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11/23
BIRTHDAYS
1910 Hal Schumacher, (New York Giants), born in Hinkley, New York (d. 1993)


1914 Emmett Ashford, MLB umpire (first certified black umpire in organised baseball), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)


1930 Jack McKeon manager (World Series 2003, Florida Marlins; 2 × NL Manager of the Year 1999, 2003), born in South Amboy, New Jersey

1940 Luis Tiant, pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 74, 76), born in Marianao, Cuba


1954 Glenn Brummer Olney, Illinois

1954 Ken Schrom, born in Grangeville, Idaho


1959 Brook Jacoby third baseman, 1981-92 (Cleveland Indians and 2 other teams), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


1963 Dale Sveum player and coach, born in Richmond, California


1964 Jose Gonzales, born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic


1977 Adam Eaton, Springfield, Ohio

1980 Jonathan Papelbon Baton Rouge, Louisiana


1984 Justin Turner (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Long Beach, California

 

FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+​

1943 Commissioner Landis suspends William Cox indefinitely after the Phillies owner acknowledges making some "sentimental" bets on his team, not knowing it was against the rules. The gambling allegations first surfaced in July, when the club's recently fired manager, Bucky Harris, revealed he had evidence that his former boss was wagering on Philadelphia's games.

1962 The BBWAA selects Dodger shortstop Maury Wills as the National League's Most Valuable Player. The Gold Glove infielder stole a record 104 bases this season and served as a catalyst in the team's 102 victories and their attempt to capture a pennant, an effort that fell short in a three-game playoff against San Francisco.

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1964 The Mets purchase Future Hall of Fame southpaw Warren Spahn from the Braves. In addition to serving on the club's coaching staff, the crafty southpaw will post a 4-12 record in twenty appearances.

Mets Spahn & Berra
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1971 The Pirates name Bill Virdon, who will guide Pittsburgh to a 96-59 finish and a divisional flag in his managerial debut, to take over for the retiring Danny Murtaugh as the World Champion Pirates manager. The Bucs' former skipper will return to the dugout during the 1973 season to replace his replacement.

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1977 The Red Sox sign free agent Mike Torrez when the former Yankee agrees to a seven-year, $2.5 million deal to pitch for Boston. The 32-year old right-hander compiles a 60-55 record before his trade to the Mets five years later but becomes the scapegoat for a frustrated Fenway Faithway fan base as the losing pitcher in the 1978 one-game playoff against the Bronx Bombers.

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1981 The Hewpex Sports Network replaces Early Wynn with Jerry Howarth, who will spend 36 seasons in the Blue Jays' broadcast booth before announcing his retirement at the start of spring training in 2018. For the first 23 years, he worked with legendary announcer Tom Cheek as part of Toronto's play-by-play radio team, with their partnership becoming known as "Tom and Jerry."

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1988 Steve Sax signs a three-year deal as a free agent with the Yankees worth $3.75 million. The former NL Rookie of the Year will replace fan-favorite Willie Randolph at second base, and Randolph will sign with the World Champion Dodgers, taking Sax's spot.

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2007 While visiting his wife's family and scheduled to be the best man at a wedding later in the day, Joe Kennedy awakes and collapses in the bedroom at 1:00 am and dies unexpectedly. The 6'4", 250-pound Blue Jays southpaw reliever, who signed with the club in September after being released by the Diamondbacks, also played for the A's, Rockies, and Devil Rays during his seven-year career.

2007 The woeful Reds bullpen gets a big boost when they sign free-agent Francisco Cordero to a four-year, $46 million contract. The 32-year-old former Brewers closer collected 44 saves in 51 chances while posting a 2.98 ERA with Milwaukee last season.

2009 Joe Mauer (.365, 28, 96) becomes the fifth Twin to be named the American League's Most Valuable Player, joining Zoilo Versalles (1965), Harmon Killebrew (1969), Rod Carew (1977), and Justin Morneau (2006). The slugging Gold Glove catcher, who missed the first month of the season with a back injury, receives 27 of 28 first-place votes cast by the BBWAA, and the St. Paul native easily outpoints Yankee teammates Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter.

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2010 Josh Hamilton joins Jeff Burroughs (1974), Juan Gonzalez (1996, 1998), Ivan Rodriguez (1999), and Alex Rodriguez (2003) as the fifth Ranger player to win the American League's Most Valuable Player award. The Texas slugging outfielder, who received 22 of the 28 first-place votes cast by the writers, led the major leagues in batting with a .359 average, hitting 32 homers and driving in 100 runs despite missing 29 games in September after suffering two broken ribs.

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2010 Aubrey Huff agrees to a $22 million, two-year deal to stay with the World Champions Giants. Last January, San Francisco signed the 33-year-old to a one-year contract hoping he could provide some pop in the middle of the batting order, and the first baseman/outfielder did not disappoint, hitting a team-leading 26 home runs along with 86 RBIs.

2011 The A's send right-hander Gio Gonzalez and pitching prospect Robert Gilliam to the Nationals for southpaw Tommy Milone, catcher Derek Norris, right-hander Brad Peacock, and minor-league hurler A.J. Cole. After agreeing to a five-year, $42 million extension following the trade, Washington's newest member of the rotation will enjoy a spectacular first season in the nation's capital, going 21-8 with an ERA of 2.89.

2011 The oft-injured Grady Sizemore agrees to a one-year, incentive-laden contract to stay with the Indians after the club declined his $9 million option for 2012. The Tribe will pay the 29-year-old All-Star outfielder $5 million next season, along with the opportunity to make another $4 million based on plate appearances and another $500,000 if he is selected comeback player of the year.

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On November 23 in Baseball History...

• • 1943 - Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis rules that Phils owner William D. Cox is permanently ineligible to hold office or be employed in baseball for having bet on his own team. The Carpenter family of Delaware will buy the Philadelphia club and Bob Carpenter, age 28, will become president.
    
  • 1944 - Five groups totaling 23 players, managers, umpires, and writers visit war theaters as part of the USO program. Included are Mel Ott, Frankie Frisch, Bucky Walters, Harry Heilmann, Carl Hubbell, Leo Durocher, Joe Medwick, Dixie Walker, Paul Waner, and Rip Sewell.
    
  • 1960 - Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted National League Rookie of the Year with 12 of 24 votes.
    
  • 1962 - Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills, whose 104 steals broke Ty Cobb's major league record, is named National League Most Valuable Player.
    
  • 1966 - Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted American League Rookie of the Year, gathering 16 of the 18 votes. Kansas City pitcher Jim Nash gets the other two votes. Agee had been brought up briefly the past four seasons before finding a permanent spot in 1966.
    
  • 1971 - Danny Murtaugh, manager of the world champion Pirates, announces his retirement for health reasons. Bill Virdon is named to replace him.

Baseball Birthdays on November 23...

• • 1850 - Bentley, Cy
  • 1860 - Zimmer, Chief
  • 1863 - Church, Hi
  • 1870 - Seybold, Socks
  • 1874 - Clay, Bill
  • 1878 - Sheckard, Jimmy
  • 1878 - Stovall, George
  • 1890 - Halt, Al
  • 1894 - Corcoran, Art
  • 1894 - Petty, Jesse
  • 1895 - Bradshaw, Dallas
  • 1896 - Reichle, Dick
  • 1897 - Leach, Freddy
  • 1897 - Jonnard, Claude
  • 1897 - Jonnard, Bubber
  • 1903 - Muich, Joe
  • 1906 - Wehde, Biggs
  • 1910 - Schumacher, Hal
  • 1913 - Scarsella, Les
  • 1914 - Preibisch, Mel
  • 1915 - Kahle, Bob
  • 1916 - Collins, Eddie
  • 1917 - Reich, Herman
  • 1917 - Caulfield, Jake
  • 1920 - Jones, Jake
  • 1922 - Wilson, Grady
  • 1926 - Osgood, Charlie
  • 1932 - Anderson, John
  • 1940 - Tiant, Luis
  • 1940 - Ott, Billy
  • 1942 - Nyman, Jerry
  • 1947 - Tepedino, Frank
  • 1947 - Anderson, Dwain
  • 1947 - Hall, Tom
  • 1951 - Cage, Wayne
  • 1954 - Brummer, Glenn
  • 1954 - Perkins, Broderick
  • 1954 - Schrom, Ken
  • 1955 - Smith, Mark
  • 1955 - Whitmer, Dan
  • 1955 - Cruz, Todd
  • 1959 - Jacoby, Brook
  • 1963 - Sauveur, Rich
  • 1963 - Sveum, Dale
  • 1964 - Gonzalez, Jose
  • 1969 - Brady, Doug
  • 1969 - McCarty, David
  • 1970 - Murray, Glenn
  • 1971 - McGuire, Ryan
  • 1971 - Small, Aaron
  • 1971 - Oropesa, Eddie
  • 1977 - Eaton, Adam

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11/24
BIRTHDAYS
1911 Joe Medwick HOF left fielder (World Series 1934, Triple Crown & NL MVP 1937 St. Louis Cardinals; 10 x MLB All Star), born in Carteret, New Jersey (d. 1975)


1930 Bob Friend Pirates, pitcher (4-time MLB All Star), born in Lafayette, Indiana (d. 2019)


1939 Jim Northrup, Outfielder Detroit


1948 Steve Yeager, catcher (LA Dodger)


1967 Al Martin, Covina CA, outfielder (Pittsburgh Pirates)


1967 Ben McDonald, Baton Rouge LA, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)


1967 Cal Eldred Player,Manager KC

1970 Jason Jacome, pitcher (KC Royals), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+​

1870 On Thanksgiving Day, New York City baseball enthusiasts enjoy the official closing of the season with all the available fields packed with players on this day of gratitude. The New York Times reports if the weather is good, "the ball tossers will have a great deal of exciting sport."

1883 The American Association expands to a dozen teams, admitting the Brooklyn Atlantics, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Toledo Blue Stockings, and the Washington Nationals. The new clubs join existing franchises in New York (Metropolitans), Columbus (Buckeyes), Louisville (Eclipse), St. Louis (Browns), Cincinnati (Red Stockings), Baltimore (Orioles), Richmond (Virginians), and Pittsburgh (Alleghenys).

1948 National League president Ford Frick steps in and pays $350 for funeral services, including the cost of a coffin for the unclaimed body of Hack Wilson, who died alone and penniless yesterday in a Baltimore's City Hospital from internal hemorrhages and a pulmonary condition. The 48-year-old former slugger, initially identified only as a white male, will be laid to rest at Rosedale Cemetery in Martinsburg, West Virginia, where he began his professional career playing in the Class D Blue Ridge League.

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1953 At a gathering of stunned reporters in his office on Montague Street, Dodger owner Walter O'Malley announces replacing manager Chuck Dressen with Walter Alston, the future winner of seven pennants and four World Series during his 23-year tenure with the team. The leading candidate for the position was Pee Wee Reese, Brooklyn's fan-favorite shortstop.

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1963 In the extreme cold, Bill Veeck, the former owner of the Phillies, Indians, Browns, and White Sox along with his son Mike and a nephew, are among the 250,000 people who pay their respect to John F. Kennedy, lying in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Encouraged by the slain president's family to move to the front, the World War II vet declines the offer, insisting he is just an ordinary citizen and keeps his place in line for 15 hours with blood from his amputated leg soaking his trousers.

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1964 The BBWAA selects Ken Boyer (.295, 24, 119) as the National League's MVP. The World Champion Cardinal third baseman easily outdistances Phillies right fielder Johnny Callison and teammate Bill White for the honor.

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1971 Atlanta's slugger Earl Williams receives 18 of 24 first-place votes cast by the BBWAA to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award. The Braves' 23-year-old catcher-infielder hit 33 home runs and drove in 87 runs for the third-place team this season.

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1975 Former Phillies and Expos skipper Gene Mauch, who will replace the Twins' popular Frank Quilici in the dugout, becomes the first manager in franchise history to be given a multi-year contract, signing a three-year deal with an estimated annual salary of $70,000. The respected 50-year-old National League strategist will compile a 378-394 (.490) record during his five-year tenure with Minnesota.

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1982 Orioles infielder Cal Ripken (.264, 28, 93) wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award. The Maryland native, whose consecutive game streak is in its infancy at 118 games, garners 24 of the writers' 28 first-place votes, easily outpointing runners-up Red Sox's third baseman Wade Boggs and Twins' first baseman Kent Hrbek.

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1986 The Twins announce interim manager Tom Kelly will be the club's skipper next season. The 35-year-old Graceville (MN) native, who replaced Ray Miller for 23 games at the end of the season, will compile a losing record (1140-1244) but wins two World Championships in a span of five seasons, 1987 and 1991, during his 16-year tenure as skipper.

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2000 The Mets' former closer John Franco signs a three-year pact as a set-up man to stay with his hometown team, giving up the opportunity to close for the Phillies. The 40-year-old Staten Island resident, who needs 59 saves to break Lee Smith's career record of 478, lost his closing job to Armando Benitez during the 1998 season.

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2002 The Phillies, filling the void created when Scott Rolen was traded to the Cardinals last July, sign third baseman David Bell to a four-year, $17 million free-agent deal. The 30-year-old infielder, whose father (Buddy) and grandfather (Gus) were also major leaguers, played for the National League champion Giants last season after being traded by the Mariners during the spring.

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2004 After guiding the Dodgers to their first title since 1995, the club signs Jim Tracy (356-292) to a two-year extension to manage the team. The 48-year-old skipper, who led Los Angeles to a 93-69 record last season, has had four consecutive winning seasons in the City of Angels.

2005 The Marlins cut their payroll when the team sends last season's premiere free agent Carlos Delgado (.301, 33, 115) and $7 million to the Mets for Mike Jacobs (10 homers in 100 at-bats), minor league infielder Grant Psomas and Yusmeiro Petit, a highly touted pitching prospect. In January, the free-agent first baseman left Toronto after 12 years of service to sign a four-year deal worth a reported $52 million to play for Florida.

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2006 Carlos Lee, who turned down a four-year, $48 million offer from the Brewers, signs the richest contract in franchise history, agreeing to a six-year deal with the Astros worth $100 million. El Caballo, who split last season playing left field and DHing for the Brewers and Rangers, becomes the second player this off-season and the 12th overall in baseball history to sign a contract that reaches one-tenth of a billion dollars.

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2007 New Mexico governor Bill Richardson admits that the part of his bio which reports he had been picked by the Kansas City A's in the 1966 amateur baseball draft is untrue. An Albuquerque Journal investigation debunked the claim of the potential presidential candidate, who pitched for Tufts University, finding no evidence of the Guv ever being selected by any major league team.