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On January 29 in Baseball History...​
  • 1948 - Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players.

  • 1951 - Baseball signs a six-year All-Star Game pact for TV-radio rights for $6 million. A number of owners criticize lame-duck Commissioner Happy Chandler, believing that in a couple of years, the broadcast rights would be worth much more than $1 million per annum.

  • 1958 - Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella suffers a broken neck in an early morning auto accident on Long Island. His spinal column is nearly severed and his legs are permanently paralyzed.

  • 1960 - The Illinois Appellate Court says Dorothy Rigney, sister of Charles Comiskey Jr., was entitled to sell her mother's shares of White Sox stock to Bill Veeck. Her brother brought suit in an effort to gain control of the club.

  • 1967 - Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by a unanimous vote of the Special Veterans Committee.

Baseball Birthdays on January 29... ​


Baseball Deaths on January 29... ​

 
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volz2wallz said:
Cant wait till baseball season ⚾️🍊🔥
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The Volunteers need to get to the College World Series in 2023 because last year they were a classic Vanderbilt style team that failed to make it to the College World Series after a great regular season.

Currently I’m relaxing in the LaVista Hooters, and the SDS vs SJS was a pretty entertaining game including 1 student dressed as an Aztec, Aztecs babes, and a man wearing a laughable obvious fake beard since he was dressed as the prosperous Pirate Blackbeard.
 
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Sadly, I must report that I came close to clipping Tony V last night after the game. The spouse and I were in the first car sitting on Lake Loudoun Blvd waiting to be waved through towards Neyland Drive. Cop motioned us to go so I took off hoping to reach and get the go ahead to go right on Neyland. We’re rolling pretty good, and the spouse says, “hey, watch out, there’s someone crossing the road. SLOW DOWN.” Of course I did and as I reach him this guy is waving to me as if to say, “thanks for not hitting me”, and I realize it’s a guy with a headband and then realize it’s Tony. Whew, glad I didn’t get him. Y’all would be really mad.
 
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cardvolfan said:
Sadly, I must report that I came close to clipping Tony V last night after the game. The spouse and I were in the first car sitting on Lake Loudoun Blvd waiting to be waved through towards Neyland Drive. Cop motioned us to go so I took off hoping to reach and get the go ahead to go right on Neyland. We’re rolling pretty good, and the spouse says, “hey, watch out, there’s someone crossing the road. SLOW DOWN.” Of course I did and as I reach him this guy is waving to me as if to say, “thanks for not hitting me”, and I realize it’s a guy with a headband and then realize it’s Tony. Whew, glad I didn’t get him. Y’all would be really mad.
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As much as we love you, you would have to be exiled for that 🤣

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