1991 Event Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, and Bill Veeck are elected into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York 1991 Event Bill Veeck and Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1980 Event Bill Veeck agrees to sell Chicago White Sox to Eddie DeBartolo Sr for $20,000,000, AL owners block the sale 1975 Event Bill Veeck buys 80% of White Sox from John Allyn 1961 Event An ailing Bill Veeck sells his interest in White Sox to Arthur Allyn 1960 Event Bill Veeck and Chicago Comiskey Park debuts "Exploding Scoreboard" 1959 Event Dorothy Rigney sells 54% of White Sox to Bill Veeck for a reported $27M 1953 Event Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply 1953 Event Baltimore Mayor D'Alesandro buys Veeck's interest in Browns for $2,475,000 1953 Event Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St. Louis Browns for $2,475M 1953 Event AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St. Louis Browns to Baltimore 1953 Event New York, Cleveland, and Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues 1951 Event Bill Veeck's "Fans Managers' Night," Browns defeat A's 5-3; Browns coaches hold up placards for fans to vote on 1951 Event Bill Veeck (Browns) sends Eddie Gaedel, a 3'7" midget, to pinch-hit 1951 Event Bill Veeck buys St. Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt 1949 Event Bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million 1949 Event Indian owner Bill Veeck holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant 1949 Event Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day" 1946 Event Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck's right foot is amputated 1946 Event Bill Veeck purchases the Cleveland Indians for $2.2 million 1933 Event Bill Veeck, urges midsummer inter-league games and a split season 1919 Event William Veeck, sportswriter, replaces Fred Mitchell as Cubs president 1914 Birthday Bill Veeck, baseball club owner
