November 13 In Baseball

1800S

1886 - The official American Association Batting Average s show Dave Orr with .346 edging Bob Caruthers and Guy Hecker , both at .342.

1899 - The National League announces starting next season there will be two Umpire s working each game.

1900S - 1950S

1931 - New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert buys the Newark Bears International League franchise. The Bears will be very successful and will send many players to New York.

1934 - Bucky Harris , who Managed the 1925 and 1925 American League champion Washington Senators , is hired back to D.C. to replace youthful Joe Cronin , who has been sold to the Boston Red Sox .

1951 - Lefty O'Doul 's All-Star s, including Joe DiMaggio , Ferris Fain and Billy Martin , lose 3–1 to a Pacific League All-Star team. This is only the second time since 1922 that an American professional team has lost to Japan , and the first time to professional players.

1958 - Major Robert Wagner of New York announces preliminary plans for a third major league. Chairman William Shea , of what will become the Continental League , says it is apparent that the National League is going to ignore New York City . He implies that the new league will be free to raid major-league rosters.

1960S - 1970S

1967 - Following a meeting of National League owners, president Warren Giles says the league will not stand in the way of American League expansion to Seattle and Kansas City .

1968 - St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win the National League MVP Award .

1974 - Los Angeles Dodgers First Baseman Steve Garvey is selected National League MXP , after hit a .312 Batting Average with 21 Home Run s and 111 RBI .

1978 - The New York Yankees sign Free Agent Pitcher Luis Tiant to a two-year $875,000 contract. Tiant, formerly of the Boston Red Sox , becomes the first to sign with a new club following the reentry draft.

1979 - For the first time in MLB history, two players share the Most Valuable Player Award . The National League co-winners are Willie Stargell , the spiritual leader of the Pittsburgh Pirates , who hit .281 with 32 Home Run s, and St. Louis Cardinals First Baseman Keith Hernandez , who led the NL in Runs (116), Doubles (48) and Batting Average (.344).

1980S

1984 - Ryne Sandberg wins the National League MVP Award , becoming the first Chicago Cubs player to do so since Ernie Banks in 1959 . Sandberg hit .314 with 19 Home Run s and 32 Stolen Base s and led the NL in Runs (114) and Triples (19).

1986 - Pitcher Dave Stewart , who went 9-5 for the Oakland Athletics after being released by the Phillies in May, signs a two-year contract with Oakland.

1989 - After 16 years with the same team, Outfielder Jim Rice is released by the Boston Red Sox . Rice retires from the game with 382 Home Run s and a .298 Average .

1990S

1990 - Oakland Athletics Pitcher Bob Welch is named American League Cy Young Award . His 27 Wins were the most in MLB since Steve Carlton in 1972 .

1995 :

--- Atlanta Braves Pitcher Greg Maddux wins the National League Cy Young Award for an unprecedented fourth straight time. Maddux had a remarkable 19–2 record with a 1.63 ERA , the second year his ERA is below 1.80. Only Hall Of Famer Walter Johnson has done that.

--- Cincinnati Reds Shortstop Barry Larkin is named National League MVP .

1996 :

--- San Diego Padres Third Baseman Ken Caminiti becomes the fourth unanimous winner of the National League MVP Award . Caminiti set team records for Home Run s (40), RBI (130) and Slugging Percentage (.621), while leading the Padres to the NL West Division title for the first time since 1984 .

---The Cleveland Indians trade Pitcher Julián Tavárez and Infielder s José Vizcaíno and Jeff Kent to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Slugging Third Baseman Matt Williams .

1997 - Larry Walker of the Colorado Rockies is named National League MVP , becoming the first Canadian in either league to win the honor. Walker, who hit .366 with 49 Home Run s and 130 RBI , caps off a big week for Canada. Earlier in the week, Pitcher s Roger Clemens of the Toronto Blue Jays and Pedro Martinez of the Montreal Expos each won the Cy Young Award .

1998 - The ball thrown by Boston Red Sox Pitcher Howard Ehmke and hit by Babe Ruth for first Home Run in Yankee Stadium history is sold at an auction for $126,500 (110,000 bid + 15% commission). Mark Scala found the 1923 historic ball ago in the attic of his grandmother's home several years ago.

2000S

2000 - Pedro Martínez of the Boston Red Sox becomes the first Pitcher to win the American League Cy Young Award unanimously in consecutive years. Martínez, who posted a 18-6 mark with a 1.74 ERA , has copped the 'top pitcher' honor three of the last four seasons.

2001 - Pitcher Randy Johnson , who posted a 21-6 record with a 2.49 ERA and 372 Strikeout s, wins his fourth Cy Young Award , his third straight as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks . Previously, Johnson also won the honor in 1995 with Seattle , and is the second pitcher to win three consecutive Cy Young awards joining Greg Maddux who won four in a row from 1992 - 95 .

2002 - The San Francisco Giants select former Montreal Expos veteran skipper Felipe Alou to replace Dusty Baker as their new Manager . The 67-year-old Dominican Republic native compiled a 691-717 record during his ten years at the helm with Montreal and was selected as the National League Manager Of The Year in the 1994 strike-shortened season.

BIRTHS

1912 - Alex Kampouris , infielder (d. 1993 )

1915 - Ted Wilks , pitcher (d. 1989 )

1928 - Steve Bilko , infielder (d. 1978 )

1939 - Wes Parker , infielder

1941 - Mel Stottlemyre , All-Star pitcher

1958 - Dan Petry , All-Star pitcher

1968 - Pat Hentgen , All-Star pitcher

1970 - Vic Darensbourg , pitcher

1973 - Jason Simontacchi , pitcher

1979 - Gerald Laird , catcher

DEATHS

1963 - Muddy Ruel , catcher (b. 1896 )

1964 - Bris Lord , outfielder (b. 1883 )

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