This day in baseball
Posted: November 7, 2015 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Baseball, Elston Howard, history, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, Mickey Mantle, MLB, New York Yankees, Roger Maris, sports Leave a commentOn November 7, 1963, Elston Howard was named the American League’s Most Valuable Player, making him the first black player to ever receive the honor in the AL. He also became the third consecutive Yankee to receive the honor, after Roger Maris (1960 and 1961) and Mickey Mantle (1962).
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