BB On this Date ~ Events & Birthdays #2

The Dodgers batted .203 in the World Series, got outscored 34-26, and still managed to win it all

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@BSmiHappy Birthday In Heaven Bob Feller ~ The legendary pitcher & proud WWII veteran was born in Van Meter, Iowa on this day in 1918! #MLB #Baseball

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Satchel Paige with the Kansas City Monarchs at Yankee Stadium for a Negro League game between the Monarchs and the New York Cuban Stars, Aug. 2, 1942, The game drew a sizable crowd of about 30,000 fans. Paige and teammate Hilton Smith combined to shut out the Cuban Stars, with the game called after seven innings due to the lopsided score of 9-0. Paige gave up just one hit in the fourth inning and was relieved by Smith in the fifth. The Monarchs went on that year to win the Negro American League pennant and eventually secure the Negro League World Series title.
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Don Sutton and Nolan Ryan pitched a combined 50 seasons in MLB, are tied for 14th all-time in career Wins with 324, and neither led his league in the category.
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• Today in Baseball History​
  November 4th​
  
  
  
  25 Fact(s) Found​
  1935 NFL standout Cal Hubbard becomes an American League umpire. The former Green Bay Packers offensive tackle will become the only person enshrined in the Pro Football and Baseball Hall of Fame.
  1957 With a new rule, an option now includes keeping the ball in play after a balk call. If a player gets a hit, a team can accept the batted ball's outcome instead of being limited to the advance of the baserunner(s).
  1959 Ernie Banks (.304, 45, 143) becomes the first National Leaguer to win consecutive MVP awards. 'Mr. Cub,' playing for a fifth-place team, garners 10 of the writers' 21 first-place ballots, with Eddie Mathews (5) and Hank Aaron (2) of the Braves, and Dodger Wally Moon (4) found on top of the remaining ballots.
  1963 The Cardinals trade outfielder George Altman and pitcher Bill Wakefield to the Mets for veteran right-hander Roger Craig. Next season, the hard-luck hurler, who has lost 20 games the last two years, will win Game 4 of the Fall Classic, beating the Yankees for the World Champion Redbirds.
  1965 Al Lopez resigns as the manager of the White Sox. The future Hall of Fame skipper will briefly return to the Chicago dugout to manage 47 games in 1968 and 17 games the following season before retiring for good.
  1975 Orioles hurler Jim Palmer, garnering 15 of the 24 first-place votes cast by the writers, wins the second of his three Cy Young awards, easily outpointing runners-up Yankees' right-hander Catfish Hunter and A's reliever Rollie Fingers. The 30-year-old Baltimore ace first copped the prestigious pitching prize in 1973, posting a 23-11 record and a league-leading 2.40 ERA for the second-place team.
  1980 Japan's all-time home run hitter, Sadaharu Oh, retires from professional baseball. The Tokyo Yomiuri Giants' first baseman hit a record-setting 868 home runs in his 22-year playing career.
  1997 Phillies infielder Scott Rolen, who led all freshman players in the National League in batting average (.283), home runs (21), and RBIs (92), is the unanimous choice for the circuit's Rookie of the Year Award. The third baseman, who did not qualify as a rookie last season by one at-bat after having his wrist broken when hit by a pitch, becomes the first Philadelphia player to win the award since Dick Allen copped the honor in 1964.
  2001 For the first time since 1985, two twenty-game winners start Game 7 of the World Series when Yankee right-hander Roger Clemens (20-3) faces Curt Schilling (22-6) of the Diamondbacks at Bank One Ballpark in Arizona. Sixteen years ago, Bret Saberhagen (20-6) of the Royals squared off against Cardinal hurler John Tudor (21-8) in the Fall Classic finale at Kauffman Stadium.
  2001 In Game 7 of a classic World Series, Arizona rallies for two runs in the bottom of the ninth, defeating the Yankees and their usually unbeatable closer, Mariano Rivera, 3-2. The four-year-old Diamondbacks, the youngest franchise to win a Fall Classic, end New York's string of three consecutive World Championships.
  
  
  
  
  2001 Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling are named co-MVPs of the World Series. The Diamondback hurlers are the first multiple winners since a trio of Dodgers (Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, and Steve Yeager) shared the award in 1981.
  2002 Eric Hinske (.279, 24, 84) wins the American League Rookie of the Year award. The 25-year-old Blue Jays third baseman receives 19 of 28 first-place votes cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, with Oriole starter Rodrigo Lopez getting the other nine first-place nods.
  2002 Colorado Rockies right-hander Jason Jennings (16-6, 4.52) becomes the first member of the Rockies to be selected by the BBWAA as the National League Rookie of the Year. The 24-year-old right-hander receives 27 first-place votes from the 32 writers participating in the balloting.
  2003 Former Yankee captain Don Mattingly is named the Bronx Bombers' hitting coach, replacing Rick Down. The 42-year-old, who retired due to back problems, will be a top candidate to replace Joe Torre as the manager in 2005.
  2003 Miami-Dade County Commissioners approved a plan to commit $73 million in tax money toward a new major league ballpark for the Marlins. The World Champions, who have agreed to change their name to the Miami Marlins if the city builds the ballpark, want to begin playing in the $325 million new park in 2007, but need to raise $137 million for their part of the commitment.
  2004 Philadelphia names Charlie Manuel as the team's new manager, replacing Larry Bowa, who was fired at the end of the season after the much-favored Phillies failed to make the postseason. The former Cleveland skipper compiled a 220-190 (.537) record and won a division during his three years with the Tribe.
  2004 The Mets introduced Willie Randolph as the franchise's 18th manager. The long-time Yankee second baseman and third base coach becomes the first black to manage in New York.
  2005 The Yankees continue to make over their coaching staff when Ron Guidry, a former three-time 20-game winner, is named to replace Mel Stottlemyre as the team's pitching coach, and former Red Sox skipper Joe Kerrigan joins the team as its bullpen coach. Earlier in the week, the Bronx Bombers added former big league managers Larry Bowa (third-base coach), Lee Mazzilli (bench coach), and Tony Pena (first-base coach) to Joe Torre's staff.
  2008 Barack Obama, a long-time White Sox fan, becomes the 44th president of the United States. The junior senator from Illinois, the first African-American to become the nation's Commander-in-Chief, is friendly with the team's general manager, Kenny Williams, a prominent member of Chicago's black community.
  2009 In Game 6 of the Fall Classic, the Yankees captured their 27th World Championship and first since 2000, with a 7-3 victory over the defending champs, the Phillies. Hideki Matsui, New York's designated hitter, collects six RBIs, tying a World Series mark, and Andy Pettitte becomes the second pitcher to get the victory in all three postseason-clinching games, joining Derek Lowe, who accomplished the feat with Boston in 2004.
  2009 Ryan Howard breaks Royals outfielder Willie Wilson's record, established in the 1980 Fall Classic against Philadelphia, for the most strikeouts in a World Series. The Phillies' slugging first baseman, the NLCS MVP against the Dodgers, earns the dubious distinction when he whiffs in the eighth inning of Game 6, making it the 13th time he returned to the bench without putting the ball in play.
  2010 Instead of negotiating a new multi-year contract with their designated hitter, the Red Sox exercise their $12.5 million option on 34-year-old David Ortiz for the upcoming season. 'Big Papi,' who would have preferred a long-term contract, led Boston with 32 homers and 102 RBIs.
  2010
  "Jump on board, boys. I'm going to carry us tonight. Don't even worry about it. Just back me up a little, and I'll take us to Game 7." - KIRBY PUCKETT, 1991 World Series speech before Game used as an inscription.
  
  The unveiling of a 7½-foot bronze statue depicting Kirby Puckett pumping his fist as he rounds second base following his 11th-inning walk-off homer in Game 6 of the 1991 World Series will take place at Target Field. Sculptor Bill Mack, who also created the ballpark's likenesses of Rod Carew and Harmon Killebrew, attended the Metrodome game the night when Puck hit the most iconic home run in Twins history.
  
  
  
  
  2011 Jim Thome, 41, returns to the Phillies, inking a $1.25 million, one-year contract as a free agent with the team. The slugger, who hit 15 homers with the Twins and the Indians last season, completed three seasons of his six-year $85 million deal with the club before his 2005 trade to the White Sox for Aaron Rowand and two southpaw prospects, Gio Gonzalez and Daniel Haigwood.
  2013 The Mets and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announce the launch of a five-year multimedia marketing partnership. WOR (710 AM) will become the team's flagship radio station, replacing WFAN (660 AM), which will now broadcast Yankee games after carrying the Amazins for the past 26 years.

 

Total World Series Pitches:
2020: 1,756 2
021: 1,726
2022: 1,726
2023: 1,490 2024: 1,576
2025: 2,384

 

This Day in Baseball History
December 5th​

1950 Mel Ott leaves the Giants' organization, signing a two-year pact to manage the Pacific Coast League's Oakland club. 'Marvelous Mel' will replace Chuck Dressen, who compiled a 222-165 (.572) record and captured last season's PCL championship during his two-year tenure with the Oaks.

1952 Figures reveal 1,493,632 fewer fans attended major league games last season, representing a 9.26% decrease from the previous season. The drop marks the second consecutive season in which attendance has declined, and the trend will continue next year.

1955 Ellis Kinder is selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox. During his eight seasons in Boston, the 41-year-old right-hander posted an 86-52 record with an earned run average of 3.28.

1955 Carl Stotz announces his plans to organize a rival baseball circuit for kids as an alternative to Little League. The Williamsport lumberyard clerk considered the founder of the original Little League Baseball, left the organization due to a lawsuit he filed when he disagreed with expanding the existing leagues.

1957 In a deal mandated by owner Gussie Busch, the Cardinals obtain Curt Flood from the Reds, along with Joe Taylor, for Marty Kutyna, Willard Schmidt, and Ted Wieand. The trade proves beneficial when their new 19-year-old player becomes an All-Star Gold Glove center fielder and plays a pivotal role in the club's three NL pennants and two world championships during his 12-year reign in St. Louis.

1958 The Phillies, hoping to fill the National League void in the Big Apple caused by the departure of the Giants and Dodgers to the West Coast, drop their plans for broadcasts next season in New York City. The team's reversal occurs when the Yankees threaten to air Bronx Bombers contests in Philadelphia.

1973 Veteran third baseman Ron Santo thwarts the Cubs' plan to trade him when he becomes the first player to invoke the new 10 and 5 rule. The team wanted to send their 33-year-old infielder to the Angels for two pitchers, but his 10+ years in the major leagues, including his 5+ seasons with Chicago, gave him the right to veto the deal.

1973 The Dodgers trade All-Star outfielder Willie Davis to Montreal for closer Mike Marshall. The 33-year-old reliever will finish over half his new team's games next season, winning the Cy Young Award for LA, while Davis has a solid season, batting .295 in his one season with the Expos.
(Ed. Note: In 1977, Yankee closer Sparky Lyle will become the first full-time reliever to cop the prestigious pitching prize in the American League. - LP)

1975 Yogi Berra, fired unexpectedly after piloting the club as a first-year manager to a 99-63 record and an American League pennant in 1964, returns to the Yankees as a coach after an 11-year absence. Hiring the team's former All-Star catcher and skipper to be Billy Martin's bench coach marks the first time in the game's history the designation becomes a description for a coaching staff member.

1977 Bobby Bonds (.264, 37, 115), made expendable when the team signed Lyman Bostock, is dealt by the Angels with Thad Bosley and Richard Dotson to the White Sox for backstop Brian Downing, Dave Frost, and Chris Knapp. The trade helps both teams, with Bonds filling the void created by the departure of free agents Richie Zisk and Oscar Gamble, and California gets a much-needed first-string catcher who will become a mainstay behind the plate for the Halos for 13 seasons.

1978 The Indians deal Alfredo Griffin and prospect Phil Lansford to the Blue Jays for Victor Cruz. The Tribe's transaction will prove short-sighted when the 21-year-old shortstop wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award next season, and their newly-acquired right-hander posts a 3-9 record with a 4.23 ERA.

1978 After sixteen years with the Reds, 37-year-old Pete Rose signs a four-year, $3.2 million deal with the Phillies, becoming the game's highest-paid player. The Mets, Braves, Pirates, and Royals also pursued Charlie Hustle, who will make major contributions to Philadelphia's three postseason appearances, including the 1980 World Championship, during his five-year tenure with the team.

1984 The Yankees obtain future Hall of Fame outfielder Rickey Henderson, 26, and pitcher Bert Bradley from the A's for pitchers Jay Howell and Jose Rijo, outfielder Stan Javier, and minor leaguers Tim Birsas and Eric Plunk. The Bronx Bombers also trade catcher Rick Cerone to the Braves for right-hander Brian Fisher, who will post a 13-9 record during his two seasons with New York.

1990 Hoping to fill the void created by Darryl Strawberry's departure to LA as a free agent, the Mets make their first move into the free-agent market in 10 years when they sign Vince Coleman to a 4-year contract for a little less than $12 million. The former St. Louis outfielder, who will spend time on the disabled list on five occasions during the next two seasons, will be hampered by injuries to his ribs and hamstrings during his stay with New York.

1990 Toronto trades first baseman Fred McGriff and shortstop Tony Fernandez to the Padres for second baseman Roberto Alomar and outfielder Joe Carter. The two new Blue Jays will play a vital role in the team's back-to-back World Championships in 1992 and 1993.

1996 The Player Association executive committee unanimously approves the new collective bargaining agreement. The CBA's affirmative vote clears the path for interleague play and guarantees there will be no work stoppages for at least five years.

2001 New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani announces he wants to complete new stadium deals for the Mets and Yankees before leaving office at the end of the month. Before the September 11 attacks, which dramatically changed the city's financial stature, the mayor believed an arrangement in which the city, the state, and the owners agreed to pay one-third of the cost of the new stadiums might complete the negotiations with the teams.

2002 The Mets sign the much sought-after free agent Tom Glavine to a three-year deal worth $35 million, with an option for an additional year that could increase the value of the contract to $42.5 million. The 36-year-old southpaw, who has compiled a 242-143 record and a 3.37 ERA, will notch his 300th career win with New York in 2007.

2009 After trying seven shortstops since Nomar Garciaparra's 2004 trade to the Cubs, the Red Sox give Marco Scutaro an opportunity to play the position, inking the 34-year-old infielder to a two-year deal with a club option for 2012. The free agent, who hit a career-best .282 along with 12 homers and 60 RBIs for Toronto last season, will replace Alex Gonzalez, who left the Red Sox after Boston declined his $6 million option and recently signed with the Blue Jays.

2010 On the eve of the winter meetings, free agent Jayson Werth (.296, 27, 85) and the Nationals agree on a $126 million, seven-year contract. The signing of the 31-year-old right-fielder, who has been a cog in Philadelphia's recent success, will help fill the void created by the departure of Adam Dunn, the team's former clean-up hitter, to the south side of Chicago.

2011 ESPN hires Terry Francona, recently fired by the Red Sox, as an analyst for its signature Sunday Night games and contributor to other studio shows, including SportsCenter. The former skipper will be replacing Bobby Valentine, who was recently hired to replace him in the Boston dugout.

2011 Ron Santo is elected to the Hall of Fame posthumously by the Golden Era Committee, receiving 15 of its possible 16 votes. The former Cubs' third baseman, who played in the 1960s and early '70s, compiled a .277 lifetime batting average, won five Gold Gloves, and was a member of nine All-Star teams during his 15-year tenure in Chicago, including a season on the South Side with the White Sox.
2014 Kevin Cash becomes the youngest current skipper in the big leagues when the Rays tweet that he will replace Joe Maddon, who recently signed to manage the Cubs. Tampa Bay selects the 37-year-old former Indians' bullpen coach over Don Wakamatsu, the current Royals bench coach and one-time Mariners manager.

2015 The organ, played by the legendary Nancy Faust at Old Comiskey Park and the U.S. Cellular Field for over 3,000 games, is purchased by Red Sox organist Josh Kantor, who grew up in Chicago listening to her renditions of Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye and Take Me Out to the Ballgame. The iconic instrument, used over 41 seasons, was put up for bid by the White Sox during their annual holiday charity auction at U.S. Cellular Field

2019 The Reds ink Mike Moustakas, who hit .254 with 35 home runs and 87 RBI in 143 games for the Brewers last season, to a four-year, $64 million deal, making the left-handed slugger the team's richest free-agent signing in club history. Cincinnati hopes the three-time All-Star infielder will provide much-needed offense to a lineup that scored the fourth-fewest runs in the National League.

2021 Golden Days Era Committee (considers candidates from 1950-69) selects Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso, and Tony Oliva, with Bud Fowler and Buck O'Neil chosen by the Early Baseball Era Committee (considers candidates before 1950) to be honored, along with David Ortiz, at the 2022 Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown (NY). Dick Allen, who finished one vote short of being Hall Famer the last time the GDE committee met in 2014, misses again by the same margin on this year's ballot.

2023 At the Winter Meetings, American League Eastern Division rivals the Red Sox and Yankees make only their eighth trade since the start of the divisional play in 1969. Boston exchanges starting outfielder Alex Verdugo to the Bronx for three pitchers, Nicholas Judice, Richard Fitts, and Greg Weissert, the only one with major league experience.


This Day in Baseball History
December 5th
1950 Mel Ott leaves the Giants' organization, signing a two-year pact to manage the Pacific Coast League's Oakland club. 'Marvelous Mel' will replace Chuck Dressen, who compiled a 222-165 (.572) record and captured last season's PCL championship during his two-year tenure with the Oaks.
1952 Figures reveal 1,493,632 fewer fans attended major league games last season, representing a 9.26% decrease from the previous season. The drop marks the second consecutive season in which attendance has declined, and the trend will continue next year.
1955 Ellis Kinder is selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox. During his eight seasons in Boston, the 41-year-old right-hander posted an 86-52 record with an earned run average of 3.28.
1955 Carl Stotz announces his plans to organize a rival baseball circuit for kids as an alternative to Little League. The Williamsport lumberyard clerk considered the founder of the original Little League Baseball, left the organization due to a lawsuit he filed when he disagreed with expanding the existing leagues.
1957 In a deal mandated by owner Gussie Busch, the Cardinals obtain Curt Flood from the Reds, along with Joe Taylor, for Marty Kutyna, Willard Schmidt, and Ted Wieand. The trade proves beneficial when their new 19-year-old player becomes an All-Star Gold Glove center fielder and plays a pivotal role in the club's three NL pennants and two world championships during his 12-year reign in St. Louis.
1958 The Phillies, hoping to fill the National League void in the Big Apple caused by the departure of the Giants and Dodgers to the West Coast, drop their plans for broadcasts next season in New York City. The team's reversal occurs when the Yankees threaten to air Bronx Bombers contests in Philadelphia.
1973 Veteran third baseman Ron Santo thwarts the Cubs' plan to trade him when he becomes the first player to invoke the new 10 and 5 rule. The team wanted to send their 33-year-old infielder to the Angels for two pitchers, but his 10+ years in the major leagues, including his 5+ seasons with Chicago, gave him the right to veto the deal.
1973 The Dodgers trade All-Star outfielder Willie Davis to Montreal for closer Mike Marshall. The 33-year-old reliever will finish over half his new team's games next season, winning the Cy Young Award for LA, while Davis has a solid season, batting .295 in his one season with the Expos.
(Ed. Note: In 1977, Yankee closer Sparky Lyle will become the first full-time reliever to cop the prestigious pitching prize in the American League. - LP)

1975 Yogi Berra, fired unexpectedly after piloting the club as a first-year manager to a 99-63 record and an American League pennant in 1964, returns to the Yankees as a coach after an 11-year absence. Hiring the team's former All-Star catcher and skipper to be Billy Martin's bench coach marks the first time in the game's history the designation becomes a description for a coaching staff member.
1977 Bobby Bonds (.264, 37, 115), made expendable when the team signed Lyman Bostock, is dealt by the Angels with Thad Bosley and Richard Dotson to the White Sox for backstop Brian Downing, Dave Frost, and Chris Knapp. The trade helps both teams, with Bonds filling the void created by the departure of free agents Richie Zisk and Oscar Gamble, and California gets a much-needed first-string catcher who will become a mainstay behind the plate for the Halos for 13 seasons.
1978 The Indians deal Alfredo Griffin and prospect Phil Lansford to the Blue Jays for Victor Cruz. The Tribe's transaction will prove short-sighted when the 21-year-old shortstop wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award next season, and their newly-acquired right-hander posts a 3-9 record with a 4.23 ERA.
1978 After sixteen years with the Reds, 37-year-old Pete Rose signs a four-year, $3.2 million deal with the Phillies, becoming the game's highest-paid player. The Mets, Braves, Pirates, and Royals also pursued Charlie Hustle, who will make major contributions to Philadelphia's three postseason appearances, including the 1980 World Championship, during his five-year tenure with the team.
1984 The Yankees obtain future Hall of Fame outfielder Rickey Henderson, 26, and pitcher Bert Bradley from the A's for pitchers Jay Howell and Jose Rijo, outfielder Stan Javier, and minor leaguers Tim Birsas and Eric Plunk. The Bronx Bombers also trade catcher Rick Cerone to the Braves for right-hander Brian Fisher, who will post a 13-9 record during his two seasons with New York.
1990 Hoping to fill the void created by Darryl Strawberry's departure to LA as a free agent, the Mets make their first move into the free-agent market in 10 years when they sign Vince Coleman to a 4-year contract for a little less than $12 million. The former St. Louis outfielder, who will spend time on the disabled list on five occasions during the next two seasons, will be hampered by injuries to his ribs and hamstrings during his stay with New York.
1990 Toronto trades first baseman Fred McGriff and shortstop Tony Fernandez to the Padres for second baseman Roberto Alomar and outfielder Joe Carter. The two new Blue Jays will play a vital role in the team's back-to-back World Championships in 1992 and 1993.
1996 The Player Association executive committee unanimously approves the new collective bargaining agreement. The CBA's affirmative vote clears the path for interleague play and guarantees there will be no work stoppages for at least five years.
2001 New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani announces he wants to complete new stadium deals for the Mets and Yankees before leaving office at the end of the month. Before the September 11 attacks, which dramatically changed the city's financial stature, the mayor believed an arrangement in which the city, the state, and the owners agreed to pay one-third of the cost of the new stadiums might complete the negotiations with the teams.
2002 The Mets sign the much sought-after free agent Tom Glavine to a three-year deal worth $35 million, with an option for an additional year that could increase the value of the contract to $42.5 million. The 36-year-old southpaw, who has compiled a 242-143 record and a 3.37 ERA, will notch his 300th career win with New York in 2007.
2009 After trying seven shortstops since Nomar Garciaparra's 2004 trade to the Cubs, the Red Sox give Marco Scutaro an opportunity to play the position, inking the 34-year-old infielder to a two-year deal with a club option for 2012. The free agent, who hit a career-best .282 along with 12 homers and 60 RBIs for Toronto last season, will replace Alex Gonzalez, who left the Red Sox after Boston declined his $6 million option and recently signed with the Blue Jays.
2010 On the eve of the winter meetings, free agent Jayson Werth (.296, 27, 85) and the Nationals agree on a $126 million, seven-year contract. The signing of the 31-year-old right-fielder, who has been a cog in Philadelphia's recent success, will help fill the void created by the departure of Adam Dunn, the team's former clean-up hitter, to the south side of Chicago.
2011 ESPN hires Terry Francona, recently fired by the Red Sox, as an analyst for its signature Sunday Night games and contributor to other studio shows, including SportsCenter. The former skipper will be replacing Bobby Valentine, who was recently hired to replace him in the Boston dugout.
2011 Ron Santo is elected to the Hall of Fame posthumously by the Golden Era Committee, receiving 15 of its possible 16 votes. The former Cubs' third baseman, who played in the 1960s and early '70s, compiled a .277 lifetime batting average, won five Gold Gloves, and was a member of nine All-Star teams during his 15-year tenure in Chicago, including a season on the South Side with the White Sox.
2014 Kevin Cash becomes the youngest current skipper in the big leagues when the Rays tweet that he will replace Joe Maddon, who recently signed to manage the Cubs. Tampa Bay selects the 37-year-old former Indians' bullpen coach over Don Wakamatsu, the current Royals bench coach and one-time Mariners manager.
2015 The organ, played by the legendary Nancy Faust at Old Comiskey Park and the U.S. Cellular Field for over 3,000 games, is purchased by Red Sox organist Josh Kantor, who grew up in Chicago listening to her renditions of Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye and Take Me Out to the Ballgame. The iconic instrument, used over 41 seasons, was put up for bid by the White Sox during their annual holiday charity auction at U.S. Cellular Field.




2019 The Reds ink Mike Moustakas, who hit .254 with 35 home runs and 87 RBI in 143 games for the Brewers last season, to a four-year, $64 million deal, making the left-handed slugger the team's richest free-agent signing in club history. Cincinnati hopes the three-time All-Star infielder will provide much-needed offense to a lineup that scored the fourth-fewest runs in the National League.
2021 Golden Days Era Committee (considers candidates from 1950-69) selects Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso, and Tony Oliva, with Bud Fowler and Buck O'Neil chosen by the Early Baseball Era Committee (considers candidates before 1950) to be honored, along with David Ortiz, at the 2022 Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown (NY). Dick Allen, who finished one vote short of being Hall Famer the last time the GDE committee met in 2014, misses again by the same margin on this year's ballot.
2023 At the Winter Meetings, American League Eastern Division rivals the Red Sox and Yankees make only their eighth trade since the start of the divisional play in 1969. Boston exchanges starting outfielder Alex Verdugo to the Bronx for three pitchers, Nicholas Judice, Richard Fitts, and Greg Weissert, the only one with major league experience.

 

Jackie Robinson sprints to first after laying down a squeeze bunt, Ebbets Field, July 23, 1949

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1939 East-West Negro League All-Star game, at Chicago's Comiskey Park
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Charity softball game with Thurman Munson at bat,
Johnny Bench at catcher and Tom Seaver pitching
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Today in Baseball History​

November 8th​

1920 The White Sox, Red Sox, and the Yankees threaten to pull out of the American League and join a new 12-team National League at a meeting to dismiss president AL Ban Johnson. The revolutionary new senior circuit, including a Detroit team unrelated to the Tigers, falls apart a few days later.
1928 Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum allowing professional sports on Sundays in localities that support that option. After admitting to using $200,000 of his funds, Braves' owner Judge Emil Fuchs will plead nolo contendere to spending money to influence the election outcome, resulting in a $1,000 fine in Municipal Court.
1950 Commissioner Happy Chandler and a player representative from each league agree on appropriating the $975,000 derived from radio and TV rights from this season's Fall Classic. After some initial resistance from Cardinals shortstop Marty Marion, the National League rep, who thought some of the proceeds should go to the players' World Series pool, the group decides to place the money into the pension fund.
1950 The BBWAA selects Walt Dropo, who led the American League with 144 RBIs, as the American League's Rookie of the Year. The 26-year-old slugging first baseman, who easily outpointed Yankee southpaw Whitey Ford, is the first Red Sox player to win the award.



Red Sox first baseman Walt Dropo
1950 Bowman Gum Baseball Card


1951 Baseball Writers' Association of America names Yankees catcher Yogi Berra (.294, 27, 88) as the American League's Most Valuable Player. The 27-year-old catcher, who will also cop the honor in 1954 and 1955, edges out the Browns' 20-game winner Ned Garver, who thought he had won the award when a BBWAA representative misinformed him before a recount gave the Bronx Bomber backstop the edge, 184-157.
1967 The Mets obtain Art Shamsky from the Reds in exchange for infielder Bob Johnson, who will play only 16 games for his new team before being traded to Atlanta. New York's latest outfielder will hit 42 home runs playing part-time during his four seasons with the team.
1977 Hall of Fame skipper Bucky Harris, who compiled a 2158- 2219 (.493) record with five teams during his 29 years in the dugout, dies on his 81st birthday in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1924, the 27-year-old 'Boy Wonder' became the Senators' player-manager, leading Washington to a World Championship in his first year at the helm.
1983 Reliever Jesse Orosco garners four votes for the National League Most Valuable Player Award, ending a six-year drought in which no Mets player received a single nod for the honor. The last time a writer cast an MVP vote for a New York National Leaguer was on the 1976 ballot when the writers considered Tom Seaver.
1983 Dale Murphy (.302, 36, 121) joins Ernie Banks (1958-59), Joe Morgan (1975-76), and Mike Schmidt (1980-81) as one of four National Leaguers who have won the MVP award in consecutive seasons. The soft-spoken Braves' outfielder receives 21 of the 24 votes cast by the writers.
1990 Darryl Strawberry, the Mets' all-time home run leader (252), ends his eight-year, turbulent tenure with New York. The slugging right fielder signs a five-year free-agent deal with his hometown Dodgers.
1999 The U.S. House of Representatives passes H. Res. 269, honoring former White Sox star 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson. U.S. Representative Jim DeMint (R-SC) drafted the resolution to pay tribute to the Greenville legend, banned from professional baseball due to his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal, and prohibited the outfielder from becoming a member of the Hall of Fame.
2000 The BBWAA selects Jerry Manuel as the American League Manager of the Year. The White Sox skipper led his club to their first playoff appearance in seven years despite having the 21st-lowest payroll of the 30 major league teams.
2004 Jason Bay (.282, 26, 82) becomes the first Pirates player and the first Canadian to win the National League Rookie of the Year. The 26-year-old British Columbia native married his college girlfriend, Kristen, two days ago.
2004 Receiving 27 of 28 first-place votes, Bobby Crosby (.239, 22, 64) wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award. The Oakland shortstop, who is the son of former big-leaguer infielder Ed Crosby, joins Harry Byrd (1952), Jose Canseco (1986), Mark McGwire (1987), Walt Weiss (1988), and Ben Grieve (1998) as the sixth A's freshman to be honored by the BBWAA.
2005 Joining Dean Chance, Bartolo Colon becomes the second Angels pitcher, the first in 41 years, to win the Cy Young Award. The 32-year-old Halo hurler from the Dominican Republic, who led the American League with 21 victories, is the only player named on every ballot.
2007 In front of 7,000 fans at Straub Park, Tampa Bay announces the name change from the Devil Rays to the Rays after considering 'Aces,' 'Bandits,' 'Cannons,' 'Dukes,' 'Stripes,' and the 'Nine,' the personal favorite of club owner Stuart Sternberg, as other monikers. The team also reveals uniforms featuring Columbia blue, Navy blue, and gold, with a yellow sunburst logo, replacing the 11-year-old franchise's original hues of green and blue and its logo of a cartilaginous fish.
2008 Former Red Sox players Bill Lee, Mo Vaughn, Mike Greenwell, Wes Ferrell, Frank Sullivan, Everett Scott, former scout George Digby, and former executive Ed Kenney Sr. become members of the team's Hall of Fame. The team also recognizes Ted Williams' homer in his last at-bat and Curt Schilling's performance (the "bloody sock") in Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS for their special significance in Red Sox history.
2008 The Brewers hire Willie Randolph as a bench coach to work with the team's new manager, Ken Macha. The 54-year-old former Mets manager compiled a 302-253 record during his three-plus years in New York before being dismissed in June.
2008 A group of Bronx high schoolers and a few players remove rain-soaked dirt from the former Yankee Stadium, mixing with the dirt around the new $1.3 billion ballpark's home plate and pitcher's rubber across the street, also removed during the ceremony. The students participate in a team-sponsored high school program designed to help local youths pursue careers in architecture, engineering, and construction.
2010 Jhonny Peralta and the Tigers come to terms on an $11.25 million, two-year contract, keeping the shortstop in Detroit. The agreement solidifies the left side of the team's infield for the next couple of years with the re-signing of third baseman Brandon Inge to a similar deal three weeks ago.
2010 ESPN announces Jon Miller and Joe Morgan will no longer do Sunday Night Baseball, ending the pair's 21-year tenure behind the mike. Network executive vice president Norby Williamson thanked the Hall of Famers for their outstanding work but did not name any replacements. ESPN announces Jon Miller and Joe Morgan will no longer do Sunday Night Baseball, ending the pair's 21-year tenure behind the mike. Network executive vice president Norby Williamson thanked the Hall of Famers for their outstanding body of work but did not name any replacements.




2012 The Orioles announce hiring Dan Duquette as their executive vice president for baseball operations, replacing Andy MacPhail. The 53-year-old former Red Sox general manager (1994-2002), who inked a three-year deal with the Birds, takes over a franchise that has suffered through 14 successive losing seasons
2023 The Angels sign Braves third-base coach Ron Washington to a two-year deal to replace Phil Nevin, who piloted the team to a fourth-place finish with a 73-89 record. The 72-year-old, likable baseball lifer won two American League pennants while managing the Rangers in 2010 and 2011.

 

Today in All Teams History
November 8th
\1920 The White Sox, Red Sox, and the Yankees threaten to pull out of the American League and join a new 12-team National League at a meeting to dismiss president AL Ban Johnson. The revolutionary new senior circuit, including a Detroit team unrelated to the Tigers, falls apart a few days later.
1928 Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum allowing professional sports on Sundays in localities that support that option. After admitting to using $200,000 of his funds, Braves' owner Judge Emil Fuchs will plead nolo contendere to spending money to influence the election outcome, resulting in a $1,000 fine in Municipal Court.
1950 Commissioner Happy Chandler and a player representative from each league agree on appropriating the $975,000 derived from radio and TV rights from this season's Fall Classic. After some initial resistance from Cardinals shortstop Marty Marion, the National League rep, who thought some of the proceeds should go to the players' World Series pool, the group decides to place the money into the pension fund.
1950 The BBWAA selects Walt Dropo, who led the American League with 144 RBIs, as the American League's Rookie of the Year. The 26-year-old slugging first baseman, who easily outpointed Yankee southpaw Whitey Ford, is the first Red Sox player to win the award.



Red Sox first baseman Walt Dropo
1950 Bowman Gum Baseball Card


1951 Baseball Writers' Association of America names Yankees catcher Yogi Berra (.294, 27, 88) as the American League's Most Valuable Player. The 27-year-old catcher, who will also cop the honor in 1954 and 1955, edges out the Browns' 20-game winner Ned Garver, who thought he had won the award when a BBWAA representative misinformed him before a recount gave the Bronx Bomber backstop the edge, 184-157.
1967 The Mets obtain Art Shamsky from the Reds in exchange for infielder Bob Johnson, who will play only 16 games for his new team before being traded to Atlanta. New York's latest outfielder will hit 42 home runs playing part-time during his four seasons with the team.
1977 Hall of Fame skipper Bucky Harris, who compiled a 2158- 2219 (.493) record with five teams during his 29 years in the dugout, dies on his 81st birthday in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1924, the 27-year-old 'Boy Wonder' became the Senators' player-manager, leading Washington to a World Championship in his first year at the helm.
1983 Reliever Jesse Orosco garners four votes for the National League Most Valuable Player Award, ending a six-year drought in which no Mets player received a single nod for the honor. The last time a writer cast an MVP vote for a New York National Leaguer was on the 1976 ballot when the writers considered Tom Seaver.
1983 Dale Murphy (.302, 36, 121) joins Ernie Banks (1958-59), Joe Morgan (1975-76), and Mike Schmidt (1980-81) as one of four National Leaguers who have won the MVP award in consecutive seasons. The soft-spoken Braves' outfielder receives 21 of the 24 votes cast by the writers.
1990 Darryl Strawberry, the Mets' all-time home run leader (252), ends his eight-year, turbulent tenure with New York. The slugging right fielder signs a five-year free-agent deal with his hometown Dodgers.
1999 The U.S. House of Representatives passes H. Res. 269, honoring former White Sox star 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson. U.S. Representative Jim DeMint (R-SC) drafted the resolution to pay tribute to the Greenville legend, banned from professional baseball due to his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal, and prohibited the outfielder from becoming a member of the Hall of Fame.
2000 The BBWAA selects Jerry Manuel as the American League Manager of the Year. The White Sox skipper led his club to their first playoff appearance in seven years despite having the 21st-lowest payroll of the 30 major league teams.
2004 Jason Bay (.282, 26, 82) becomes the first Pirates player and the first Canadian to win the National League Rookie of the Year. The 26-year-old British Columbia native married his college girlfriend, Kristen, two days ago.
2004 Receiving 27 of 28 first-place votes, Bobby Crosby (.239, 22, 64) wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award. The Oakland shortstop, who is the son of former big-leaguer infielder Ed Crosby, joins Harry Byrd (1952), Jose Canseco (1986), Mark McGwire (1987), Walt Weiss (1988), and Ben Grieve (1998) as the sixth A's freshman to be honored by the BBWAA.
2005 Joining Dean Chance, Bartolo Colon becomes the second Angels pitcher, the first in 41 years, to win the Cy Young Award. The 32-year-old Halo hurler from the Dominican Republic, who led the American League with 21 victories, is the only player named on every ballot.
2007 In front of 7,000 fans at Straub Park, Tampa Bay announces the name change from the Devil Rays to the Rays after considering 'Aces,' 'Bandits,' 'Cannons,' 'Dukes,' 'Stripes,' and the 'Nine,' the personal favorite of club owner Stuart Sternberg, as other monikers. The team also reveals uniforms featuring Columbia blue, Navy blue, and gold, with a yellow sunburst logo, replacing the 11-year-old franchise's original hues of green and blue and its logo of a cartilaginous fish.
2008 Former Red Sox players Bill Lee, Mo Vaughn, Mike Greenwell, Wes Ferrell, Frank Sullivan, Everett Scott, former scout George Digby, and former executive Ed Kenney Sr. become members of the team's Hall of Fame. The team also recognizes Ted Williams' homer in his last at-bat and Curt Schilling's performance (the "bloody sock") in Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS for their special significance in Red Sox history.
2008 The Brewers hire Willie Randolph as a bench coach to work with the team's new manager, Ken Macha. The 54-year-old former Mets manager compiled a 302-253 record during his three-plus years in New York before being dismissed in June.
2008 A group of Bronx high schoolers and a few players remove rain-soaked dirt from the former Yankee Stadium, mixing with the dirt around the new $1.3 billion ballpark's home plate and pitcher's rubber across the street, also removed during the ceremony. The students participate in a team-sponsored high school program designed to help local youths pursue careers in architecture, engineering, and construction.
2010 Jhonny Peralta and the Tigers come to terms on an $11.25 million, two-year contract, keeping the shortstop in Detroit. The agreement solidifies the left side of the team's infield for the next couple of years with the re-signing of third baseman Brandon Inge to a similar deal three weeks ago.
2010 ESPN announces Jon Miller and Joe Morgan will no longer do Sunday Night Baseball, ending the pair's 21-year tenure behind the mike. Network executive vice president Norby Williamson thanked the Hall of Famers for their outstanding work but did not name any replacements. ESPN announces Jon Miller and Joe Morgan will no longer do Sunday Night Baseball, ending the pair's 21-year tenure behind the mike. Network executive vice president Norby Williamson thanked the Hall of Famers for their outstanding body of work but did not name any replacements.




2012 The Orioles announce hiring Dan Duquette as their executive vice president for baseball operations, replacing Andy MacPhail. The 53-year-old former Red Sox general manager (1994-2002), who inked a three-year deal with the Birds, takes over a franchise that has suffered through 14 successive losing seasons
2023 The Angels sign Braves third-base coach Ron Washington to a two-year deal to replace Phil Nevin, who piloted the team to a fourth-place finish with a 73-89 record. The 72-year-old, likable baseball lifer won two American League pennants while managing the Rangers in 2010 and 2011.

 

George Brett and Graig Nettles get into it after Brett’s hard slide during game 5 of the 1977 ALCS. The great part was that no one was thrown out.
5 of the 1977 ALCS. The great part was that no one was thrown out.
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Satchel Paige in to his windup with a high leg kick at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in 1948. photo by George Silk. In his 1948 season with Cleveland, he went 6-1 with a 2.48 ERA and helped the team win the American League pennant and the World Series, becoming the first African-American to pitch in a World Series game.​

 

Hall of Fame sluggers Jimmie Foxx and Mel Ott examine bats in the dugout. They combine for 1045 home runs in their careers. Jimmie Foxx and Mel Ott were enshrined in the Hall of Fame together in 1951.
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