Highlighted entries
2001
Outfielders Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett are elected to the Hall of Fame in their first year on the ballot. After much speculation, Winfield announces he'll go in as a Padre.
Because the Yankees, Blue Jays, Twins, and Indians have enough hall of famers.
1974
The BBWAA elects former Yankee teammates Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford to the Hall of Fame. Mantle becomes only the 7th player to make it in his first try.
That must have been some party in Cooperstown that night.
1970
Curt Flood, Cardinals Gold Glove outfielder, files a civil lawsuit challenging ML baseball's reserve clause, a suit that will have historic implications. Flood refused to report to the Phillies after he was traded by the Cardinals three months ago, contending the baseball rule violates federal antitrust laws.
He would lose the case, but the door would eventually open for free agency.
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