- in major league history, a rare feat has only occurred 12 times after that.
- 1960 - A $3.5 million offer for the Kansas City Athletics is accepted from a St. Louis group and the sale of the 52% stock by the widow of the late Arnold Johnson is expected tomorrow. A sale of the remaining minority stock is expected.
- 2005 :
- --- St. Louis Cardinals First Baseman Albert Pujols earned the National League MVP Award edging Atlanta Braves Center Fielder Andruw Jones . Pujols was among the NL leaders in most hitting categories and finished with a .330 Batting Average , 41 Home Run s and 117 RBI in guiding the Cardinals to the best record in baseball at 100-62. He received 18 of 31 first-place votes in balloting conducted by the BBWAA , outpointing Jones 378-351. Jones hit .263 and led the league with 51 home runs and 128 RBI. He won his eighth consecutive Gold Glove as the Braves claimed their 14th consecutive division title despite playing 18 Rookie s and losing Third Baseman Chipper Jones for about a third of the season because of injuries.
- ---After months of deadlock, leaders of Major League Baseball and the players union reached an agreement to clean up a performance-enhancing drug scandal that has tarnished the nation's pastime and left lawmakers worried about young athletes imitating the wrong role models. It will require baseball players to submit to several drug tests each year, during and between seasons, and will impose lengthy suspensions for steroid and amphetamine use. Repeat offenders can be banned for life. The agreement, which must be ratified by both the players and baseball owners, is similar to a proposal offered earlier this year by Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig .
- --- Hideki Matsui and the New York Yankees agreed on a four-year contract worth $52 million to the Japan ese Outfielder . The sides faced a November 15 deadline after which Matsui would go on waivers and be prevented from rejoining New York until May 15, 2006.
- ---The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have decided Los Angeles Angels Bench Coach Joe Maddon is the right man for the job. Maddon becomes the fourth manager in team history, ending a six-week search for Lou Piniella 's replacement.
- 1888 - Pat Ragan , pitcher (d. 1956 )
- 1914 - Mickey Livingston , catcher (d. 1983 )
- 1928 - Gus Bell , All-Star outfielder (d. 1995 )
- 1967 - Pedro Borbón, Sr. , pitcher
- 1972 - Darwin Cubillán , pitcher
- 1973 - Kevin Gryboski , pitcher
- 1973 - Brian Dallimore , infielder
- 1976 - Greg Jones , pitcher
- 1983 - Craig Hansen , pitcher
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