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On March 4 in Baseball History...
- 1907 - A judgment of $52,000 is awarded to the Baltimore club from Brooklyn. When Baltimore left the N.L. in 1903, Brooklyn agreed to pay $40,000 for the franchise but never did. The award includes interest.
- 1913 - The Yankees are the first team to train outside the U.S. when they travel to Bermuda for spring practice.
- 1976 - In a last-minute deal, the Giants are bought for $8M by Bob Lurie and Bud Herseth. This purchase assures that team will stay in San Francisco.
- 1948 - Stan Musial signs with the Cardinals for $31,000, ending his holdout.
- 1984 - Two outstanding defensive players, shortstop Pee Wee Reese and catcher Rick Ferrell, are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee. Reese hit .269 in 16 seasons with the Dodgers while Ferrell batted .281 with just 28 home runs in 18 seasons for the Browns, Red Sox, and Senators.
Baseball Birthdays on March 4... - 1856 - Cross, Clarence
- 1861 - Wolstenholme, Abe
- 1862 - Gunning, Tom
- 1863 - Delaney, Bill
- 1863 - McCauley, Al
- 1863 - Wentz, Jack
- 1864 - Bellman, Jack
- 1870 - Whitrock, Bill
- 1874 - Korwan, Jim
- 1876 - Hickman, Charlie
- 1880 - Herring, Lefty
- 1883 - Spencer, Chet
- 1884 - Murray, Red
- 1887 - Herbert, Fred
- 1888 - Pfeffer, Jeff
- 1890 - Tyree, Earl
- 1890 - Enzmann, Johnny
- 1891 - Vance, Dazzy
- 1891 - Acosta, Jose
- 1895 - Baker, Jesse
- 1897 - O'Doul, Lefty
- 1897 - Brady, Neal
- 1899 - Kemner, Dutch
- 1902 - McCann, Emmett
- 1913 - Hart, Bill
- 1915 - Rebel, Art
- 1917 - McCullough, Clyde
- 1918 - Queen, Mel
- 1919 - Mueller, Les
- 1924 - Brittin, Jack
- 1926 - Michaels, Cass
- 1933 - Easton, John
- 1936 - Johnson, Bob
- 1939 - Fisher, Jack
- 1946 - Frisella, Danny
- 1947 - Miller, Bruce
- 1948 - Grieve, Tom
- 1948 - Lee, Leron
- 1951 - Perlozzo, Sam
- 1954 - Wagner, Mark
- 1958 - Gray, Lorenzo
- 1959 - Brown, Mike
- 1960 - Dedmon, Jeff
- 1964 - Lampkin, Tom
- 1966 - Mota, Andy
- 1968 - Hunter, Brian
- 1968 - Carrara, Giovanni
- 1969 - Giovanola, Ed
- 1969 - Tinsley, Lee
- 1970 - Dettmer, John
- 1970 - Stevens, Dave
- 1972 - Aven, Bruce
- 1973 - Barber, Brian
- 1976 - Bocachica, Hiram
Baseball Deaths on January 1... - 1904 - Radbourn, George
- 1905 - Malone, Fergy
- 1912 - Gilbert, Pete
- 1919 - Curtis, Gene
- 1921 - Winkleman, George
- 1923 - Keeler, Willie
- 1925 - Simon, Hank
- 1932 - Parrott, Tom
- 1949 - Rasmussen, Hans
- 1953 - McWeeny, Doug
- 1960 - Stone, Tige
- 1966 - Dugey, Oscar
- 1967 - Brown, Lindsay
- 1971 - Rice, Harry
- 1971 - Lotz, Joe
- 1974 - Smith, Jimmy
- 1977 - Frisella, Danny
- 1986 - Hall, Bill
- 1987 - Maun, Ernie
- 1990 - Hill, Carmen
- 1992 - Stanton, Buck
- 1999 - Dondero, Len
- 2000 - Spognardi, Andy
- 2004 - Stoneham, John
- 2006 - Lindblad, Paul
- 2007 - Koy, Ernie
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