973 - George Sisler, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1893)
 * 1975 - Harley Young, pitcher (b. 1883)
 * 1986 - Mel Bosser, pitcher (b. 1914)
 * 1990 - Chet Brewer, Negro League pitcher and manager (b. 1907)
 * 2002 - Whitey Wietelmann, infielder (b. 1919)
 * 2005 - Marius Russo, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1914)