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1991
At Sotheby's in New York, a 1909-10 tobacco card in mint condition of Honus Wagner sells for $451,000 (with the 10% auction house premium) to hockey star Wayne Gretzky and LA Kings owner Bruce McNall. A 1952 Topps card of Mickey Mantle goes for $49,500, tripling the pre-auction estimate, while a baseball, signed by 12 players at the 1939 Hall of Fame induction ceremony, sells for $20,900.
Wikipedia has a this bit about the Honus Wagner card.
1981
Orioles manager Earl Weaver is suspended for three days by American League president Lee MacPhail for removing his club from the field and forfeiting a spring training game to the Royals. It is the 4th career suspension for Weaver, who was upset that the umpires did not provide him with an official batting order after Kansas City made numerous substitutions.
Perfectly understandable reaction from Earl.
1889
The All America team beats Chicago 7–6 in England's Old Trafford Cricket Stadium. The Manchester Guardian said the "general verdict of the more than 1,000 spectators was that the American game was ‘slow' and ‘wanting in variety.'
This complaint from cricket fans?
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