1933 Babe Ruth takes a $23,000 pay cut which is indicative of the depression era.
1936 Paul Dean signs for $10,000 with the Cardinals.
1946 In Birmingham, Alabama, police pull Edward Klep from the lineup of the Buckeyes, a visiting Negro American League team. The first white player in organized black baseball is told to change into his civilian clothes and sit away from his teammates in the "whites only" section of Rickwood Field.
1947 During a four-hour hearing with Commissioner Chandler at the Sarasota Terrace Hotel, Leo Durocher admits to playing occasional card games for money with Kirby Higbe.
1982 The Dodgers automatically renew Fernando Valenzuela's contract when he ends his three week holdout, but the portly left handed pitcher refuses to sign it.
1984 The Tigers trade utility player John Wockenfuss and outfielder Glenn Wilson to the Phillies for relief pitcher Willie Hernandez and first baseman Dave Bergman.
2001 During an exhibition game against the Giants, Diamondback hurler Randy Johnson's fastball hits and instantly kills a dove flying in front of home plate. The bird appears to explode as the National League Cy Young winner's pitch sends it over catcher Rod Barajas' head.
2006 At Mickey Mantle's restaurant in New York City, the U.S. Postal Service unveils the"Baseball Sluggers" postage stamps which will be issued on July 15 at Yankee Stadium prior to the game against the White Sox. The four Hall of Famers featured in the set all have roots in New York with Mickey Mantle (Yankees), Mel Ott (Giants) and Roy Campanella (Dodgers) playing their entire careers in the Big Apple, and the fourth, Hank Greenberg, setting schoolboy records at James Monroe High School in the Bronx.
2008 The Twins agree to a new deal with their all-star closer signing Joe Nathan (1.88, 37 saves) to a $47 million, four-year contract, which includes a 2012 club option. The 33-year-old right-hander's 160 saves over the past seasons is tied with Mariano Rivera of the Yankees for most in the American League.
2008 On the South Lawn of the White House, the Washington Nationals Presidential character mascots take part in the traditional White House Easter Egg Roll. It is reported Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington all were very comfortable in their surroundings.
