This Day Archive
February
29 entries from 1874 to 2006.
Jim Thorpe Signs with the New York Giants
February 1, 1913
The National League Is Founded in New York
February 2, 1876
Albert Spalding Founds a Sporting Goods Empire
February 3, 1876
Bowie Kuhn Elected Baseball's Fifth Commissioner
February 4, 1969
Hank Aaron Born in Mobile, Alabama
February 5, 1934
Babe Ruth Born in Baltimore
February 6, 1895
Joe DiMaggio Signs Baseball's First Six-Figure Contract
February 7, 1949
Commissioner Kuhn Bans Mickey Mantle from Baseball
February 8, 1983
Satchel Paige Elected to the Hall of Fame
February 9, 1971
Clark Griffith Names 27-Year-Old Bucky Harris to Manage the Senators
February 10, 1924
Dick Woodson Wins Baseball's First Salary Arbitration Case
February 11, 1974
Frederick Thayer Patents the Catcher's Mask
February 12, 1878
Rube Foster Organizes the Negro National League
February 13, 1920
King Kelly Sold to Boston for a Record $10,000
February 14, 1887
Hank Greenberg Signs for $60,000 After Four Years at War
February 15, 1946
Mariano Rivera Signs Record Reliever Contract
February 16, 2001
Lefty Gomez and the Tripartite Agreement
February 17, 1989
Harry Caray Falls Silent
February 18, 1998
Roberto Clemente Signs with Brooklyn
February 19, 1954
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Is Born
February 20, 1943
The First Basic Agreement Between Players and Owners
February 21, 1968
Sparky Anderson Born in Bridgewater, South Dakota
February 22, 1934
Casey Stengel Takes the Dodgers Job
February 23, 1934
Honus Wagner Is Born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania
February 24, 1874
The Cardinals Trade Steve Carlton to Philadelphia
February 25, 1972
Grover Cleveland Alexander Is Born in Nebraska
February 26, 1887
Effa Manley Becomes the First Woman Elected to the Hall of Fame
February 27, 2006
Commissioner Ueberroth Suspends Players in Drug Scandal
February 28, 1986
Hank Aaron Becomes Baseball's Highest-Paid Player
February 29, 1972