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This Day in Baseball History November 6th​

1950 Branch Rickey signs a five-year deal with the Pirates to be the club's executive vice president and general manager. The 'Mahatma's' magic doesn't seem to work, as the Bucs will compile a 269-501 record (.349) during his tenure in Pittsburgh.

1969 Tiger Denny McLain (24-9, 2.80) and Oriole Mike Cuellar (23-11, 2.38) each receive ten votes from the BBWAA for being the best pitcher in the American League. The results mark the first time the Cy Young Award balloting has ended in a tie.

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1974 Mike Marshall becomes the first relief pitcher to win the Cy Young Award. The 'Iron Man' set major league records for relievers with innings pitched (206), game appearances (106), consecutive games (14), and games finished (83).

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1976 After having a career year with the Twins, reliever Bill Campbell becomes one of the first players to cash in on the new free-agent system. The Michigan native signs with the Red Sox for big money, a four-year, one-million-dollar contract.

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1984 Willie Hernandez joins Rollie Fingers as the only reliever to win the MVP and Cy Young awards in the same season. The Tiger closer had edged out fellow relief pitcher Dan Quisenberry for the top pitching prize a week ago.

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1987 The Reds trade right-handed pitcher Ted Power and shortstop Kurt Stillwell to the Royals for shortstop Angel Salazar and left-hander Danny Jackson. The southpaw, recording a 9-18 record for KC this year, will be the runner-up for the National League's Cy Young Award next season, compiling a 23-8 record along with a 2.73 ERA for Cincinnati.

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1997 For a second time, the Baseball Writers' Association of America names Dusty Baker as the National League's Manager of the Year. The Giants skipper, who led his team to a surprising 90-72 record, was first honored in 1993 and will win the honor again in 2000.

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2000 Mariner closer Kazuhiro Sasaki (2-5, 3.16, 37 saves) becomes the second-oldest major leaguer to win Rookie of the Year honors when the 32-year-old captures the American League honor. Boston Braves rookie Sam Jethroe was 33 days older than the Japanese reliever when he won the National League award in 1950.

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2001 "We had hoped that we were in a new era, one that would see a much better relationship between players and owners. Today's announcement is a severe blow to such hopes." - DONALD FEHR, the Players Association executive director commenting on MLB's plan to contract two teams Denying it's a negotiating ploy, major league owners give commissioner Bud Selig the authority to "begin the process" of eliminating two 'to be announced' teams by a 28-2 vote. Donald Fehr, the Players Association executive director, calls the action of possibly removing the Expos, Twins, or Marlins most imprudent and unfortunate and the worst manner to begin negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement.

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2002 Citing Dusty Baker's reluctance to stay with the organization, an unhappy general manager Brian Sabean announces the Giant skipper of the last ten years will not be back to manage in San Francisco next season. The National League pennant-winning skipper has supposedly expressed an interest in the Cubs and Mariners.

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2002 Randy Johnson wins his fifth Cy Young Award, the fourth consecutive with the Diamondbacks. The 39-year-old southpaw, with 24 victories, 334 strikeouts, and a 2.32 ERA, becomes the first National League hurler since Dwight Gooden in 1985 to win the pitching equivalent of the triple crown.

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2006 After Charles Littleton refuses to remove his Dodgers hat at a City Council meeting, the Saginaw (MI) police TASERed him with 50,000 volts. The 22-year-old Saginaw Valley State University student, attending the city hall gathering meeting to gain extra credit for a sociology class, became unruly, according to police, upon being asked to take off his baseball cap.

2007 At their annual meeting, baseball's general managers vote 25-5 in favor of using instant replays on a limited basis. The proposal, which owners, players, and umpires will need to approve using video a reality, would be utilized only in determining home run calls in doubt due to possible fan interference, balls clearing the fence, and balls near or over the foul pole.

2007 Curt Schilling agrees to terms to stay with the World Champion Red Sox. The $8 million one-year deal includes an additional $5 million in bonuses, $3 million based on innings pitched, and another $2 million based on the right-hander's weight.

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2007 Padres righthander Greg Maddux, breaking a tie with former Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson and veteran hurler Jim Kaat for the most Gold Gloves in a career, wins his 17th, an honor bestowed by managers and coaches for fielding excellence. The 41-year-old future Hall of Famer has been selected yearly as the top fielding pitcher in the National League since 1990, except when Mike Hampton of the Braves won the 2003 honor.

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2009 The Diamondbacks exercise their $8.5 million option on the 2006 Cy Young Award winner, Brandon Webb. The 30-year-old right-handed starter, who underwent shoulder surgery in August, was shut down after pitching just four innings on Opening Day and does not return to the mound again during the season.

2014 The Dodgers announce their new general will be Zaidi Farhan, the former Director of Baseball Operations and assistant GM of the A's. The MIT graduate, the first Muslim to hold the position for any American professional sports franchise, joins the team's overhauled front office, including the recently hired Andrew Friedman (president of baseball operations) and Josh Byrne (senior vice president of baseball operations).

2022 Mets closer Edwin Díaz and the team agree to a five-year, $102 million extension that includes a full no-trade clause and a sixth-year option. The 28-year-old reliever compiled 32 saves with a 1.31 ERA while allowing only three home runs in 61 appearances for the 101-win second-place club.

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"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." ~ Baseball legend Brooks Robinson
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The 2023 National League Gold Glove Winners!​

 

The 2023 American League Gold Glove Winners!
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Old Yankee stadium
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Nolan Ryan. Sandy Koufax.
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November Baseball Birthdays 11/7
1938 Jim Kaat HOF pitcher (16 x Gold Glove; 3 x MLB All-Star; Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies) and broadcaster, (NY Yankees, Minnesota Twins, MLB Network), born in Zeeland, Michigan


1944 Joe Niekro pitcher (MLB All Star 1979; NL wins leader 1979; Houston Astros; World Series 1987; NY Yankees), born in Martins Ferry, Ohio (d. 2006)


1966 Andy Tomberlin outfielder (NY Mets), born in Monroe, North Carolina


1968 Russ Springe pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Alexandria, Louisiana


1974 Kris Benson Pirates pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Superior, Wisconsin

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This Day in All Baseball History November 7th​

1928 The cash-strapped Braves send player-manager Rogers Hornsby, who will hit .380 along with 39 home runs and 149 RBIs for his new club, to the Cubs in exchange for $200,000 and hurlers Percy Jones, Harry 'Socks' Seibold, Bruce Cunningham, outfielder Fred Maguire, and catcher Lou Legett. Boston owner Emil Fuchs replaces the "Rajah', in the dugout, making him the last person to manage a major league club without professional playing experience until Ted Turner's one-game foray as a skipper, also with the Braves, in 1977.

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1963 Elston Howard is named the American League's Most Valuable Player Award, becoming the first black player honored in the Junior Circuit. Joining Roger Maris (1960-61) and Mickey Mantle (1962), the New York catcher becomes the third consecutive Yankee to win the MVP.

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1964 The Braves receive permission to shift their franchise to another city for the second time in eleven years. Hank Aaron and company leave Milwaukee after the 1965 season, moving to Atlanta.

 

1972 Johnny Bench (.270, 40, 125) wins the National League MVP award for the second time in three years. The Reds catcher joins Mickey Cochrane (1928 A's, 1934 Tigers), Yogi Berra (1951, '54, '55 Yankees), and Roy Campanella (1951, '53, '55 Dodgers) as only the fourth backstop to win the award multiple times.

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1973 "The institution of Little League is as American as the hot dog and apple pie. There is no reason why that part of Americana should be withheld from girls" - SYLVIA PRESSLER, explaining her ruling in favor of girls being allowed to play Little League. Sylvia Pressler, a hearing examiner for the New Jersey Civil Rights Division, makes a ruling that leads to girls' admittance into Little League Baseball, making the Garden State the first to allow girls to play on Little League baseball teams. Before the decision, regulations had prohibited girls from participating with boys in the program.

1973 In a deal that proves beneficial to Chicago, the Cubs trade second baseman Glenn Beckert and minor league prospect Bobby Fenwick to the Padres for outfielder Jerry Morales. Their new fly chaser spends four productive years in his first tenure with the club, including an All-Star selection in 1977, with their former infielder playing only 73 games before being released at the start of the 1975 season.

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1978 Red Sox slugger Jim Rice (.315, 46, 139) wins the American League Most Valuable Player award, taking 20 of 28 first-place votes cast by the BBWAA. Ron Guidry, who posted a 25-3 record for the World Champion Yankees, is the runner-up.

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1979 The American League Rookie of the Year Award balloting ends in a tie with Twins third baseman John Castino and Blue Jays shortstop Alfredo Griffin, each receiving seven of the writers' 28 votes. The deadlock will change in the method used for next season's selection.

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1990 Receiving all of the writers' 28 first-place votes, Indian backstop Sandy Alomar, Jr. wins the AL Rookie of the Year, joining Carlton Fisk and Mark McGwire as the only freshmen to be elected unanimously. Yankee first baseman/DH Kevin Maas and Royals right-hander Kevin Appier are the runners-up.

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1995 Major League Baseball agrees with the Fox Broadcasting Company to air regular-season contests on Saturday afternoons for a bit less money paid by CBS for the rights to televise the 1990-1993 seasons of big-league games. Like the format used by The Baseball Network, Fox will offer weekly regionalized telecasts based solely on a viewer's geography.

1997 The new Tampa Bay expansion team names Larry Rothschild as the franchise's first manager. The Devil Rays skipper was the highly respected pitching coach of the World Champion Florida Marlins last season.

While with the Seminoles Rothschild was a pitcher before signing with the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1975. Rothschild spent 11 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs as a relief pitcher from 1975 to 1985, only reaching the Major Leagues with the Tigers. In the Minor Leagues Rothschild compiled a 66-46 record before retiring and entering the world of coaching an MLB team​

 

2000 Receiving 25-of-32 first-place votes, the BBWAA selects Rafael Furcal as the National League Rookie of the Year. The Braves shortstop, the only player listed on all 32 ballots, easily outdistances Cardinal pitcher Rick Ankiel and Mets outfielder Jay Payton.

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2002 The Baseball Writers' Association of America selects A's southpaw Barry Zito (23-5, 2.75) as the American League Cy Young Award winner by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The 24-year-old sophomore, who led the AL in wins, outpoints Red Sox right-hander Pedro Martinez 114 to 96.

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2002 The Baseball Writers' Association of America selects Mike Scioscia (World Champions Angels, 99-63) and Tony La Russa (Cardinals, 97-65) as Manager of the Year for their respective leagues. The St. Louis skipper, who also won the award in the American League with the White Sox (1983) and the A's (1988, 1992), joins Braves' field boss Bobby Cox as the only other manager to win the top honors in both leagues.

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2003 Thanks to Luis Garcia's ninth-inning tie-breaking home run, Mexico upsets the United States Olympic baseball team in the quarterfinals of the qualifying tournament, 2-1. The loss in Panama means the U.S. squad will be unable to defend its gold medal in Athens next summer.

2005 Closer Huston Street, joining shortstop Bobby Crosby, becomes the second consecutive A's freshman to win the AL Rookie of the Year Award, with Phillies' first baseman Ryan Howard copping the honor in the National League. Both players, who were not on Opening Day rosters, got their opportunity to play in the majors this season due to injuries to teammates.

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2007 In a five-player trade, the Phillies obtain reliever Brad Lidge and infielder Eric Bruntlett from the Astros in exchange for outfielder speedster Michael Bourn, right-hander Geoff Geary, and minor league prospect Mike Costanzo. Philadelphia hopes a change of scenery will help Lidge become a dominant closer in the National League again, as he was in Houston during the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

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2011 The Royals, clearing a spot in center field for top prospect Lorenzo Cain, trade outfielder Melky Cabrera (.305, 18, 87) to the Giants left-hander for Jonathan Sanchez (4-7, 4.26). The addition of the 29-year-old southpaw bolsters KC's very young starting rotation.

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2011 The Twins replace GM Bill Smith, given a new role in the organization as an assistant to the new GM and club president Dave St. Peter, with his predecessor, when the team rehires Terry Ryan on an interim basis. The dismissal marks the first time since 1961 when the club left Washington to move to Minnesota when the franchise fired a general manager.

2012 Brien Taylor, a former top Yankees pitching prospect who received a record $1.55 million signing bonus, is sentenced to 38 months in prison after pleading guilty to distributing crack cocaine. The East Carteret High School's hard-throwing southpaw was the No. 1 overall selection in the 1991 draft but severely injured his pitching shoulder while throwin

 

2012 With a year remaining on his contract, outfielder Jason Bay is released by the Mets after three disappointing seasons with New York. The move will not save the team any money as they will be responsible for the $21 million owed to the former National League Rookie of the Year, who signed a big free-agent deal with the club in 2009.

2012 After informing their season-ticket holders via e-mail before making an official announcement, the Rockies name Walt Weiss as the sixth manager in the 20-year history of the team. The 48-year-old new skipper, a popular shortstop with Colorado during the franchise's early years, replaces Jim Tracy, who resigned last month.

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2013 Rick Renteria becomes the Cubs' 53rd manager in franchise history, the fourth in the previous five years when he signs a three-year contract with two club option years with the last-place team that finished the season with 96 losses. Chicago's new 51-year-old skipper has spent the last three seasons as Bud Black's bench coach in San Diego.

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2017 Two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay dies when his ICON A5, a small, single-engine aircraft he is piloting, crashes off the Florida coast into the Gulf of Mexico. The 40-year-old eight-time All-Star right-hander, who retired from baseball four years ago, tossed a perfect game and a postseason no-hitter during his 16-year career, pitching for the Blue Jays and Phillies.

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Stan Musial ibatting against Johnny Podres at Dodgers Stadium, 1962
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A Confident Looking Baltimore Orioles Team line up for Game 1 of the 1969 World Series vs the Mets at Memorial Stadium
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