Braves Franchise History
1935 – The Boston Bees acquire Ray Benge, Tony Cuccinello, Al Lopez and Bobby Regis from the Dodgers in exchange for Ed Brandt and Randy Moore.
MLB History
1960 – Cubs owner Philip Wrigley announces that the club will not have a manager for next season and will instead use a group of coaches that will take turns managing the club. The results are a disaster as Chicago finishes 35 games out of first place.
1981 – The Phillies sign third baseman Mike Schmidt to a six-year deal that will pay him $1.2 million per
season.
1982 – After five seasons with the Dodgers, Steve Garvey agrees to a five-year contract with the Padres.
1995 – David Cone re-signs with the Yankees on a three-year, $18 million deal.
1999 – The Dodgers receive a $50,000 fine and are banned from scouting any players from the Dominican Republic for a year as a penalty for having signed third baseman Adrian Beltre as a 15-year old. Beltre isn’t made a free agent by commissioner Bud Selig because he agreed to take part in the scheme.
2001 – The Red Sox agree to a four-year deal with outfielder Johnny Damon.
2013 – Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo agrees to a seven-year, $130 million deal with the Texas Rangers.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
