5th Player representatives elect Marvin Miller, assistant to the president of the United Steelworkers, as executive director of the ML Players’ Association.
8th The Hall of Fame Special Veterans Committee waives election rules and inducts Casey Stengel, recently retired manager of the Mets.
17th Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale escalate their threat of retirement by signing movie contracts.
30th Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale end their 32-day holdout, signing for $130,000 and $105,000 respectively.