What Happened on March 23, 1938

Historical Events

MLB Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis frees 74 St Louis Cardinals minor league players from their contracts

Bertie Auld, Scottish soccer midfielder (3 caps; Celtic, Birmingham City) and manager (Partick Thistle, Hibernian, Hamilton Academical), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2021)
Christopher Glenn, American news anchor (CBS Nightwatch), born in NYC, New York
Dave Pike, American jazz vibraphone and marimba player, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
Kenneth J Gregory, warden (Goldsmiths' College)
Maynard Jackson, first African American mayor of Atlanta (d. 2003)