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On March 30 in Baseball History...
  • 1944 - Branch Rickey suggests the pooling of surplus players if major league 4F players are drafted for military service. Nothing comes of the suggestion.

  • 1966 - Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale end their 32-day holdout, signing for $130,000 and $105,000, respectively.

  • 1972 - Marvin Miller, executive director of the Players' Association, completes his canvass of players on the strike issue. 663 vote in favor of a strike, ten vote against, and two players abstain.

  • 1978 - The Red Sox trade catcher Bo Diaz, third baseman Ted Cox, and pitchers Rick Wiseand Mike Paxton to the Indians for catcher Fred Kendall and pitcher Dennis Eckersley. Eckersley will win 20 for Boston.

  • 1979 - Umpires meet in Chicago and vote 50-2 to reject new offers from the A.L. and N.L.

  • 1988 - Reds outfielder Eddie Milner is suspended for the 1988 season by Commissioner Peter Ueberroth after suffering a relapse of his cocaine problem, ending Milner's major league career.

Baseball Birthdays on March 30...


Baseball Deaths on March 30...

 
My wife has gone from barely being able to cook hamburger helper at the age of 18 to now thinking she’s the damn pioneer woman at the age of 43!
She makes homemade bone broth and all kinds of craziness.
I opened the fridge one day and there were freaking chicken feet just sitting there!!
She has turned into a mighty fine cook though.
 
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