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2001 Cardinals' first baseman Mark McGwire tells ESPN he plans to retire, ending his 16-year big league career. The prolific home run hitter, who ranks fifth all-time with 583 career homers, decided not to sign the two-year, $30-million extension St. Louis had offered.

2002 Barry Bonds becomes the first player in major league history to win the Most Valuable Player Award five times. The 38-year-old Giant left fielder, who also won the award with the Pirates (1990 and '92) and with San Francisco (1993, 2001), was the National League's batting champion with a .370 average and broke 1941 Ted Williams' on-base percentage record with an impressive .582 OBP.

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2003 Roy Halladay of the Blue Jays easily wins the American League Cy Young Award, garnering 26 of 28 first-place votes. The 26-year-old right-hander finished the season 22-7, including winning 15 straight decisions from May 1 to July 27.

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2004 Johan Santana (20-6, 265, 2.61), winning the American League top pitching honor with 28 first-place votes, becomes the 18th unanimous Cy Young winner selected by the BBWAA. The 25-year-old Venezuelan southpaw joins Jim Perry (1970) and Frank Viola (1988) as the only Twin hurlers to earn the award.

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2006 Although the team has declined to comment, several newspapers and internet sites report the Mets' new ballpark will be known as Citi Field. The deal with CitiCorp, the nation's largest bank, may be worth as much as $20 million annually for 20 years, making it the richest naming rights agreement in sports history, exceeding the 32-year, $300 million contract between the NFL's Texans and Reliant Energy Inc.

 

2008 Joining Mike McCormick, who copped the honor in 1967, Tim Lincecum (18-5, 2.62) becomes the second San Francisco Giant hurler to win the NL Cy Young Award. The 24-year-old right-hander, finishing his first full big league season, receives 23 out of 32 first-place votes cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America to finish ahead of Arizona's Brandon Webb and New York's Johan Santana.

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2008 The Nationals, which posted baseball's worst record last season, begin revamping their team, sending second baseman Emilio Bonifacio and two minor leaguers to the Marlins in exchange for right-hander Scott Olsen and outfielder Josh Willingham. The trade gives Washington much-needed starting pitching and adds a left-fielder to their outfield crop, including Lastings Milledge, Elijah Dukes, and Austin Kearns.

2011 The Miami Marlins officially unveil their new name, logo, and uniforms in an elaborate Friday night ceremony held for 800 celebrities and VIPs in their new downtown ballpark. The team's new colorful merchandise will go on sale for the first time after the event, being made available to the general public at 11 pm.

2013 Rays' outfielder Wil Myers, obtained in the off-season from the Royals along with three other prospects in exchange for James Shields and Wade Davis, wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award. The 22-year-old North Carolina native, who received 23 of 30 first-place votes from the BBWAA, joins third baseman Evan Longoria (2008) and right-hander Jeremy Hellickson (2011) as the third Tampa Bay player in the last six years to cop the freshman honor.

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2013 The Dodgers confirm their manager Don Mattingly will return for his fourth season with the team. The skipper's future in Los Angeles was uncertain early in the season until the club went on a record-setting 42-8 tear en route to the NL West division title

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2013 The Braves announce the franchise will be leaving Turner Field, a ballpark newer than 13 of the other 29 major league stadiums, when their initial 20-year lease expires after the 2016 season. Team executives, disappointed with Atlanta's inability to support needed renovations for the venue, cite their fan base as unwilling to attend games because of its crippling downtown traffic congestion and the lack of adequate parking around the stadium.

 

2013 Jose Fernandez (12-6, 2.19) receives 26 of 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America to easily win the National League's Rookie of the Year award. The 21-year-old right-hander, who defected from Cuba with his mother and sister in 2008, becomes the fourth Marlin player in the last 11 years to cop the freshman honor, joining Chris Coghlan (2009), Hanley Ramirez (2006), and Dontrelle Willis (2003).

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2013 The Twins announce Joe Mauer, who missed the last six weeks of the season, will move from catcher to first base on a full-time basis next season. A concussion the 30-year-old sustained when he took a foul tip off the mask in mid-August prompted the team's decision to change the All-Star backstop's position.

2014 Buck Showalter, who led the Orioles to a divisional title for the first time since 1997, is selected as the American League Manager of the Year by the BBWAA. The Baltimore skipper cops the honor for the third time (1994 Yankees and 2004 Rangers ), joining Bobby Cox, Tony LaRussa, Dusty Baker, Jim Leyland, and Lou Piniella in winning the award three or more times.

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2020 Reds' right-hander Trevor Bauer becomes the first National League Cy Young Award in franchise history, receiving 27 of the 30 BBWAA's first-place votes to finish ahead of Yu Darvish of the Cubs and the Mets' Jacob DeGrom. The 29-year-old North Hollywood native (CA) compiled only a 5-4 record in the covid-shorten season but led the Senior Circuit with 1.74 ERA, a 0.76 WHIP, two complete games, and two shutouts.

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• • 1926 - Eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager. He will rejoin the Philadelphia A's as a player-coach. Catcher Ray Schalk takes his place in Chicago.
    
  • 1943 - The MVPs for both leagues are named. Spud Chandler wins it in the American League Stan Musial in the National League.
    
  • 1953 - Jimmy Dykes, recently released as the manager of the Athletics, succeeds Marty Marion as the manager of the Baltimore Orioles.
    
  • 1958 - The American League announces that Kansas City will play 52 night games in 1959, a new league mark.
    
  • 1970 - Boog Powell, who batted .297 with 35 homers and 114 RBI for Baltimore, is named American League Most Valuable Player by a 234-157 margin over the Tony Oliva of the Twins.
    
  • 1981 - Dodgers southpaw Fernando Valenzuela becomes the first rookie ever to win a Cy Young Award, edging the Reds' Tom Seaver 70-67 for National League honors. He was the first rookie since Herb Score in 1955 to lead his league in strikeouts with 180.
    
  • 1982 - Joe Altobelli succeeds the retired Earl Weaver as Orioles manager. Altobelli is the second Yankees coach to take a managing job this month, and will be Baltimore's first new pilot since 1968.
    
  • 1986 - Houston's Mike Scott (18-10) beats Fernando Valenzuela (21-11) for the National League Cy Young Award, garnering 15 first-place votes to Valenzuela's nine.
    
  • 1987 - Roger Clemens becomes the first pitcher since Jim Palmer in 1975-1976 to win consecutive Cy Young Awards, collecting 21 of 28 first-place votes to easily beat runner-up Jimmy Key.
    
  • 1990 - California's Chuck Finley and Seattle's Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in the finale of an eight-game exhibition series between American and Japanese all-star teams. But Japan still wins the series 4-3 with one tie, the first time since 1970 that a touring U.S. team has left Japan with a losing record.
    
  • 1996 - John Smoltz, who won a major league-high 24 games for the Braves, wins the National League Cy Young Award in a runaway. Smoltz, the National League leader in strikeouts (276), innings (253.2), and winning percentage (.750), receives 26 of 28 first-place votes. Kevin Brown of the Marlins, the major-league ERA leader (1.89), receives the other two first-place votes.
    
  • 1997 - Pedro Martinez breaks the hold Greg Maddux and the Braves have on the National League Cy Young Award. From 1991-1996, either Maddux or a Braves pitcher captured the award. Martinez beats out Maddux in 1997 with 17 wins, 305 strikeouts, a 1.90 ERA, and 13 complete games. Martinez gives Canada a clean sweep of the Cy Young in 1997, with Roger Clemens winning the American League award a day earlier. It's a bittersweet moment for Montreal: The cost-cutting Expos eventually deal Martinez to the highest bidder.

Baseball Birthdays on November 11...

• • 1851 - Battin, Joe
  • 1859 - Hackett, Mert
  • 1866 - McFarlan, Alex
  • 1869 - Murphy, Yale
  • 1870 - Hastings, Charlie
  • 1878 - Mathison, Jimmy
  • 1879 - Alperman, Whitey
  • 1883 - Billiard, Harry
  • 1884 - Ness, Jack
  • 1887 - Steen, Bill
  • 1891 - Maranville, Rabbit
  • 1892 - Schacht, Al
  • 1895 - Morgan, Cy
  • 1899 - Vargus, Bill
  • 1899 - Traynor, Pie
  • 1900 - Fowler, Boob
  • 1902 - Carroll, Ownie
  • 1906 - DeTore, George
  • 1907 - Erickson, Hank
  • 1912 - Wright, Al
  • 1912 - Trosky, Hal
  • 1915 - Lefebvre, Bill
  • 1915 - Case, George
  • 1917 - Scantlebury, Pat
  • 1919 - Elliott, Glenn
  • 1920 - Murray, Joe
  • 1923 - Howard, Lee
  • 1929 - Delock, Ike
  • 1931 - Dotterer, Dutch
  • 1933 - Walters, Ken
  • 1937 - Hill, Dave
  • 1954 - Musselman, Ron
  • 1954 - Long, Bob
  • 1956 - Byrd, Jeff
  • 1956 - Loucks, Scott
  • 1956 - Hobbs, John
  • 1958 - Culmer, Wil
  • 1960 - Ransom, Jeff
  • 1961 - May, Scott
  • 1961 - Coachman, Pete
  • 1962 - Snyder, Cory
  • 1963 - Quinones, Rey
  • 1964 - Hernandez, Roberto
  • 1966 - Telgheder, Dave
  • 1967 - Munoz, Noe
  • 1967 - Munoz, Jose
  • 1969 - Easley, Damion
  • 1970 - Ware, Jeff
  • 1971 - de la Maza, Roland
  • 1971 - Hancock, Ryan
  • 1971 - Ordonez, Rey
  • 1972 - Rios, Danny
  • 1976 - Grilli, Jason
  • 1977 - Bacsik, Mike

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1876 Archibald "Moonlight" Graham, American MLB baseball outfielder (New York Giants - 1 game, 1905), medical doctor, and subject of "Field of Dreams" film, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina (d. 1965)


1947 Ron Bryant (San Francisco Giants), born in Redlands, California


1961 Greg Gagne infielder (LA Dodgers, Twins), born in Fall River, Massachusetts


1968 Sammy Sosa outfielder (Chicago Cubs), born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic

 

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1886 Although teams routinely buy players from other teams, the Reds and Browns become the first clubs to trade personnel. St. Louis deals outfielder Hugh Nicol, credited with 138 stolen bases next season, to Cincinnati in exchange for the backstop "Honest" Jack Boyle, a rookie with one game of major league experience, and more importantly, $400.

1923 Giants manager John McGraw trades outfielders Casey Stengel and Bill Cunningham along with shortstop Dave Bancroft to the Braves for pitchers Joe Oeschger and Bill Southworth. Although the deal will have little impact for Boston or New York, three of the five players involved in the transaction, Stengel, Bancroft, and Southworth, will become major league managers and members of the Hall of Fame.

Stengel, Bancroft, and Southworth
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1940 Indians' president Alva Bradley, unwilling to yield to the players' demands during the season, finally fires his manager Oscar Vitt, who called his players "Crybabies" during the campaign. Roger Peckinpaugh, who had also managed the Tribe from 1928 to 1933, replaces the extremely unpopular skipper.

1952 Philadelphia A's hurler Bobby Shantz (24-7, 2.48) is named as American League MVP by the baseball writers. The 27-year-old southpaw, who is named first on 16 of the 20 writers' ballots, easily out-distances the runners-up Allie Reynolds and Mickey Mantle.

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1955 Fred Hutchinson replaces Harry Walker as the Cardinal manager. With the departure of 'the Hat,' the National League will not have a player-manager in the circuit for the first time in its history.

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1958 Yankees right-hander Bob Turley, the World Series Most Valuable Player, wins the Cy Young Award, edging out runner-up Warren Spahn of Milwaukee by one vote. 'Bullet Bob' posted a 2.97 ERA while compiling a 21-7 record and won another two games for New York in the Fall Classic.

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1986 Roger Clemens (24-4, 2.48), joining Denny McLain, who accomplished the feat in 1968, becomes only the second American League pitcher to unanimously win the Cy Young Award when he captures all 28 first-place votes cast by the writers. The Red Sox 24-year-old right-hander will also be named the circuit's most valuable player.

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1996 Blue Jays right-hander Pat Hentgen (20-10) edges New York's Andy Pettitte (20-8) for the American League Cy Young Award by the narrow margin of 110-104. Mariano Rivera, the Yankee southpaw's teammate, finishes third in the balloting, getting one first-place vote.

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2001 After playing Class-A ball for one year, Albert Pujols (.329, 37, 130) is named the National League Rookie of the Year by the BBWAA. The Cardinal freshman set NL rookie marks for RBIs (130), total bases (360), and extra-base hits (88) and fell one home run shy of tying the National League rookie record of 38 established by Frank Robinson in 1956 as a member of the Reds.

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2001 Although disappointed not winning the award unanimously, Mariners outfielder Ichiro, after leading the circuit in hitting, is named the American League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Chris Assenheimer of the Elyria (OH) Chronicle-Telegram voted for CC Sabathia (17-4) as his top choice, citing the nine years of professional experience in Japan made Ichiro less of a rookie than 21-year-old Indian hurler.

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2002 Miguel Tejada, who receives 356 points from the Baseball Writers' Association of America, including 21 first-place votes of the 28 cast, is selected as the American League's Most Valuable Player. The A's shortstop joins countrymen Sammy Sosa and George Bell as Dominican Republic natives to win the award.

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2007 In the closest election since 1980, since the initiation of the current voting method (5 points for 1st, 3 points for second, and 1 point for third), the Baseball Writers' Association of America selects Ryan Braun as the National League Rookie of the Year. By a margin of just two points, the Brewers' third baseman edges Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who was listed first on more than half of the BBWAA ballots.

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2007 Dustin Pedroia (.317, 8, 50) becomes the sixth Red Sox player and the first to win the American League Rookie of the Year since Nomar Garciaparra's selection in 1997. The 5'9" second baseman, listed first on 24 of the 28 BBWAA ballots, easily outdistances Rays outfielder Delmon Young (.288, 13, 93).

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2008 Joe Maddon, receiving 27 of the 28 first-place votes cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, easily wins the American League Manager of the Year award. The Rays skipper, who succeeded Lou Piniella in 2006, this year's NL's choice for the honor, led Tampa Bay to a pennant after the team posted the worst record (66-96) in baseball last season.

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2008 Lou Piniella wins the National League Manager of the Year award after leading the Cubs to the postseason for the second consecutive season. The fiery skipper also won the AL honor in 1995 and 2001 while managing in Seattle.

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2008 The A's acquire Matt Holliday (.321, 25, 88) from the Rockies in exchange for former Rookie of the Year reliever Huston Street, southpaw starter Greg Smith, and highly touted outfield prospect Carlos Gonzalez. The 28-year-old All-Star left fielder, who can become a free agent at the end of the season, could not agree with Colorado on a long-term contract.

2011 In recognition of his contributions to the Boys & Girls Clubs in Philadelphia and his native Hawaii, Shane Victorino, the recipient of the 2011 Branch Rickey Award, is inducted as the 20th member of the Baseball Humanitarians Hall of Fame. The Phillies' center fielder, through his foundation, has pledged more than $900,000 to renovate the 105-year-old Nicetown Boys & Girls Club, located in an impoverished section of Philadelphia, into the centerpiece of the organization's twelve facilities in the city.

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2012 Mike Trout (.326, 30, 83), the BBWAA's unanimous selection as the Rookie of the Year, surpasses Lou Whitaker (1978 Tigers) by three months and five days to become the youngest American League player to be honored with the award. The 21-year-old Angel center fielder joins Evan Longoria (2008 Rays), Nomar Garciaparra (1997 Red Sox), Derek Jeter (1996 Yankees), Tim Salmon (1993 Angels), Sandy Alomar Jr. (1990 Indians), Mark McGwire (1987 A's), and Carlton Fisk (1972 Red Sox) as the only other unanimous AL winners.

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2012 Bryce Harper becomes the second-youngest player selected as the National League Rookie of the Year, 24 days older than Dwight Gooden when the Mets right-hander won the award in 1984. The 20-year-old center fielder is the first Nationals player to win a BBWAA postseason award since the franchise moved from Montreal to Washington in 2005.

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2013 After guiding the 94-68 Pirates to the Wild Card and their first winning season since 1992, Clint Hurdle becomes the second Buc skipper, joining Jim Leyland (1990, '92), to be selected as the National League Manager of the Year by the BBWAA. The Pittsburgh pilot was named first on 25 of 30 writers' ballots, easily outdistancing Don Mattingly of the Dodgers and the Braves' Fredi Gonzalez for the award.

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2013 Terry Francona, who never received a first-place vote for the award after guiding Boston to two World Championships in his eight seasons with the club, is named the American League's Manager of the Year by the BBWAA. The Indian skipper, who helped the much-improved Wild Card Tribe reach the playoffs for the first time in six years, receives 15 of the 30 writers' first-place votes, with John Farrell of the Red Sox finishing second, having his name on the top of a dozen ballots.

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2019 The Giants hired Gabe Kapler to replace retiring manager Bruce Bochy, who won three World Series during his 13 seasons with the team. San Francisco's new skipper, who agreed to a three-year deal, was fired by the Phillies in October with a year left on his contract after piloting Philadelphia to a 161-163 record during his two seasons at the helm.

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• • 1920 - Owners unanimously elect Kenesaw Mountain Landis chairman for seven years. Landis accepts, but only as sole commissioner with final authority over the players and owners, while remaining a federal judge (with his $7,500 federal salary deducted from the baseball salary of $50,000).
    
  • 1936 - Following the death of Phil Ball, wealthy owner of the St. Louis Browns, his estate sells the team to a syndicate headed by Donald L. Barnes and William O. DeWitt. As the new owners of Sportsman's Park, they announce their intention to install lights and bring night baseball to the American League.
    
  • 1952 - The baseball writers name Philadelphia pitcher Bobby Shantz the American League Most Valuable Player. He was 24-7 for the 79-75 A's.
    
  • 1958 - Bob Turley, who had 21 wins and 19 complete games for the Yankees, wins the Cy Young Award. With only one award given for the two leagues, Turley gathers five votes to four for last year's winner, Warren Spahn.
    
  • 1959 - White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox wins the American League's Most Valuable Player award. Teammates Luis Aparicio and Early Wynn finish second and third in the voting.
    
  • 1969 - Minnesota's Harmon Killebrew, who led the league with 49 home runs, 140 RBI, and a .430 on-base percentage, is voted American League Most Valuable Player.
    
  • 1975 - Tom Seaver of the Mets wins his third Cy Young Award. He led the National League with 22 wins, notched 243 strikeouts, and had a 2.38 ERA.
    
  • 1980 - Baltimore's Steve Stone, who led the American League in wins with a 25-7 record, edges Oakland's Mike Norris for the American League Cy Young Award.
    
  • 1986 - Roger Clemens (24-4) wins the American League Cy Young Award unanimously, joining Denny McLain (1968) as the only pitchers to do so.
    
  • 1996 - Toronto's Pat Hentgen edges Andy Pettitte of the Yankees for the Cy Young Award in the closest American League voting since 1972 when Gaylord Perry topped Wilbur Wood by six points. Hentgen (20-10), the major league leader in complete games, outpoints Pettitte (21-8) by the narrow margin of 110-104. Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera finishes third in the voting and receives one first-place vote.
    
  • 1997 - Ken Griffey, Jr. becomes the ninth unanimous pick for American League Most Valuable Player. Griffey hit .304 for Seattle, led the American League with 56 homers, and finished first in the majors with 147 RBI. He receives all 28 first-place votes and 392 points in balloting to become the first unanimous American League pick since Frank Thomas in 1993, and the 13th unanimous selection overall.

Baseball Birthdays on November 12...

• • 1858 - Gleason, Bill
  • 1861 - Humphries, John
  • 1867 - DeMiller, Harry
  • 1868 - Ryan, Jack
  • 1875 - Raymer, Fred
  • 1876 - Graham, Moonlight
  • 1876 - Killian, Ed
  • 1876 - Salisbury, Bill
  • 1886 - Goodwin, Clyde
  • 1887 - Froelich, Ben
  • 1888 - Leonard, Elmer
  • 1889 - McDermott, Red
  • 1891 - Mays, Carl
  • 1900 - Merritt, Herm
  • 1906 - Evans, Red
  • 1913 - Lillard, Gene
  • 1914 - Dickman, Emerson
  • 1922 - Reed, Billy
  • 1924 - Hansen, Andy
  • 1926 - Johnson, Don
  • 1927 - Hanebrink, Harry
  • 1936 - Hoerner, Joe
  • 1941 - Blanco, Damaso
  • 1943 - Schmelz, Al
  • 1947 - Bryant, Ron
  • 1950 - Bochte, Bruce
  • 1956 - Davis, Jody
  • 1960 - Hill, Donnie
  • 1961 - Gagne, Greg
  • 1962 - Tejada, Wilfredo
  • 1962 - Reed, Jeff
  • 1964 - Thurman, Gary
  • 1964 - Otto, Dave
  • 1967 - Harris, Donald
  • 1967 - Small, Mark
  • 1968 - Knorr, Randy
  • 1968 - Sosa, Sammy
  • 1972 - Bush, Homer
  • 1973 - Smart, J.D.

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