Today in Baseball History: February 15th

1990 On February 15, 1990, the major league owners officially lock the players out of spring training. The decision delays the start of spring training. The lockout will last until March 18, when the two sides reach a settlement.

1980 On February 15, 1980, the San Diego Padres trade future Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry and two other players to the Texas Rangers for first baseman Willie Montanez. Perry won 12 games for the Padres in 1979, posting an ERA of 3.06. Perry will struggle with Texas, losing nine of 15 decisions before a mid-season trade to the New York Yankees.

1964 On February 15, 1964, the body of Chicago Cubs star Ken Hubbs is found after the crash of his private plane near Provo, Utah. The 22-year-old Hubbs, a newly licensed pilot, was at the controls of the Cessna 172 when it crashed on an ice-covered lake, killing him and his 23 year-old friend, Dennis Doyle. The Civil Aeronautics Board later rules that "faulty judgment" by Hubbs caused the crash. In 1962, Hubbs won the NL's Rookie of the Year Award and set a record by playing 78 consecutive errorless games.

1956 On February 15, 1956, the Kansas City A's and Pittsburgh Pirates cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham, Alabama, because of a local ordinance barring black players from playing against whites.

1931 On February 15, 1931, the New York Yankees' spring training facility in St. Petersburg is renamed "Miller Huggins Field" in honor of the late manager, who died in 1929.

1916 On February 15, 1916, a Hall of Fame owner sells a Hall of Fame player. Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack sends third baseman Frank "Home Run" Baker to the New York Yankees for $37,500. Baker had refused to play for Mack in 1915.