November 10

Events, births and deaths that occurred on November 10.

[edit] Events

• 1888 - In Detroit, MI, a club is organized to compete in the International Association next season to take the place of the disbanded Detroit Wolverines, fifth-place finishers this past season in the National League. The Wolverines sell off their stars, including Big Sam Thompson going to the Philadelphia Quakers, and the so-called "Big Four" Dan Brouthers and Hardy Richardson to the Boston Beaneaters and Jack Rowe and Deacon White to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.
• 1919 - Clark Griffith becomes a club owner and president when he joins Philadelphia grain broker William Richardson in buying controlling interest in the Washington Senators for $175,000. Griffith, unable to get financial help from the American League, mortgages his Montana ranch to raise funds.
• 1930 - Veteran pitcher Hippo Vaughn is reinstated by Judge Landis after eight years of ineligibility. Vaughn, who had lost a double no-hitter duel to Fred Toney in the 1917 season, had jumped the Chicago Cubs in 1922. Vaughn chose to pitch for a semipro team following a salary dispute with Chicago. He will go to spring training with the Cubs in 1931 but will fail to make the team at age 43.
• 1932 - Donie Bush, pennant-winning manager of the American Association Minneapolis Millers, is named to manage the Cincinnati Reds.
• 1948 - In a move that will give them a pitching ace for the next decade, the Chicago White Sox acquire young lefthander Billy Pierce from the Detroit Tigers for All-Star catcher Aaron Robinson. The Tigers even sweeten the deal with $10,000. Pierce will win 186 games for the White Sox over the next 13 years. Robinson will last fewer than three seasons in Detroit.
• 1950 - After nine years at the helm, the Cleveland Indians fire their manager, Lou Boudreau, amid howls of fan protest. Although Boudreau's overall winning percentage is a moderate .529, he won 92 games in a fourth-place finish - his best showing since 97 victories in the 1948 World Championship season. Al Lopez, who has piloted Minneapolis (American Association) since 1948, takes over with a two-year contract.
• 1951 - In Tokyo, 50,000 fans are on hand as an American All-Star team battles a Central League All-Star team. Joe DiMaggio hits a 400-foot home run in the 8th inning to tie the game at 1 - 1, then his brother Dom laces an RBI triple in the 9th and later scores to give the Americans a 3 - 2 victory. The Americans have won 12 games and tied one.
• 1953 - The New York Giants end their tour of Japan. It is reported that each player received just $331 of the $3,000 they were promised.
• 1964 - The Braves sign a 25-year lease to play in the new Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
• 1965 - San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays, who hit .312 with 52 home runs and 112 RBI, is named National League MVP. Mays receives 224 votes to 177 for Sandy Koufax, who, pitching for the Dodgers, had a 2.04 ERA, won 26 games, allowed just 5.79 hits per nine innings, and struck out 382 batters.
• 1971:
  • Joe Torre, who hit 24 home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals and led the National League in RBI (137) and batting average (.363), wins the MVP Award over Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates (48, 125, .295). Torre receives 318 points to Stargell's 222.
  • Oakland Athletics pitcher Vida Blue adds the American League MVP to his list of awards for 1971, easily outpointing teammate Sal Bando, 268-182.
• 1975 - The Kansas City Royals release slugger Harmon Killebrew, ending a 22-year career marked by 573 home runs, good for fifth on the all-time list.
• 1978 - In a major trade, the New York Yankees send former Cy Young Award winner Sparky Lyle along with four players to the Texas Rangers. In return, Texas packs up pitcher Dave Righetti and four players to the Yankees. Righetti, considered the top left-handed pitching prospect in the minors, will win Rookie of the Year honors in 1981.
• 1987 - In the closest vote in Cy Young Award history, Steve Bedrosian edges Rick Sutcliffe, 57-55, to win the National League honors. Bedrosian is the third relief pitcher ever to win the award in the NL.
• 1988 - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser, who posted a 23-8 record with 178 strikeouts and a 2.31 ERA, is a unanimous choice as Cy Young Award winner. Hershiser becomes the ninth pitcher in National League history to win the award unanimously. He receives all twenty-four first place votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America.
• 1992 - MLB owners refuse to grant permission for the San Francisco Giants to move to St. Petersburg, FL.
• 1996 - At Tokyo, in the finale of the Japanese team against the MLB All-Stars, Japan rallies for three runs to earn an 8 - 8 tie. The Americans hit .302 in the series with 11 home runs, and come away with four wins, two losses, and two ties. None of the games go to extra innings. Steve Finley, who hit 8 for 20 with 9 RBI, is named MVP.
• 1997:
  • Roger Clemens becomes the first American League pitcher to win the Cy Young Award four times. Clemens, the first pitcher since Hal Newhouser in 1945 to win the pitching Triple Crown in the American League, led the league in wins (21), strikeouts (292) and ERA (2.05) in his first season with the Toronto Blue Jays. Clemens won his first three Cy Young Awards with the Boston Red Sox in 1986, 1987 and 1991.
  • The Cincinnati Reds trade pitcher Jeff Brantley to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for first baseman Dmitri Young.
• 1998:
  • The Atlanta Braves trade pitchers Denny Neagle and Rob Bell and outfielder Michael Tucker to the Cincinnati Reds for second baseman Bret Boone and P Mike Remlinger.
  • Texas Rangers outfielder Juan Gonzalez is named the American League MVP. His 157 RBI total was the most in the AL in 49 years. 101 came in by the All-Star break.
  • Oakland Athletics outfielder Ben Grieve is named the American League Rookie of the Year.
• 1999 - Jack McKeon of the Cincinnati Reds is named the National League Manager of the Year.
• 2003 - Florida Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis wins the National League Rookie of the Year Award. Willis is the only player in either league named on every BBWAA ballot.
• 2004:
  • Buck Showalter wins his second American League Manager of the Year Award, after piloting the Rangers to an 89-73 record - an 18-game improvement from the previous season. He also copped the honor in 1994, managing the Yankees.
  • The BBWAA selects Bobby Cox as the National League Manager of the Year. Although the team lost Greg Maddux, Gary Sheffield, Javy López and Vinny Castilla to free agency, the Atlanta Braves, with a 96-58 record under Cox, still captured their 13th straight, and unexpected, NL East division flag.
• 2005 - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter is named the winner of the 2005 National League Cy Young Award, topping Florida Marlins left-hander Dontrelle Willis in a close vote. The Cardinals' ace receives 19 of 32 first-place votes from the BBWAA and finishes with 132 points, 20 more than Willis, who garners 11 first-place votes. Roger Clemens of the Houston Astros, the only other pitcher named on every ballot, is a distant third with two first-place votes and 40 points.
• 2007 - The Australian national team sets a Baseball World Cup record by scoring 26 runs in a 26 - 1 rout of the Thai national team. Trent Oeltjen, Gavin Fingleson, Justin Huber, Glenn Williams, Brad Harman, Matthew Kent and Luke Hughes all get at least 3 hits. To rest their staff in the rout, the Australians use position players to throw the final four innings, with Fingleson throwing three for the win and regular first baseman Brett Roneberg closing the contest.
• 2009 - The American League Gold Gloves are awarded. Outfielders Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners and Torii Hunter of the Angels both win their 9th straight award.
• 2010:
  • The winners of the National League Gold Glove Awards are announced. Scott Rolen wins his 8th award at 3B, while P Bronson Arroyo, SS Troy Tulowitzki and OF Carlos Gonzalez are first-time winners.
  • The Athletics trade P Vin Mazzaro and Justin Marks to Kansas City for OF David DeJesus.
• 2012:
  • The Dodgers put in the largest bid for Korean P Hyun-jin Ryu, pledging over $25,7 million to secure the right to negociate with Ryu, who is represented by Scott Boras. It is the third-highest amount ever bid through the posting system, after those for Japanese pitchers Daisuke Matsuzaka and Yu Darvish.
  • C David Ross signs a two-year deal worth $6.2 million with the Red Sox.

[edit] Births

• 1857 - Jim Whitney, pitcher (d. 1891)
• 1866 - John Carney, infielder (d. 1925)
• 1867 - Billy Earle, catcher (d. 1946)
• 1867 - Fred Roat, infielder (d. 1913)
• 1873 - Billy Lush, outfielder (d. 1951)
• 1873 - Willie McGill, pitcher (d. 1944)
• 1878 - Cy Morgan, pitcher (d. 1962)
• 1879 - Jim Cook, outfielder (d. 1949)
• 1881 - Jack Hoey, outfielder (d. 1947)
• 1881 - George Wheeler, pinch hitter (d. 1918)
• 1886 - Del Gainer, infielder (d. 1947)
• 1886 - Jim Riley, outfielder (d. 1949)
• 1888 - Ben Hunt, pitcher (d. 1927)
• 1890 - Eddie Eayrs, outfielder (d. 1969)
• 1892 - Jim Park, pitcher (d. 1970)
• 1895 - Chick Fewster, infielder (d. 1945)
• 1895 - Slicker Parks, pitcher (d. 1978)
• 1895 - Bill Summers, umpire (d. 1966)
• 1896 - Jimmie Dykes, infielder, manager; All-Star (d. 1976)
• 1903 - George Blackerby, outfielder (d. 1987)
• 1912 - Birdie Tebbetts, catcher, manager; All-Star (d. 1999)
• 1914 - Angel Fleitas, infielder (d. 2006)
• 1914 - Speed Whatley, Negro League outfielder (d. 1992)
• 1918 - John Moss, minor league player/executive (d. 2009)
• 1919 - Harry Feldman, pitcher (d. 1962)
• 1920 - Russ Kerns, pinch hitter (d. 2000)
• 1920 - George Scherger, coach (d. 2011)
• 1921 - Robert Doak, minor league outfielder
• 1922 - Johnny Lipon, infielder, manager (d. 1998)
• 1923 - Cal Ermer, infielder, manager (d. 2009)
• 1925 - Hank Ruszkowski, catcher (d. 2000)
• 1926 - Carmen Mauro, outfielder (d. 2003)
• 1930 - Gene Conley, pitcher; All-Star
• 1930 - Chick King, outfielder (d. 2012)
• 1934 - Norm Cash, infielder; All-Star (d. 1986)
• 1945 - Bill Southworth, infielder
• 1951 - Mike Vail, outfielder
• 1953 - Larry Christenson, pitcher
• 1953 - Larry Parrish, infielder, manager; All-Star
• 1953 - Paul Thormodsgard, pitcher
• 1954 - Bob Stanley, pitcher; All-Star
• 1955 - Jack Clark, outfielder; All-Star
• 1957 - Jeff Twitty, pitcher
• 1961 - Jung-Kwei Hsu, Taiwan national team catcher
• 1961 - Phil Ouellette, catcher
• 1963 - Chin-Hsing Kuo, CPBL pitcher
• 1963 - Andres Thomas, infielder
• 1964 - Shawn Holman, pitcher
• 1964 - Keith Lockhart, infielder
• 1964 - Junior Noboa, infielder
• 1964 - Kenny Rogers, pitcher; All-Star
• 1965 - Tom Cantrell, college coach
• 1965 - Tom Gamba, minor league infielder
• 1966 - Will Vespe, minor league pitcher
• 1968 - Kuo-Chian Ku, CPBL infielder
• 1970 - Marcos Garcia, minor league outfielder
• 1971 - Butch Huskey, outfielder
• 1971 - Terry Pearson, pitcher
• 1972 - Shawn Green, outfielder; All-Star
• 1972 - Greg LaRocca, infielder
• 1973 - Roger Kops, Hoofdklasse pitcher
• 1974 - Micah Bowie, pitcher
• 1977 - Matt Cepicky, outfielder
• 1978 - Jorge DePaula, pitcher
• 1978 - Mike Thiessen, minor league outfielder
• 1981 - Tony Blanco, outfielder
• 1981 - Brett Tamburrino, minor league utility man
• 1981 - Merkin Valdez, pitcher
• 1982 - Corey Ragsdale, minor league infielder and manager
• 1982 - Matt Pagnozzi, catcher
• 1983 - Brian Dinkelman, outfielder
• 1983 - Francesco Imperiali, minor league infielder
• 1983 - Ryan Mattheus, pitcher
• 1984 - Kazuhisa Makita, NPB pitcher
• 1985 - Pete Andrelczyk, minor league pitcher
• 1985 - Travis Jones, minor league player
• 1985 - Francis Moreno, minor league pitcher
• 1986 - Gaetan LePoupon, Division Elite infielder-pitcher
• 1986 - Eric Thames, outfielder
• 1989 - Michael Choice, minor league outfielder
• 1989 - Matt Magill, pitcher
• 1989 - Kevin Roevens, First Division catcher
• 1989 - Richard Zumaya, minor league pitcher
• 1992 - Daniel Bradley, New Zealand national team outfielder

[edit] Deaths

• 1888 - John Glenn, outfielder (b. 1849)
• 1896 - Jim Ritz, infielder (b. 1874)
• 1914 - Jack Heinzman, infielder (b. 1863)
• 1914 - Heinie Reitz, infielder (b. 1867)
• 1926 - John Cattanach, pitcher (b. 1863)
• 1926 - Ed Flanagan, infielder (b. 1861)
• 1926 - George Pinkney, infielder (b. 1859)
• 1929 - Mark Baldwin, pitcher (b. 1863)
• 1937 - Fred Andrus, outfielder (b. 1850)
• 1938 - Chet Spencer, outfielder (b. 1883)
• 1943 - Charlie Bastian, infielder (b. 1858)
• 1951 - J.W. Seabaugh, minor league catcher and manager (b. 1879)
• 1969 - Larry Duff, pitcher (b. 1896)
• 1969 - George Foss, infielder (b. 1897)
• 1969 - Augie Swentor, pinch hitter (b. 1899)
• 1972 - Frank Nicholson, pitcher (b. 1889)
• 1973 - Denver Grigsby, outfielder (b. 1901)
• 1973 - Bruce Hitt, pitcher (b. 1897)
• 1974 - Ben Paschal, outfielder (b. 1895)
• 1974 - Mel Simons, outfielder (b. 1900)
• 1981 - Ed Lagger, pitcher (b. 1912)
• 1990 - Aurelio Monteagudo, pitcher (b. 1943)
• 1992 - Chuck Connors, infielder (b. 1921)
• 1998 - Hal Newhouser, pitcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1921)
• 2000 - Shaw Buck, minor league infielder and manager (b. ~1913)
• 2002 - Ken Raffensberger, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1917)
• 2010 - Ted Keck, college coach (b. 1919)
• 2010 - Dave Niehaus, broadcaster; Hall of Famer (b. 1935)
• 2010 - Luke Owens, minor league infielder (b. 1923)