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* 1919 - The Reds hire Pat Moran as manager when no word is received from manager Christy Mathewson, who is still in France with the U.S. Army.

* 1948 - Herb Pennock, general manager of the Phillies and former star southpaw, collapses in a New York hotel lobby and dies a short time later at a local hospital.

* 1958 - Commissioner Ford Frick announces that players and coaches, rather than the fans, will vote for the All-Star teams.

* 1977 - Edward W. Stack is elected president of the Hall of Fame. He succeeds Paul Kerr, who is retiring.

* 1978 - Former pitcher Addie Joss and former executive Larry MacPhail are voted into the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.

Baseball Birthdays on January 30...

* 1867 - Dooms, Harry
* 1872 - Heard, Charlie
* 1877 - Dunham, Wiley
* 1886 - Watson, Doc
* 1887 - Herbert, Ernie
* 1888 - Campbell, Vin
* 1891 - Schwarz, Bill
* 1893 - Smyth, Red
* 1911 - Katz, Bob
* 1911 - Wasem, Link
* 1917 - Harris, Mickey
* 1917 - Veigel, Al
* 1922 - Mallette, Mal
* 1923 - Dropo, Walt
* 1925 - Lawrence, Brooks
* 1929 - Abernathie, Bill
* 1930 - Amoros, Sandy
* 1931 - Neal, Charlie
* 1943 - Johnson, Davey
* 1947 - Alexander, Matt
* 1948 - Moates, Dave
* 1954 - Stegman, Dave
* 1956 - Earley, Bill
* 1959 - Tarver, La Schelle
* 1964 - Pena, Hipolito
* 1965 - Davis, Joel
* 1973 - Henley, Bob

Baseball Deaths on January 30...

* 1910 - Morgan, Dan
* 1917 - Ryan, Cyclone
* 1922 - Rhines, Billy
* 1929 - Wood, John
* 1930 - Hagerman, Rip
* 1934 - McGee, Frank
* 1944 - Clough, Ed
* 1948 - Pennock, Herb
* 1959 - Shultz, Toots
* 1961 - Ward, Aaron
* 1962 - Roberts, Ray
* 1973 - Alcock, Scotty
* 1981 - Pieretti, Marino
* 1985 - Bradshaw, Joe
* 1992 - Taylor, Ed
* 1992 - Triplett, Coaker
* 1995 - Gremp, Buddy
* 1997 - Josephson, Duane
* 2007 - Lanier, Max