November 29
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on November 29.
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- 1910 - The Havana Reds beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 behind Chiche Gonzalez's 5-hitter. Ty Cobb goes 0 for 3 with a caught and is caught stealing by Bruce Petway. The story is later blown out of proportion to claim Cobb was caught 3 times, when in fact this is the only record steal attempt he had in five games in Cuba that winter.
- 1916 - In Kansas City, MO, Walter Johnson and Grover Cleveland Alexander face each other for the first time. The exhibition game between the two stars features Zach Wheat, Casey Stengel, Max Carey, Hal Chase and others. The "Johnsons" prevail over the "Alexanders", 3 - 2.
- 1926 - Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager. Stories of a thrown game and betting on games by Ty Cobb and Speaker gain momentum when Judge Landis holds a secret hearing with the two stars and former pitcher-OF Joe Wood. The story and testimony will not be released until December 21. Former Tiger P Dutch Leonard wrote to Harry Heilmann that he had turned over letters written to him by Joe Wood and Ty Cobb to American League president Ban Johnson, implicating Wood and Cobb in betting on a Tiger-Cleveland game played in Detroit, MI, September 25, 1919. He charged that Cobb and Speaker conspired to let Detroit win to help them gain 3rd-place money. At a secret meeting of AL directors, it was decided to let Cobb and Speaker resign with no publicity. But, as rumors spread, Judge Landis takes charge of the matter and holds the hearings, at which Leonard refuses to appear. Cobb and Wood admit to the letters, but say it was a horse racing bet, and contend Leonard is angry for having been released to the Pacific Coast League by Cobb. Speaker, not named in the letters, denies everything. Public sympathy is with the stars, but the matter will remain unresolved until January of next year.
- 1932 - The New York Giants release pitchers Waite Hoyt and Clarence Mitchell.
- 1936 - Judge Landis declares Lee Handley and Johnny Peacock of the Cincinnati Reds free agents. They had been covered up on minor league teams by the Reds.
- 1939 - Judge Landis fines Brooklyn, Detroit, and the St. Louis farm club, Columbus, for manipulating player contracts. He frees seven farm hands.
- 1957 - Mayor Robert Wagner forms a 4-member committee to find a replacement for the Dodgers and Giants in New York City.
- 1962:
- After 61 years, the American Association (AAA) folds, with some of the franchises being absorbed by the International League and the Pacific Coast League. The PCL adds the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX; Denver, CO and Oklahoma City, OK Clubs and drops the Vancouver, BC club. The International League adds the Indianapolis, IN and Little Rock, AR clubs. As a result, both leagues became ten club leagues.
- ML officials and player representatives agree to return to a single All-Star Game in 1963. The players' pension fund will receive 95 percent of the one game's proceeds (rather than 60 percent of the two games).
- 1964 - The Red Sox trade first baseman Dick Stuart to the Phillies for pitcher Dennis Bennett.
- 1965 - The Yankees trade utility player Phil Linz to the Phillies for Ruben Amaro.
- 1966:
- The Dodgers trade two-time batting champ Tommy Davis and outfielder Derrell Griffith to the Mets for outfielder Jim Hickman and infielder Ron Hunt.
- A circuit court jury in Chicago, IL awards Jim Brewer $100,000 in damages stemming from his 1960 on-field fight with Billy Martin.
- The Yankees trade 3B Clete Boyer to the Braves for OF Bill Robinson and 39-year-old P Chi-Chi Olivo.
- 1967:
- The White Sox reacquire SS Luis Aparicio, with OF Russ Snyder and 1B/OF John Matias, from Baltimore for pitchers Bruce Howard and Roger Nelson and IF Don Buford.
- The Indians trade OF Chuck Hinton to the Angels for OF Jose Cardenal.
- 1971 - In three blockbuster deals, the Cubs trade P Ken Holtzman to the A's for OF Rick Monday; the Giants trade P Gaylord Perry and SS Frank Duffy to the Indians for P Sam McDowell; and the Reds trade 1B Lee May, 2B Tommy Helms, and OF Jimmy Stewart to the Astros for 2B Joe Morgan, OF Cesar Geronimo, and P Jack Billingham. This trade, criticized in the Cincinnati, OH press, is one of the best in Reds history, and puts the wheels on the big Red Machine, as future Hall of Fame member Morgan will win two MVPs.
- 1975 - Two Orioles standouts, with a combined total of 24 Gold Glove Awards, are each honored for the last time. Brooks Robinson and Paul Blair are the two making swan songs on TSN fielding team, while outfielders Garry Maddox and Fred Lynn each win the award for the first time.
- 1976 - The Yankees sign free-agent Reggie Jackson to five-year, $3.5 million dollar contract. During Mr. October's tenure, the Bronx Bombers will win four divisions, three pennants and two World Series.
- 1979 - Commissioner Bowie Kuhn lets Billy Martin off with a warning, following the October 23 incident.
- 1990 - A consortium of Canadian investors led by Montreal Expos president Claude Brochu agrees to buy the club from Charles Bronfman for a reported $85 million, assuring that the team will remain in Montréal, QC.
- 1992 - Marge Schott is quoted in today's NY Times as saying, that Adolph Hitler was initially good for Germany, that her references to "niggers" was in jest, and she couldn't understand why the word "Jap" was offensive. The ML will appoint a 4-man committee to investigate Schott.
- 1994 - The Marlins trade OF Carl Everett to the Mets in exchange for 2B Quilvio Veras.
- 1995 - The Dodgers trade 2B Miguel Cairo and 3B Willis Otanez to the Mariners in exchange for 3B Mike Blowers.
- 1995 - Charlie Smith, the player traded to Yankees from the Cardinals for Roger Maris in 1967, dies at age 57.
- 2000 - The Phillies sign free agent P Rheal Cormier to a 3-year contract worth $2.9 million.
- 2002 - The Reds and Padres reach an agreement to trade Ken Griffey, Jr. for Phil Nevin, but Nevin, with a no - trade clause in his contract, nixes the deal. He says he would only agree to a trade to a West Coast team that trains in Arizona. Griffey tore a tendon in his knee during the first week, setting up another season limited by leg injuries. He also pulled a hamstring and strained hip muscles, limiting him to 70 games, a .264 average, eight homers and 23 RBIs. In a week, the White Sox will turn down an offer of Griffey for Magglio Ordonez.
- 2008 - The 2008-2009 Cuban season opens on a bad note for last year's champs. Santiago de Cuba loses 11-3 to Pinar del Rio. Last year's MVP, Alexei Bell, is injured in his first plate appearance when a Yunieski Maya pitch hits him in the face. Luis Giraldo Casanova wins his managerial debut.
[edit] Births
- 1861 - Shadow Pyle, pitcher (d. 1908)
- 1864 - Bill Sowders, pitcher (d. 1951)
- 1869 - Bert Abbey, pitcher (d. 1962)
- 1873 - Jake Weimer, pitcher (d. 1928)
- 1876 - Walt McCredie, outfielder (d. 1934)
- 1878 - Tom Hughes, pitcher (d. 1956)
- 1884 - Hutch Campbell, infielder (d. 1946)
- 1885 - Scotty Alcock, infielder (d. 1973)
- 1885 - Jack Wanner, infielder (d. 1919)
- 1889 - Carl Weilman, pitcher (d. 1924)
- 1893 - Carter Elliott, infielder (d. 1959)
- 1893 - Charlie Snell, catcher (d. 1988)
- 1895 - Jack Enright, pitcher (d. 1975)
- 1896 - Joe DeBerry, pitcher (d. 1944)
- 1898 - Red Shea, pitcher (d. 1981)
- 1901 - Buddy Crump, outfielder (d. 1976)
- 1905 - Harlan Pyle, pitcher (d. 1993)
- 1908 - Pat Simmons, pitcher (d. 1968)
- 1909 - Gus Brittain, catcher (d. 1974)
- 1910 - Ed Leip, infielder (d. 1983)
- 1913 - Harry Boyles, pitcher (d. 2005)
- 1914 - Joe Orengo, infielder (d. 1988)
- 1922 - Lynn Lovenguth, pitcher (d. 2000)
- 1922 - Minnie Minoso, outfielder; All-Star
- 1924 - Irv Noren, outfielder; All-Star
- 1928 - Bill Currie, pitcher
- 1931 - Paul Pettit, pitcher
- 1937 - George Thomas, outfielder
- 1939 - Jim Derrington, pitcher
- 1939 - Dick McAuliffe, infielder; All-Star
- 1941 - Bill Freehan, catcher; All-Star
- 1941 - Roberto Rodriguez, pitcher
- 1943 - Dan McGinn, pitcher
- 1950 - Mike Easler, outfielder; All-Star
- 1950 - Otto Velez, outfielder
- 1951 - Gary Wheelock, pitcher
- 1956 - Rick Anderson, pitcher
- 1956 - Joe Price, pitcher
- 1957 - Dennis Burtt, pitcher
- 1959 - Brian Holton, pitcher
- 1960 - Howard Johnson, infielder; All-Star
- 1967 - Bob Hamelin, designated hitter
- 1968 - Allen Battle, outfielder
- 1968 - Pedro Martinez, pitcher
- 1969 - Mariano Rivera, pitcher; All-Star
- 1970 - Steve Rodriguez, infielder
- 1977 - Jason Alfaro, infielder
- 1979 - Francis Beltran, pitcher
- 1980 - Brian Wolfe, pitcher
- 1980 - Ryan Mulhern, minor league player
- 1981 - Guillermo Quiroz, catcher
- 1982 - Mike Butia, minor league player
- 1983 - Craig Gentry, outfielder
- 1985 - Alex Castillo, minor league player
[edit] Deaths
- 1901 - Jim Sullivan, pitcher (b. 1867)
- 1916 - Bob Unglaub, infielder, manager (b. 1881)
- 1923 - Frank Pears, pitcher (b. 1866)
- 1929 - Jimmy Whelan, pinch hitter (b. 1890)
- 1933 - John Humphries, catcher (b. 1861)
- 1936 - Jack (RL) Jones, infielder (b. 1859)
- 1941 - Ed Hahn, outfielder (b. 1875)
- 1942 - Bob Bescher, outfielder (b. 1884)
- 1952 - Arlie Latham, infielder, manager (b. 1860)
- 1954 - Al Lawson, pitcher (b. 1869)
- 1962 - Red Kress, infielder (b. 1907)
- 1963 - Arch Reilly, infielder (b. 1891)
- 1972 - Bernie Neis, outfielder (b. 1895)
- 1973 - Tom Hamilton, infielder (b. 1925)
- 1974 - Al Moore, outfielder (b. 1902)
- 1978 - Al Williamson, pitcher (b. 1900)
- 1980 - Bill Dunlap, outfielder (b. 1909)
- 1982 - Al Cicotte, pitcher (b. 1929)
- 1982 - Mays Copeland, pitcher (b. 1913)
- 1988 - Earl Bolyard, minor league outfielder (b. 1912)
- 1992 - Tuck Stainback, outfielder (b. 1911)
- 1994 - Charley Smith, infielder (b. 1937)
- 1998 - Jim Turner, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1903)
- 1999 - Tom Herrin, pitcher (b. 1929)
- 2001 - Marcelino Lopez, pitcher (b. 1943)
- 2003 - Jim Carlin, outfielder (b. 1918)
- 2004 - Harry Danning, catcher; All-Star (b. 1911)
- 2005 - Vic Power, infielder; All-Star (b. 1927)
- 2006 - Pete Mikkelsen, pitcher (b. 1939)
