Today In Baseball History: November

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November 1st:

1951: Roy Campanella wins his first NL MVP.

1966: Sandy Koufax becomes the first to win three Cy Young Awards, doing so in the last year before the honor is awarded in both leagues.

1968: The Tigers Denny McLain is unanimously named the AL Cy Young winner.

1978: The Yankees Ron Guidry wins the AL Cy Young.

1979: Edward Bennett Williams buys the Orioles for $12.3 million.

1982: The Rangers name Doug Rader manager.

1984: The NL owners block the re-election of Bowie Kuhn, ending his 14 years as commissioner.

2000: The Phillies name Larry Bowa manager.

2000: Jim Tracy is named Dodgers manager.

2001: The Astros name Jimy Williams manager.

2001: For the second straight night, the Yankees hit a game tying home run in the bottom of the ninth off Diamondbacks reliever Byung-hyun Kim. Scott Brosius tied it then Alfonso Soriano wins it in the 12th, giving the Yankees a 3-2 victory and a 3-2 lead in the World Series. The fifth game of this Fall Classic became the first game in ML history to start in November.

2007: Joe Torre is named Dodgers manager.

2010: The Giants defeat the Rangers 3-1 In Game 5, winning their first World Series title since 1954, when the team was in New York.

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November 2nd:

1938: Jimmie Foxx becomes the first player to win three MVP awards.

1964: CBS buys the Yankees for $11.2 million, becoming the first corporate owner of a ML team.

1972: Steve Carlton wins the NL Cy Young.

1974: The Braves trade Hank Aaron to the Brewers for Roger Alexander and Dave May.

1976: The Padres Randy Jones wins the NL Cy Young.

1999: So he can be closer to his family in Orlando, Ken Griffey Jr asks the Mariners to trade him.

2000: The Blue Jays name Buck Martínez manager.

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November 5th:

1936: The Dodgers name Burleigh Grimes manager.

1950: Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander dies at age 63.

1955: Cy Young dies at age 88.

1976: Jim Palmer wins the AL Cy Young for the second straight season.

1976: The A’s release Chuck Tanner from his contract so he can manage the Pirates. For compensation, the A’s receive Manny Sanguillen and $100,000.

1996: Derek Jeter is named AL Rookie of the Year.

1997: On the day he is named AL Manager of the Year, the Orioles Davey Johnson resigns due to a strained relationship with owner Peter Angelos.

2007: The Pirates name John Russell manager.

2008: Greg Maddux extends his ML record with his 18th Gold Glove.

2009: The Marlins trade Jeremy Hermida to the Red Sox for two pitching prospects.

2012: The Red Sox and David Ortiz agree to a two year deal worth $26 million.

2013: The Mariners name Lloyd McClendon manager.

2014: Hall of Famer Paul Molitor is introduced as Twins manager.

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November 6th:

1887: Walter Johnson is born in Humboldt, Kansas.

1950: The Pirates hire Branch Rickey as their executive Vice President and general manager.

1969: The AL Cy Young has co-winners for the first time as the Tigers Denny McLain and the Orioles Mike Cuellar share the honor.

1984: The Tigers Willie Hernandez joins Rollie Fingers as the only relievers to win the Cy Young and MVP in the same year.

1987: The Reds trade Kurt Stillwell and Ted Power to the Royals for Danny Jackson and Angel Salazar.

1997: The Giants Dusty Baker is named NL Manager of the Year.

2000: The Marlins Kazuhiro Sasaki is named AL Rookie of the Year.

2002: Randy Johnson wins his fifth Cy Young, his fourth with the Diamondbacks.

2007: Greg Maddux wins his 17th Gold Glove, breaking a tie he had with Jim Kaat and Brooks Robinson for the most All time.

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November 7th:

1928: The Braves trade player/manager Rogers Hornsby to the Cubs for five players and $200,000.

1963: The Yankees Elston Howard is named AL MVP.

1964: The Braves receive permission to relocate from Milwaukee to Atlanta after the 1965 season.

1972: Johnny Bench is named NL MVP.

1978: Jim Rice is named AL MVP.

1979: Voting for the AL Rookie of the Year ends in a tie with the Blue Jays Alfredo Griffin and the Twins John Castino sharing the award.

1990: In an unanimous vote, the Indians Sandy Alomar Jr wins the AL Rookie of the Year.

1995: MLB reaches an agreement with Fox to televise Saturday afternoon games.

1997: The Devil Rays name Larry Rothschild as their first manager.

2000: The Braves Rafael Furcal is named NL Rookie of the Year.

2002: The A’s Barry Zito wins the AL Rookie of the Year.

2002: The Angels Mike Scioscia and the Cardinals Tony La Russa is named Manager of the Year for their league.

2005: The A’s Huston Street wins the AL Rookie of the Year.

2007: The Astros trade Brad Lidge and Eric Bruntlett to the Phillies for Michael Bourn, Geoff Geary, and minor leaguer Mike Costanzo.

2011: The Royals trade Melky Cabrera to the Giants for Jonathan Sanchez.

2012: The Rockies name Walt Weiss manager.

2013: The Cubs name Rick Renteria manager.

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November 8th:

1951: Yogi Berra is named AL MVP.

1983: The Braves Dale Murphy wins his second straight NL MVP.

1990: Darryl Strawberry signs a five year deal with the Dodgers.

2000: The White Sox Jerry Manuel wins the AL Manager of the Year.

2004: The Pirates Jason Bay and the A’s Bobby Crosby win the Rookie of the Year for their leagues.

2005: The Angels Bartolo Colon wins the AL Cy Young.

2007: Dropping The “Devil”, Tampa Bay announces their changing their team name to the Rays as well as unveiling a new logo and uniform design.

2010: ESPN announces Jon Miller and Joe Morgan will no longer broadcast Sunday night games for the network, ending their 21 year run together.

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November 13th:

1934: The Senators name Bucky Harris manager.

1965: While giving his induction speech at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, Branch Rickey suffers a massive heart attack. He would remain unconscious in the hospital before passing away three weeks later.

1968: Bob Gibson wins the NL MVP.

1974: Steve Garvey wins the NL MVP.

1978: The Yankees sign Luis Tiant to a two year deal.

1979: The Pirates Willie Stargell and the Cardinals Keith Hernandez are named co-winners of the NL MVP.

1984: Ryne Sandberg wins the NL MVP.

1990: The A’s Bob Welch wins the AL Cy Young.

1995: The Reds Barry Larkin wins the NL MVP.

1996: The Padres Ken Caminiti wins the NL MVP.

2000: Pedro Martinez becomes the first to win the AL Cy Young by unanimous vote in consecutive years.

2001: Randy Johnson wins his fourth Cy Young Award.

2002: The Giants name Felipe Alou manager.

2003: Dodgers reliever Eric Gagne wins the NL Cy Young.

2003: MLB announces that of the 1,438 drug screens taken, 5-7% were positive, starting mandatory testing for performance enhancing drugs that will have punishments for a failed test.

2006: The Marlins Hanley Ramirez and the Tigers Justin Verlander are names Rookie of the Year for their leagues.

2007: The Yankees CC Sabathia wins the AL Cy Young.

2008: The Indians Cliff Lee wins the AL Cy Young.

2012: The A’s Bob Melvin and the Nationals Davey Johnson win their league’s Manager of the Year.

2013: The Tigers Max Scherzer wins the AL Cy Young.

2014: Mike Trout is names AL MVP.

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November 15th:

1951: The Giants Willie Mays and the Yankees Gil McDouglad are named their league’s Rookie of the Year.

1961: Roger Maris is named AL MVP.

1967: Triple Crown winner Carl Yastrzemski is named AL MVP.

1983: Cal Ripken Jr wins the AL MVP.

1988: Kirk Gibson is named NL MVP.

2001: Roger Clemens becomes the first six time winner of the Cy Young Award.

2002: The Mariners name Bob Melvin manager.

2004: Barry Bonds wins his seventh MVP award.

2005: The Players and owners agree to stronger penalties for positive PED tests. A first offense gets a 50 game suspension, 100 Games for a second, and a lifetime ban for a third. An agreement is also reached to test for amphetamines.

2005: Alex Rodriguez is named AL MVP.

2005: The Devil Rays name Joe Maddon manager.

2006: Six weeks after being fired by the Marlins, Joe Girardi is named NL Manager of the Year. The Tigers Jim Leyland wins it in the AL.

2007: The Padres Jake Peavy wins the NL Cy Young.

2010: The Giants Buster Posey and the Rangers Neftail Feliz wins the Rookie of the Year doe their league.

2010: The Pirates name Clint Hurdle manager.

2011: The Tigers Justin Verlander wins the AL Cy Young.

2012: Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera wins the AL MVP with the Giants Buster Posey winning in the NL.

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November 16th:

1962: Lou Perini sells the Braves to insurance broker William Bartholomay for $6.2 million.

1966: Roberto Clemente wins the NL MVP.

1976: The Angels sign Don Baylor to a six year deal worth $1.6 million.

1977: The Twins Rod Carew is named AL MVP.

1988: Jose Canseco wins the AL MVP.

1995: The Red Sox Mo Vaughn wins the AL MVP.

2000: The Giants Jeff Kent wins the NL MVP.

2002: The Cubs hire Dusty Baker as their new manager.

2004: The Angels Vladimir Guerrero wins the AL MVP.

2005. Albert Pujols is named NL MVP.

2006: The Nationals name Manny Acta manager.

2007: After five years with the Mets, Tom Glavine returns to the Braves, signing a one year deal.

2009: The Marlins Chris Coughlan and the A’s Andrew Bailey win the Rookie of the Year for their leagues.

2010: The Marlins trade Dan Uggla to the Braves for Omar Infante and Mike Dunn.

2010: The Phillies Roy Halladay wins the NL Cy Young.

2011: The Diamondbacks Kirk Gibson and the Rays Joe Maddon win Manager of the Year In their league.

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November 17th:

1960: Elvin Quesada is awarded ownership of the new expansion Washington franchise.

1960: The Pirates Dick Groat is named NL MVP.

1965: Retired Air Force General William Eckert is unanimously elected by the owners as the fourth commissioner of baseball.

1971: At age 22, A’s pitcher Vida Blue becomes the youngest winner of the MVP.

1976: The Yankees Thurman Munson wins the AL MVP.

1982: The Braves Dale Murphy is named NL MVP.

1987: The Blue Jays George Bell wins the AL MVP.

2000: The Pirates and Jason Kendall agree to a six year extension worth $60 million.

2004: The Tigers sign Troy Percival to a two year deal worth $12 million.

2006: The A’s name Bob Geren manager.

2006: The Blue Jays and Frank Thomas agree to a two year deal worth $18.12 million.

2008: Albert Pujols wins the NL MVP.

2009: The Royals Zack Greinke wins the AL Cy Young.

2010: The Twins Ron Gardenhire and the Padres Bud Black win the Manager of the Year In their league.

2011: Clayton Kershaw wins the NL Cy Young.

2011: The owners unanimously approve the sale of the Astros from Drayton McLane to Jim Crane. The sale depended on the new owner allowing the team to move from the NL Central to the AL West for the 2013 season.

2014: The Braves trade Jason Heyward and Jordan Walden to the Cardinals for Shelby Miller and minor league pitcher Tyrell Jenkins.

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November 20th:

1967: Tom Seaver is named NL Rookie of the Year.

1969: Willie McCovey wins the NL MVP.

1985: The Pirates name Jim Leyland manager.

1987: The Cubs name Don Zimmer manager.

1989: Robin Yount wins the AL MVP.

2001: Ichiro Suzuki joins Fred Lynn in 1975 as the only players to win the Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season.

2007: Jimmy Rollins wins the NL MVP.

2007: The Red Sox and Mike Lowell agree to a three year deal worth $37.5 million.

2008: The owners unanimously approve the transfer of Yankees ownership from George Steinbrenner to his son Hal. George had owned the team for 35 years.

2008: Mike Mussina announces his retirement.

2009: The Giants Tim Lincecum wins the NL Cy Young for the second straight season.

2012: John Gibbons is hired as Blue Jays manager for the second time. He managed the team from 2004-08.

2013: The Tigers trade Prince Fielder to the Rangers for Ian Kinsler.

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November 21st:

1934: The Yankees purchase Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League.

1972: Carlton Fisk is the unanimous winner of the AL Rookie of the Year.

1973: Pete Rose is named NL MVP.

1983: The Mets Darryl Strawberry is named NL Rookie of the Year.

1991: The Braves Terry Pendleton wins the NL MVP.

2007: The Angels and Torii Hunter agree to a five year deal worth $90 million.

2010: The Mets name Terry Collins manager.

2011: Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is named AL MVP.

2011: The Rangers and Joe Nathan agree to a two year deal worth $14.5 million.

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2017: Braves get screwed

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November 22nd:

1954: The Pirates purchase the contract of Roberto Clemente from the Dodgers AAA team in Montreal.

1957: Mickey Mantle edges Ted Williams in the voting for AL MVP.

1961: Frank Robinson wins the NL MVP.

1967: Rod Carew is named AL Rookie of the Year.

1968: Johnny Bench wins the NL Rookie of the Year.

1971: The Indians Chris Chambliss wins the AL Rookie of the Year.

1972: Johnny Bench wins the NL MVP.

1977: The Expos Andre Dawson is named NL Rookie of the Year.

1977: The Yankees sign Goose Gossage to a six year deal worth $2.75 million.

1978: The Tigers Lou Whitaker is named AL Rookie of the Year.

1982: Steve Sax becomes the fourth straight Dodger to win the NL Rookie of the Year.

1989: The Twins sign Kirby Puckett to a three year contract worth $9 million, making him the first player to make $3 million per season.

2004: The relocated franchise in Washington officially announces it will become known as the Nationals.

2006: The Dodgers sign Juan Pierre to a five year deal worth $44 million.

2010: The Reds Joey Votto wins the NL MVP.

2011: The owners and players agree to a new five year CBA. The new agreement calls for blood tests for HGH, 15 teams in each league by 2013, expanded use of replay, another postseason round, and two more Wild Card teams.

2011: Ryan Braun is named NL MVP.

2016: Recently retired Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully is awarded The Presidental Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.

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November 28th:

1950: The Dodgers name Chuck Dressen manager.

1964: The Twins Tony Olivia wins the AL Rookie of the Year.

1972: The Dodgers trade Bobby Valentine, Billy Grabarkewitz, Frank Robinson, Bill Singer, and Mike Strahler to the Angels for Andy Messersmith and Ken McMullen.

1974: Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for two years after he pleads guilty to making an illegal contribution to the reelection campaign for President Nixon and a felony charge of obstruction of justice.

1979: The Dodgers Rick Sutcliffe wins the NL Rookie of the Year.

2005: The Mets and Billy Wagner agree to a four year deal worth $43 million.

2007: The Rays trade Delmon Young, Brendan Harris, and a minor leaguer to the Twins for Matt Garza, Jason Bartlett, and a pitching prospect.

2014: The A’s trade Josh Donaldson to the Blue Jays for Brett Lawrie and three prospects.

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November 29th:

1971: The Giants trade Gaylord Perry to the Indians for Sam McDowell.

1971: The Astros trade Joe Morgan, Ed Armbrister, Cesar Geronimo, Jack Billingham, and Dennis Menke to the Reds for Tommy Helms, Lee May, and Jimmy Stewart.

1971: The Cubs trade Ken Holtzman to the A’s for Rick Monday.

1976: The Yankees and Reggie Jackson agree to a five year deal worth $3.5 million.