November 30
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on November 30.
[edit] Events
- 1889 - Baltimore drops out of the AA and joins the Atlantic Association.
- 1926 - Bill Carrigan, popular Boston Red Sox manager who won pennants in 1915 and 1916, is drafted out of retirement to resurrect the cellar-dwellers.
- 1931 - George Gibson comes out of retirement to manage Pittsburgh. Ten years earlier he had led the Pirates to three first-division finishes.
- 1932 - The Chicago Cubs get Babe Herman from the Cincinnati Reds for Rollie Hemsley and three others.
- 1948 - Player-manager Lou Boudreau is selected the AL MVP. Boudreau had almost been traded to the Browns earlier in the year, but protests by fans kept Lou in Cleveland. After the WS win, owner Bill Veeck commented, "Sometimes the best trades are the ones you never make."
- 1952 - On a local TV program, Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson charges that the New York Yankee management is racist for its failure to bring up a black player. George Weiss of the Yanks denies the allegations.
- 1953:
- The player reps reject Commissioner Ford Frick's plan for a conference on their pension after he bars their attorney's presence.
- The Cubs sell C Carl Sawatski to the White Sox.
- 1958 - Italian baseball commissioner Prince Borghese visits the U.S. to seek aid in organizing Italian teams.
- 1959:
- The Orioles trade Billy Loes and Billy O'Dell to the Giants for P Gordon Jones, OF Jackie Brandt, and C Roger McCardell. O'Dell will win 56 games for the Giants.
- The Cards send popular SS Don Blasingame to the Giants for infielder Daryl Spencer and Leon Wagner.
- 1961:
- Cubs' outfielder Billy Williams (.278, 25, 86) is selected as the National League Rookie of the Year. Braves catcher Joe Torre and Cubs southpaw Jack Curtis also receive consideration for the honor.
- The White Sox trade pitchers Don Larsen and Billy Pierce to the Giants for pitchers Eddie Fisher, Dom Zanni, Vele Tiefenhaler and first baseman Bob Farley.
- 1965 - The Red Sox trade shortstop Eddie Bressoud to the Mets for outfielder Joe Christopher.
- 1967:
- The Cubs give up on pitcher Ray Culp and ship him to the Red Sox for minor leaguer Rudy Schlesinger and cash. A steal for the Sox, Culp will develop a palm ball and win 64 games for them in the next four seasons.
- The Yankees purchase Gene Michael from the LA Dodgers.
- 1970:
- The Cubs trade 48-year old veteran knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm to the Braves for minor league first baseman Hal Breedan.
- The White Sox trade OF Ken Berry to the Angels for OF Jay Johnstone in a 6-player deal. The White Sox also make a rare trade with the Cubs when they send OF Jose Ortiz and infielder Ossie Blanco to the North side for pitchers Pat Jacquez and Dave Lemonds.
- 1971 - The Twins trade SS Leo Cardenas to the Angels for P Dave LaRoche.
- 1972 - Twelve transactions, involving 36 players, take place. Among those sent to new clubs are OF Larry Hisle (to the Twins), 2B Dave Johnson (Braves), OF Del Unser (Phils), Oscar Gamble (Indians), Cesar Tovar (Phils) and OF Hal McRae and P Wayne Simpson (Royals).
- 1981 - Yankees P Dave Righetti (8-4, 2.06 in 1981) wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award.
- 1988 - The Royals sign veteran catcher Bob Boone, who hit a career-high .295 last season.
- 1992 - The Reds sign free agent P John Smiley to a 4-year contract.
- 1994 - The Brewers trade P Doug Henry to the Mets in exchange for Javier Gonzales and infielder Fernando Vina. Vina will play 140 games at 2B and hit .283 while Henry will be 2 - 8 with the Mets.
- 1995 - The Dodgers sign free agent SS Greg Gagne.
- 1998 - The Diamondbacks sign free agent P Randy Johnson to a 4-year contract.
- 1999:
- Members of the umpires association vote 57-35 to form a new union, with one vote voided because the umpire signed his ballot. The NLRB will certify the election results in seven days, if there are no objections. But, Jerry Crawford, the president of the old union, said objections are likely to be filed.
- Pete Rose launches a new web site, allowing fans to add their names to a petition to vote for his reinstatement. He was banned from the game for gambling in August 1989.
- Braves minor leaguer Roger Blanco is killed by robbers in Catia La Mar, Venezuela. Blanco, 30, was traded to the Braves in 1996 for Mark Whiten.
- 2000 - The Yankees sign Orioles free agent P Mike Mussina to a 6-year contract worth $88.5 million. Mussina says a deciding factor was a call from Joe Torre.
- 2001:
- Arizona P Curt Schilling wins the 2001 Hutch Award, given each year by Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to a player who displays "honor, courage & dedication to baseball while overcoming adversity in their personal or professional lives."
- The major league's plan to contract by two teams next season is put into jeopardy by Minnesota courts. The state's Supreme Court refuses to grant the request for a speedy review of the appeal of the injunction which forces the Twins to play in 2001, and the appellate court sets the hearing for December 27, a date many believe is too late to make the elimination of two teams a reality.
- Unsure of their future, Montreal signs a one-year lease to play their home games of the 2002 season at Olympic Stadium. Due to the threat of being eliminated because of the proposed contraction of major league teams, the agreement gives the Expos the right to unilaterally cancel the contract.
[edit] Births
- 1845 - Mordecai Davidson, manager (d. 1940)
- 1850 - Alamazoo Jennings, catcher (d. 1894)
- 1851 - Pete Gillespie, outfielder (d. 1910)
- 1865 - Harry Brooks, pitcher/outfielder (d. 1945)
- 1870 - Frank Killen, pitcher (d. 1939)
- 1875 - Myron Grimshaw, infielder (d. 1936)
- 1877 - Tacks Latimer, catcher (d. 1936)
- 1880 - Warren Shanabrook, infielder (d. 1964)
- 1883 - Ben Houser, infielder (d. 1952)
- 1885 - Elmer Koestner, pitcher (d. 1959)
- 1891 - Joe Giebel, catcher (d. 1981)
- 1892 - Josh Billings, catcher (d. 1981)
- 1893 - Tex Hoffman, infielder (d. 1947)
- 1897 - Win Ballou, pitcher (d. 1963)
- 1897 - Dud Branom, infielder (d. 1980)
- 1898 - Lou Bauer, pitcher (d. 1979)
- 1898 - Firpo Marberry, pitcher (d. 1976)
- 1899 - Reuben Ewing, infielder (d. 1970)
- 1901 - Sid Graves, outfielder (d. 1983)
- 1901 - Clyde Sukeforth, catcher, manager (d. 2000)
- 1909 - Jimmie DeShong, pitcher (d. 1993)
- 1913 - Wally Holborow, pitcher (d. 1986)
- 1915 - Rex Carr, minor league manager, scout (d. 1993)
- 1929 - Leo Kiely, pitcher (d. 1984)
- 1931 - Ed Mayer, pitcher
- 1932 - Tony Stathos, minor league pitcher (d. 2008)
- 1935 - Steve Hamilton, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1950 - Craig Swan, pitcher
- 1954 - Juan Berenguer, pitcher
- 1956 - Dave Engle, catcher; All-Star
- 1956 - Barry Evans, infielder
- 1958 - Toby Hernandez, catcher
- 1958 - Steve Shields, pitcher
- 1960 - Bob Tewksbury, pitcher; All-Star
- 1962 - Bo Jackson, outfielder; All-Star
- 1962 - Gary Wayne, pitcher
- 1968 - Heath Haynes, pitcher
- 1969 - Mark Lewis, infielder
- 1971 - Enrique Duncan, minor league infielder
- 1971 - Ray Durham, infielder; All-Star
- 1972 - Tim Jorgensen, minor league player
- 1976 - Craig Wilson, outfielder
- 1977 - Carlos Valderrama, outfielder
- 1980 - Shane Victorino, outfielder; All-Star
- 1981 - Rich Harden, pitcher
- 1985 - Luis Valbuena, infielder
[edit] Deaths
- 1885 - Dan Cronin, infielder/outfielder (b. 1857)
- 1920 - Lou Meyers, catcher (b. 1859)
- 1927 - Jimmy Wood, infielder, manager (b. 1842)
- 1942 - Slim Love, pitcher (b. 1890)
- 1946 - Pete McShannic, infielder (b. 1864)
- 1948 - Frank Bowerman, catcher, manager (b. 1868)
- 1955 - John Stone, outfielder (b. 1905)
- 1956 - John Shea, pitcher (b. 1904)
- 1959 - Jack Scott, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1969 - Connie Creeden, pinch hitter (b. 1915)
- 1969 - Eddie Eayrs, outfielder (b. 1890)
- 1973 - Alex Metzler, outfielder (b. 1903)
- 1979 - Scottie Slayback, infielder (b. 1901)
- 1983 - Bill Evans, pitcher (b. 1919)
- 1985 - Jim Grant, pitcher (b. 1894)
- 1986 - Roy Bruner, pitcher (b. 1917)
- 1988 - Wally Berger, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1905)
- 1995 - Jim Davis, pitcher (b. 1924)
- 1995 - William Suero, infielder (b. 1966)
- 1996 - Ted Petoskey, outfielder (b. 1911)
- 1998 - Jesse Levan, infielder (b. 1926)
- 1998 - Ad Liska, pitcher (b. 1906)
- 1999 - Al Schroll, pitcher (b. 1932)
- 2003 - Jack Brewer, pitcher (b. 1918)
