1992 Death Laurel Cronin, actor (Beethoven, Housesitter), dies of cancer at 53 1984 Death Joe Cronin, shortstop and American League President, dies at 77 1984 Event Boston Red Sox retires #9 (Ted Williams) and #4 (Joe Cronin) 1981 Death A[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84 1979 Birthday Jayna Cronin Geneva, New York, dance skater, & Dreger-1997 National-13th 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 1959 Event Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become head of AL 1956 Event Joe Cronin and Hank Greenberg inducted into Hall of Fame 1956 Event Hank Greenberg and Joe Cronin are elected to Hall of Fame 1951 Birthday Kevin Cronin, Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist, REO Speedwagon 1948 Event Joe Cronin pinch hit home runs in both ends of a doubleheader 1943 Event Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs 1934 Event While Washington player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece and adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox 1931 Birthday James Watson Cronin, nuclear physicist 1931 Birthday James Cronin, American Physicist 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 1906 Birthday Joe Cronin, baseball, Pirates, Red Sox, Senators, MVP 1930, AL President 1896 Birthday Archibald J Cronin, England, author, Citadel, Shining Victory
