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    1859 Charles Ebbets sports executive (co-owner of Brooklyn Dodgers 1897-1902), born in NYC, New York (d. 1925)

    1925 Betty Evans Grayson softball pitcher (National Softball Hall of Fame 1959; Chicago Queens), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1979)
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    1944 Claude Brochu Baseball executive (Montreal Expos), born in Quebec City, Quebec

    1959 Jesse Barfield outfielder (Blue Jays, Yankees, 1986 HR leader), born in Joliet, Illinois
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    1967 Greg Gohr pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Santa Clara, California
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    1974 R. A. Dickey (MLB All-Star, NL Cy Young Award, NL strikeout leader 2012; Gold Glove Award 2013; NY Mets, Toronto Blue Jays), born in Nashville, Tennessee
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    1983 Dana Eveland player, born in Olympia, Washington
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    1889 The National League's Giants defeat the Brooklyn Bridegrooms of the American Association, 3-2, to win the World's Championship Series, a precursor to the modern-day World Series. The nine-game postseason matchup is the Big Apple's first 'Subway Series,' although that type of transportation will not be available until 1904.
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    1920 In a move less heralded than the acquisition of Babe Ruth earlier in the year, the Yankees hire Red Sox skipper Ed Barrow to be the team's general manager. Under the future Hall of Famer's leadership over the next quarter-century, the Bronx Bombers will win 14 American League pennants and 10 World Series championships.

    1931 A's southpaw Lefty Grove, capturing 98% share of the vote, is named the American League's MVP, easily outpacing runner-ups Lou Gehrig and Al Simmons. The future Hall of Famer left-hander posted a 31-4 (.886) record while compiling a league-leading ERA of 2.08 for first-place Philadelphia.
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    1942 Branch Rickey, the innovator of the farm systems that helped build a strong Redbird franchise, resigns as the Cardinals' vice president. Three days later, the Dodgers name the Mahatma as the Brooklyn club president, helping fill the void created by Brooklyn's general manager Larry MacPhail's enlistment in the army to serve in World War II.

    1959 White Sox right-hander Early Wynn, who posted the most victories in either league, wins the Cy Young Award as the top pitcher in the majors. The 39-year-old veteran, who led Chicago to an AL pennant with a 22-10 record, is named on 13 of the 16 votes cast by the BBWAA, with the Giants' Sam Jones and teammate Bob Shaw also receiving consideration from the writers.
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    1975 As their overwhelming choice, the Baseball Writers' Association of American selects Fred Lynn (.331, 21, 105) as the American League Rookie of the Year. The 22-year-old Red Sox All-Star outfielder receives 23.5 out of 24 first-place votes, with teammate Jim Rice getting the other .5.
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    1979 Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays, one of the game's most popular players, severs all ties with major league baseball when he accepts a public relations job with an Atlantic City casino. Due to the gambling aspect of the position, he had been given an ultimatum by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn to disassociate himself from the national pastime.
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    1985 Commissioner Peter Ueberroth suspends Cardinal pitcher Joaquin Andujar for the first ten games next season due to bumping Don Denkinger twice during his World Series Game 7 dispute with the home plate umpire over balls and strikes calls. The Redbird right-hander's frustration is a carry-over from the ump's game-costing blown call at first base in yesterday's ballgame.

    1991 Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as the Yankee manager. During his four-year reign as the Bronx Bomber skipper, the 36-year-old will compile a 313-268 (.539) record, capturing the American League Manager of the Year award and AL East title in 1994 and the league's first wild card the following year.

    1991 Braves skipper Bobby Cox becomes the first person to be named the Manager of the Year in both leagues when the BBWAA selects him as the National League's top field boss. The 50-year-old former third baseman, who won the AL honor with the Blue Jays in 1985, led Atlanta to their first pennant after the team finished with the worst record during the previous season.
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    2001 "As the (economic) problems have exacerbated, it has become clearer to me that everything should be on the table, including contraction." - COMMISSIONER BUD SELIG, commenting on the possible elimination of two major league teams as soon as next season. Before Game 2 of the World Series, Commissioner Bud Selig says major league baseball is considering eliminating two teams by next season. The highly controversial contraction would include the Montreal Expos and either the Minnesota Twins or the Florida Marlins.

    2002 Bringing the total to seven this month, three more teams hire new managers, including Ned Yost (Brewers), Ken Macha (A's), and Eric Wedge (Indians). Being younger than two of his players (Ellis Burks and Omar Vizquel), the Tribe's skipper, at the age of 34, becomes the youngest manager in the major leagues.

    2006 Silas Simmons, the oldest baseball player who ever lived, passes away at St. Petersburg's Westminster Suncoast retirement community in Florida. The 111-year-old was a southpaw hurler in the Negro Leagues for 17 years and played for the Homestead Grays, New York Lincoln Giants, and Cuban All-Stars.
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    2008 The Phillies complete the first-ever suspended game in World Series history, playing three innings at Citizens Bank Park, beating the Rays, 4-3, in Game 5 to win the Fall Classic. The World Championship is only the team's second in franchise history and the first since 1980.

    2009 Derek Jeter is the recipient of this year's Roberto Clemente Award, an honor given to a player who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, and community involvement. The 35-year-old Yankee captain joins 13 Hall of Famers and former Bronx Bombers Ron Guidry and Don Baylor in winning the prestigious prize.
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    2010 The Mets officially introduced 62-year-old Harvard Law School graduate Sandy Alderson as the team's new general manager at a Citi Field news conference. The A's former president and GM and chief executive officer of the Padres is being allowed to leave his current administrative position with MLB to take on the challenging role of rebuilding the directionless organization, which includes hiring a new manager for the team.

    2010 Joe Girardi finalizes a new three-year contract with the Yankees to remain the team's manager. During the season, rumors surfaced that the Illinois native and former Cub catcher might be interested in replacing the retiring Lou Piniella as the Chicago skipper, a position recently filled by interim Mike Quade.
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    2013 After batting .360 (9-for-25) with three home runs and nine RBIs for his island nation during the World Baseball Classic, Jose Abreu, who defected from Cuba last summer, finalizes a $68 million, six-year deal with the White Sox. The Pale Hose projects the 26-year-old slugger to play first base/DH, helping the team bolster a weak offense, which scored the fewest runs in the American League this season.
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    2014 In Game 7 at Kauffman Stadium, the Giants clinch their third World Series in five years when the team defeats the Royals, 3-2. San Francisco's 25-year-old southpaw Madison Bumgarner, the MVP of the Fall Classic, hurls the five final scoreless innings to earn the save in addition to his victories in Games 1 and 5.
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    2020 Tony La Russa becomes the White Sox's new manager, replacing the fired Rick Renteria after leading the team to their first postseason appearance in 12 years. The incoming 76-year-old Hall of Fame skipper, dismissed after eight seasons with the club in 1986, compiled a 2,728-3,625 (.536) record during his 35 campaigns in the dugout, en route to winning World Championships with the A's (1988) and Cardinals (2006, 2011).
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    On October 29 in Baseball History...
      • 1920 - The Yankees sign Red Sox manager Ed Barrow as business manager, completing the front office team that will build the game's most successful record. Hugh Duffy replaces Barrow in Boston.
      • 1931 - Lefty Grove, winner of 31 games for the Philadelphia A's, is named AL MVP. He led the league in strikeouts for the seventh straight season and topped all pitchers in winning percentage, ERA and complete games.
      • 1942 - Branch Rickey, the architect of the St. Louis Cardinals' farm system, resigned as the team's vice president.
      • 1945 - Happy Chandler, who had continued to serve in the U.S. Senate after becoming commissioner, resigns his political office. He will move the commissioner's quarters to Cincinnati.
      • 1949 - The White Sox make arguably their best trade ever, sending catcher Joe Tipton, who hit .204 in his one season in Chicago, to the Athletics for young Nellie Fox.
      • 1969 - Tom Seaver, who won 25 games to help lead the Mets to one of the most unlikely championships in baseball history, is voted the NL Cy Young Award winner.
      • 1975 - Fred Lynn, who led the league in runs, doubles and slugging percentage for the AL champion Red Sox, is the overwhelming choice as AL Rookie of the Year.
      • 1979 - Willie Mays severed all ties to major league baseball after signing a contract with the Bally Corporation, which is involved with legalized gambling in Atlantic City, N.J.
      • 1981 - Bill Giles, Phillies vice president for the past 11 years, heads a group that purchases the club for just over $30 million, the highest price paid to date for a major-league club. Giles is the son of longtime NL president Warren C. Giles.
      • 1985 - Cardinals pitcher Joaquin Andujar is suspended for the first 10 games of the 1986 season as a result of his World Series Game Seven tantrum during which he twice bumped home plate umpire Don Denkinger.
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    1867 Ed Delahanty HOF left fielder (NL batting champion 1899; NL home run leader 1893, 96; 3 × NL RBI leader; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1903)
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    1871 Buck Freeman outfielder (World Series 1903; HR leader 1899, 1903; AL RBI leader 1902, 03; Boston Americans), born in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania (d. 1949)
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    (1898-1989) Bill Terry HOF first baseman (MLB All-Star 1933–35; World Series 1933; NL batting champion 1930; NY Giants) and manager (NY Giants 1932-41), born in Atlanta, Georgia
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    1916 Leon Day HOF pitcher (9 x NgL All Star; NgL World Series 1946; Brooklyn/Newark Eagles, Baltimore Elite Giants), born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 1995)
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    1917 Bobby Bragan player, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2010)

    1927 Joe Adcock utility, manager (Milwaukee Braves; 2-time MLB All Star), born in Coushatta, Louisiana (d. 1999)
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    1935 Jim Perry player, born in Williamston, North Carolina
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    1941 Jim Ray Hart player (Giants), born in Hookerton, North Carolina (d. 2016)

    1960 David Valle catcher (Texas Rangers), born in Bayside, New York

    1961 Scott Garrelts player (San Francisco Giants), born in Urbana, Illinois

    1962 Danny Tartabull, outfielder (NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox), born in Miami, Florida

    1962 Mark Portugal, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Los Angeles, California

    1979 Jason Bartlett, player, born in Mountain View, California

    1981 Ian Snell player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Dover, Delaware

    1982 Manny Parra player (Bridgeport Bluefish), born in Carmichael, California
     
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    1929 The Cardinals name Gabby Street, currently a coach, to be the team's field boss to replace Bill McKechnie, who left to manage the Boston Braves. The new Redbirds' manager will lead the club to two National League pennants and a World Series championship in his first two seasons.
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    1956 The sale of the historical, but out-of-date, Ebbets Field to real estate developer Marvin Kratter becomes one of the first indications the ballpark is nearing its end, and, perhaps, a harbinger of the Dodgers' departure from Brooklyn. As part of the deal, club owner Walter O'Malley is given a three-year lease, with an additional two years to be added in January, to stay and play at the Flatbush facility, which means the 'Bums' have a potential home in the borough until 1961.
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    1963 Sandy Koufax, who unanimously won the Cy Young Award six days ago, is also named the National League's MVP. The Dodger southpaw, who compiled a 25-5 record along with a 1.88 ERA, outpoints Cardinals' infielder Dick Groat, 237-190, collecting 14 of the 20 first-place votes cast by the BBWAA writers.
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    1964 American hurler Joe Stanka wins the league's MVP award pitching for the Nankai Hawks. The 33-year-old right-hander's three straight victories over the Yomiuri Giants help his team capture the Japanese Series.
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    1967 The White Sox announce the club will play nine regular-season games in Milwaukee during the 1968 season. The change in venue marks the first time an American League team will be the home team outside its city since 1905 when the Tigers hosted the Boston Americans at Neil Park in Columbus (OH).
     
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