Braves Franchise History

1999 – Braves coach Don Baylor is named as the new manager of the Chicago Cubs.

MLB History

1894 – Charlie Sweeney, who pitched for the Providence Grays, St. Louis Maroons and Cleveland Blues is convicted of manslaughter in San Francisco, California.

1909 – The Boston Red Sox hire former Senators skipper Patsy Donovan as their new manager replacing Fred Lake.

1916 – Harry Frazee and Hugh Ward buy the Boston Red Sox for a reported $675,000.

1942 – The Brooklyn Dodgers name Branch Rickey as team president replacing Larry MacPhail.

1949 – Gillette buys the television rights to the World Series for $1.37 million. The money will be applied to the players’ pension fund.

1962 – The Houston Colt .45s sign 19-year old second baseman Joe Morgan as an amateur free age

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