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[nsergey73]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 27.02.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1912 The Yankees announce they will begin wearing pinstripes on their uniforms. It will take a few seasons (April 22, 1915) before the vertical lines become a reality.




and the rest is history..................
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On This Date In BaseBall History / 28.02.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1966 Refusing to report to spring training, Dodger pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin their joint holdout, asking for a $1 million, three-year contract, to be divided equally between them. The deal, equivalent to an annual salary of $167,000 for each hurler, will make them the best paid players in baseball, easily surpassing Willie Mays' $125,000 yearly paycheck with the Giants.

1975 The Mets purchase slugger Dave Kingman from the Giants. The 26 year-old first baseman/outfielder was drafted by San Francisco as the team’s first pick in the initial round of the secondary phase of the 1970 amateur draft.

1985 Rick Reuschel signs as a free-agent with the Pirates and spends the first two months in the minors. After being called up in May, 'Big Daddy' wins 14 games and the Comeback Player of the Year Award.

1986 Joaquín Andújar, Dale Berra, Enos Cabell, Keith Hernandez, Jeffrey Leonard, Dave Parker, and Lonnie Smith, known as the 'Cocaine Seven', are severely disciplined by Commissioner Peter Ueberroth for their “prolonged pattern of drug use" and the distribution of drugs to others in the sport. The players are suspended for a full season, but will be allowed to play when they agree to donate ten percent of their base salaries to drug-related community service in the city in which they played, submit to random drug testing, and do 100 hours of community service.

1989 Red Schoendienst, who spent 19 years in the major leagues and managed the Cardinals to a world championship in 1967, and Al Barlick, a 29-year veteran umpire, best known for his booming voice, are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. The pair will be inducted along with Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski, who were selected by the BBWAA last month.

1990 After meeting for more than five hours and taking three ballots, the Veterans Committee, for the second time in three years, does not select a player for induction to the Hall of Fame. Phil Rizzuto, Nellie Fox, Richie Ashburn, Leo Durocher, Joe Gordon, Tony Lazzeri, Cecil Travis, Carl Mays, Vic Willis, Hal Newhouser, and umpire Bill McGowan were the finalists who each did not receive the 11 votes required for election from the 14 members present at the annual meeting.

2000 Yankee outfielder/DH Darryl Strawberry is suspended for one year after testing positive for cocaine last month. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig does not make any provision for an early return from the suspension based on good behavior.

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[mex_mangust]

Приветствую всех любителей бейсбола!
В связи с близким началом нового сезона (28 февраля - спринг тренинг, 1 марта - первая трансляция на mlb.tv, 3 апреля - регулярный сезон) есть ряд вопросов, мнение любителей этого спорта и пользователей этого трекера будет не лишним.

Во-первых хочу сказать, что т.к. mlb.tv в новом сезоне переходит на "новый плеер", есть некоторые опасения касательно появления игр "в свободном доступе", надеюсь они не оправданы. Ну а новость перехода на 60fps не может не радовать, ждём и предвкушаем.

1) Насколько принципиально выкладывание игр сериями? Речь идёт не о торрент-паках три-в-одном и тд. Речь о том, что если есть у Команды A и Команды B три игры в серии, то все они присутствуют на трекере. Плюс: поклонник команды A или команды B получает все условные три игры и удовольствие от просмотра серии целиком. Минус: поклонники команд С,D,E,F,G увидят меньше игр со своей командой или не увидят их в принципе, т.к. у любого релизера есть ресурс на определённое кол-во игр, а не серий.

2) Насколько радикально нужно вырезать паузы? Можно вырезать только непосредственно рекламу, а можно редактировать таким образом, что бы оставлять файл только за 5-10 секунд до подачи оставляя непосредственно саму игру и не более.

3) Нужно ли выкладывать Red Sox и Yankees? Так как есть ресурсы которые предоставляют игры этих команд в полном объеме. Вопрос актуален, т.к. отсутствие этих релизов позволит в большей степени осветить игры других команд.

Всем спасибо за ваше мнение, т.к. это поможет сделать данный ресурс лучше.

P.S. мой регламент на ближайший сезон.
- Все игры с канала "Виасат Спорт", включая Red Sox и Yankees независимо от прочих факторов
- Минимум одна игра с MLB.tv каждый день
- две игры с MLB.tv в день, если нет игр с "Виасат Спорт"
- две дополнительные игра с MLB.tv если след. день выходной
- все доступные игры NCAA Baseball Seed vs. Seed, плюс игры World Series

P.S.S. люблю бейсбол и уважаю тех кто разделяет мою любовь

[nsergey73]

mex_mangust,
привет.
1. - только сериями. от одиночных игр нет никакого смысла!
2. - как удобнее так и режь.
3. - без игр the RedSox & the Yankees какой-же это бейсбольный раздел. так, баловство одно. не в обиду и с уважением к фанатам других, не менее великих, команд.

[mex_mangust]

nsergey73,
спасибо друг, твоё мнение важно для меня
но... насколько я знаю, ты пользователь сервиса MLB.tv, и доступ к играм не является для тебя проблемой

[nsergey73]

mex_mangust,
спасибо за твою оценку. она не менее важна для меня!!!
да. это не проблема ....для меня. но может, есть и другие, для кого это ресурс /ну и другой/, единственные возможности посмотреть на красных носков и "Великих и Прекрасных в свете Звёзд", особенно в последние годы, янков...
согласен, если никто более не выскажется в пользу игр с участием Бостона и НЙ, то вопрос отпадёт сам собой. больше бейсбола, хорошего и разного! и только - сериями!!!

[SkiPPy43]

mex_mangust,
прив
1)серии не принципиальны,нужно больше игр разных команд,ибо много болельщиков хотят увидеть игру своей
2)как удобнее
3)выкладывать,но без фанатизма

неплохой такой регламент

[Венгер Александр]

Всем привет!
1. Серия не важна, так как некоторые матчи могут быть в свободном доступе на MLB.TV
2. хочется без рекламы, но со всем остальным )
3. пусть будут все
Спасибо за труды!

[nsergey73]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 29.02.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1909 The Pirates begin construction of a new ballpark near Schenley Park near the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. The spacious state-of-the-art venue, named Forbes Field in honor of a pre-Revolutionary British general, will never have a no-hitter thrown in its spacious confines during the sixty-one years the Bucs call the ballpark home, a span of more than 4,700 games.

1947 Father Vincent Powell announces the diocese's Catholic Youth Organization will no longer participate in the Dodgers’ Knothole Club, stating the church cannot continue to have their youngsters associated with the team’s manager, Leo Duroucher. The monsignor, who has been the director of the local CYO since 1940, believes the Brooklyn skipper "represents an example in complete contradiction" to the faith's moral teachings.

1954 On the first day of spring training, Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams breaks his collarbone. The Boston superstar will miss the first four weeks of the season.

1969 Citing "I can't hit when I need to", Mickey Mantle announces his retirement, thus ending his fabled Hall of Fame career. The oft-injured Yankee slugger ranks third, behind Babe Ruth and Willie Mays, on the all-time home run list with 536 round-trippers, and finishes his 18-year stay in the majors with a .298 batting average.
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[mex_mangust]

Свиридов Егор,
SkiPPy43,
Венгер Александр,
всем спасибо за мнение!

НОВЫЙ КАЛЕНДАРЬ.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0

[Brigadir]

mex_mangust,
1. По мне так серии не важны, гораздо интереснее крутые питчерские дуэли. То есть интереснее условное противостояние ребят с крутым ERA, чем какая-нибудь четвертая игра серии других команд.
2. Чем меньше вырезано, тем лучше, перемотать мы и сами сможем))
3. Я болею за Сокс, поэтому тут от меня объективности не ждите, посовтеуйте плз ресурсы, где доступны их игры.

И спасибо за Ваш труд!

[nsergey73]

Jim Harbaugh to coach first base for the Tigers in a spring training game.

“Harbaugh will coach first base for the Tigers for at least one inning in the game, sources Saturday confirmed to The Detroit News on Saturday. There also is the possibility he may don a Pirates jersey and coach an inning for Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle, a Big Rapids native and noted Michigan fan.” - according to The Detroit News on Saturday.

J. Harbaugh did this for the A’s last year.

[Stepler1]

mex_mangust,
1. Лучше пусть будут матчи отдельно, чтобы покрыть как можно больше команд. Будет здорово, если хотя бы 1-2 матча каждой команды за неделю будут на трекере.
2. Если с рекламами будет возможность выкладывать больше матчей, то ее можно оставить. А если это не влияет на кол-во матчей, то эти паузы лучше вырезать.
3. Первую половину сезона будет лучше выкладывать матчи всех команд в одинаковом количестве, а ближе в плей-офф будут интереснее игры претендентов на попадание туда.

Ну и спасибо за твой труд!

[nsergey73]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 01.03.16

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1949 In an effort to get a rental increase from their Sportsman's Park's tenants, the Browns move to evict the Cardinals. The Redbirds accuse the owners of breaking the lease, and as the season approaches it is uncertain where the National League team will play its home games.

1961 Six weeks after leaving the Oval Office, former President Dwight Eisenhower jokes with the Angel players prior to an intra-squad game. Ike will sit in the dugout with the newly established expansion team during its five-inning scrimmage.

1993 Two and half years after accepting a life-long ban from being involved in the day-to-day operation with the team, Yankee owner George Steinbrenner is reinstated. 'The Boss' had been exiled from baseball by commissioner Fay Vincent in 1990 for hiring Howie Spira, a known gambler, to snoop into the life of star outfielder Dave Winfield.

2005 Construction for an additional 1,790 bleacher seats at Wrigley Field will begin at the end of the season and will be completed in time for Opening Day 2006. A deal is reached for the expansion when the Cubs agree to pay the city $3.1 million prior to the start of work and by contributing funds for a local school park and a $400,000 traffic signal system near the ballpark. [/spoiler]

[mex_mangust]

Jim Harbaugh to coach first base for the Tigers in a spring training game.

это забавно

[SkiPPy43]

mex_mangust,
год назад он был у Атлетикс там же)

[mex_mangust]

mex_mangust,
год назад он был у Атлетикс там же)

Код: Выделить всё

J. Harbaugh did this for the A’s last year.

ага

[nsergey73]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 02.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1927 Babe Ruth becomes the highest paid player in major league history when the Yankees announce the Bambino will earn $70,000 per season for the next three years. The historic deal is struck when the 'Sultan of Swat', who had asked for $100,000, meets Colonel Jacob Ruppert, the club's owner, at the Ruppert Brewery in the Yorkville section of Manhattan.

1966 Commissioner William Eckert, citing a rule that prohibits clubs from signing players during their collegiate season, voids the Braves' contract with USC standout Tom Seaver, who had signed with Atlanta for a $50,000 bonus a week earlier. The Mets will be awarded the future Hall of Famer's signing rights in a lottery that includes the Phillies and Indians, who also were willing to match the Braves' terms.

1986 "When he punched Keith Hernandez in spring training last season, it was the only time that Darryl Strawberry hit the cutoff man." - STEVE WULF, Sport Illusturated journalist

At a photo session, Mets' outfielder Darryl Strawberry throws a punch at Keith Hernandez, the team's no-nonsense All-Star first baseman. The spring training scuffle started over comments about salaries and results with the Straw walking out of camp.

2005 Wearing their regular-season home uniforms instead of the traditional batting-practice spring training jerseys, the Nationals in their first game ever beat the Mets in the exhibition opener at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida, 5-3. The first and last games the Expos played, before moving from Montreal to Washington to become the Nats, were also against Mets.

2005 In a Capitol Rotunda ceremony, with legislators from both the House and Senate and baseball commissioner Bud Selig in attendance, President George W. Bush awards the nation’s highest honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, posthumously to Jackie Robinson's widow. Rachel, the widow of the courageous ball player, accepts the award for her late husband, who died in 1972.

2007 In Atlanta, five Bluffton University baseball players and the driver and his wife are killed in a chartered bus accident at Interstate 75 and Northside Drive. The players, Zach Arend, David Betts, Scott Harmon, Cody Holp, and Tyler Williams, were en route to Sarasota, Florida, to play a twin bill with Eastern Mennonite University before heading to participate in the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers.

2012 In the first change to the MLB playoff structure since the 1995 season, when wild-card teams were first introduced, a new one-game, wild-card round will be added in each league between the teams with the best records who are not division winners. The new postseason system, which would have allowed the Red Sox and the Braves to avoid their historic collapses last season, increases the reward of a winning a division title, but opens the door of the possibility of a third-place team winning the World Series.
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On This Date In BaseBall History / 03.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1953 Citing territorial privilege due to the location of their minor league club, Lou Perini blocks the Browns' attempt to move to Milwaukee from St. Louis. Fifteen days later, the Braves' owner will move his own major league club from Boston to that midwestern city.

1959 The winning entry in the Giants’ Name-the-Park contest is Candlestick Park, reflecting the shape of the rocks found in the area known as Candlestick Point. The ballpark, initially called Bay View Stadium, will be the first stadium to be built entirely of reinforced concrete.

1967 The White Sox are given permission to use a partial designated hitter in spring training. With the home club's permission, each team will be allowed to use a designated pinch-hitter twice in the same game.

1987 Danny Kaye, the original owner of the Mariners, along with his partner Lester Smith from 1977 to 1981, dies of heart failure. The 74 year-old entertainer was a life-long fan of the Dodgers, recording a hit tune entitled The D-O-D-G-E-R-S Song, which detailed a fictitious encounter with the rivals Giants during the actual 1962 pennant race.

1988 Upset by a practical joke played by teammate Jesse Orosco, Dodger slugger Kirk Gibson walks out of camp for a day. The southpaw reliever had put eyeblack on Gibson's cap.

1997 In a controversial deal, the Yankees sign a 10-year contract with Adidas. The licensing agreement with the popular sportswear company puts team owner George Steinbrenner at odds with the baseball establishment

2006 In the opening game of the inaugural World Baseball Classic, South Korean hurlers Jae-Weong Seo and Chan Ho Park combine to blank Taiwan, 2-0. The first game of the 16-nation tournament is played before a disappointing crowd of only 5,193 fans at Tokyo Dome.
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On This Date In BaseBall History / 04.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1912 With the shanties torn down and the garbage pits filled in the Pigtown section in Brooklyn, Charles Ebbets breaks ground for his team’s new Bedford Avenue ballpark. The Dodgers' Flatbush facility, which will serve as the team's beloved home for 44 years, will be named for its owner after a reporter at the ceremony suggested the idea to Charley.

1913 The Yankees become the first team to train outside of the United States when they start spring training in Bermuda. The team's island ballpark in Hamilton is a converted cricket field, and most of their competition is provided by the Skeeters, a local team from New Jersey.

1948 Cardinals outfielder Stan Musial ends his holdout, signing a contract for $31,000, the same salary he made last season. 'Stan the Man', after being assured by new owners Robert Hannegan and Fred Saigh that his salary will be increased based on his performance, gets a pay raise of $5,000 when he is hitting .403 at the All-Star break, en route to being named the National League's MVP.

2004 Commissioner Bud Selig announces major league baseball will celebrate "Jackie Robinson Day" in every ballpark on April 15, the anniversary of the debut of the first black player in the major leagues. Jackie's number (42) was retired for all time in a ceremony at Shea Stadium in April of 1997 to mark the 50th anniversary of Robinson's achievement.

2006 Prior to the exhibition game scheduled to be played at Legends Field in Tampa, the Yankees, using a sign outside the park, apologize to the fans for the absence of Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Johnny Damon and Bernie Williams, due to their participation in the World Baseball Classic. Bronx Bombers boss George Steinbrenner had abstained when the owners approved the World Cup styled tournament at the urging of baseball commissioner Bud Selig. [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 05.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1922 Babe Ruth signs a three-year contract with the Yankees for $52,000 per season, breaking down to $1,000 for each of the 156 weeks of the deal. In November, Yankees owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert has the 'Bambino' agree to a contract addendum which limits the slugger's outrageous off-field behavior that includes the excessive consumption of alcohol and late-night carousing.

1936 At Havana's Tropical Park, the Cardinals, without the holdout Dean brothers, lose an exhibition game to Habana. Luis Tiant Sr., the dad of a future major league pitcher, is the starting pitcher for the Cuban winter league team.

1958 Trying to beat a 12:30 am curfew, Duke Snider, Johnny Podres and Don Zimmer suffer minor injuries in an auto mishap in Vero Beach. With prior crashes involving Roy Campanella and Jim Gilliam, the car accident is the third involving the Dodgers within the last two months.

1966 Marvin Miller, assistant to the President of United Steelworkers, is elected as the first full-time executive director of the Major League Players' Association by the player representatives. The skilled negotiator, who will lead the organization from 1966 to 1982, transforms the Major League Baseball Players Association into one of the strongest unions in country.

1972 Jim Fregosi, obtained by the Mets from the Angels in the off-season for Nolan Ryan, breaks his right thumb during a spring training workout. The all-star infielder will suffer through an agonizing season, batting only .232 in 101 games, after being touted as the team's solution to its revolving door at third base.

1973 Yankee teammates Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich announce they have traded families including their wives, children and even the dogs. The swap, that began last Fall, will work better for Peterson, who will become married to his best friend's former wife with whom he will have four children, than it does for Kekich, whose relationship with Marilyn Peterson is short-lived.

1982 Needing just three wins to reach 300 career victories, 43 year-old Gaylord Perry signs a one-year free-agent contract with Seattle. The 'Ancient Mariner' will reach the milestone in May when he goes the distance to beat New York at the Kingdome, 7-3. [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 06.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1884 High winds tear off the roof of the Polo Grounds’ grandstands, but the ballpark will be ready for the Gothams' National League home opener on May 1. The team, which will become known as the Giants, will win the first dozen games they play on the Southeast Diamond of the facility.

1907 Phillies' owner A.J. Reach and John Rogers are acquitted of damages resulting from the 1903 National League Park disaster. A balcony had collapsed at the Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue ballpark, killing 12 and leaving 232 fans injured.

1922 Babe Ruth becomes the highest paid player in history when he inks a three-year deal with the Yankees worth $52,000, more than three times as much as teammate Home Run Baker, the second best paid major leaguer. The 'Sultan of Swat' will prove worthy of his contract, hitting 122 home runs during the span of the deal and earning MVP honors in the team's first World Championship season in 1923.

1945 In some of the fiercest fighting of World War II, Harry O'Neill is killed in the battle for Iwo Jima. In 1939, the fallen Marine played one game in the major leagues, appearing with the A's as a catcher.

1948 The Braves acquire All-Star second baseman Eddie Stanky from the Dodgers for Bama Rowell and $60,000. The hard-nosed infielder will play a pivotal role in Boston's National League championship this season.

1971 Joe Cronin, the AL president, gives in to A's owner Charlie Finley's request to allow three balls, rather than four, to constitute a base on balls during an exhibition game against the Brewers. The experiment, designed to add offense and speed up the game, proves to be tedious for both teams when 19 walks are issued as well as six homers being drilled during the 13-9 spring training victory for Oakland.

1973 In a spring training game against the Pirates, Larry Hisle becomes the first designated hitter in major league history. The contention that the new American League rule will add more offense to the game is proven when the Twins' DH hits two homers and drives in seven runs.

1976 Prior to the return of natural grass that will be in place for Opening Day, approximately a thousand people show up at Comiskey Park to get a piece of the 18,000 square feet of artificial turf covering the infield. New White Sox owner Bill Veeck, sensing a lack of public interest during the work stoppage, decided to stage the promotion to spark interest in the upcoming season, reminding fans, "when you go to the ballpark, you are entitled to the smell of freshly cut grass".

2005 Making her debut with John Sterling on WCBS-AM (880), the radio flagship of the Yankees, Suzyn Waldman becomes the first woman in big league history to be a full-time color commentator. The former radio-talk host on WFAN, the first all-sports radio station in the country, was also the first female to broadcast on a nationally telecast baseball game, as well as the first to provide local TV (Yankees) major league play-by-play. [/spoiler]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 07.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1923 Commissioner Landis allows pitcher Rube Benton, despite admitting to prior knowledge of the 1919 World Series fix, to return to the National League. Benton signs with the Reds and has a 14-10 season.

1930 Babe Ruth inks a two-year deal for $160,000 with the Yankees, keeping him the highest paid player of all time. The team's general manager Ed Barrow predicts at the time that, “No one will ever be paid more.”

1941 Believed to be the first time that players don protective headgear, Pee Wee Reese and Ducky Medwick wear plastic inserts inside their caps during a spring exhibition game. The Dodger teammates had both missed weeks of playing time after being beaned by a pitch during the 1940 season.

1946 The first spring training game ever to be played in Arizona takes place at Tucson’s Hi Corbett Field. The Indians, behind the pitching of Bob Lemon, beat the Giants, 3-1, in the inaugural Cactus League contest.

1979 The Special Veterans Committee selects former center fielder Hack Wilson, who compiled a .307 batting average playing mostly for the Giants and the Cubs during his 12-year major league career, for the Hall of Fame. The committee also chooses former National League president Warren Giles, who spent 18 years in the post, for induction in Cooperstown this summer.

2006 In their World Baseball Classic debut, Team USA blanks Mexico, 2-0. Home runs by Derrek Lee and Chipper Jones, along with Jake Peavy and bevy of relievers combining to throw a four-hitter, prove to be the difference as the United States defeats their neighbors from south of the border. [/spoiler]

[Kvotren]

всем авторам огромное спасибо за предсезонку с нетерпением жду регулярного сезона.

[nsergey73]

On This Date In BaseBall History / 08.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1900 In New York, the National League decides to go with eight teams. The selected eight cities will remain the same for 53 years until the Braves leave Boston, moving to Milwaukee in 1953.

1941 'Losing Pitcher' Hugh Mulcahy of the Phillies becomes the first major league player to be drafted into the Armed Forces. The newest member of the 101st Artillery at Cape Cod's Camp Edwards had lost 22 games last season and 20 in 1938 to lead the National League in defeats both years.

1947 In Havana's new Gran Estadio de La Habanao, the Yankees beat the Dodgers in extra innings, 1-0. Snuffy Stirnweiss's tenth inning single will be the Bronx Bombers' only hit.

1966 Prior to an intrasquad contest in St. Petersburg in a pregame ceremony, the Mets announce former manager Casey Stengel had been elected to the Hall of Fame. The 75 year-young 'Old Perfessor' benefitted from a new rule by the Baseball Writers Committee on Veterans that makes any manager, umpire or executive past the age of 65 eligible to be elected to the Hall of Fame six months after retiring, bypassing the traditional five-year wait rule for players.

2001 In a press release, the Orioles announce Albert Belle, "has been found to be totally disabled and unable to perform as a Major League baseball player," due to a degenerative right hip. The Orioles will place the 34 year-old outfielder on the 60-day disabled list, thus beginning the process which conforms to the procedure set forth by Major League Baseball in the case of a totally disabling and permanent injury to a player.

2006 A Canadian team made up mostly of minor leaguers stuns the baseball world by beating a highly-favored Team USA in the first round of the WBC, 8-6. Thanks to center fielder Adam Stern, who hits an inside-the-park homer, collects four RBIs and makes a pair of sensational catches, and 21 year-old southpaw Adam Loewen, who gives up three hits and keeps the American all-stars scoreless for 3 2-3 innings, the Canadians post their biggest victory in its national history of baseball. [/spoiler]

On March 8, 1999, Yankees legend Joe DiMaggio passed away in his Hollywood, Florida home. The Yankee Clipper.

On This Date In BaseBall History / 09.03.16

[spoiler="Скрытый текст"] 1897 The Cleveland Spiders sign Penobscot Indian Louis Sockalexis. Although the former Holy Cross star plays only three seasons due to alcoholism, the fans admire his outstanding skills and refer to the team as the 'Indians'- in 1915 the name will become official.

1922 Rogers Hornsby, coveted by John McGraw of the Giants, signs a three-year contract with Cardinals' owner Sam Breadon. The 25 year-old second baseman, who will hit .404 over the three-year span of the deal, agrees to a salary of $18‚500 per season, making him the highest paid player in National League history.

1948 Ted Williams accepts Babe Didrikson Zaharias' challenge to compete with her in a driving contest at a local range. The former Olympic track star, turned golf champion, playfully teases the Red Sox superstar, giving him pointers when the 'Kid' slices most of his drives as her shots go straight, and usually, longer.

1961 The Yankees announce the team will be leaving its spring training home in St. Petersburg to move to Fort Lauderdale by 1963. The Yankee owners also encourage the new yet unnamed National League New York franchise to play its home games at the Polo Grounds and not to consider Yankee Stadium.

1963 Songwriters Ruth Roberts and Bill Katz introduced the official Met theme song, Meet the Mets, to the public. The tune will be modernized in 1984, adding Long Island, New Jersey, Brooklyn, Queens, Uptown and Down, to the team's East side, West side geographical realm. [/spoiler]