Baseball History -- March 4

Complete entry for March 4 is at BaseballLibrary.com HERE.

Highlighted entries:

1994
Michael Jordan bounces out to Texas pitcher Darren Oliver in his first at bat in spring training.

Jordan? Jordan? Jordan? Why does that name sound familiar?

1944
The woeful Philadelphia Phillies announce their new nickname—the Blue Jays. The winning entry in the contest was submitted by a Mrs. Elizabeth Crooks, and was chosen over a number of names ranging from Daisies to Stinkers. President Carpenter says he hopes to have the farm system identified by the same blue color, with the Wilmington club called the Blue Rocks and possibly the New Bradford team as the Blue Wings. The Blue Jays will be the unofficial team name for 1944-45 but abandoned in 1946, though the team will still occasionally be referred to in newspaper accounts as the Blue Jays through 1949. Ms. Crooks wins a $100 war bond and a season ticket to the Blue Jays.

Second place was a $50 war bond and two season tickets to the Philadelphia Blue Jays.