December 13

[edit] 1923

• Hall of Famer and Negro League superstar Larry Doby was born.

[edit] 1943

• Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins was born.

[edit] 1955

• Northwestern University fires head coach Lou Saban. Also fired is a heretofore unknown assistant, George Steinbrenner.

[edit] 1970

• At age 83, Chick Gandil, former first baseman and alleged ringleader of the Black Sox Scandal, died.

[edit] 1977

• 29 people, including the entire University of Evansville basketball team, died in a plane crash.

[edit] 2003

• The largest crowd in NCAA basketball history -- 78,129 -- packed Detroit's Ford Field to watch Kentucky best Michigan State, 79-74.

[edit] 2006

• The Boston Red Sox, having previously won at auction exclusive rights to negotiation with Daisake Matsuzaka, sign Dice-K to a four year, $51.1 million contract.

[edit] Births

• 1923: Larry Doby
• [[1935}}: Lindy McDaniel
• 1943: Ferguson Jenkins
• 1975: Matt LeCroy
• 1976: Josh Fogg

[edit] Deaths

• 1970: Chick Gandil
• 2004: Andre Rodgers