Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/March 3
Events
- 1940 - The Boston Bees sell outfielder Debs Garms to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 1946 - The St. Louis Browns sign Joe Medwick.
- 1959 - The Cleveland Indians trade Larry Doby to the Detroit Tigers for Tito Francona.
- 1983 - Steve Carlton agrees to a four-year, $4.15 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies that will make him the highest-paid pitcher in MLB history.
- 1984 - Peter Ueberroth is elected to a five-year term as Commissioner of Baseball.
- 1987 - Ray Dandridge is the only player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
- 1998 - Larry Doby and Lee MacPhail are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and Joe Rogan and George Davis are selected by the Veterans Committee.
- 2001 - Rusty Greer signs a $21.8 million, three-year contract extension with the Texas Rangers.
- 2006 - In the first-ever World Baseball Classic game, Jae-Weong Seo pitched two-hit ball and Chan Ho Park worked three effective innings for a save to lead South Korea past Taiwan 2 - 0.
Births
- 1858 - Emil Gross, catcher (d. 1921)
- 1858 - Harry Wheeler, outfielder, manager (d. 1900)
- 1859 - John Kelly, catcher, manager (d. 1908)
- 1860 - John Montgomery Ward, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1925)
- 1862 - Jumbo Schoeneck, infielder (d. 1930)
- 1872 - Willie Keeler, outfielder; Hall of Famer (d. 1923)
- 1879 - Ed Phelps, catcher (d. 1942)
- 1880 - Joe Koukalik, pitcher (d. 1947)
- 1886 - Les Channell, outfielder (d. 1954)
- 1888 - Art Bues, infielder (d. 1954)
- 1889 - Percy Wilson, Negro League infielder (d. ????)
- 1896 - Bert Griffith, outfielder (d. 1973)
- 1910 - Bill Brenzel, catcher (d. 1979)
- 1912 - Aubrey Epps, catcher (d. 1984)
- 1918 - Bill Hoffman, pitcher
- 1918 - Forrest Thompson, pitcher (d. 1979)
- 1919 - Steve Souchock, outfielder (d. 2002)
- 1921 - Roy Nichols, infielder (d. 2002)
- 1923 - Barney Martin, pitcher
- 1925 - George Eyrich, pitcher (d. 2006)
- 1934 - Bobby Locke, pitcher
- 1938 - Tetsuya Yoneda, NPB pitcher; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
- 1942 - Don Dennis, pitcher (d. 2007)
- 1942 - Bob Garibaldi, pitcher
- 1943 - Paul Schaal, infielder
- 1943 - Ed Sukla, pitcher
- 1949 - Jesse Jefferson, pitcher
- 1956 - Dennis Sherrill, infielder
- 1957 - Skeeter Barnes, infielder
- 1960 - Chuck Cary, pitcher
- 1960 - Neal Heaton, pitcher; All-Star
- 1961 - Ron Wotus, infielder
- 1964 - Larry Beinfest, general manager
- 1964 - Marvin Hudson, umpire
- 1965 - Bert Heffernan, catcher
- 1965 - A. J. Sager, pitcher
- 1966 - Francisco de la Rosa, pitcher
- 1968 - Bobby Muñoz, pitcher
- 1968 - Scott Radinsky, pitcher
- 1971 - José Oliva, infielder (d. 1997)
- 1976 - Matt Treanor, catcher
- 1978 - Matt Diaz, outfielder
- 1979 - Jorge Julio, pitcher
- 1979 - John Nelson, infielder
Deaths
- 1894 - Ned Williamson, infielder (b. 1857)
- 1901 - Charles Snyder, catcher/outfielder (b. 1873)
- 1923 - Harry Clarke, outfielder (b. 1861)
- 1932 - Ed Morris, pitcher (b. 1899)
- 1941 - Doc Parker, pitcher (b. 1872)
- 1942 - Dan O'Connor, infielder (b. 1868)
- 1943 - Bill Whaley, outfielder (b. 1899)
- 1946 - Hick Cady, catcher (b. 1886)
- 1953 - Clyde Milan, outfielder, manager (b. 1887)
- 1964 - Lefty Scott, pitcher (b. 1915)
- 1970 - Jimmy Claxton, Negro League and minor league pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1977 - Stubby Overmire, pitcher (b. 1919)
- 1980 - Jerry Priddy, infielder (b. 1919)
- 1982 - Bill DeWitt, owner (b. 1902)
- 1983 - Jennings Poindexter, pitcher (b. 1910)
- 1987 - Danny Kaye, owner (b. 1911)
- 1992 - George Giles, Negro League infielder and manager (b. 1909)
- 1997 - Harry Davis, infielder (b. 1908)
- 1997 - Billy Jurges, infielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1908)
- 2007 - Gene Oliver, catcher (b. 1935)