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Today in Baseball History from the BR Bullpen

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• 1920 - Future Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn is born in Hartford, AL. Wynn will make his major league debut in 1939 and will go on to win 300 games during a career with the Senators, Indians and White Sox.
• 1926 - Future All-Star pitcher Ralph Branca is born in Mount Vernon, NY. Although Branca will win 21 games in 1947, he will become best known for giving up Bobby Thomson's pennant-winning home run in 1951.
• 1936 - New York Giants President Charles Stoneham dies of Bright's disease. He was the last surviving member of the trio that purchased the team in 1919.
• 1946 - The Boston Red Sox announce that they have signed a working agreement with the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans are managed by Johnny Peacock, a former Boston catcher.
• 1950 - Charlie Grimm resigns as vice president of the Chicago Cubs to sign a three-year contract to manage the Dallas franchise in the Texas League for a record salary of $90,000. Grimm comments, "these hands were never intended to carry a brief case."
• 1958 - Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants signs a contract worth $65,000. It's the largest deal ever signed by a member of the Giants.
• 1969 - Umpires Al Salerno and Bill Valentine file a grievance against the American League and its American League president, Joe Cronin. The grievance is filed by the new umpires union with the National Labor Relations Board.
• 1992 - The Yankees sign free agent outfielder Danny Tartabull to a five-year contract.
• 1994 - Free agents signings include pitchers Jay Howell by the Texas Rangers, Jeff Brantley by the Cincinnati Reds, and shortstop Walt Weiss by the Colorado Rockies.
• 1999 - Nolan Ryan is the first passenger to board the ''Nolan Ryan Express'', a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737. Ryan autographs both sides of the aircraft's nose on two specially designed decals each featuring a baseball with airplane wings and a Southwest colored tail. In July, Ryan will again board the ''NLE'' to fly to the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York.

Born This Date

• 1882 - Willis Cole, outfielder (d. 1965)
• 1923 - Red Hardy, pitcher (d. 2003)
• 1962 - Tony Woods, minor league infielder

Died This Date

• 1894 - Marty Sullivan, outfielder (b. 1862)
• 1932 - George Sharrott, pitcher (b. 1869)
• 1943 - Ted Welch, pitcher (b. 1892)
• 1969 - Hank Olmsted, pitcher (b. 1879)
• 1991 - Bobby Estalella, outfielder (b. 1911)
• 1991 - Alan Wiggins, infielder (b. 1958)
• 1998 - Ronnie Miller, pitcher (b. 1918)

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