Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/February 8

Events

• 1932 – Waite Hoyt is released by the Philadelphia Athletics.
• 1982 – The Los Angeles Dodgers trade second baseman Davey Lopes to the Oakland Athletics.
• 1991 – Boston Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens signs a four-year $21,521,000 contract extension, making him (at the time) baseball's highest paid player.

Births

• 1914 – Bert Haas, infielder; All-Star (d. 1999)
• 1921 – Hoot Evers, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1991)
• 1942 – Fritz Peterson, pitcher; All-Star

Deaths

• 1956 – Connie Mack, catcher, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1862)
• 1996 – Del Ennis, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1925)