Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/March 28

Events

• 1889 - The Indianapolis Hoosiers trade John Healy to the Washington Nationals for Jim Whitney.
• 1913 - The St. Louis Browns trade Buzzy Wares to minor league team the Montgomery Black Sox in exchange for use their stadium during spring training, rent-free.
• 1934 - Rabbit Maranville breaks his left leg while sliding home on a double steal in an exhibition game against the New York Yankees and is out for the season.
• 1977 - Texas Rangers second baseman Lenny Randle, upset for having been benched during spring training, physically confronts manager Frank Lucchesi, sending him to the hospital with a shattered cheekbone.
• 1977 - The Cincinnati Reds trade Joel Youngblood and Pat Darcy to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Caudill and Mike Caldwell.
• 1978 - The Oakland Athletics release veteran first baseman Dick Allen, ending his 15-year career.
• 1986 - The Boston Red Sox trade Mike Easler to the New York Yankees for Don Baylor.
• 1988 - The New York Yankees waive knuckleball pitcher Phil Niekro four days shy of his 47th birthday.
• 1991 - Central Methodist University defeats Maryville University 43-0 to set a National Collegiate Athletic Association record for runs in a game.
• 1999 - The Baltimore Orioles make the first visit to Cuba by major leaguers since 1959, and defeat a team of Cuban amateurs by a score of 3 - 2 in 11 innings.
• 2000 - The Philadelphia Phillies obtain Mickey Morandini from the Montreal Expos for cash.
• 2001 - The New York Yankees trade Glenallen Hill to the Anaheim Angels for Darren Blakely.
• 2001 - The San Diego Padres trade Matt Clement to the Florida Marlins for Mark Kotsay.

Births

• 1875 - Jimmy Barrett, outfielder (d. 1921)
• 1875 - Harry Gleason, infielder (d. 1961)
• 1890 - Johnny Johnston, outfielder (d. 1940)
• 1894 - Lee King, outfielder (d. 1938)
• 1898 - Chief Yellow Horse, pitcher (d. 1964)
• 1899 - Gussie Busch, owner (d. 1989)
• 1907 - Walt Masters, pitcher (d. 1992)
• 1909 - Lon Warneke, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1976)
• 1915 - Joe Krakauskas, pitcher (d. 1960)
• 1919 - Vic Raschi, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1988)
• 1920 - Babe Martin, outfielder
• 1929 - Bill MacDonald, pitcher (d. 1991)
• 1936 - Jimmie Coker, catcher (d. 1991)
• 1961 - Glenn Davis, infielder; All-Star
• 1964 - Mike Fitzgerald, infielder
• 1967 - Shawn Boskie, pitcher
• 1967 - Larry Gonzales, catcher
• 1969 - Craig Paquette, infielder
• 1973 - Paul Wilson, pitcher
• 1974 - Ryan Christenson, outfielder
• 1975 - Steve Sparks, pitcher
• 1975 - Julio Zuleta, infielder
• 1981 - Edwar Ramírez, pitcher

Deaths

• 1907 - Chick Stahl, outfielder, manager (b. 1873)
• 1916 - Eddie Hohnhorst, infielder (b. 1885)
• 1918 - Joe Fogarty, outfielder (b. 1868)
• 1919 - Steve Toole, pitcher (b. 1859)
• 1931 - Ban Johnson, AL President; Hall of Famer (b. 1864)
• 1933 - Tom McCarthy, pitcher (b. 1884)
• 1939 - Fred Goldsmith, pitcher (b. 1856)
• 1946 - Chick Fullis, outfielder (b. 1904)
• 1946 - Cum Posey, Negro League owner (b. 1890)
• 1947 - Johnny Evers, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1881)
• 1950 - Henry Clarke, pitcher (b. 1875)
• 1950 - Ernie Ross, pitcher (b. 1880)
• 1951 - Joe Murphy, pitcher (b. 1866)
• 1953 - Jim Thorpe, outfielder (b. 1887)
• 1955 - Tom Lynch, outfielder (b. 1860)
• 1958 - Chuck Klein, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1904)
• 1961 - Powel Crosley, owner (b. 1886)
• 1961 - Jim Hackett, infielder (b. 1877)
• 1972 - Donie Bush, infielder, manager (b. 1887)
• 1972 - Cy Moore, pitcher (b. 1905)
• 1975 - Hy Gunning, infielder (b. 1888)
• 1989 - Nick Bremigan, umpire (b. 1945)
• 1990 - Johnny Neun, infielder, manager (b. 1900)
• 1993 - Ray Flanigan, pitcher (b. 1923)
• 2003 - Sam Bowens, outfielder (b. 1939)