Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Napoleon Lajoie, Tris Speaker, Cy Young, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Eddie Collins, Lou Gehrig ...
Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. 1947: The Tigers sell first baseman Hank Greenberg to the Pirates. 1950: Bob Feller voluntarily takes a pay cut after going ...
1938 — Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Baseball Hall ... the first player signed specifically to be a designated hitter. He signs with the Boston Red Sox one week after the designated ...