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Events

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  • 1916 – The Federal League's year-old suit charging antitrust violations by organized baseball is dismissed by mutual consent in U.S. District Court in Chicago by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
  • 1949 – Joe DiMaggio signs a one-year contract worth $100,000, becoming the first player to earn a six-figure deal in major league history.
  • 1961 – Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Jensen makes a return to the major leagues by signing a $40,000 contract. Jensen had retired in 1960 due to a fear of flying.
  • 1987 – For only the second time in major league history, a player is forced to take a pay cut due to salary arbitration, when the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser signs for $800,000, which is a twenty percent reduction from his 1986 salary.
  • 1996 – Dave Winfield announces his retirement.

Births

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Deaths

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  • 1959 – Nap Lajoie, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1874)