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11/26
BIRTHDAYS
1866 Hugh Duffy HOF outfielder (Triple Crown & MLB record .440 batting average, single season 1894 Boston Beaneaters), born in Cranston, Rhode Island (d. 1954)


1905 Bob Johnson outfielder (8 x MLB All Star; Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox), born in Pryor, Oklahoma (d. 1982)



1908 Lefty Gomez HOF pitcher (7 × MLB All-Star; 5 × World Series; Triple Crown 1934, 37; NY Yankees), born in Rodeo, California (d. 1989)


1916 Bob Elliott (Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves), born in San Francisco (d. 1966)


1941 Jeff Torborg (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Plainfield, New Jersey


1947 Larry Gura, born in Joliet, Illinois

1947 Richie Hebner, born in Norwood, Massachusetts

1950 Jorge Orta second baseman and outfielder (MLB All Star 1975, 80; Chicago White Sox), born in Mazatlán, Mexico


1955 Bob Walk, born in Van Nuys, California


1955 Jay Howell pitcher (NY Yankees, Oakland A's), born in Miami, Florida

1959 Mike Moore Eakly, Oklahoma

1960 Harold Reynolds born in Eugene, Oregon

1962 Chuck Finley pitcher (California Angels), born in Monroe, Louisiana

1969 Sam Militello,r, born in Tampa, Florida

1976 Brian Schneider (Washington Nationals), born in Jacksonville, Florida

1977 John Parrish (Baltimore Orioles), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

 

FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+​

1937 Manhattan Merry Go Round, a musical comedy featuring Joe DiMaggio as himself, premieres today. On the set, the Yankee Clipper meets Dorothy Arnold, who will become his first wife in 1939, and the mother of his only child, Joe Jr.

1960 Moving from Washington, D.C. to an area near Minneapolis and St. Paul, known as the Twin Cities, the newly-arrived ballclub will be called the Minnesota Twins, becoming the first major league team named after an entire state. The American League's new expansion team in the nation's capital will continue to call the club the Senators but will be an entirely different franchise.

1962 After capturing his second American League batting title, infielder Pete Runnels (.326) is traded by the Red Sox, as he requested, to the Colt .45s. Boston swaps the 34-year-old Texas native, who will hit only .252 next season for his new team, for outfielder Roman Mejias, who will spend two seasons with Boston in a part-time role before retiring.

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1962 The Dodgers trade pitcher Stan Williams (14-12, 4.46) for Yankee first baseman Bill Skowron (.270, 23, 80). 'Moose' will hit .385, including a home run in Game 2, against his former teammates in Los Angeles' four-game sweep of the Bronx Bombers in next season's Fall Classic.

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1963 Pete Rose, who still shares a room with his brother in their childhood home located seven miles from Crosley Field, is named the National League Rookie of the Year. The 22-year-old Reds second baseman collects 17 of the 20 votes cast by the BBWAA, with Mets infielder Rookie Hunt named on two of the ballots and Phillies right-hander Ray Culp listed on the other.

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1974 Catfish Hunter, who claims his contract has been violated by the A's for failing to pay $50,000 into a long-term annuity fund, meets with an arbitrator and team owner Charlie Finley in New York. Peter Seitz of the American Arbitration Association will eventually rule in favor of the right-hander, making the Oakland hurler the first big-name star in modern times to become a free agent.

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1975 Receiving 22 of the 24 writers' first-place votes, Fred Lynn easily outdistances Royals' first baseman/DH John Mayberry for the American League's Most Valuable Player award. The 22-year-old Red Sox flycatcher becomes the first player in baseball history to win the MVP after being named Rookie of the Year in the same season.

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1980 Philadelphia third baseman Mike Schmidt (.286, 48, 121), garnering all of the writers' 24 first-place votes, wins the Most Valuable Player Award. Joining outfielder Chuck Klein (1932) and pitcher Jim Konstanty (1950), the 30-year-old slugger becomes the third Phillies player, the first in team history to be selected unanimously, to cop the prestigious prize.

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1986 The Yankees trade 24-year-old right-hander Doug Drabek, Logan Easley, and Brian Fisher to the Pirates for veterans Rick Rhoden, Cecilio Guante, and Pat Clements. The Bronx Bombers will regret sending their rookie starter to Pittsburgh after winning the 1990 Cy Young Award, posting a 22-6 record for the Bucs.

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1996 With the owners' approval of the collective bargaining agreement, regular-season interleague play and revenue sharing become a reality. The landmark agreement voted down 18-12 three weeks ago is ratified overwhelmingly by a 26-4 majority.

2003 The A's trade catcher Ramon Hernandez and disgruntled flychaser Terrence Long to the Padres for outfielder Mark Kotsay, hoping to add punch to their outfield. The deal is contingent upon Kotsay's cranky back getting a clean bill of health.

2007 The Cubs re-signed 30-year-old free agent Kerry Wood to a one-year, $4.2 million deal, including additional incentives for closing games. The fragile former right-handed starter, who turned down multi-year offers from other clubs to stay with Chicago, will be given an opportunity to become the club's closer.

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2010 The Dodgers complete their starting rotation by signing Jon Garland to a $5 million, one-year deal that includes a club option for an additional season. The 31-year-old right-hander joins the formidable foursome of Clayton Kershaw, Chad Billingsley, Hiroki Kuroda, and Ted Lilly.

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2011 Before playing two regular-season games against the A's to open the major league season in Japan, MLB announces the Mariners will face the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants in exhibition contests on March 22 and 23. Seattle features former Japanese superstar Ichiro Suzuki, who signed a three-year deal with the team in 2001.

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On November 26 in Baseball History...

• • 1960 - Twins is the appropriate new name chosen for the club transplanted from Washington to Minnesota's Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul.
    
  • 1961 - The Professional Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball. Only National League supervisor of umpires Cal Hubbard votes in favor.
    
  • 1963 - Cincinnati second baseman Pete Rose is a landslide winner of National League Rookie of the Year honors, taking 17 of 20 votes.
    
  • 1965 - Dodgers second baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted National League Rookie of the Year.
    
  • 1974 - Catfish Hunter meets with Charlie Finley in the American Arbitration Association office in New York City for a hearing to determine the validity of Hunter's breach-of-contract claim. Hunter contends that Finley failed to pay $50,000, half of Hunter's salary, to a life insurance fund. The case will go to arbitration.
    
  • 1975 - Fred Lynn becomes the first rookie to win Most Valuable Player honors, taking the American League award. Lynn batted .331 with 21 home runs, 105 RBI, and league-leading figures in runs (103), doubles (47), and slugging (.566).
    
  • 1979 - Third baseman John Castino, who batted .285 for the Twins, and shortstop Alfredo Griffin, who hit .287 for the Blue Jays, tie for the American League Rookie of the Year award, each receiving seven of the 28 votes. The deadlock precipitates a change in the voting system, effective in 1980.
    
  • 1980 - Mike Schmidt is a unanimous choice as National League Most Valuable Player. The slugging third baseman hit .286 with career highs of 48 home runs and 121 RBI.
    
  • 1996 - Less than three weeks after major league owners voted 18-12 against ratification of baseball's new collective bargaining agreement, owners voted again and this time approved it by a vote of 26-4. The landmark agreement brings interleague play to the regular season for the first time as well as revenue sharing among owners and a payroll tax on players.

Baseball Birthdays on November 26...

• • 1866 - Canavan, Jim
  • 1866 - Twineham, Art
  • 1866 - Slattery, Mike
  • 1866 - Duffy, Hugh
  • 1871 - Tenney, Fred
  • 1873 - Gannon, Gussie
  • 1876 - Smith, Stub
  • 1878 - Malarkey, Bill
  • 1883 - Lobert, Frank
  • 1889 - Horsey, Hanson
  • 1895 - Tomer, George
  • 1897 - Warwick, Bill
  • 1898 - Kerr, John
  • 1900 - Churry, John
  • 1906 - Johnson, Bob
  • 1907 - Claset, Gowell
  • 1908 - Gomez, Lefty
  • 1913 - Del Savio, Garton
  • 1914 - Cuccinello, Al
  • 1914 - Weiland, Ed
  • 1916 - Miller, Eddie
  • 1916 - Elliott, Bob
  • 1916 - Ripley, Walt
  • 1917 - Cooper, Pat
  • 1920 - Sheely, Bud
  • 1921 - Beeler, Jodie
  • 1921 - McGowan, Mickey
  • 1922 - Muir, Joe
  • 1922 - Wade, Ben
  • 1927 - Taylor, Pete
  • 1937 - Lee, Bob
  • 1938 - Rojas, Minnie
  • 1941 - Torborg, Jeff
  • 1947 - Hebner, Richie
  • 1947 - Gura, Larry
  • 1950 - Orta, Jorge
  • 1955 - Mendoza, Mike
  • 1955 - Howell, Jay
  • 1956 - Walk, Bob
  • 1956 - Meridith, Ron
  • 1959 - Moore, Mike
  • 1960 - Reynolds, Harold
  • 1962 - Finley, Chuck
  • 1968 - Wagner, Hector
  • 1969 - Militello, Sam
  • 1976 - Schneider, Brian
  • 1977 - Parrish, John

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11/27
BIRTHDAYS
1920 Johnny Schmitz pitcher (MLB All-Star 1946, 48; NL saves leader 1946), born in Wausau, Wisconsin (d. 2011)

1939 Dave Giusti (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Seneca Falls, New York

1958 Mike Scioscia player and manager (LA Dodgers), born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania


1978 Jimmy Rollins

 

FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+​

1947 Triple Crown winner Ted Williams (.343, 32, 162) is edged out by Joe DiMaggio (.315, 20, 97) for the American League MVP by one point when a writer from the Midwest leaves the Red Sox right-fielder off the ballot. The BBWAA also denied the 'Splendid Splinter' the award in 1942, another season in which he led the Junior Circuit in every major offensive category.

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1950 Former Cleveland shortstop standout Lou Boudreau signs a two-year contract with the Red Sox for $150,000. The 33-year-old future Hall of Fame infielder will hit .267 playing full-time next season, becoming the team's player-manager in 1952, before managing full time from the bench for the following two seasons.

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1953 Indian third baseman Al Rosen (.336, 43, 145) is selected the American League's MVP by an unprecedented unanimous vote when he is named first on all 24 ballots cast by the writers. The 28-year-old infielder, completing his fourth full season as a major leaguer, barely misses garnering the triple crown when Mickey Vernon tops him by one point for the best batting average in the circuit.

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1953 Future Hall of Famer Roy Campanella (.312, 41, 142) is named the National League's MVP for the second time. The Dodger catcher also copped the prize in 1951 and will win the honor again in 1955, joining Stan Musial as the circuit's second three-time recipient of the award.

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1956 En route to play winter ball for Valencia, Charlie Peete, his wife, and three small children are among the 25 fatalities when a Caracas-bound plane crashes into the side of a Venezuelan mountain during a severe thunderstorm. The 27-year-old outfielder, who won the American Association batting title by hitting .350 for Omaha, played in 23 games for the Cardinals last season and was likely to become the first black player to be a regular starter in the St. Louis lineup.

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1956 After winning the MVP last week and the Rookie of the Year in 1949, Brooklyn starter Don Newcombe (27-7, 3.06) receives major league baseball's inaugural Cy Young Award, an honor given to just one hurler until 1967 when each league will name a winner of the prestigious pitching prize. The Dodgers' director of Community Affairs remains the only player in baseball history to have won all three major postseason awards.

Campy Newk & Jackie
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1963 Gary Peters (19-8, 2.33) edges White Sox teammate third baseman Pete Ward (.295, 22, 84) and Twins' outfielder Jimmie Hall (.260, 33, 80) for the American League Rookie of the Year Award. In his sophomore season, the 26-year-old left-handed fireballer, who struck out 189 batters in 243 innings, will become a 20-game winner for Chicago.

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1963 The A's and Orioles swap first basemen with Jim Gentile and $25,000 going to Kansas City for Norm Siebern. Each player will have a mediocre season with their new club, but Baltimore's new infielder plays for American League's All-Star team.

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1967 The Mets complete the deal that brings Senator skipper Gil Hodges (321-444, .420), who still had a year left on his contract with Washington, to New York to become the team's fourth manager in the brief history of the five-year-old franchise. The Amazins' obtain the beloved former Dodger and original Met by sending 21-year-old right-hander Bill Denehy and $100,000 in reparations to the nation's capital.

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1970 Carl Morton, who finished the season with an 18-11 record for the last-place Expos, wins the National League Rookie of the Year award. The 26-year-old Montreal right-hander receives 11 of the 24 first-place votes cast by the writers, with Bernie Carbo (8), Larry Bowa (3), Cesar Cedeno (1), and Wayne Simpson (1) also named on the BBWAA ballots.

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1972 The Mets trade Tommie Agee to the Astros for right-handed prospect Buddy Harris and outfielder Rich Chiles, who will appear in only eight games for New York. The 1969 World Series hero, dealt by Houston to the Cardinals in August, will retire at the end of the season.

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1972 The Indians trade third baseman Graig Nettles and catcher Gerry Moses to the Yankees for backstop John Ellis, infielder Jerry Kenney, along with outfielders Charlie Spikes and Rusty Torres. Nettles will play a significant role on the Bronx Bombers' championship teams later in the decade, helping the club win three American League pennants and two World Series.

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1978 "I'll never make the mistake of finishing second again" - SPARKY ANDERSON, commenting after being fired by the Reds.The Reds unexpectedly fired Sparky Anderson, who compiled a career mark of 863-586 (.596) during his nine seasons with the club, after his team wins 92 games but finishes in second place in the NL West, 2.5 games behind the Dodgers. Cincinnati GM Dick Wagner announces John McNamara, who has managed in Oakland and San Diego with mediocre results, will replace the future Hall of Fame skipper.

Sparky & Walter

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