Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/December 5

Events

• 1888 – Columbus is admitted to the American Association to replace Cleveland, which is moving to the National League.
• 1978 – After sixteen years with the Cincinnati Reds, Pete Rose signs a four-year, $3.2 million deal with the Phillies. Other teams which pursued 'Charlie Hustle' include the Mets, Braves,, Pirates, and Royals. The deal temporarily makes Rose the highest-paid athlete in team sports.
• 1996 – The new collective bargaining agreement is unanimously approved by the players association executive committee, clearing the path for interleague play and guaranteeing no work stoppages until 2001.
• 2001 – New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani announces he wants to complete new stadium deals for the Mets and Yankees before he leaves office at the end of the month. Before the September 11 attacks, which dramatically changed the city's financial stature, the mayor thought an arrangement in which the city, the state and the owners agreed to pay one-third of the cost of the new stadiums might complete the negotiations with the teams.

Births

• 1864 – Patsy Tebeau, infielder, manager (d. 1918)
• 1905 – Gus Mancuso, catcher; All-Star (d. 1984)
• 1921 – Dave Ferriss, pitcher; All-Star
• 1972 – Cliff Floyd, outfielder; All-Star

Deaths

• 1950 – Bill Dahlen, infielder, manager (b. 1870)
• 1951 – Shoeless Joe Jackson, outfielder (b. 1889)
• 1954 – Russ Christopher, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1917)