"1970 - The Braves' Rico Carty, the leading active major league hitter at .322 lifetime, suffers a fractured knee and ligament damage in a Dominican League game. Carty will miss the entire 1971 season. 1997 - The Braves trade P Chad Fox to the Brewers in exchange for OF Gerald Williams. 1884 - The American Association votes to keep its ban on overhand pitching and to continue to allow fouls caught on one bounce to count as outs."
"It does abolish the tradition of team captains flipping for the honor of batting first. Now the home team will automatically bat first. 1934 - The National League votes to permit night baseball, authorizing a maximum of seven games by any team installing lights. The American League will not grant permission for night games until 1937. 1957 - U.S. Congressman Emanuel Celler and Senator Kenneth Keating,"
Rico Carty suffered a fractured knee and ligament damage in 1970 and missed the 1971 season. The Braves traded Chad Fox for Gerald Williams in 1997. The American Association in 1884 kept a ban on overhand pitching, allowed one-bounce catches to count as outs, and made the home team bat first. The National League approved limited night baseball in 1934 while the American League waited until 1937. In 1957 lawmakers warned of potential antitrust action over televising games. Alex Rodriguez signed a ten-year, $252 million contract in 2000. The Mets acquired Roberto Alomar in 2001. Owners voted to ban home-plate collisions in 2013.
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