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2005 Pat Gillick signs a three-year deal, becoming the Phillies' general manager. The 68 year-old, who has held the same position with the Orioles, Blue Jays, and Mariners, has led his teams to two World Series titles and nine playoff appearances.

2009 At Citizens Bank Park, Chase Utley ties Reggie Jackson's 1977 record with his fifth home run of the World Series, going deep twice in the Phillies' 8-6 victory over the Yankees in Game 5. The Philadelphia second baseman becomes the second player to have two multi-homer games in the Fall Classic, joining Royals' outfielder Willie Aikens, who accomplished the feat against the Phillies in 1980.

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2011 Matt Wieters becomes the first Baltimore backstop to win the Rawlings Gold Glove Award. The 25-year-old All-Star catcher, who appeared in 132 games behind the plate last season for the Orioles, was voted by the American League managers and coaches as the best defensive player in his position.

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2012 The Astros reveal a new look to coincide with the franchise's shift to the American League next season, having their brick red jerseys replaced by orange and navy blue, the club's color scheme from 1962-93. A redesigned Orbit, the green space creature that was Houston's mascot from 1990-99, is also coming out of retirement after 12 years to replace a rabbit character named Junction Jack, the team's current good luck charm.

2016 "A little bouncer slowly toward Bryant. He will glove it and throw to Rizzo. It’s in time. And the Chicago Cubs win the World Series! The Cubs come pouring out of the dugout, jumping up and down like a bunch of delirious 10-year-olds. The Cubs have done it! The longest drought in the history of American sports is over, and the celebration begins" - PAT HUGHES, Cubs' announcer call of the final out in Game 7 After a 108-year drought, the Cubs capture the World Series, needing ten innings in Game 7 to defeat the Indians at Progressive Field, 8-7. Cleveland, who had a 3-1 game advantage in the Fall Classic, now owns the longest span between World Championships, with their last title having come in 1948.

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On November 2 in Baseball History...

• • 1913 - St. Louis Browns player-manager George Stovall, fired the previous summer, is the first major-league player to jump to the Federal League, signing to manage Kansas City.
    
  • 1937 - American League batting champ Charlie Gehringer is named Most Valuable Player by the BBWAA.
    
  • 1938 - Jimmie Foxx is voted Most Valuable Player of the American League for the third time, with Yankees catcher Bill Dickey second in the voting.
    
  • 1960 - Roger Maris nips Mickey Mantle for the AL's Most Valuable Player award, 225-222, the second-closest vote ever. The closest was the Joe DiMaggio -- Ted Williams race in 1947.
    
  • 1971 - Pat Dobson of the Orioles pitches a no-hitter against the Yomiuri Giants in a 2-0 win. It is the first no-hitter in Japanese-American exhibition history. The Orioles compile a record of 12-2-4 on the tour.
    
  • 1972 - Steve Carlton caps off a remarkable 27-win, 300-strikeout season as the unanimous choice for the National League Cy Young Award.
    
  • 1974 - The Braves trade Hank Aaron to the Brewers for outfielder Dave May and a minor-league pitcher to be named later. Aaron will finish his major league career in Milwaukee, where he started it in 1954.
    
  • 1976 - Padres southpaw Randy Jones beats out Jerry Koosman of the Mets for the National League Cy Young Award. Jones led the league with 315 innings, and posted a 22-14 record for the fifth-place Padres.
    
  • 1977 - Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton outpoints Tommy John of the Dodgers to win his second Cy Young Award. Carlton led the National League with 23 wins, losing ten, and posted a 2.64 ERA.
    
  • 1988 - Oakland shortstop Walt Weiss becomes the third consecutive A's player to win the American League Rookie of the Year award, joining sluggers Jose Canseco (1986) and Mark McGwire (1987).
    
    Baseball Birthdays on November 2...

• • 1847 - Sweasy, Charlie
  • 1858 - Harris, Frank
  • 1860 - Graves, Frank
  • 1866 - Genins, Frank
  • 1868 - McCormick, Jim
  • 1869 - Sharrott, George
  • 1874 - Bell, George
  • 1877 - Williams, Otto
  • 1879 - Keeley, Burt
  • 1888 - Zwilling, Dutch
  • 1896 - Maynard, Chick
  • 1901 - Standaert, Jerry
  • 1903 - Hogsett, Chief
  • 1903 - Jackson, Travis
  • 1906 - McKeithan, Tim
  • 1914 - Jones, Red
  • 1914 - Vander Meer, Johnny
  • 1914 - Flores, Jesse
  • 1914 - McBride, Tom
  • 1916 - Campanis, Al
  • 1920 - Sullivan, John
  • 1920 - Mills, Bill
  • 1920 - Sisler, Dick
  • 1924 - Estock, George
  • 1927 - Williams, Davey
  • 1928 - Ross, Bob
  • 1941 - Connors, Bill
  • 1942 - Reed, Ron
  • 1946 - Paciorek, Tom
  • 1953 - Hartzell, Paul
  • 1955 - Tufts, Bob
  • 1955 - Harris, Greg
  • 1956 - Hargis, Gary
  • 1958 - McGee, Willie
  • 1963 - Horn, Sam
  • 1963 - Rice, Pat
  • 1966 - Merced, Orlando
  • 1970 - Moore, Marcus
  • 1972 - Miller, Travis
  • 1974 - Fernandez, Jose
  • 1974 - Cabrera, Orlando
  • 1975 - Rigdon, Paul
  • 1976 - Ponson, Sidney

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BIRTHDAYS
1856 Jim McCormick, Scottish-born American baseball pitcher and manager (first Scot in MLB; NL wins leader 1880, 82; NL ERA leader 1883), born in Thornliebank, Renfrewshire (d. 1918)

1866 Harry Staley pitcher (MLB record 9 RBI 1893; record lasts 70+ years), born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 1910)Netherlands (d. 1994)

1911 Johnny Keane manager (World Series 1964 St. Louis Cardinals; NY Yankees), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1967)

1918 Bob Feller HOF pitcher (8 x MLB All Star; AL Triple Crown 1940; 3 x no-hit games; Cleveland Indians), born in Van Meter, Iowa
Feller and Robinson 1962 HOF Inductees


1945 Ken Holtzman pitcher (2 x no hitters; MLB All Star 1972-73; World Series 1972-74), born in St. Louis, Missouri

1951 Dwight Evans right fielder (MLB All-Star 1978, 81, 87; Boston Red Sox), born in Santa Monica, California

1956 Bob Welch pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1990; Oakland A's; World Series 1981, 89, 2001), born in Seal Beach, California (d. 2014)


1968 Paul Quantrill pitcher and coach (MLB All Star 2001; Toronto Blue Jays), born in London, Ontario

1972 Armando Benitez pitcher (NL saves leader 2004; MLB All Star 2003, 04; NY Mets, Seattle Mariners, Florida Marlins), born in Ramón Santana, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic

 

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1953 After two days of meetings, the rules committee ends the practice that allows players to leave their gloves on the playing field, requiring outfielders and infielders to carry their gloves with them into the dugout after each half-inning. Before the controversial change, left fielders, right fielders, first basemen, and third basemen would leave their gloves in foul territory with center fielders, shortstops, and second basemen dropping their gloves at their position, with plays occurring around the scattered leather.

1953 The Rules Committee re-establishes the sacrifice fly ruling, which credits a batter with an RBI who flies out driving in a run without charging the hitter with a time at-bat. MLB dropped the original decree in 1939.

1964 Philadelphia voters approve a $25 million bond issue to build a new sports stadium. Due to cost overruns, a 1967 measure authorizes an additional $13 million, bringing the final price tag to approximately $50 million, making Veterans Stadium one of the most expensive ballparks ever built.

1965 A's pitcher Lew Krausse strikes out a record 21 Lara batters during a winter league game, tossing a one-hitter for Caracas. The right-hander will average 5.1 strikeouts per nine innings during his dozen years in the major leagues, including stops with the Brewers, Red Sox, Cardinals, and Braves.

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1965 Sandy Koufax (26-8, 2.04, 382) wins the second of his three Cy Young Awards unanimously, capturing all twenty of the writer's votes from both leagues. The Dodger southpaw also received the honor in 1963 and will be named again next season.

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1968 Trying to cross the busy Kings Highway near the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Harry Carey suffers two broken legs, a broken nose, and a dislocated shoulder after flying 40 feet in the air when struck by a car at 1:15 AM on an inclement Sunday morning. The popular Cardinals broadcaster's hospital room becomes party central before his discharge, recovering in time for Opening Day.

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1970 The Phillies swap Curt Flood to the Senators for three minor leaguers. The embattled outfielder refused to go to Philadelphia after the 1969 trade from the Cardinals, citing he was not a piece of property to be sold, becoming the first player to challenge the reserve clause seriously.

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1971 Pennsylvania lawmakers Hugh Scott and Richard South Schweiker collect their World Series wager in front of the U.S. Capitol from Maryland senators Charles Mathias, Jr. and J. Glenn Beall. After winning the bet on the Fall Classic between the Orioles and Pirates, the Keystone State lawmakers victoriously ride elephants as the losers lead and feed the pachyderms peanuts while carrying shovels to clean the street.

1979 The AL and NL all-star teams depart on an exhibition tour of Japan. The National League squad will take four of seven from the American League counterparts, but the teams will combine to split a pair of games with the Japanese all-stars.

1987 Mark McGwire wins the American League Rookie of the Year, easily outdistancing runners-up Kevin Seitzer and Matt Nokes. The 24 year old A's first baseman, who set the freshman major league home run record for home runs in with 49, becomes the second player to win the AL award unanimously, joining Carlton Fisk, who accomplished the feat with the Red Sox in 1972.

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1988 Jeff Torborg replaces Jim Fregosi as the White Sox's manager. Chicago's new skipper, who will be named the American League Manager of the Year in 1990, will see his club finish second twice during his three-year tenure in the Windy City before leaving the team for a short-lived position managing the Mets.

 

1992 The Reds trade Paul O'Neill and Joe DeBerry, a minor leaguer, to the Yankees for Roberto Kelly. The deal works well for the Bronx Bombers as the popular outfielder will become a team leader, playing a vital role in four World Series championships before he retires before the 2002 season.

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1993 Greg Maddux (20-10, 2.36) wins his second Cy Young Award when he easily outpoints Bill Swift of the Giants and teammate Tom Glavine on ballots cast by the BBWAA. The 27-year-old right-hander becomes the first hurler to win the prestigious pitcher prize in back-to-back seasons for different teams, having copped the award with the Cubs last season.

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1997 Becoming the fifth Red Sox player to receive the honor, Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra (.306, 30, 98) is unanimously selected as the American League Rookie of the Year by the BBWAA. The 23-year-old leadoff hitter led the league with 209 hits.

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1999 In a nine-player deal, the Rangers deal superstar Juan Gonzalez, pitcher Danny Patterson, and catcher Greg Zaun to the Tigers. Detroit ships three hurlers (Justin Thompson, Alan Webb, Francisco Cordero), outfielder Gabe Kapler, catcher Bill Haselman, and infielder Frank Catalanotto to Texas.

 

2000 After being turned down by Yankees third base coach Willie Randolph and their third base coach, Ron Oester, due to their below-market contract offers, the Reds hire Bob Boone as their manager, replacing 69-year-old Jack McKeon. The former catcher and present special assistant to general manager Jim Bowden had a 181-206 record as the Royals manager.

2001 In Game 6, the Diamondbacks get 21 hits in the first six innings against the Yankees to set a record for hits in a World Series game. The 1921 Giants (Game 3 vs. Yankees) and the 1946 Cardinals (Game 4 vs. Red Sox) established the previous record of 20.

2003 ESPN analyst Bobby Valentine will return to Japan to manage the Chiba Lotte Marines, which fired him after a solid second-place finish in 1995. The former Mets and Rangers skipper signs a three-year deal with an option for two more years worth an estimated $6.4 million.

2005 SBC announces the San Francisco home of the Giants will get its third name in three years. The corporation will adopt the better-known AT&T brand for its identity due to the likely merger of the two companies planned for later this year.

2006 Orlando Hudson becomes only the sixth major league infielder to win a Gold Glove in both the American and National Leagues. The Diamondback second baseman's defensive prowess was recognized in the Junior circuit last season when he copped his first Rawling's award playing for the Blue Jays.

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2006 To bring America's national pastime to a country with over 1.3 billion potential fans, MLB officials announce they will open an office in China to help promote the game. Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer, raises the possibility of the sport playing a regular-season opener in Beijing.

2006 Greg Maddux wins his sixteenth Gold Glove award, tying the mark held by former Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson and pitcher Jim Kaat for the most ever won by one player. The Braves right-hander will extend the major league mark to 18 when managers and coaches again select him in 2007 and 2008 as the best fielding pitcher in the National League.

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2008 Ruben Amaro Jr., the team's assistant GM for a decade, replaces Pat Gillick as the general manager of the recently crowned World Champion Phillies. The former batboy signs a three-year deal to run the club five days after Philadelphia beat Tampa Bay in the Fall Classic, winning just its second title in the 125-year history of the franchise.

2008 The Brewers exercise their $10 million option on Mike Cameron (.243, 25, 70). Last season, the 35-year-old three-time Gold Glove outfielder committed only one error in 119 starts for the Brew Crew.

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2009 George W. Bush throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Yomiuri Giants' 7-4 victory over the Nippon Ham Fighters in Game 3 of the Japan Series. The former American president, who bounces the pitch in the dirt, enjoys the game in a private box with former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, home run king Sadaharu Oh, and John Roos, the U.S. ambassador to Japan.

2010 Reminiscent of when the New York team moved to San Francisco in 1958, tens of thousands of Giants fans pay homage by celebrating the World Champions with a ticker-tape parade. First baseman Aubrey Huff delights the fans by pulling out his "rally thong" while addressing a raucous crowd at Civic Center.

2013 Brad Ausmus, who has never managed or coached a professional baseball team, is introduced as the Tigers' new skipper, replacing veteran manager Jim Leyland. The 44-year-old Dartmouth graduate, a former All-Star catcher just three years past his playing career, signs a three-year contract with a team option for the 2017 season.

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On November 3 in Baseball History...

• • 1926 - Ty Cobb resigns as Tigers manager and announces his retirement from the game. Umpire and former Tigers infielder George Moriarty replaces him. Moriarty is the first man to hold baseball's four principal jobs: player, umpire, scout, and manager.
    
  • 1934 - Although Lou Gehrig wins the Triple Crown with 49 home runs, 165 RBI, and a .363 average, Mickey Cochrane, with two home runs, 76 RBI, and a.320 average, is named American League Most Valuable Player. Dizzy Dean, with a 30-7 record, is chosen as National League Most Valuable Player.
    
  • 1942 - Ted Williams is the Triple Crown winner in the major leagues, but the writers select second baseman Joe Gordon by 21 votes as American League Most Valuable Player. Gordon of the New York Yankees leads the American League with 95 strikeouts, the most ground balls hit into double plays (22), and the most errors at his position (28). Pitcher Mort Cooper gets the Most Valuable Player honor in the National League.
    
  • 1953 - The rules committee restores the 1939 sacrifice fly rule, which says a sacrifice fly is not charged as a time at bat.
    
  • 1960 - Vern Law, who was 20-9 with 18 complete games for the National League champion Pirates, is voted Cy Young Award winner. Warren Spahn finishes second.
    
  • 1965 - Sandy Koufax, with a 26-8 record, a 1.73 ERA, and a record-shattering 382 strikeouts, is named Cy Young Award winner by a unanimous vote.
    
  • 1967 - Boston's Jim Lonborg, who was 22-9 with 246 strikeouts for the American League champions, is named American League Cy Young Award winner.
    
  • 1970 - Bob Gibson wins the National League Cy Young Award by a 118-51 margin over Gaylord Perry of the Giants. Gibson posted a 23-7 record for the Cardinals.
    
  • 1981 - Brewers reliever Rollie Fingers (28 saves, 1.04 ERA) wins the American League Cy Young Award, collecting 22 of 28 possible first-place votes. The other six go to Oakland's Steve McCatty.
    
  • 1982 - Pete Vuckovich becomes Milwaukee's second consecutive American League Cy Young Award winner, edging Jim Palmer. Vuckovich (18-6 with a 3.34 ERA for the Brewers) has the highest winning percentage in the majors over the past two seasons.
    
  • 1987 - Oakland first baseman Mark McGwire, who hit forty-nine home runs, wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award. McGwire is the second player to win that league's award unanimously (Carlton Fisk was the first in 1972).
    
  • 1989 - Lou Piniella is named manager of the Reds, replacing the banned Pete Rose.
    
  • 1997 - Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra is the sixth player to be the unanimous choice for American League Rookie of the Year. Garciaparra, twenty-four, led the American League in hits (209), triples (11), and multi-hit games (68), while also setting the American League rookie record with a 30-game hitting streak.
    

Baseball Birthdays on November 3...

• • 1856 - McCormick, Jim
  • 1860 - Trumbull, Ed
  • 1863 - Hanna, John
  • 1866 - Staley, Harry
  • 1871 - Hayner, John
  • 1875 - Geier, Phil
  • 1876 - Rockenfield, Ike
  • 1878 - Clarkson, Walter
  • 1881 - Baldwin, O.F.
  • 1881 - Hickey, Jack
  • 1885 - Lennox, Ed
  • 1886 - Southwick, Clyde
  • 1886 - Fisher, Bob
  • 1890 - Kopf, Larry
  • 1895 - Willson, Kid
  • 1895 - Walkup, Jim
  • 1898 - Summa, Homer
  • 1908 - Phillips, Red
  • 1917 - Gilmore, Len
  • 1917 - Hodkey, Eli
  • 1918 - Feller, Bob
  • 1919 - Jorgensen, Spider
  • 1921 - Flager, Wally
  • 1927 - Richards, Fred
  • 1936 - Robinson, Earl
  • 1936 - Herrscher, Rick
  • 1945 - Holtzman, Ken
  • 1945 - Johnson, Jim
  • 1946 - Hill, Garry
  • 1946 - Heintzelman, Tom
  • 1948 - Kreuger, Rick
  • 1951 - Evans, Dwight
  • 1953 - Herndon, Larry
  • 1953 - Thompson, Bobby
  • 1955 - Corey, Mark
  • 1955 - Corey, Mark
  • 1956 - Welch, Bob
  • 1962 - Corbett, Sherman
  • 1963 - Christopher, Mike
  • 1968 - Quantrill, Paul
  • 1969 - Robinson, Kenny
  • 1971 - Young, Danny
  • 1971 - Lawton, Matt
  • 1972 - Benitez, Armando

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