Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/February 21
Events
- 1957 - The Brooklyn Dodgers trade their minor league franchise Fort Worth Cats to the Chicago Cubs for their minor league franchise Los Angeles Angels.
- 1968 - Major League Baseball owners and the Major League Baseball Players Association sign the first "Basic Agreement" in the game's history.
- 1969 - Ted Williams signs a five-year contract to manage the new Washington Senators.
- 1974 - New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver becomes the highest paid player in major league history signing a one-year contract worth $172,500.
- 1985 - Tim Raines is awarded a $1.2 million salary for 1985, the largest award to date through the process.
- 1989 - Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose meets with Commissioner of Baseball Peter Ueberroth and Commissioner-elect Bart Giamatti to discuss his gambling habits.
- 2006 - Gene Elston is selected by the Hall of Fame to receive the Ford C. Frick Award.
- 2008 - Ryan Howard sets a new record for a first-time eligible player by winning a salary of $10 million through arbitration.
Births
- 1867 - Jouett Meekin, pitcher (d. 1944)
- 1875 - Dummy Taylor, pitcher (d. 1958)
- 1876 - John Titus, outfielder (d. 1943)
- 1880 - Joe Hughes, outfielder (d. 1951)
- 1880 - Lucky Wright, pitcher (d. 1941)
- 1886 - Alex Remneas, pitcher (d. 1975)
- 1890 - George Beck, pitcher (d. 1973)
- 1893 - Norman Plitt, pitcher (d. 1954)
- 1896 - Turkey Gross, infielder (d. 1936)
- 1896 - Dick McCabe, pitcher (d. 1950)
- 1903 - Tom Yawkey Hall of Famer (d. 1976)
- 1936 - Ted Savage, outfielder
- 1940 - Doug Gallagher, pitcher
- 1942 - Fred Newman, pitcher (d. 1987)
- 1943 - Jack Billingham, pitcher; All-Star
- 1943 - Joe Foy, infielder (d. 1989)
- 1945 - Tom Shopay, outfielder
- 1947 - Terry Ley, pitcher
- 1947 - Charley Walters, pitcher
- 1948 - Bill Slayback, pitcher
- 1953 - Rick Lysander, pitcher
- 1958 - Alan Trammell, infielder, manager; All-Star
- 1961 - Joel Skinner, catcher, manager
- 1965 - Oscar Azocar, outfielder
- 1971 - Jeff Schmidt, pitcher
- 1975 - Brandon Berger, outfielder
- 1977 - Chad Hutchinson, pitcher
- 1978 - Rene Reyes, outfielder
- 1981 - Adam Greenberg, outfielder
- 1982 - Edwin Bellorin, catcher
- 1983 - Franklin Gutierrez, outfielder/designated hitter
Deaths
- 1901 - Dennis Driscoll, infielder (b. 1862)
- 1914 - Farmer Vaughn, catcher (b. 1864)
- 1934 - Doc Adkins, pitcher (b. 1872)
- 1938 - George Merritt, outfielder (b. 1880)
- 1940 - John Taber, pitcher (b. 1868)
- 1941 - Frank Corridon, pitcher (b. 1880)
- 1945 - Paul Radford, outfielder (b. 1861)
- 1953 - Buck Freeman, pitcher (b. 1893)
- 1969 - Eddie Murphy, outfielder (b. 1891)
- 1970 - Joe Shaute, pitcher (b. 1899)
- 1973 - Gilly Campbell, catcher (b. 1908)
- 1975 - Steve Filipowicz, outfielder (b. 1921)
- 1978 - Slicker Parks, pitcher (b. 1895)
- 1982 - Ray Shearer, outfielder (b. 1929)
- 1999 - George Gill, pitcher (b. 1909)
- 1999 - Vinegar Bend Mizell, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1930)
- 2002 - Bill Faul, pitcher (b. 1940)
- 2003 - Rusty Peters, infielder (b. 1914)
- 2006 - Mark Freeman, pitcher (b. 1930)
- 2007 - Sherman Jones, pitcher (b. 1935)