January 1
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Today in Baseball History
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January 2 |
| 1974 | Lee MacPhail becomes president of the American League succeeding the retiring Joe Cronin. MacPhail will hold this office until 1984. |
| 1970 | Chub Feeney takes over for Warren Giles as president of the National League. Feeney will reign over the National League for 16 years. |
| 1941 | Babe Ruth purchases the maximum amount of defense bonds allowed by for an individual, $50,000, in an effort to support U.S. mobilization efforts. |
Births |
1857 – Tim Keefe |
1911 – Hank Greenberg |
Deaths |
1923 – Willie Keeler |
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