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11/29
BIRTHDAYS
1922 Minnie Miñoso, Cuban Baseball HOF left-fielder (9 x MLB All Star; Gold Glove Award 1957, 59, 60; Chicago White Sox), born in Perico, Cuba (d. 2015)


(1927-2022) Vin Scully sportscaster (Brooklyn / LA Dodgers, 1950-2016; Ford Frick Award, 1982; Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award, 1995), born in The Bronx, New York


1941 Bill Freehan catcher (11 x All Star; World Series 1968; 5 x Gold Glove; Detroit Tigers), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021)


1960 Howard Johnson (NY Mets), born in Clearwater, Florida Clearwater High School and St. Petersburg Junior College as a pitcher, drafted by the TIGERS and moved to shortsop


1969 Mariano Rivera HOF pitcher (13 × MLB All-Star; 5 × World Series; World Series MVP 1999; NY Yankees), born in Panama City, Panama

1979 Francis Beltrán, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

 

FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+
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1964 The Red Sox trade first baseman Dick Stuart to the Phillies for left-hander Dennis Bennett, who will stun the team when he casually tells a Boston audience when speaking at a winter banquet that his sore arm might not be ready for Opening Day. Although the Phillies make an offer to nix the trade, the Red Sox, happy to be free from Dr. Strangeglove because of his inept fielding and inability to get along with the respected and likable Boston manager Johnny Pesky, make no effort to nullify the deal.

Stuart & Wally Postat Home Run Derby

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1965 The Yankees trade Phil Linz to the Phillies for infielder Ruben Amaro. Over the next three seasons, the 26-year-old utility player, who became infamous for playing his harmonica on the team bus last season, will appear in only 165 games, retiring after spending just seven years in the major leagues.

1966 The Dodgers trade Derrell Griffith and two-time batting champ Tommy Davis, who missed most of 1965 after severely breaking his ankle, to the Mets for Ron Hunt and Jim Hickman, the franchise's all-time home run leader with 60 round-trippers. The injured outfielder continues his hitting prowess, following a solid comeback season in LA with a very productive one-year stay in New York, leading the team in almost every offensive category.

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1966 The Yankee trade veteran third baseman Clete Boyer to the Braves for outfielder Bill Robinson and right-hander Chi-Chi Olivo. Atlanta's new 29-year-old infielder, obtained to fill the void created by Eddie Matthew's departure to Houston, will have a very productive year, hitting a career-high 26 home runs and driving in 96 runs for the seventh-place club.

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1971 The Giants deal Gaylord Perry to the Indians for All-Star pitcher "Sudden" Sam McDowell. The former San Francisco right-hander will finish his Hall of Fame career with 314 victories, and 'Sudden Sam,' due to personal reasons, will post an 8-17 record for three different teams before retiring after the 1975 season.

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1971 In a winter meeting deal now considered one of the worst in baseball history, the Astros trade nine-year veteran second baseman Joe Morgan, along with Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, Cesar Geronimo, and Denis Menke to the Reds for Tommy Helms, Lee May, and Jimmy Stewart. Cincinnati gains a regular center fielder and a top-of a rotation starter because Houston skipper Harry Walker, not known for his tolerance, labeled the 29-year-old future Hall of Famer middle infielder a troublemaker.

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1971 After being swept in the ALCS by the Orioles, the A's bolster their starting rotation, acquiring Ken Holtzman from the Cubs for veteran center fielder Rick Monday, who hits .270 during his five seasons with the Northsiders. The 26-year-old southpaw, who recorded only nine wins with the Chicago last season, rebounds with a 19-11 record and becomes a mainstay in Oakland's rotation behind Vida Blue and Catfish Hunter.

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1976 After listening to offers from the Expos and Orioles, Baltimore free agent Reggie Jackson agrees to a five-year, $3.5 million deal to play for the Yankees, a team that many had argued against signing him. During Mr. October's turbulent tenure in the Big Apple, the Bronx Bombers will win four divisions, three pennants, and two World Series.

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1992 Marge Schott, in a New York Times article, tries to explain her recent insensitive remarks by stating her reference that Adolph Hitler was initially good for Germany was in jest and that she didn't understand why the word "Jap" was offensive. MLB will appoint a four-person panel to investigate the Reds owner's comments and eventually suspend her inappropriate remarks.

1995 Charley Smith, the player traded to the Yankees from the Cardinals for Roger Maris in 1967, dies at the age of 57 in Reno, Nevada. In 1965, the third baseman was dealt to the Redbirds by the Mets, along with southpaw Al Jackson, to obtain Ken Boyer.

2007 HBO Films announces its plan to make a movie out of "Game of Shadows," the book about Barry Bonds's alleged steroid use and the federal government's subsequent investigation. The authors, San Francisco Chronicle reporters Lance William and Mark Fainaru-Wada, based much of their content on leaked secret grand jury testimony.

2007 With fan favorites Jimmy Rollins and Cole Hamels modeling the team's new 'old' look, the Phillies unveil their alternate home uniform, to be worn during all home day games next season. The outfits, which do not feature the familiar red pinstripes, are similar to those the club wore in the 1940s.

2010 The Rangers sign free agent Yorvit Torrealba to a two-year deal worth $6.25 million. The acquisition of the veteran catcher, slated to be the team's starting backstop, fills the potential void created by the possible retirement of Bengie Molina.

2011 The Royals have agreed to a one-year contract with right-handed reliever Jonathan Broxton. The former Dodgers closer, who missed most of last season due to bone spurs in his pitching elbow, will be used out of the bullpen in a setup role for last-inning specialist Joakim Soria.
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On November 29 in Baseball History...

• • 1926 - Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager. Stories of a thrown game and betting on games by Ty Cobb and Speaker for third-place money in 1919 gain momentum when Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis holds a secret hearing with the two stars and former pitcher-outfielder Joe Wood.
    
  • 1957 - Mayor Robert Wagner forms a four-member committee to find a replacement for the Dodgers and Giants in New York City.
    
  • 1962 - Major league officials and player representatives agree to return to a single All-Star Game in 1963. The players' pension fund will receive 95 percent of the one game's proceeds (rather than 60 percent of the two games).
    
  • 1975 - Two Baltimore greats, with a combined total of 24 Gold Glove Awards, are each honored for the last time. Brooks Robinson and Paul Blair are the two making swan songs on The Sporting News fielding team, while outfielders Garry Maddox and Fred Lynn each win the award for the first time.
    
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  • 1976 - Reggie Jackson signs with the New York Yankees as a free agent.
    
  • 1990 - A consortium of Canadian investors led by Expos president Claud Brochu agrees to buy the club from Charles Bronfman for a reported $85 million, assuring that the team will remain in Montreal.

Baseball Birthdays on November 29...

• • 1861 - Pyle, Shadow
  • 1864 - Sowders, Bill
  • 1869 - Abbey, Bert
  • 1873 - Weimer, Jake
  • 1876 - McCredie, Walt
  • 1878 - Hughes, Tom
  • 1884 - Campbell, Hutch
  • 1885 - Wanner, Jack
  • 1885 - Alcock, Scotty
  • 1889 - Weilman, Carl
  • 1893 - Snell, Charlie
  • 1893 - Elliott, Carter
  • 1895 - Enright, Jack
  • 1896 - DeBerry, Joe
  • 1898 - Shea, Red
  • 1901 - Crump, Buddy
  • 1905 - Pyle, Harlan
  • 1908 - Simmons, Pat
  • 1909 - Brittain, Gus
  • 1910 - Leip, Ed
  • 1913 - Boyles, Harry
  • 1914 - Orengo, Joe
  • 1922 - Minoso, Minnie
  • 1922 - Lovenguth, Lynn
  • 1924 - Noren, Irv
  • 1928 - Currie, Bill
  • 1931 - Pettit, Paul
  • 1937 - Thomas, George
  • 1939 - McAuliffe, Dick
  • 1939 - Derrington, Jim
  • 1941 - Rodriquez, Roberto
  • 1941 - Freehan, Bill
  • 1943 - McGinn, Dan
  • 1950 - Easler, Mike
  • 1950 - Velez, Otto
  • 1951 - Wheelock, Gary
  • 1956 - Price, Joe
  • 1956 - Anderson, Rick
  • 1957 - Burtt, Dennis
  • 1959 - Holton, Brian
  • 1960 - Johnson, Howard
  • 1967 - Hamelin, Bob
  • 1968 - Battle, Allen
  • 1968 - Martinez, Pedro
  • 1969 - Rivera, Mariano
  • 1970 - Rodriguez, Steve

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11/30
BIRTHDAYS
1934 Steve Hamilton pitcher (New York Yankees) and basketball forward (Minneapolis Lakers), born in Columbia, Kentucky (d. 1997)


1960 Bob Tewksbury, pitcher (San Diego Padres, Cardinals, Yankkees), born in Concord, New Hampshire


1962 Bo Jackson American College Football Hallf of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1985, Auburn; Pro Bowl 1990, LA Raiders) and baseball outfielder (MLB All Star)1989, KC Royals), born in Bessemer, Alabama



1969 Mark Lewis infielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Hamilton, Ohio

1971 Iván Rodríguez HOF catcher (14 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2003 Florida Marlins; AL MVP 1999 Texas Rangers; 13 x Gold Glove), born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico


1971 Matthew Lawton outfielder (MLB All-Star 2000, 04; Minnesota Twins), born in Gulfport, Mississippi


1971 Ray Durham infielder (Chicago White Sox), born in Charlotte, North Carolina


1977 Kazumi Saitoh
1981 Rich Harden
1982 Tony Giarratano

 

FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+​

1948 "Sometimes the best trades are the ones you never make" - BILL VEECK, the Indian owner's observation about a possible deal that wasn't made. Lou Boudreau is selected as the American League Most Valuable Player, becoming the only manager to win a World Series and be named the circuit's MVP in the same season. The fan-favorite Cleveland shortstop, who had almost been dealt to the Browns earlier in the year but for the protest of the Indian fans, prompts owner Bill Veeck to rethink the transaction.

Lou and Bob Feller
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1952 On Youth Wants to Know, a local NBC New York television show, Jackie Robinson accuses the Yankee organization of being racist due to its failure to have a black player on the club. In 1955, Elston Howard will become the first black ballplayer in the Bronx, nine years after Robinson broke the color barrier with the Dodgers.

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1961 The Giants acquire right-hander Don Larsen and southpaw Billy Pierce from the White Sox in exchange for Bob Farley, Eddie Fisher, Dom Zanni, and Verle Tiefenthaler, who will be the player to be named later. Both pitchers contribute to the Giants' National League championship next season, with Pierce winning 16 games for San Francisco.

Pierce Larsen
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1961 The BBWAA selects Billy Williams (.278, 25, 86) as the National League's Rookie of the Year. The writers name the Cubs' outfielder on ten of the 16 ballots cast by the writers, with the runners-up, Braves catcher Joe Torre (5) and southpaw teammate Jack Curtis (1) receiving remaining votes.

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1970 The Cubs trade veteran knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm to the Braves for Hal Breeden, a minor league first baseman, used sparingly before being dealt to the Expos at the start of the 1972 season. Atlanta releases the future Hall of Fame relief pitcher, known as Old Sarge to his teammates in June, but he will finish the season with the Dodgers.

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1972 The Orioles trade second baseman Davey Johnson, along with Pat Dobson, Roric Harrison, and Johnny Oates to the Braves for Taylor Duncan and 24-year-old Earl Williams, a power-hitting catcher who hit 28 home runs last season. The Birds' former All-Star infielder, replaced admirably by rookie Bobby Grich, has three productive seasons in Atlanta.

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1972 The Royals obtain Hal McRae, a future inductee to the team's Hall of Fame in 1989, and Wayne Simpson from the Reds for outfielder Richie Scheinblum and right-hander Roger Nelson. McRae, during his 15-year tenure in Kansas City, will receive consideration for American League MVP five times.

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1977 Dave Kingman, joining his fifth team this year, signs as a free agent with the Cubs. Sky King, put on waivers in September by the Padres after a midseason trade with the Mets, was selected by the Angels, who dealt the much-traveled slugger to the Yankees a week later.

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2000 Mike Mussina inks an $88.5 million, six-year free-agent deal with the Yankees. The ten-year veteran right-hander, who compiled a 147-81 (.635) record with the Orioles, will finish his 18-year career in New York, adding another 123 victories in 195 decisions for the Bronx Bombers.

2001 The Expos, unsure of their major league status, signs a one-year lease to play next season's home games at Olympic Stadium. The agreement gives Montreal the right to unilaterally cancel the contract due to the team's possible elimination under the owners' proposed plan for contraction.

2001 The Minnesota courts jeopardize the major leagues' plan to contract by two teams next season. The state's Supreme Court refuses to grant the request for a quick review of the appeal of the injunction, which forces the Twins to play in 2001, and the appellate court sets the hearing for December 27th, a date many believe is too late to make the elimination of two teams a reality.

2005 The Red Sox petitioned a judge, asking to take possession of the ball used to make the last out of the 2004 World Series. Former first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, who kept the ball after closer Keith Foulke threw it, loaned the sensational sphere to the club, but continues to claim ownership of the historic horsehide that made the team World Champions for the first time in 86 years.

2007 The Rays sign reliever Troy Percival (3-0, 1.80) to an $8 million, two-year deal. The 38-year-old right-hander, who came out of retirement last season to make 34 appearances for the Cardinals, is a major upgrade to Tampa Bay's beleaguered bullpen.

2007 Not allowing his agent Scott Boras to broker the best free-agent deal available, Kenny Rogers represents himself in negotiations, signing an $8 million, one-year contract to return to the Tigers for a third season. The 43-year-old southpaw posted a 3-4 record with a 4.43 ERA in an injury-shortened season after leading Detroit to a World Series the previous year.

2007 The Mets trade highly-touted prospect Lastings Milledge to the Nationals in exchange for fly chaser Ryan Church and catcher Brian Schneider. Although the transaction helps New York fill its immediate needs behind the plate and in the outfield, the trade appears to favor Washington due to Milledge's perceived potential.

 

2009 The Angels vote to give a full postseason share to the estate of Nick Adenhart, the rookie pitcher who died in a hit-and-run car accident in April, a few hours after pitching six shutout innings in his first start of the season. The Halo players who lost the ALCS to the Yankees earned an additional $138,039 due to their playoff appearance.

2009 Sports Illustrated names Derek Jeter as its Sportsman of the Year, making the 'Captain' the first Yankee honored by the magazine. The other baseball recipients to win the award, given annually since SI's inception in 1954, includes Johnny Podres (Dodgers - 1955), Stan Musial (Cardinals - 1957), Sandy Koufax (Dodgers - 1965), Tom Seaver (Mets - 1969), Pete Rose (Reds - 1975), Orel Hershiser (Dodgers - 1988), Cal Ripken Jr. (Orioles - 1995), Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa (Cardinals, Cubs - 1998), Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling (Diamondbacks - 2001), and the entire Red Sox team (2004).

2009 The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center names infielder/outfielder Mark Teahen as the 2009 Hutch Award recipient for best exemplifying the honor, courage, and dedication of former major leaguer and skipper Fred Hutchinson, who died from cancer in 1964. Recently traded by the Royals, the 28-year-old was a principal spokesman and fundraiser for the Kansas City YMCA Challenger Baseball program, a Little League division that provides children with physical or mental challenges the opportunity to play ball on specially designed diamonds.

2009 TBS spokesman Jeff Pomeroy confirms Chip Caray, who just completed his third season as the lead play-by-play announcer, and the network have decided to part ways. Already scrutinized for being too subjective during postseason play-by-play, the son of the beloved late Braves broadcaster Skip Caray and the grandson of the legendary play-by-play announcer Harry Caray has also been criticized for miscalling plays and sharing misinformation.

2010 The Dodgers and free agent Juan Uribe agree to a three-year, $21 million deal to play second base for the team. The enthusiastic and versatile 31-year-old Dominican infielder also gives new manager Don Mattingly more options at shortstop and third base.

2010 Troy Tulowitzki and the Rockies agree to a seven-year extension that guarantees the All-Star infielder $157.75 million until 2020. The 26-year-old Gold Glove shortstop's contract is now the eighth richest in baseball history.

2012 Mark and Cindy Hill of Dearborn, Missouri, big Kansas City Royals fans, say they randomly selected the numbers, after being presented with an oversized check for $293,750,000, their share of one of the two $192 million Powerball jackpots. At first, reports indicated the six winning numbers chosen came from the uniform numbers of Royals greats: George Brett (No. 5), Mark Gubicza (No. 23), Bo Jackson (No. 16), Dennis Leonard (No. 22), Dan Quisenberry (No. 29), and Willie Wilson (No. 6).
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On November 30 in Baseball History...

• • 1942 - Bill Terry resigns from his job as supervisor of the minor-league system for the Giants to go into private business. The Giants, with nine minor league teams at the start of 1942, are down to two: Jersey City and Fort Smith, Arkansas.
    
  • 1948 - Player-manager Lou Boudreau is selected the American League Most Valuable Player. Boudreau had almost been traded to the St. Louis Browns earlier in the year, but protests by fans kept Lou in Cleveland.
    
  • 1952 - On a local TV program, Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson charges that the New York Yankees management is racist for its failure to bring up a black player. George Weiss of the Yanks denies the allegations.
    
  • 1961 - Billy Williams of the Cubs is voted National League Rookie of the Year.
    
  • 1981 - Yankees southpaw Dave Righetti (8-4, 2.06 in 1981) wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award.

Baseball Birthdays on November 30...

• • 1850 - Jennings, Alamazoo
  • 1851 - Gillespie, Pete
  • 1865 - Brooks, Harry
  • 1870 - Killen, Frank
  • 1875 - Grimshaw, Myron
  • 1877 - Latimer, Tacks
  • 1880 - Shannabrook, Warren
  • 1883 - Houser, Ben
  • 1884 - Nelson, Andy
  • 1885 - Koestner, Elmer
  • 1891 - Giebel, Joe
  • 1892 - Billings, Josh
  • 1893 - Hoffman, Tex
  • 1897 - Duff, Larry
  • 1897 - Ballou, Win
  • 1897 - Branom, Dud
  • 1898 - Marberry, Firpo
  • 1898 - Bauer, Lou
  • 1899 - Ewing, Reuben
  • 1901 - Sukeforth, Clyde
  • 1901 - Graves, Sid
  • 1909 - DeShong, Jimmie
  • 1913 - Holborow, Wally
  • 1929 - Kiely, Leo
  • 1931 - Mayer, Ed
  • 1935 - Hamilton, Steve
  • 1950 - Swan, Craig
  • 1954 - Kerrigan, Joe
  • 1954 - Berenguer, Juan
  • 1956 - Evans, Barry
  • 1956 - Engle, Dave
  • 1958 - Hernandez, Toby
  • 1958 - Shields, Steve
  • 1960 - Tewksbury, Bob
  • 1962 - Jackson, Bo
  • 1962 - Wayne, Gary
  • 1968 - Haynes, Heath
  • 1969 - Lewis, Mark
  • 1971 - Durham, Ray
  • 1976 - Wilson, Craig

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