2015 Event King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia dies at age 90 after hospitalization for pneumonia three weeks earlier; he has been succeeded by his half brother Salman of Saudi Arabia 2014 Event African Story wins the Dubai World Cup with 12-1 odds, overtaking favored Mukhadram with 14-1 odds; both horses are owned by members of Dubai's Al Maktoum family 2013 Event The U.S. issues a global travel alert, claiming Al Qaeda and terrorist organizations may be planning an attack between now and the end of August 2013 Event Economist Hazem Al Beblaw is selected as Egypt's interim Prime Minister 2013 Event In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the governor of the Riyadh Province, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, member of the House of Saud, dies at age 72 2012 Event Egypt's minister of transport, Mohamed Rashad Al Matini, resigns after a school bus carrying 60 schoolchildren is hit by a train near Manfalut, 230 miles south of Cairo 2012 Event A letter written by Manal al Sharif, and signed by hundreds, urges Saudi King Abdullah to give women the right to drive 2011 Event Jordan's Ali bin Al Hussein is elected as Vice President of FIFA, the International Federation of Association Football 2010 Event One of Al Qaeda's top commanders, Sheikh Mohammad Fateh al Masri, is killed in a recent drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region 2008 Birthday Princess Rayet Al Noor bint Al Hashim, born in Amman, Jordan 2007 Death Al Oerter, dies in Florida, of heart failure, at 71 2006 Event Al Jazeera launches Al Jazeera English 2006 Event Egyptian ferry, Al Salam Boccaccio, sinks killing over 1200 people in the Red Sea 2005 Death Al Lopez, American Coach 2003 Event The United Nations reported that there is no link between al Queda and Iraq 2003 Death Al Hirschfeld, Broadway cartoonist, dies at 99 2001 Death Al Hibbler, singer, Unchained Melody, dies at 85 2001 Death Al McGuire, American Coach 2001 Death Al Waxman, actor, Cagney and Lacey, dies at 65 2000 Event Al Gore concedes presidential election, George W. Bush named president 2000 Event Al Gore wins the popular vote but loses the electoral vote to George W. Bush 2000 Event The Democratic party nominates Al Gore to run for president 2000 Death Al Purdy, Canadian Poet 1999 Death Al Hirt, jazz master, trumpeter, dies at 76 1997 Event Ken Griffey, Jr. unanimously wins AL MVP 1997 Event Roger Clemens wins his 4th AL Cy Young Award 1997 Event 2 hours after Davey Johnson resigns, he is named AL Manager of Year 1997 Event Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra is 6th unanimous AL Rookie of Year 1997 Event 68th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Jacobs Field, Cleveland 1996 Event Texas Ranger Juan Gonzalez wins AL MVP 1996 Event Toronto's Pat Hentgen wins AL Cy Young Award 1996 Event Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the unanimous choice as AL Rookie of 1996 Death Buland Al Haidary, poet, dies at 69 1996 Death Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor (Lash of the West), dies at 78 1996 Event Florida Marlin Al Leiter no hits Colorado Rockies, 11-0 1996 Event New York Yankee Dwight Gooden wins his 1st AL game beating Tigers 10-3 1996 Event Greg Pavlik one-hits Tigers making the Rangers 1st AL team to pitch back-to-back one-hitters since the Washington Senators in 1917 1995 Event Edgar Martinez drives home tying and winning runs to rally Mariners to 6-5 win in bottom of 11th to beat Yankees and win AL Division Series 1995 Event Seattle Mariners beat California Angels, 9-1 in a playoff game to win AL West 1995 Event Cleveland Indians clinch 1st AL Central Division title 1995 Event Tigers teammates Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell play in 1,914 game together tying AL record 1995 Death Al Hansen, Norwegian American artist, dies at 67 1994 Death Al Levitt, American jazz artist, dies at 63 1994 Event 65th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-8 at 3 Rivers Stad, Pitts 1994 Event Al Unser, Jr. wins 78th Indianapolis 500 in 3:06:29.006 (255.89 kph) 1994 Event Experts from AL certify Indian's Jacobs Field is properly lit 1993 Event Dennis Martinez is 7th to win 100 games in AL and NL 1993 Event Baseball's proposed switch to a three-division format OKed in AL 1993 Event 64th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-3 at Camden Yards, Baltimore 1993 Event 65th Academy Awards - "Unforgiven," Al Pacino and Emma Thompson win 1992 Event New York Jet Al Toon becomes 10th NFL to catch a pass in 100 straight games 1992 Event Toronto Blue Jays beats Oakland A's to win their 1st AL pennant 1992 Event Toronto down 6-1 in 7th beats A's 7-6 in 11th in AL playoff 1992 Event El Al cargo jet crashes into apartment complex in Amsterdam (250 die) 1992 Event 1st time AL East and West champs have same record (96-66)-Tor and Oak 1992 Event El Al cargo plane crashes at Amsterdam Bijlmer, 43 die 1992 Death Itzhak Fuks, El Al captain, crashes in Bijlmer Netherlands 1992 Death Ohad Arnon, El Al captain, crashes in Bijlmer Netherlands 1992 Event Toronto Blue Jays win AL East title 1992 Event Oakland A's win AL West title 1992 Event Seattle's Randy Johnson ties AL record for lefties with 18 strike outs 1992 Event 63rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 13-6 at Jack Murphy Stadium, SD 1992 Event Weird Al Yankovic begins his Off The Deep End tour 1992 Event Al Unser, Jr. wins Indy 500 1992 Event "Smells Like Nirvana," by Weird Al Yankovic hits #35 1992 Event Brewers beat Blue Jays 22-2 with AL record 31 hits in 9 innings 1992 Event New York Islander, Al Arbour, coaches most NHL games (1,438) 1991 Event Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP 1991 Event Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award 1991 Event Minnesota Twins win AL pennant beating Toronto in 5 games 1991 Event Toronto Blue Jays clinches AL East title and becomes 1st team to draw 4 million fans 1991 Event After 3 year reign as AL champs, A's are eliminated from AL West 1991 Event Mike Jeffcoat is 1st AL pitcher to get an RBI since 1972 1991 Event With New York Yankee victory, 10 of 14 AL teams are at .500 or better 1991 Event 62nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-2 at SkyDome, Toronto 1991 Event "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Babalu Music" 1990 Event Oakland's Rickey Henderson wins AL MVP 1990 Event Oakland's Bob Welch wins AL Cy Young Award 1990 Event Cleveland Indian Sandy Alomar, Jr. wins AL Rookie of Year, unanimously 1990 Event Oakland A's clinch 3rd straight AL West title 1990 Event Mariner Matt Young becomes 21st AL'er to strike out 4 in 1 inning 1990 Event 61st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-0 at Wrigley Field, Chicago 1990 Event Gary Carter catches his 1,862nd career game breaks Al Lopez's NL mark 1990 Event Dan Quisenberry (all-time AL save king, 238) announces his retirement 1990 Event Civil Rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton is stabbed in Bensonhurst Bkln 1989 Event Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Robin Yount wins AL MVP 1989 Event Bret Saberhagen wins AL Cy Young Award 1989 Event Balt's Gregg Olson is 1st relief pitcher to win AL Rookie of Year 1989 Event Toronto Blue Jays wins AL East title 1989 Event Oakland wins AL West and San Francisco wins NL West title 1989 Event Reverend Al Sharpton leads a civil rights march through Bensonhurst 1989 Event Rickey Henderson sets AL mark of 50 steals in 9 seasons 1989 Event Twins trade AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to Mets 1989 Event 60th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim All star MVP: Bo Jackson (Kansas City Royals) 1989 Event Toronto Blue Jays are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East 1989 Event Carlton Fisk becomes AL catcher home run hitter, 307th at Yankee stadium 1989 Event Weird Al Yankovic records "She Drives Like Crazy" 1989 Event Weird Al Yankovic records his UHF soundtrack 1989 Event Cleveland loses and drop to 21-22, this is the latest a sub .500 team is in 1st place (AL East) 1989 Event Red Schoendienst and Al Barlick elected to Hall of Fame 1989 Event Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach 1988 Event Jose Canseco is 1st unanimous AL MVP since Reggie Jackson 1988 Event Walt Weiss wins AL rookie of year (3rd straight for Oakland A's) 1988 Event Oakland A's sweep Boston Red Sox in 4 games for AL pennant 1988 Event Minn Twins are 1st AL club ever to break 3 million season attendance 1988 Event Jeff Reardon becomes 1st to record 40 or more saves in both AL and NL 1988 Event Boston Red Sox win AL record 24 straight home games 1988 Event Boston Red Sox set AL consecutive home victories at 23 1988 Event Red Sox beat Tigers 9-4 for AL record 23rd consecutive win at home 1988 Event 59th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cin 1988 Event A's Gene Nelson is 1st AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973 1988 Event Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak 1988 Event Boston Red Sox are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East 1988 Event "Fat" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #99 1988 Event New York Yankees Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April - Sets AL and ties ML Record 1988 Event Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row 1988 Event New York Met Davey Johnson becomes 2nd manager to record 400 victory in 1st 4 years (Al Lopez did it 1st) 1987 Event George Bell is 1st Blue Jay ever to win the AL MVP 1987 Event Oakland 1st baseman Mark McGwire wins AL Rookie of Year 1987 Event Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers for AL pennant 1987 Event Blues Jays lose final 7 games allowing Tigers to win AL pennant 1987 Event Red Sox Wade Boggs ties AL record of 200 hits for 5 straight seasons 1987 Event Jack Morris ties AL record with 5 wild pitches in a 4-2 lose 1987 Event Don Mattingly sets AL record of extra base hits in 10 cons games 1987 Event Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit home runs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8) 1987 Event Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season and ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8) 1987 Event Al Unser, Sr., 47, wins his 4th Indy 500 1987 Event Weird Al Yankovic performs live at 72nd National Orange Show 1987 Event Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East 1987 Event Brewers lose, ending AL season-opening winning streak at 13 games 1987 Event Brewers score 5 runs in 9th to win 6-4 and record 12th straight AL win 1987 Event Al Campanis, Dodger executive for more than 40 years, resigns, after making racial remarks on "Nightline" 1987 Event Al Campanis appears on Niteline saying blacks may not be equiped to be in baseball management, sparking a racial controversy 1987 Event New York Met Darryl Strawberry charges Red Sox pitcher Al Nipper during spring training exhibition game, causes bench clearing brawl 1986 Event A's Jose Canseco wins AL Rookie of Year 1986 Event Roger Clemens wins AL MVP 1986 Event Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award unanimously 1986 Event Cleveland sets AL attendance record for twi-night doubleheader, 65,934 1986 Event 57th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-2 at Astrodome, Houston 1986 Event Kuwait's National Assembly (Majlis al Umma) dissolves 1986 Event Longest 9 inning AL game (4h16m), Baltimore Orioles beat Yankees 18-9 1986 Event Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on TV and finds nothing 1985 Event Terrorists kill 20 and wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome and Vienna airports, President Reagan blames Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi 1985 Event White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year 1985 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly easily wins AL MVP 1985 Event Dwight Gooden (NL) and Bret Saberhagen (AL) win Cy Young 1985 Event Weird Al Yankovic released his Dare To Be Stupid LP 1984 Event Willie Hernandez wins AL MVP Award 1984 Event Tigers reliever Willie Hernandez wins AL Cy Young Award 1984 Event Yankees clinch AL East 1984 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly wins AL batting crown with .343 avg 1984 Event Tigers clinch AL East championship (spent all year in 1st place) 1984 Death Al Schacht, Clown prince of baseball, baseball player, dies at 91 1984 Event "Weird Al" Yankovic gives free live performance at Del Mar Fair 1984 Event Weird Al Yankovic gives a live performance at Starlight Amphitheater 1984 Event Detroit Tigers win AL record 17th straight road game 1984 Event Detroit Tigers win AL record tying 16th straight road game 1984 Event "King Of Suede" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #62 1983 Death 18/10? Albert "Carel" Willink, painter: magic(al)-realism, dies at 83 1983 Death 19/10? Albert "Carel" Willink, painter: magic(al)-realism, dies at 83 1983 Event Chicago White Sox clinch their 1st-ever AL West championship, 1983 Event AL President Lee MacPhail threw out umpire's decision and allows 1983 Event 54th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 13-3 at Comiskey Park, Chicago 1983 Event Fred Lynn of Angels hits All Star game 1st grand slam (AL wins 13-3) 1983 Event AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires 1983 Event "Ricky" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #63 1983 Event Weird Al Yankovic gives live performance at Wax Museum in Washington D.C. 1983 Event "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Ricky" and "Buckingham Blues" debut LP 1982 Event Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year 1982 Event Brewers' Robin Yount wins AL MVP, unanimously 1982 Event Pete Vuckovich becomes Milwaukee's 2nd consecutive AL Cy Young 1982 Event Auburn's Al Del Greco kicks 6 field goals 1982 Event Milwaukee whips Baltimore 10-2 to win AL East championship 1982 Event 1st Old Timer's All star classic - AL wins 7-2 in Washington D.C. 1982 Event 1st annual Cracker Jack Oldtimers Classic 75-year-old Luke Appling hits a 250-foot home run off Warren Spahn, AL beats NL 7-2 1981 Event New York Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award 1981 Event Yankees Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year 1981 Event Rollie Fingers is 1st relief pitcher to win AL MVP 1981 Event Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1981 Event Brewers reliever Rollie Fingers wins AL Cy Young Award 1981 Event New York Yankees capture 33rd AL pennant, sweeping 3 games from Oakland A's 1981 Event NL beats AL 5-4 in 52nd All Star Game (Cleveland Stadium) 1981 Event Rangers' Bill Stein sets AL record with 7 consecutive pinch hits 1981 Event AL approves sale of White Sox to Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn for $20 million, and 80% of Mariners to George Argyros for $104 million 1980 Event Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1980 Event Despite missing 45 games, George Brett wins AL MVP 1980 Event Baltimore's Steve Stone wins AL Cy Young Award 1980 Event Astros owner John McMullen replaces General Manager Tal Smith with Al Rosen 1980 Event Yankees lose 4-2 and are swept by Royals in AL Championship series 1980 Event Yankees set AL attendance mark at 2,627,417 1980 Event A's Rickey Henderson sets AL stolen base record at 98 en route to 100 1980 Event Bill Veeck agrees to sell Chicago White Sox to Eddie DeBartolo Sr for $20,000,000, AL owners block the sale 1980 Event Texas Ranger Ferguson Jenkins becomes 4th to win 100 games in AL and NL 1979 Event Twins John Castino and Jays Alfredo Griffin tie for AL Rookie of Year 1979 Event California's Don Baylor, wins AL MVP 1979 Death Al Capp, U.S. cartoonist (Li'l Abner), dies at 70 1979 Event Mike Flanagan, wins AL Cy Young Award 1979 Event Red Sox Bob Watson is 1st to hit for cycle in AL and NL (Astros) 1979 Event Mariners draft Al Chambers #1 1979 Death Al Hodge, actor (Captain Video), dies at 65 1978 Event Boston Red Sox Jim Rice wins AL MVP 1978 Event Khomeini followers attack British embassy/El Al office in Iran 1978 Event New York Yankee Ron Guidry unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award 1978 Event Yankees win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City 1978 Event Yankees win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding 1978 Event Gunmen open fire on an Israeli El Al Airline bus in London 1978 Event Al Unser became 5th to win Indianapolis 500, 3 times 1978 Event AL approves transfer of Red Sox to Jean Yawkey for $15M 1978 Event 3 PFLP members kill a cop near El Al airlines in Orly Airport, Paris 1978 Event Padres fire Al Dark (2nd manager ever fired during spring training) 1978 Event Crown Prince Sad Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah becomes Prime Minister of Kuwait 1977 Event Amir Sheikh Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah becomes leader of Kuwait 1977 Event Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year 1977 Event Rod Carew wins AL MVP award 1977 Event Final Al Capp comic strip of "Li'l Abner" (1934-77) 1977 Event Yankees win AL pennant by rallying for 3 runs in 9th to beat Kansas City Royals 5-3 in 5th and deciding playoff game 1977 Event Yankees win 2nd consecutive AL East title 1977 Event Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar 1977 Event Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, and Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1976 Event Baltimore Jim Palmer wins AL Cy Young Award 1976 Event New AL franchises in Seattle and Toronto fill up their rosters 1976 Event Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (New York Yankees) 1976 Event Yankees 1st AL Championship game, beat Royals 4-1 1976 Event Seattle and Toronto picks 30 unprotected players on other AL rosters Ruppert Jones (Seattle) and Bob Bailor (Toronto) are picked 1st 1976 Event Al Bumbry hits 17th inside-the-park home run in Oriole history 1976 Event AL approves purchase of Toronto franchise by LaBatt Brewing for $7M 1975 Event Red Sox's Fred Lynn is 1st rookie to win MVP (AL) 1975 Event Boston's Fred Lynn is the overwhelming choice as AL Rookie of Year 1975 Death Al Lettieri, actor (Beautiful but Deadly, Don is Dead), dies at 47 1975 Death Al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T and The MG's), dies at 39 1975 Event 4 mail truck assault on El Al B-747 in Paris, escape to Iraq 1974 Event Rangers' Mike Hargrove wins AL Rookie of Year 1974 Event Rangers' Jeff Burroughs wins AL MVP 1974 Event Catfish Hunter is named AL Cy Young Award 1974 Event Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers) 1974 Event Al Kaline, Detroit Tiger, is 12th to get 3,000 hits 1974 Event Billy Martin is 1st AL manager ejected by ump from 2 games in 1 day 1974 Event Steve Busby retires 1st 9 White Sox to set AL record with 33 consecutive batters retired 1974 Event Mel Stottlemyre's AL record 272nd consecutive start, without relief 1974 Event Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park home run against New York Yankees 1974 Event Lee MacPhail takes over as AL president, succeeding Joe Cronin 1973 Event AL President Joe Cronin refuses to allow Dick Williams to manage Yankees 1973 Event Yankees sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL president 1973 Event Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry wins AL Rookie of Year 1973 Event Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner 1973 Event Oakland A's Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP unanimously 1973 Event Yankee General Manager and President Lee MacPhail named AL president 1973 Event Oakland beats Baltimore 3 games to 2 to win AL pennant 1973 Event Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry hits 3 triples vs Milwaukee Brewers 1973 Event Ozark AL plane knocked out of air by lightning, St. Louis-36 die 1973 Event Qaboos bin Said Al Said, becomes Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman 1973 Event Chicago's Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout) 1972 Event Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL 1972 Event White Sox Dick Allen wins AL MVP 1972 Event Gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young award 1972 Event Baltimore Roric Harrison is last AL pitcher to homer until interleague play 25 years later 1972 Birthday Cady Cantrell, Lanett AL, playmate, Apr, 1992 1972 Event Record 8 shutouts pitched in 16 major league games (AL=5, NL=3) 1972 Event Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani becomes Amir and Prime Minister of Qatar 1972 Event Ras al Khaima joins United Arab Emirates 1972 Death Al Goodman, Russian/US orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81 1971 Event Zayid bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan of Abu Dhabi becomes President of UAE 1971 Event Dan "DB" Cooper parachutes from a Northwest AL 727 with $200,000 1971 Event Joe Torre wins NL MVP, Vida Blue wins AL MVP 1971 Event AL OKs Washington Senator move to Arlington (Texas Rangers) 1971 Event WIIQ TV channel 41 in Demopolis, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 Birthday Johnny Ruffin, Butler AL, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1971 Event 42nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-4 at Tiger Stadium, Detroit 1971 Death Joe E. Lewis, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild', dies in New Jersey, age 69 1971 Event Cleveland's Steve Dunning becomes last AL pitcher to hit grand slam 1970 Event Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year 1970 Event Baltimore Oriole Boog Powell wins AL MVP 1970 Event Boog Powell wins AL MVP 1970 Event Twins Jim Perry wins AL Cy Young Award 1970 Birthday Al Fontenot, NFL defensive end for the Chicago Bears 1970 Birthday Michael Potts, Langdale AL, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1970 Death Al Wilson, "Blind Owl", guitarist/vocalist (Canned Heat), dies at 27 1970 Event WDHN TV channel 18 in Dothan, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 Event Tigers Al Kaline collides with another player and swallows his tongue 1970 Event AL Cy Young winner Denny McLain suspended for bookmaking 1969 Event KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year 1969 Event Minnesota's Harmon Killebrew is voted AL MVP 1969 Event WHMA (now WJSU) TV channel 40 in Anniston, AL (CBS) 1st broadcast 1969 Birthday Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Politician 1969 Event Billy Martin (97-65) is fired as manager of AL West-winning Twins 1969 Event Baltimore Orioles, win earliest AL Eastern division title 1969 Birthday Rusty Greer, Ft. Rucker AL, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1968 Event Arab terrorists in Athens fire on El Al plane, kills 1 1968 Event Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen wins AL Rookie of Year 1968 Event 1st AL pitcher to win MVP, Denny McLain (wins unanimously) 1968 Event Battles between Jordan army and Al Fatah-arm forces 1968 Event Detroit Tiger Denny McLain unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award 1968 Event AL expansion draft, Kansas City pick Roger Nelson and Pilots pick Don Mincher 1st 1968 Event AL and NL umpires form a new Association of Major League Umpires 1968 Event WGIQ TV channel 43 in Louisville, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Event Chicago White Sox set AL record of 39 loses by 1 run 1968 Event PLO's 1st hijacking of an El Al plane 1968 Event Executive Council decides both AL and NL to divide into 2 divisions 1968 Event AL games at Baltimore and Chicago postponed honoring Robert Kennedy 1968 Event AL announces it is splitting into 2 divisions 1968 Event AL Kaline hits his 307th home run, surpassing Hank Greenberg as a Tiger 1968 Event Frank Howard ties AL record with home run in his 6th consecutive game his 10 home runs in the most in 6 games 1968 Event 1st AL game played in Milwaukee, is a 4-2 California win against Chicago 1968 Event Seattle's AL club is named Pilots 1968 Event "Royals" chosen as the name of new Kansas City AL franchise 1967 Event Pacific Northwest Sports awarded AL expansion franchise (Seattle) 1967 Event Seattle awarded one of the 2 AL expansion franchise teams 1967 Birthday Al Martin, Covina California, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1967 Event Boston's Carl Yastrzemski wins AL MVP 1967 Event NL owners OK AL expansion to Seattle and Kansas City 1967 Event Boston's Jim Lonborg wins AL Cy Young 1967 Event AL votes to allow Athletics to move from Kansas City to Oakland and expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with Kansas City and Seattle teams 1967 Event WFIQ TV channel 36 in Florence, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event Al Downing becomes 12th to strike-out side on 9 pitches 1967 Event Arabs Federation premier Hoesein Al Bayoomi resigns 1967 Birthday Al Carlay, born in Manila, Philippines, U.S. fencer-foil 1996 Olympics 1966 Event Al Nelson sets NFL record returning missed field goal, 100 yards 1966 Event Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of Year 1966 Event Orioles beat A's 6-1 to clinch their 1st AL pennant 1966 Event Cleveland pitchers set AL record striking out 19 batters in 1st 9 innings 1966 Death Al Kelly, double talk comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at 67 1966 Event 48th PGA Championship: Al Geiberger shoots a 280 at Firestone CC Akron 1966 Event AFL chooses 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner 1966 Birthday Al Iafrate, born in Dearborn, Michigan, NHL defenseman, San Jose Sharks 1966 Birthday Al Jaworsky, Alan Doughty, pop bassist, Jesus Jones 1965 Death Al Ritz, actor (Gorilla, Hi Ya Chum), dies at 62 1965 Event Twins SS Zoilo Versalles is named AL MVP 1965 Birthday Glen Edward Day, Mobile AL, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-2nd 1965 Event WCFT TV channel 33 in Tuscaloosa, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Birthday Al Leiter, Toms River, New Jersey, pitcher, Florida Marlins, New York Mets 1965 Event WBMG TV channel 42 in Birmingham, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Event Minnesota gains its 1st AL pennant by defeating Washington, 2-1 1964 Birthday Al Smith, NFL linebacker for the Houston Oilers 1964 Event Baltimore Oriole Brooks Robinson wins AL MVP 1964 Event Orioles Frank Robinson unanimous choice as AL MVP 1964 Event WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Event Al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor 1964 Birthday Jose Canseco, born in Havana, Cuba, outfielder, Oak A's, Red Sox, 1988 AL MVP 1964 Event WKAB TV channel 32 in Montgomery, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 Event AL owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley moving Kansas City A's to Louisville 1963 Event WHNT TV channel 19 in Huntsville, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1963 Event New York Yankee Elston Howard is 1st black ever voted AL MVP 1963 Event 1st time since 1910 no AL player, played in every game 1963 Birthday Mark McGwire, 1st baseman, AL rookie of year 1988, Oakland A's, Cards 1963 Event "Nick Teen and Al K Hall" by Rolf Harris peaks at #95 1963 Birthday Al MacInnis, Inverness NS, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, St. Louis 1963 Death Al St. John, actor (Law and Order, Devil Riders), dies at 70 1962 Event WAIQ TV channel 26 in Montgomery, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Event Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP 1962 Event Indians and Angels set AL record of 40 strikeouts in a doubleheader 1962 Event Yankees clinch AL pennant 1962 Event 33rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-4 at Wrigley Field, Chicago 1962 Event 3 more Cleveland home run set AL record for most home runs (26) over 8 games 1962 Birthday Al Unser, Jr., Indy-car racer, over 10 wins 1962 Birthday Al Del Greco, NFL kicker for the Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1961 Event Roger Maris is voted AL MVP 1961 Event Ryne Duren sets AL record with 7 straight strikeouts against Red Sox 1961 Event Record 27 home runs hit in 7 AL games 1961 Event "Bonanza" by Al Caiola Orchestra hits #19 1960 Event AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels 1960 Event Roger Maris nips Mickey Mantle as AL MVP, 225-222 1960 Event Balitmore Oriole shortstop Ron Hansen voted AL Rookie of Year 1960 Event AL admits LA and Washington to the league 1960 Event AL approves Washington Senators move to become Minnesota Twins and announces franchises in LA and Washington D.C. for 1961 1960 Event Eastern AL Electra turbo-prop crashed in Boston Harbor (61 die) 1960 Event New York Yankees clinch AL pennant 1960 Birthday Arnon Ohad, co-pilot, El Al, plane that crashed on Bijlmer Amsterdam 1960 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Al Drury (Advice and Consent) 1960 Event WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1959 Event Washington Senator Bob Allison wins AL Rookie of Year 1959 Event White Sox 2B Nellie Fox wins AL's MVP 1959 Birthday Al Yankovic, born in Downey, California, singer, songwriter, satirist, won three Grammy Awards, four gold records, six platinum records, sold over 12 million albums 1959 Birthday George Bell, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Blue Jays, 1987 AL MVP 1959 Event Chicago White Sox clinch AL pennant 1959 Event 27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA 1959 Event AL beats NL 5-3 in 27th All Star Game (Dodger Stadium) 1959 Event WAAY TV channel 31 in Huntsville, AL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1959 Event Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become head of AL 1958 Event AL announces Opening Day in 1959 will be earliest ever, April 9 1958 Event AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Event AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Event 25th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-3 at Memorial Stadium, Balt 1958 Birthday Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman, AL bat champ 1985-88 1958 Event Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record 1958 Event Starting this season, AL batters are required to wear batting helmets 1957 Event Tony Kubek of the Yankees selected as AL Rookie of the Year 1957 Event Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP 1957 Event WOWL TV channel 15 in Florence, AL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Event Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 home runs in 6th inning in 11-0 win 1957 Event "Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar) 1957 Death Al White, choreographer (NBC Comedy Hour), dies 1956 Event Frank Robinson (NL) and Luis Aparicio (AL) voted Rookie of the Year 1956 Event White Sox manager Marty Marion resigns. AL Lopez replaces him 1956 Event AL President Will Harridge bars Washington Senators move to West Coast, unless unanimously approved by the other AL owners 1956 Birthday Mark Daniel Gearan, born in Gardner, Massachusetts, campaign manager, Al Gore 1956 Event WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier, AL (PBS) begins 1956 Event Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs 1956 Death Al Simmons, outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting avg of .334, dies at 54 1956 Event AL umpire Frank Umont is 1st to wear glasses in a regular season game 1956 Event AL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training 1955 Event Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ 1955 Event WKRG TV channel 5 in Mobile, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event Larry Doby's ends AL record of 167 errorless games in outfield 1955 Event WBIQ TV channel 10 in Birmingham, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event WTVY TV channel 4 in Dothan, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event WCIQ TV channel 7 in Mount Cheaha, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday Ozzie Smith, Mobile AL, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1954 Event WSFA TV channel 12 in Montgomery, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event AL approves Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City 1954 Birthday Al Sharpton, born in Brooklyn, New York, African American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, 2004 candidate for President, host of 'Keepin' It Real' radio show 1954 Event Indians win AL record 111 games 1954 Event Cleveland Indians clinch AL pennant, beat Tigers (3-2) 1954 Event Indians sweep Yankees at Municipal Stadium; largest AL crowd (86,563) 1954 Birthday Al Roker, Queens, New York, weatherman, NBC, Today 1954 Birthday Al Dimeola, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, rocker, guitarist, Latin jazz and Italian American jazz fusion 1954 Event 21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland 1954 Event Dean Stone gets credit for AL win, although he didn't retire a batter, he threw out Shoendienst trying to steal home, AL-11 NL-9 1954 Event WMSL (WYUR, now WAFF) TV channel 48 in Huntsville, AL (ABC) begins 1953 Event Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP 1953 Event AL approves St. Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles 1953 Event Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) and Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation 1953 Event Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright, Ed Barrow, and Bill Klem and Tom Connolly are inducted into Hall of Fame 1953 Birthday George Brett, born in Glen Dale, West Virginia, Kansas City Royal 3rd baseman, 1980 AL MVP 1953 Event AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St. Louis Browns to Baltimore 1953 Birthday Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox outfielder, AL MVP 1978 1953 Event WALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1952 Event A's Harry Byrd selected AL Rookie of Year 1952 Event Philadelphia A's pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP 1952 Event Yankees clinch 4th straight and 19th AL pennant, beating A's 5-2 1951 Event AL alters its restrictions on night games, adopting NL's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games 1951 Event New York Yankee Gil McDougald wins AL Rookie of Year 1951 Birthday Al Greenwood, keyboardist, Foreigner-Feels Like the First Time 1951 Birthday Al Franken, comedian/writer/actor, SNL, Stuart Saves His Family 1950 Event Boston Red Sox 1B Walt Dropo wins AL Rookie of Year 1950 Event Walt Dropo of Boston Red Sox selected AL Rookie of Year 1950 Death Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson, singer and actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 64 1950 Event Red Sox Dom DiMaggio leads AL with only 15 stolen bases 1950 Event Israeli airline El Al begins service 1949 Event AL votes down proposal to revive spitball 1949 Event AL votes 7-1 rejecting legalizing the spitball 1949 Event Ted Williams, wins AL MVP 1949 Birthday Vida Blue, major-league pitcher, Cy Young and AL MVP 1971 1949 Event 16th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-7 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn 1949 Event WBRC TV channel 6 in Birmingham, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 Birthday Don Baylor, born in Texas, baseball player, Rockies, 1979 AL RBI leader, 267 HBP 1949 Event A's Elmer Valo is 1st AL'er to hit 2 bases-loaded triples in a game 1948 Event Player-manager Lou Boudreau is selected AL MVP 1948 Event Indians beat Red Sox, 8-0, in 1st AL playoff game 1948 Event Yankees, Boston and Cleveland are tied for 1st place in AL (91-56) 1948 Birthday Tipper Gore, wife of vice president Al Gore, 1993-01 1948 Event 15th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-2 at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis 1948 Event Cleveland Indians tie AL record of 18 walks (beat Red Sox 13-4) 1948 Birthday Al Gore, born in Washington D.C., Senator-D-Tennessee, 1985 - 1992, 45th Vice President 1993 - 2000 1947 Event Al Gionfriddo makes a great catch off Joe Dimaggio in World Series 1947 Birthday Larry Gene Nelson, Ft. Payne AL, PGA golfer, 1980 Atlanta Classic 1947 Event 14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago 1947 Event Larry Doby signs with Cleveland Indians-1st black player in AL 1947 Event Cleveland Indians purchase Larry Dolby, the 1st black in AL 1947 Birthday Al Ciner, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed 1947 Birthday Al Goodman, rock vocalist, Ray, Goodman, Brown 1947 Death Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48 1946 Event Ted Williams is picked as AL MVP 1946 Birthday Al Luginbill, Pomona California, WLAF head coach for the Amsterdam Admirals 1946 Event Al Couture knockouts Ralph Walton in Lewiston Maine in 10 seconds 1946 Event Boston Red Sox clinch AL pennant 1946 Event 13th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 12-0 at Fenway Park, Boston 1946 Birthday Al Green, Forest City Arkansas, singer, Lets Stay Together 1946 Birthday Ed O'Neill, actor, Al Bundy-Married with Children 1946 Birthday Al Nichol, born in Winston Salem, North Carolina, rock guitarist and vocalist, Turtles 1946 Birthday Elaine Cheris, Dotham Al, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics 1945 Birthday Al Michaels, Brooklyn, sportscaster, ABC Monday Night Baseball/Football 1945 Birthday Rod Carew, baseball slugger, AL Rookie of Year 1967 1945 Birthday Al Stewart, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rocker, Year of the Cat 1945 Birthday Curtis Blefary, baseball player, 1965 AL rookie of year 1945 Death Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter (Tiptoe Thru The Tulips), dies at 53 1944 Birthday Stan Bahnsen, pitcher, New York Yankee, 1968 AL Rookie-of-year 1944 Event Hal Newhouser is named AL MVP 1944 Event St. Louis Browns win their only AL pennant 1944 Event Browns last in AL attendance,only 6,172 watch them sweep New York Yankees in DH 1944 Birthday Al Kooper, rock keyboards/vocalist, Blood Sweat and Tears-When I Die 1943 Event Spud Chandler wins AL MVP; Stan Musial wins NL MVP 1943 Event Carl Scheib becomes youngest pitcher in AL (16y 8 ms) of the A's 1943 Birthday Lou Pinella, Yankee manager, 1969 AL rookie of the year 1943 Event Philadelphia A's drop AL record tying 20th game in a row, win the 2nd game 1943 Birthday Al Ramsey, born in New Jersey, rocker, Gary Lewis and the Playboys-This Diamond Ring 1943 Event 11th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia 1943 Birthday Al "Blind Owl" Wilson, rock guitarist and vocalist, Canned Heat 1943 Event Fastest 9 inning AL baseball game (89 minutes), White Sox beat Senators 1942 Event Despite Ted Williams wins Triple Crown, Yankees Joe Gordon wins AL MVP 1942 Birthday Al Jardine, born in Lima, Ohio, guitarist/singer, Beach Boys-Surfin, In My Room 1942 Event military all star team (including Bob Feller) losts to AL all stars 5-0 1942 Event 10th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Polo Grounds, New York 1942 Birthday Richie Allen, baseball player, AL MVP 1972 1942 Birthday Al[bert] Tanara, WLAF defensive coach, Amsterdam Admirals 1942 Birthday Bill Francis Mobile Al, rocker, Dr. Hook 1942 Birthday Al Hunt, American Journalist 1941 Event Al Capone's son Sonny marries in Miami Beach 1941 Event Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP 1941 Event New York Yankees, win earliest AL pennent (full season) 1941 Birthday Boog Powell, baseball player, AL MVP 1970 1941 Event Detroit pitcher Al Benton is 1st to collect 2 sacrifices in an inning 1941 Event 9th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit 1941 Event White Sox Taft Wright sets AL record of RBIs in 13 consecutive games 1940 Event Joe Louis KOs Al McCoy in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in Chicago 1940 Birthday Tony Oliva, ball player, batting champ, AL Rookie of Year 1964 1940 Birthday Al Pacino, born in New York City, actor, And Justice For All, Godfather, Scorpio 1940 Birthday Al Jarreau, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, jazz singer, Moonlighting 1939 Event Al Capone freed from Alcatraz jail 1939 Event Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP, Jimmie Foxx is runner-up 1939 Birthday Carl Yastrzemski, born in New York, Boston Red Sox great, 1967 AL MVP, Hall of Fame 1939 Event Yankees set AL shutout margin with 21-0 victory over A's 1939 Event New York Yankee Atley Donald sets AL rookie record with 12 consecutive win 1939 Event 7th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Yankee Stadium, New York New York Yankee/AL maanager Joe McCarthy starts 6 Yankees 1939 Birthday Al Unser, auto racer, Indianapolis 500-1970, 71 1939 Event 1st AL night game, Philadelphia Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10) 1938 Event AL permits Cleveland and Philadelphia to play night games 1938 Event Will Harridge is elected to a 10-year-term as AL president 1938 Event Al Capp, cartoonist of Lil' Abner creates Sadie Hawkins Day 1938 Event Jimmie Foxx wins his 3rd AL MVP 1938 Birthday Tom Tresh, New York Yankee, 1962 AL Rookie of Year 1938 Birthday Gaylord Perry, baseball player, 1972 AL Cy Young winner 1938 Birthday Donald Schwall, baseball player, 1961 AL rookie of year 1938 Birthday Ray Sharpe, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Lee Hazlewood produced debut album, second album featured Duane Eddy and Al Casey on guitars, recorded with King Curtis 1937 Event AL batting champ Charlie Gehringer wins MVP 1937 Birthday Al Geiberger, Red Bluff California, PGA golfer, 1962 Ontario Open 1937 Birthday Al D'Amato, born in Brooklyn, New York, Senator-R-New York 1981 - 1999 1937 Event 5th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 8-3 at Griffith Stadium, Wash 1936 Event AL OKs night baseball for St. Louis 1936 Event Lou Gehrig, is voted AL MVP by BBWAA 1936 Birthday Al Oerter, born in New York City, American athlete, four-time, consecutive, Olympic Champion in the discus throw 1936 Event Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown 1936 Event Al Carr KOs Lew Massey on 1 punch, :07 of 1st round 1936 Birthday Al Goldstein, American Publisher 1935 Event White Sox sell Al Simmons to the Tigers for $75,000 1935 Birthday Al Jackson, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, drummer, Booker T and MGs-Chinese Checkers 1935 Event Hank Greenberg selected AL MVP unanimously 1935 Event Hank Greenberg is named AL MVP by the BBWAA, Wes Ferrell is runner-up 1935 Birthday Al Swift, born in Tacoma, Washington, Representative-D-Washington 1979 - 1995 1935 Event 3rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-1 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland 1935 Event 1st time brothers on opposing teams hit home runs, Tony and Al Cuccunello 1935 Birthday Al Waxman, born in Toronto, Canada, actor, Cagney and Lacey, Meatballs 3, Spasms 1935 Birthday William Lee Gloden, Brewton Al, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys 1934 Birthday Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hall of Fame outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1934 Birthday Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1934 Event Although Lou Gehrig wins Triple Crown, Mickey Cochrane wins AL MVP 1934 Birthday Roger Maris, Yankee, home run champ, 61 in 1961, AL MVP 1960, 1961 1934 Birthday Vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer, Set 'em Up Joe 1934 Event 2nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-7 at Polo Grounds, New York 1934 Event Moe Berg, Senators catcher, plays AL record 117th cons errorless game 1934 Birthday Al Freeman, Jr., born in Texas, actor, One Life to Live, My Sweet Charlie 1933 Event Ruth's homer leads AL to a 4-2 win in 1st All Star Game 1933 Event Jimmie Foxx hits for cycle and sets AL record with 9 RBIs 1933 Event 1st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-2 at Comiskey Park, Chicago 1933 Birthday Mohamed Al Fayed, CEO, Harrods 1933 Birthday Itzhak Fuks, Israeli El Al captain, crashed in Amsterdam 1932 Birthday Al Levitt, born in New York City, New York, drummer, American jazz artist, studied under Irv Kuger, played in Europe with Peter Ind, Slide Hampton, Chet Baker, Wayne Marsh, James Moody 1932 Event Jimmie Foxx wins AL MVP and Chuck Klein wins NL MVP 1932 Event New York Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant 1932 Birthday Jim Nabors, Sylacauga Al, actor/singer, Gomer Pyle 1932 Event Al Capone, convict of income tax evasion, enters Atlanta Penitentiary 1932 Event Al Capone sent to prison 1931 Event Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP 1931 Event Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion 1931 Birthday Al McGuire, U.S., basketball coach, Marquette 1931 Event Lefty Grove wins AL record tying 16th consecutive game 1931 Event Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury 1931 Event Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season 1931 Death Ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness 1930 Birthday Harvey Kuenn, baseball player, AL Rookie of the Year-1953 1930 Event Sporting News picks Bill Terry as NL MVP and Joe Cronin as AL MVP 1930 Event AP votes Joe Cronin unofficial AL MVP and BWA names Hack Wilson NL MVP 1930 Birthday Hafez al Assad, president, Syria 1930 Event Philadelphia A's win AL championship for 2nd year in a row 1930 Event Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league's last recorded bounce home run 1929 Event A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox 1929 Birthday Al Alvarez, English Poet 1929 Birthday Al Davis, born in Brocton, Massachusetts, NFL team owner, Los Angeles Raiders 1929 Death Albert Anselmi, U.S. gangster, murdered by Al Capone 1929 Death John Scalise, U.S. gangster, murdered by Al Capone 1929 Death Joseph "Top Toad" Giunta, U.S. gangster, murdered by Al Capone 1929 Event AL announces it will discontinue MVP award 1929 Birthday Sonny James, James Loden, Hackelburg AL, rocker, Young Love 1929 Event Cleveland Indian Earl Averill, becomes 1st AL to hit a home run on 1st at bat 1929 Birthday Elston Howard, Yankee catcher, 1st black New York Yankee/1963 AL MVP 1928 Event Mickey Cochrane wins AL MVP honors, edging Heinie Manush by 2 points 1928 Birthday Al Held, U.S., painter/sculptor, hard edge-style 1928 Birthday Al Lettieri, New York City, actor, Deadly Kiss, Pulp, Mr. Majestyk, Getaway 1928 Birthday Al "Fuzzy" Smith, baseball player 1927 Birthday Nellie Fox, White Sox infielder, AL MVP 1959 1927 Event Ban Johnson, in failing health, retires as AL president 1927 Event Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) 1927 Birthday Al Martino, Philadelphia, singer, Here in My Heart, actor, Godfather 1927 Birthday Al Hansen, born in New York City, New York, Norwegian American artist, member of the 1960's Flexus art movement that blended different artistic media and disciplines 1927 Birthday Al McCandless, born in Brawley, California, Representative-R-California 1983 - 1993 and 1993 - 1995 1927 Birthday Jack Jensen, baseball player, AL MVP 1958 1927 Birthday Guy Mitchell, Al Cernick, born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker/actor, Red Garters 1926 Birthday Buland Al Haidary, poet 1926 Event Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant 1925 Event AL extends Ban Johnson's contract to 1935 and raise to $40,000 1925 Birthday Zoot Sims, born in Queens, New York, musician, saxophonist, jazz player, played with Woody Herman, Al Cohn, Buddy Rich, Jack Kerouac, Count Basie, Art Pepper 1925 Birthday Bobby Shantz, baseball player, 1952 AL MVP 1925 Event Washington shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh is named AL MVP 1925 Birthday Al Checco, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Extreme Close-up 1925 Birthday Al Rosen, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, 3rd baseman, AL MVP 1953, N.Y. Yankee president 1925 Birthday Al Fann, Cleveland, actor, Alvin-He's the Mayor 1925 Event AL decides to alternate leagues for game 1 of World Series each year 1925 Event Musical "Big Boy" with Al Jolson premieres in New York City 1924 Birthday Larry Doby, 1st black in baseball's AL, Cleveland Indians 1924 Event Walter Johnson elected AL MVP 1924 Birthday Al Balding, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, Quebec Open-1952 1924 Birthday Al Neuharth, newspaper founder, USA Today 1924 Birthday Tine Balder, Clementine AL Cobbaut, Flemish actress, Antigone 1923 Event Ban Johnson persuades AL owners to prohibit boxing in their parks 1923 Event U.S. lt Al Williams fly 392.2 KPH (record) 1923 Birthday Cathy O'Donnell, Siluria AL, actress, Miniver Story, Man from Laramie 1923 Birthday Al "Red" Schoendienst, baseball manager/2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals 1922 Birthday Al Hirt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Greatest Horn in the World 1922 Event Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team 1922 Event "April Showers" by Al Jolson hits #1 1921 Event AL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7 1921 Event Indians (9) and Yankees (7) combine for an AL record 16 doubles 1921 Death "Big Jim" Colisimo, U.S. gangster, murdered by Al Capone 1920 Event AL votes to let spitball pitchers to continue using it 1920 Birthday Nehemiah Persoff, Jerusalem Palestine, actor, Al Capone, Yentl 1920 Event Tigers beat Yankees 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes 1920 Event NL votes 6-2 for 1 commissioner AL votes 6-2 to keep group commission 1919 Event NY, Boston, and Chicago, oppose AL resolution accusing Ban Johnson of overstepping his duties 1919 Birthday Al Molinaro, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days 1919 Birthday Allie Reynolds, New York Yankee pitcher, 1952 AL ERA leader, 2.07, 1919 Birthday Al "Jazbo" Collins, New York City, DJ, Tonight! America After Dark 1918 Birthday Al Purdy, Canadian Poet 1918 Event Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000 1918 Birthday Ted Williams, hitter, Red Sox, AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47 1918 Event Boston Red Sox, win earliest AL pennent ever (season ended Sept 2) 1917 Birthday Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor, Black Lash, Lash of the West 1917 Birthday Al "Lash" LaRue, born in Gretna, Louisiana, actor, Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp 1916 Event Indians Marty Kavanaugh, hits AL's 1st pinch-hit grand slam 1916 Event A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road 1916 Birthday Al James Woodie exander, songwriter/vocalist 1915 Event Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit 1915 Event British army conquerors Chilly al Imara, Mesopotamie 1915 Birthday Al Hibbler, singer, Unchained Melody 1913 Event Bert Daniels set AL mark, being hit-by-pitch 3 times in a doubleheader 1913 Birthday Al Hodge, actor, Captain Video 1912 Event Red Sox defeat A's 3-0 for then AL record 105th win 1912 Event AL President Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball 1912 Event 1st unofficial gold record (Al Jolson's "Ragging The Baby To Sleep") 1911 Event Ty Cobb (AL) and Frank Schulte (NL) are 1st MVPs, each gets an auto 1911 Birthday Gertrude Michael, AL, actress, Cleopatra, Menace, Club Havana 1911 Event Philadelphia Athletics are 12 games back in AL, and will win World Series 1910 Birthday Al Lewis, actor, Leo-Car 54, Grandpa-Munsters 1910 Birthday Al Sears, jazz performer 1909 Birthday Al Capp, Alfred Gerald Caplin, New Haven, Connecticut, cartoonist, Li'l Abner 1909 Event Ty Cobb clinches AL home run title with his 9th home run (all inside-the-park) 1909 Birthday Spud Chandler, baseball player, AL MVP 1943 1909 Event Jack Johnson fights Al Kaufman to no decision in 10 for boxing title 1909 Event Detroit and Washington play longest scoreless game in AL history-18 innings 1908 Event Tigers beat White Sox, 7-0 to win AL pennant 1908 Birthday Alfonso Lopez, baseball player, AL Manager of the year 1959 1908 Birthday Al Lopez, American Coach 1907 Birthday Oliver F McGowan, Kipling AL, actor, Banning, Stagecoach 1906 Event All Chicago World Series, 1st AL victory, White Sox win 4 games to 2 Cubs losers share of $439.50 is lowest for World Series 1906 Birthday Joe Cronin, baseball, Pirates, Red Sox, Senators, MVP 1930, AL President 1906 Event Chicago White Sox begin AL record 19 game win streak 1905 Event Cleveland makes AL record 7 errors in an inning 1905 Death Mohammed Abdoe, Egyptian writing expert (Al'Oerwah al-Woethka), dies 1904 Event Boston pitchers achieve 148 complete games-an AL record, also record for total complete games AL 1,098, NL 1,089 1904 Birthday Johnny Mack Brown, Dothan AL, actor, Lawman is Born, Back Trail 1903 Event Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3 1903 Event AL/NL batting champ Ed Delahanty, disappears, found dead days later 1903 Birthday Al Hirschfeld, American Cartoonist 1903 Event New York Highlanders play their 1st game, with Jack Chesbro losing 3-1 to Al Orth and Washington 1903 Event New York Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL 1903 Event Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase AL Baltimore franchise for $18,000 and move it to New York City (Yankees) 1902 Event AL announces purchase of grounds for a stadium in NY 1902 Event Orioles forfeit to St. Louis having only 5 players available to play they then forfeit their franchise back to the AL 1902 Event Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive home runs in same inning 1902 Birthday Al Simmons, Milwaukee, outfielder, A's, lifetime batting avg of .334 1902 Event Jimmy Collins, leaves Boston Beaneaters (NL) club to manage AL's new Boston Somersets 1902 Birthday Joe E. Lewis, born in New York City, New York, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild' 1901 Event Milwaukee is dropped from the AL and replaced by St. Louis Browns 1901 Birthday Al Ritz, Joaquim, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Ritz Brothers, Hi Ya Chum 1901 Event In their long-delayed AL home opener, Boston defeats Philadelphia 12-4 1901 Event 1st AL game, Chicago beats Cleveland Blues 8-2, 3 other games rained out 1901 Event Ground is broken for Boston's 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds) 1900 Event AL President Ban Johnson writes to NL President Nick Young seeking peace 1900 Birthday [Leon] Goose Goslin, baseball hall of famer, AL bat champ 1928 1900 Event AL opener in Cleveland draws 6,500 1899 Birthday Al Capone, born in Brooklyn, New York, gangster, Chicago bootlegging 1895 Birthday Liaquat Al Khan, attorney/premier of Pakistan, 1947-51 1893 Birthday Al "Fuzzy" St. John, born in Santa Ana California, actor, Lash of the West 1891 Birthday Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter, Tiptoe Thru the Tulips 1890 Birthday Al Goodman, Nikopol Russia, orchestra leader, NBC Comedy Hour 1887 Birthday Vidkun Al Quisling, Norwegian minister of Defense/premier, 1942-45 1886 Birthday Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson, jazz singer/silent actor, Mamie, Swanee 1885 Birthday Ring Lardner, U.S., writer, You Know Me Al 1884 Birthday George Al Sarton, Belgian/U.S. historian 1876 Event Al Spalding opens his sporting good shop 1868 Event FL, AL, LA, GA, North Carolina and South Carolina readmitted to US 1865 Event Battle of Ft. Blakely AL and Selma AL 1864 Event Skirmish at Shoal Creek, AL 1864 Event Skirmish at Mine Creek, KS and Turkeytown, AL 1864 Event Battle of Ft. Morgan AL 1863 Event Battle of Streight's raid: Tuscumbia to Cedar Bluff, AL 1754 Birthday Vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator, Al Signor di Montgolfier 1291 Death Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated 656 Event Battle of Kameel: Kalief Al ibn Abu Talib beats rebellion
