12/25/2006

Baseball History -- December 25

BaseballLibrary.com has three entries for December 25 HERE.

The one that gets on here today is a big downer, but who said that history is all lollipops and kittens.

1989
Billy Martin, former infielder and 5-time manager of the Yankees, dies in a car accident in Johnson City, New York at the age of 61. Martin will be buried in Gates of Heaven cemetery in Valhalla, New York in a plot near Babe Ruth's. George Steinbrenner, who fired Martin four times (he resigned the 5th time) purchases the plot.

Oh, I can't leave this post on that note.

BaseballReference.com has a list of players born on December 25 HERE.

Pulled from that list for this site are:

Ruben Gotay 12/25/1982 (Former Burlington Bee)
Rickey Henderson 12/25/1958 (All-time Base Stealer)
Manny Trillo 12/25/1950 (Former Chicago Cub)
Nellie Fox 12/25/1927 (Hall of Fame)
Pud Galvin 12/15/18/56 (Hall of Fame)

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