2012 Event Spain confirms its receipt of over 100 billion euros in loans to help manage the needs of its struggling banks 1988 Event Royals announce that Dick Howser, who underwent surgery for a brain tumor in July, will return to manage the club in 1989 1987 Event Orioles Cal Ripken becomes 1st to manage 2 sons, as Billy joins Cal 1985 Event Earl Weaver comes out of retirement to manage Baltimore Orioles 1978 Event At Old Timer's Game it's announced Martin will again manage Yankees 1973 Event AL President Joe Cronin refuses to allow Dick Williams to manage Yankees 1969 Event Ralph Houk signs 3-year contract to manage Yankees at $65,000 a season 1969 Event Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators 1962 Event Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage Beatles through 1977 1960 Event Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down 1947 Event Former Yank manager Joe McCarthy signs to manage Red Sox 1939 Event Bucky Harris signs to manage Washington again 1937 Event Casey Stengel signs to manage Boston Bees 1936 Event Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown 1933 Event Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati Reds 1930 Event Yankees announce signing Joe McCarthy to manage for 4 years 1928 Event Walter Johnson signs a 3-year contract to manage the Senators 1926 Event Walter Johnson retires, signs 2-year contract to manage Newark 1925 Birthday Warren G. Bennis, born in New York City, New York, scholar, author, Leadership Studies pioneer, studied group behavior at MIT, prompting interest in the then-nonexistent field of leadership, published 'Revisionist Theory of Leadership', 1961, stating that humanistic, democratic-style leaders can best manage change in the leadership environment 1902 Event Jimmy Collins, leaves Boston Beaneaters (NL) club to manage AL's new Boston Somersets