1939 - Phil Niekro is born in Belmont County, Ohio. He made his major league debut in 1964 with the Milwaukee Braves and won 318 games over a 24-year career before being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.
2012 - The Braves acquire infielder Juan Francisco from the Reds in exchange for pitcher J.J. Hoover. Francisco will appear in 93 games while hitting .234/.278/.432 with nine home runs. He will appear in 35 games in 2013 before he was traded to the Brewers for Thomas Keeling.
MLB History
1962 - The Tigers sign University of Detroit basketball star Dave DeBusschere.