1936 - Dizzy Dean ends his holdout and agrees to sign a one-year, $24,000 deal with the St. Louis Cardinals.
1941 - Joe DiMaggio plays in his first exhibition game of the spring after holding out.
1951 - The Brooklyn Dodgers sign a 21-year lease with the city of Vero Beach, Florida for the use of their spring training facilities.
1962 - William DeWitt purchases the Cincinnati Reds from the Crosley Foundation for $4.625 million.
1978 - The Mets trade shortstop Bud Harrelson to the Phillies for minor leaguer Fred Andrews.