This Date in Baseball

"It's hard to win a pennant, but it's harder losing one." -CHUCK TANNER, Pirate
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1901 Ban Johnson and Charles Comiskey lease Sportsman's Park for five years for an American League team. Two weeks later it is announced the Brewers will leave Milwaukee and play in St. Louis as the Browns.
1914 The ban on Sunday baseball is upheld in Washington, DC by the Court of Appeals.
1936 Burleigh Grimes is named to the Dodger manager. The former Brooklyn spitballer will be replacing Casey Stengel who was fired last month during the World Series after compiling a 208-251(.453) during his four-year tenure.
1976 The Mariners and Blue Jays each select thirty players in the expansion draft. Seattle picks Royals' outfielder Ruppert Jones and Toronto chooses Orioles' shortstop Bob Bailor as their team's respective first picks.
1976 The A's release skipper Chuck Tanner from his contract allowing him to manage the Pirates in exchange for catcher Manny Sanguillen and $1000,000 from Pittsburgh.
1958 Lee McPhail replaces Paul Richards as general manager of the Orioles. Richards, however, will remain team's manager.
2004 Former Indians manager Charlie Manuel is named to replace Larry Bowa as the Phillies skipper. The 60-year old piloted Cleveland from 2000-02.