2012 - Major League Baseball sets up a vetting committee chaired by Bill Bartholomew and six other major league owners to evaluate the merits of various bids to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers.
MLB History
1905 - The National League Board of Directors in New York acquit Cardinals right-hander Jack Taylor who was accused of throwing games. Taylor is found guilty of bad conduct and is fined $300.
1916 - The New York Yankees purchase Frank “Home Run” Baker from the Philadelphia Athletics for a reported $37,500. Baker sat out the 1915 season in a salary dispute with Connie Mack.