This day in baseball: Feller is the MLBPA’s first president
Posted: December 11, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Bob Feller, Frank Scott, history, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Players Association, Marvin Miller, MLB, MLBPA, sports Leave a commentA major league player association was formed on December 11, 1956 with future Hall of Famer Bob Feller named its first president. Feller held the position until 1959, when he was succeeded by Frank Scott. This organization followed up many previous attempts to create a labor organization in Major League Baseball. It would eventually become successful ten years later when Marvin Miller was hired to be the MLBPA’s first executive director in 1966.
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This day in baseball: Devil Rays Opening Day tickets go on sale
Posted: December 6, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, Opening Day, sports, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4 CommentsIndividual tickets for went on sale for Opening Day of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ maiden season on December 6, 1997. The game sold out in approximately seventeen minutes. The Devil Rays’ Opening Day would take place on March 31, 1998.
This day in baseball: Musial named NL MVP
Posted: December 2, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Johnny Mize, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, MLB, National League, Ralph Kiner, sports, St. Louis Cardinals, Stan Musial Leave a commentOn December 2, 1948, Cardinals outfielder Stan Musial was named the National League Most Valuable Player. Musial led the NL with a .376 batting average and 131 RBIs. He narrowly missed the Triple Crown, however, as his 39 home runs were one less than the totals by Johnny Mize and Ralph Kiner.
This day in baseball: Speaker resigns as manager
Posted: November 29, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Billy Evans, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Dutch Leonard, history, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb Leave a commentTris Speaker resigned as Indians manager on November 29, 1926, after a scandal broke in which pitcher Dutch Leonard claimed that Speaker and Ty Cobb fixed at least one game between Cleveland and the Detroit Tigers. Umpire Billy Evans called these accusations “purely a matter of personal revenge” for Leonard, who is reported to have been upset with Cobb and Speaker after a trade ended with Leonard in the minor leagues. Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis cleared both Speaker and Cobb of any wrongdoing when Leonard did not show up at a hearing to discuss his accusations.
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This day in baseball: Ripken is Rookie of the Year
Posted: November 24, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Cal Ripken Jr, Major League Baseball, MLB, Rookie of the Year, sports Leave a commentOrioles infielder Cal Ripken, Jr. was awarded the American League Rookie of the Year on November 24, 1982. Ripken’s consecutive game streak had already begun at this point, sitting at 118 games at this point.
This day in baseball: Seaver is Rookie of the Year
Posted: November 20, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Mets, Rookie of the Year, sports, Tom Seaver Leave a commentTom Seaver won the National League’s Rookie of the Year on November 20, 1967. The right-handed Seaver compiled a 16-13 record that season with a 2.76 ERA.
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This day in baseball: Yogi joins the Mets
Posted: November 17, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Mets, sports, Yogi Berra 2 CommentsOn November 17, 1964, Yogi Berra signed a two-year contract with the New York Mets as a player-coach for $35,000 per season. He played only four games with the Mets in 1965, collecting two hits.
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