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 HRs, 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
1987 Ray Dandridge, 3rd baseman in Negro Leagues, eleected to Hall of Fame
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 HR
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 HR
1977 Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year
1975 Natalie Ward, Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman, Oly-br-96
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, Oly-bronze-96
1968 Reggie Jefferson, Tallahassee, Florida, 1st baseman, Cin, Cleve, Sea, Bos
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 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 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 HRs
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, 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
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, 3rd baseman and HR 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 HR 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, Yanks, /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/manager, New York Yankees, Oakland A's
1927 Tiger 1st baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play
1925 Al Rosen, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, 3rd baseman, AL MVP 1953, /NY Yankee pres
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 Balt mgr 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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