 | Arky Vaughan Inducted into Hall Of Fame
Friday, January 1st, 1954: In a ceremony witnessed by all the living members of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, Arky Vaughan stepped on the stage to join the game's immortals. He retired at the age of 41 and during his 2863-game career batted .316, produced 159 home runs, 3296 hits and 1539 RBIs, while scoring 1931 times. The legendary shortstop, surrounded by his joyful family, looked on as his plaque went up on the wall of fame at baseball's shrine to its greatest players.
After the induction ceremony, one of the Hall of Famers notorious for doctoring the ball was asked how did he pitch to Vaughan. "Greaseball, greaseball, greaseball, that's all I threw him... and he still hit them. He's the only player in baseball who consistently hit my grease. He saw the ball so well, I guess he could pick out the dry side." |
 | Star SP Blumette Signs for 2 years
Saturday, December 26th, 1953: The Pittsburgh Pirates have finished a deal with All Star-caliber starting pitcher Pete Blumette that will extend his stay in Pittsburgh at least 2 years and will pay out $286,400.
So far in Blumette's career, the 32-year-old starter has won 115 and lost 123, collecting 658 strikeouts with a 3.72 ERA. Opponents have hit .271 against him.
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 | MLB News: Draft Pool Revealed
Monday, December 21st, 1953: Earlier today, the MLB released its amateur draft pool, sending organizations into a flurry of action. For the next 30 days, scouts will be trying to gauge as many players as they can, hoping to get a true sense of the character, ability and passion of these young men with professional baseball aspirations.
The league has created a special Draft Area on the transactions page, which will be available for 30 days prior to draft day.
You can find the draft pool in the league transactions screen (league menu).
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