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The Boston Braves take a trip down to Mexico for an exhibition contest. Braves Franchise History
1941: Approximately 6,000 fans watch the St. Louis Browns defeat the Boston Braves in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
MLB History
1885: A lower court in New York decides that playing baseball on Sunday is a crime. The ruling will be overturned, but it will be appealed.
1901: Third baseman Jimmy Collins leaves the National League’s Boston Beaneaters to sign a $4,000 contract with the American League’s Boston Americans.
1925: Cubs shortstop Rabbit Maranville suffers a broken leg sliding into third base during an exhibition game in Los Angeles. The injury was initially thought to be career-threatening but he will return to the lineup in May.
1975: The Los Angeles Dodgers sign Juan Marichal. He will make two appearances with the Dodgers before retiring.
1978: The Oakland Athletics trade starter Vida Blue to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for seven players and $400,000 in cash.
1983: Pete Vuckovich is diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder and will miss nearly all of the 1983 season.
1991: The Kansas City Royals release Bo Jackson, who injured his hip while playing football for the Los Angeles Raiders. Jackson will sign with the White Sox in April.
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Set Number: X44205
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
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Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images
The Boston Braves take a trip down to Mexico for an exhibition contest. Braves Franchise History
1941: Approximately 6,000 fans watch the St. Louis Browns defeat the Boston Braves in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
MLB History
1885: A lower court in New York decides that playing baseball on Sunday is a crime. The ruling will be overturned, but it will be appealed.
1901: Third baseman Jimmy Collins leaves the National League’s Boston Beaneaters to sign a $4,000 contract with the American League’s Boston Americans.
1925: Cubs shortstop Rabbit Maranville suffers a broken leg sliding into third base during an exhibition game in Los Angeles. The injury was initially thought to be career-threatening but he will return to the lineup in May.
1975: The Los Angeles Dodgers sign Juan Marichal. He will make two appearances with the Dodgers before retiring.
1978: The Oakland Athletics trade starter Vida Blue to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for seven players and $400,000 in cash.
1983: Pete Vuckovich is diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder and will miss nearly all of the 1983 season.
1991: The Kansas City Royals release Bo Jackson, who injured his hip while playing football for the Los Angeles Raiders. Jackson will sign with the White Sox in April.
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Set Number: X44205
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
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