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1999 Joe Adcock, first baseman, outfielder, played for Cincinnati Reds dies
1997 Phillies 3rd baseman Scott Rolen selected unanimous Rookie of Year 1997 New York Yankee 3rd baseman Wade Boggs pitches a scoreless inning vs Anaheim 1996 Padres third baseman Ken Caminiti is 4th unanimous winner of NL MVP 1996 Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play and nearly breaks Brewer 2nd baseman Fernando Vina's nose, Belle gets 2 game suspension 1994 Chicago Cub 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg, retires due to poor play, he forfeits $15.7 million of his $25 million contract 1992 Billy Herman, 2nd baseman/manager (Dodgers, Cubs), dies at 83 1990 Cub's Ryne Sandberg is 1st 2nd baseman to hit 30 home runs, consecutively 1990 Cubs Ryne Sandberg ends 2nd baseman record 123 errorless game streak 1989 Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt, 39, retires 1989 California court throws out most of Margo Adams's $12 million breach-of- contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs 1988 Margo Adams sues Red Sox 3rd baseman Wade Boggs for palimony 1987 Oakland 1st baseman Mark McGwire wins AL Rookie of Year 1986 Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins NL MVP 1986 Norm Cash, 1st baseman (Detroit Tigers), dies at 51 1986 Pirates draft 3rd baseman Jeff King #1 1986 Cubs 3rd baseman Ron Cey hits his 300th and 301st home run 1981 Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins his 2nd consecutive NL MVP 1980 White Sox 1st baseman Mike Squires catches final inning of 11-1 loss to Brewers, becoming 1st lefty to catch since Dale Long in 1958 1980 Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits his 521st and final home run 1977 Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year 1975 Natalie Ward, Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1975 Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP 1975 Travis Lee, born in San Diego, California, baseball 1st baseman 1996 Olympics bronze 1973 Malina Milson, Australian softball 1st baseman 1996 Olympics bronze 1973 George Sisler, hall of famer 1st baseman (257 hits-1920), dies at 80 1972 Joanne Brown, Australian softball catcher and 1st baseman, 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72 1970 Ken Boswell sets 2nd baseman record of 85 games without an error 1969 Mets help their power needs by adding 1st baseman Donn Clendenon 1969 Kerry Dienelt, Australian softball catcher/1st baseman, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1968 Reggie Jefferson, Tallahassee, Florida, 1st baseman, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Seattle, Boston 1968 Frank Thomas, "Big Hurt", 1st baseman, Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP 1968 J T Snow, U.S. baseball 1st baseman, New York Yankees, California Angels 1967 Tino Martinez, born in Tampa, Florida, 1st baseman, Seattle Mariner, New York Yankees 1965 Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted NL Rookie of Year 1965 Kim Cooper, Australian softball 3rd baseman/shortstop, Olym-bronze-96 1965 Karen Doell, born in Winkler, Manitoba, softball 2nd baseman 1996 Olympics 1965 Charlie Hayes, Hattisburg MS, 3rd baseman, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees 1964 Billy Ripken, Havre de Grace, Maryland, 2nd baseman, Bal Orioles, Texas Rangers 1964 Cards' 3rd baseman Ken Boyer is voted NL MVP 1964 Rafael Palmeiro, born in Havana, Cuba, 1st baseman for the Baltimore Orioles 1964 Ken Hubbs, 2nd baseman for the Chicago Cubs, dies in plane crash at 22 1963 Cincinnati 2nd baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year 1963 Mark McGwire, 1st baseman, AL rookie of year 1988, Oakland A's, Cards 1963 Jose Oquendo, born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Jose Manuel Roberto Guillermo Contreras Oquendo, baseball player, infielder, coach, signed with New York Mets at age fifteen, member, St. Louis Cardinals, played 1987 World Series, record for fewest second baseman errors, 1990 1963 Edgar Martinez, New York City, baseball 1st baseman for the Seattle Mariners 1962 Kelly Kelland, London Ontario, softball 1st baseman 1996 Olympics 1962 Dave Magadan, born in Tampa, Florida, 1st baseman, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs 1962 Bob Aspromonte sets NL 3rd baseman record of 57 cons errorless games 1961 Don Mattingly, born in Indiana, 1st baseman, New York Yankees/MVP 1985 1961 John Kruk, U.S. baseball 1st baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies 1960 Boston 2nd baseman Pete Runnels goes 6-for-7 1960 Steve Lyons, born in Tacoma, Washington, Stephen John Lyons, nicknamed 'Psycho', baseball player, outfielder, third baseman, television sportscaster, played with Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball team, known for oddities, such as playing hangman and tic-tac-toe with his spikes 1960 Steve Sax, 2nd baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox 1959 San Francisco Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 home runs 1958 Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman, AL bat champ 1985-88 1957 Lou[is Rodman] Whitaker, 2nd baseman for the Detroit Tigers 1956 Eddie Murray, born in Los Angeles, California, 1st baseman, Orioles, Dodgers, Cleveland Indians 1953 Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year 1953 Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP 1953 Keith Hernandez, born in San Francisco, California, 1st baseman, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets 1953 George Brett, born in Glen Dale, West Virginia, Kansas City Royal 3rd baseman, 1980 AL MVP 1952 Ray Knight, 3rd baseman, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles 1951 Former Cubs 1st baseman and future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft 1950 Vic Harris, born in Los Angeles, California, baseball player, second baseman for Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball teams 1949 Bill Buckner, born in California, 1st baseman, error cost Red Sox 1986 world series 1949 A's trade 2nd baseman Nellie Fox to White Sox for Joe Tipton 1949 Mike Schmidt, born in Dayton, Ohio, 3rd baseman and home run hitter, Phillies 1949 Lightning strikes a baseball field in Florida, kills SS and 3rd baseman 1949 Tiger 2nd baseman Charlie Gehringer selected to Hall of Fame 1948 Chris Chambliss, 1st baseman, New York Yankee 1948 Steve Garvey, 1st baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres 1948 Ron Blomberg, 1st baseman, New York Yankees, 1st designated hitter 1948 Ron "Penguin" Cey, born in Tacoma, Washington, 3rd baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1946 Jackie Robinson debuts as 2nd baseman for the Montreal Royals 1945 Larry Bowa, 2nd baseman, Phillies 1944 Former Washington 3rd baseman Buddy Lewis wins Distinguished Flying Cross 1944 Graig Nettles, 3rd baseman, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians 1943 Yankee 2nd baseman Joe Gordon announces retirement (hates New York) 1943 Joe Leonard Morgan, 2nd baseman, Reds, commentator, ESPN 1941 Lou Gehrig, 1st baseman (New York Yankee), dies of ALS in Riverdale New York at 37 1940 Joe Pepitone, baseball 1st baseman, New York Yankee 1940 Horace Clarke, baseball 2nd baseman, New York Yankees 1940 Willie Stargell, outfielder/1st baseman, Pirates, 1971 NL home run leader 1938 Willie "Stretch" McCovey, 1st baseman, San Francisco Giant #44 1937 Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Oriole 3rd baseman, 1955-77 1936 1st baseman Walter Alston plays in his only major league game 1936 Bill Mazeroski, MLB 2nd baseman, won 1960 World Series for Pitts 1936 Cletis Boyer, 3rd baseman, New York Yankees 1935 Bobby Richardson, South Carolina, 2nd baseman, New York Yankees 1934 Norm Cash, Eldorado Texas, 1st baseman for the Detroit Tigers 1934 Bill White, U.S., 1st baseman, Cards, announcer, Yankees, President, NL 1931 Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals/mgr, New York Yankees 1931 Ernie Banks, Mr Cub - Chicago Cubs, Hall-of-Famer, 1st baseman 1930 White Sox 1st baseman Bud Clancy didn't handle ball at all in a 9 inning game vs St. Louis Browns 1928 Billy Martin, baseball 2nd baseman and manager, New York Yankees, Oakland A's 1927 Joe Adcock, born in Coushatta, Louisiana, first baseman, outfielder, played for Cincinnati Reds, homered four times in a single game against Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field 1927 Tiger 1st baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play 1925 Al Rosen, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, 3rd baseman, AL MVP 1953, N.Y. Yankee president 1924 Jerry Coleman, 2nd baseman/sportscaster, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres 1923 Red Sox 1st baseman George Burns pulls off an unassisted triple play 1923 Al "Red" Schoendienst, baseball manager/2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals 1922 Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team 1920 Browns 1st baseman George Sisler gets his record 257th hit of season 1918 New York Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers and immediately trades him to Philadelphia A's 1917 Eddie "Brat" Stanky, Phil Rizzuto's nemisis/2nd baseman, Dodgers 1914 Cleveland 2nd baseman Nap Lajoie collects his 3,000th hit 1911 Hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman, Detroit Tiger 1910 Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting avg with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won 1909 Ump Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at A's 2nd baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call, this leads to Hurst's banishment 1906 Yankee 1st baseman Hal Chase's 22 put-outs ties record 1906 Cubs sign 3rd baseman Harry Steinfeldt to complete Tinker-Evers-Chance 1903 Lou Gehrig, American Athlete, 1st baseman, New York Yankees 1903 Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers' 2nd baseman, 1924-42 1901 Cincinnati Enquirer reports Baltimore manager John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant 1899 Harold "Pie" Traynor, baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman, Pirates 1896 Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals 1882 Jack Fournier, 2nd baseman, 1917-18 New York Yankees 1857 Roger Connor, 1st baseman for the New York Giants 1848 Baseball rules 1st baseman can tag base for out instead of runner |
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