On March 13, 1975 – In Las Vegas, Nevada, the late Roberto Clemente joins Roy Campanella and twelve other sports figures, living and dead, as this year’s inductees in the Black Athletes’...
On March 9, 1912, future Hall of Famer Joseph “Arky” Vaughan is born in Clifty, Arkansas. Vaughan, a hard-hitting shortstop, will make his major league debut in 1932 and will go on...
On March 8, 1956 — Pirates second-year man Roberto Clemente hits Pittsburgh’s inaugural dinger of spring training in an in-house affair, coached by two key figures in Clemente’s career: “Roberto Clemente slammed...
[adrotate banner=”32″] On March 8, 1900 — 1900 – In New York, the National League meets, voting to shrink to eight teams. They pay the Baltimore owners $30,000 for their franchise, with...
On March 6, 1973 – Larry Hisle of the Minnesota Twins becomes the first designated hitter in major league history during an exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Pirates . Hisle makes the...
On March 4, 1956 – “Clemente Wows Bucs; Outfielder Amazes New Boss, Crowd With Fly-Chasing.” Pittsburgh’s sophomore star-in-waiting blows away both his rookie manager and the Fort Myers, FL faithful in this...
[adrotate banner=”49″] On March 3, 1940 — The Boston Bees sell outfielder Debs Garms to the Pittsburgh Pirates . Garms will get only 358 at bats for Pittsburgh but, nevertheless, will lead...
On March 1, 1947 — New managers in spring training camps are Billy Herman with the Pittsburgh Pirates , Muddy Ruel with the St. Louis Browns , Bucky Harris with the New...
On March 1, 1965 — Future Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente misses the first day of spring training because of a bout with malaria. The Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder will sit out...
On March 1, 1909 — The Pittsburgh Pirates begin construction of their new stadium near Schenley Park near the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. The state-of-the-art stadium will be named Forbes Field in...