"1995 - The Braves trade Kent Mercker to the Orioles in exchange for Joe Borowski and Rachaad Stewart. Merker spent the first seven years of his career with the Braves where he went 31-25 with a 3.49 ERA in 515 ⅔ innings. He appeared in 14 games for the Orioles in 1996 before they sent him to Cleveland in exchange for future Hall of Fame first baseman Eddie Murray."
"1910 - John Harris sells the Boston National League team to a syndicate headed by William Hepburn Russell for $100,000. 1914 - Charles Comiskey names Clarence "Pants" Rowland, a scout and minor league executive with Peoria, as his new manager of the White Sox. 1920 - The National and American Leagues vote to allow pitchers who used the spitball in 1920 to continue using it as long as they are in the league."
Multiple Major League Baseball roster moves, contracts, and organizational decisions are listed across decades. Key pitcher trades include Kent Mercker to Baltimore in 1995, Russ Ortiz to Atlanta in 2002, and signings of Paul Byrd, David Wells, Gary Sheffield, Rickey Henderson, Dave Winfield, and Jimmy Rollins. Historical organizational events include the 1910 sale of Boston's NL club, the 1914 White Sox managerial appointment of Clarence "Pants" Rowland, and the 1920 allowance for established spitball pitchers to continue using the pitch. Other entries note pension contribution discussions, dismissal of broadcaster Mel Allen, and plans for a retractable-roof Miami stadium.
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