Baseball History on Christmas Day

Billy Martin

Billy Martin dies in a car accident at the age of 61 (Billy Martin ESPN Classic Bio)

Notable Births

Nellie Fox

Hall of Fame Second Baseman Nellie Fox (Nellie at the Baseball Library)

Rickey Henderson

All-Time Stolen Base Leader Rickey Henderson (Rickey Henderson Career Stats)

Ballparks

(Ty Cobb, circa 1908 batting in South Side Park)

South Side Park, home of the Chicago White Sox from 1901 to 1910 burns down on christmas day in 1940. (South Side Park at Wikipedia)

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