Highlighted entries:
1983
One day after taking a job as director of sports promotions for Claridge Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, Mickey Mantle is ordered to sever his ties with ML baseball by Commissioner Kuhn. Mantle joins fellow Hall of Famer Willie Mays as players banned from baseball by Kuhn for involvement with legalized gambling.
These bans ended eventually.
1982
The Dodgers break up the longest-playing infield unit in ML history by trading veteran 2B Davey Lopes to the A's for minor-leaguer Lance Hudson. Lopes, 1B Steve Garvey, 3B Ron Cey, and SS Bill Russell had been the Dodgers' starting infield since 1974.
The Dodgers finally won the World Series with this infield in 1981. Then, they broke up the band before the next season even began.
1956
The legendary Connie Mack dies at age 93. He began his career with Washington in 1886 as a catcher. After managing the National League Pittsburgh club from 1894-96, he became a prominent figure in Ban Johnson's Western League and a founder of the American League and its Philadelphia franchise in 1901. In 50 years as the Athletics pilot he won nine pennants and five World Championships, but also finished last 17 times.
Cornelius McGuillicuddy.
From his Baseball Hall of Fame page.
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