Mickey Mental
01-07-2011, 12:29 AM
1933: Baseball commissioner Judge Landis voluntarily cuts his pay by forty percent. The action is seen as a precursor of all salaries being reduced during the depression years.
1985: The BBWAA elects St. Louis outfielder Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm, who played with different nine teams, to the Hall of Fame. The Cardinals speedster broke Ty Cobb's record for stolen bases in 1977 with 893 career steals, and the veteran knuckleballer, best remembered for his seasons with the Orioles and the White Sox, had appeared in more games than any other pitcher in major league history.
1991: Pete Rose is released from federal prison in Marion‚ Illinois‚ after serving five months for tax evasion. He will now begin the second part of his sentence‚ consisting of 1‚000 hours of community service at Cincinnati inner-city schools.
1992: Rollie Fingers, the first closer in major league history to record 300 career saves, and Tom Seaver are elected into the Hall of Fame. 'Tom Terrific', the author of 311 victories, receives the highest percentage in the voting history of the BBWAA.
1985: The BBWAA elects St. Louis outfielder Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm, who played with different nine teams, to the Hall of Fame. The Cardinals speedster broke Ty Cobb's record for stolen bases in 1977 with 893 career steals, and the veteran knuckleballer, best remembered for his seasons with the Orioles and the White Sox, had appeared in more games than any other pitcher in major league history.
1991: Pete Rose is released from federal prison in Marion‚ Illinois‚ after serving five months for tax evasion. He will now begin the second part of his sentence‚ consisting of 1‚000 hours of community service at Cincinnati inner-city schools.
1992: Rollie Fingers, the first closer in major league history to record 300 career saves, and Tom Seaver are elected into the Hall of Fame. 'Tom Terrific', the author of 311 victories, receives the highest percentage in the voting history of the BBWAA.