The following posts will transcribe what happens when a comet passes too close to the earth causing a split in the fabric of reality. There is the Major League Baseball history that we all know and love, and then there is this untold version...the alternate universe caused by the comet known as "Babe".
(NOTE: Feel free to post similarities/differences between the two universes. I am mearly running a career league and monitoring/chronicling the events that take place and making notations of the things I see.)
Jan 1 - Brewers P Danny Frisella, 30, is killed in a dune buggy accident near Phoenix, Arizona.
Jan 2 - Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year as a result of tampering charges in the Gary Matthews free-agency signing, but the Braves are permitted to keep the outfielder.
Jan 3 - The Royals release P Lindy McDaniel, ending his 21-year career. He appeared in 987 games, 2nd only to Hoyt Wilhelm's 1,070.
Jan 4 - Mary Shane is hired by the Chicago White Sox as the first woman TV play-by-play announcer.
Jan 6 - Angels reserve SS Mike Miley, 23, is killed in an automobile crash in Baton Rouge, LA. Miley had been a star football player at LSU and was chosen twice in the first round of the June free-agent draft.
Jan 7 - Astronomer Philip Dukower discovers what appears to be a huge comet approximately 7 miles in diameter heading towards Earth. He predicts that the comet is not on a collision course with Earth but could be visible to the naked eye in late March as it passes the Earth. Being a huge baseball fan, Dukower called the comet, "Babe".
Jan 11 - In a five-player swap, the Cubs send OF Rick Monday (.272, 32 HR, 77 RBI in 1976) to the Dodgers for 1B-OF Bill Buckner (.301, 7 HR, 60 RBI) and SS Ivan DeJesus (.171, 2 RBI in 41 AB in '76).
Jan 17 - Kansas City releases Tommy Davis, ending an 18-year career spent with 10 different teams.
Jan 19 - The BBWAA elects Ernie Banks to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
Jan 20 - The Yankees obtain outfielder Paul Blair (.197, 3 HR, 16) from Baltimore for outfielders Elliott Maddox and Rick Bladt.
Jan 27 - Boston sports writers honor Luis Tiant as the Red Sox most valuable pitcher. This is the fifth year in a row that El Tiante has won, a record streak for this honor which was first awarded in 1952.
Jan 30 - Edward W. Stack is elected president of the Hall of Fame succeeding the retiring Paul Kerr.
Jan 31 - The Special Veterans Committee selects Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie and Al Lopez for the Hall of Fame.
