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October 30
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on October 30.
[edit] Events
- 1911 - Clark Griffith is named manager of the Washington Senators, beginning a stand in the nation's capital as manager, then owner, that will last until his death in 1955.
- 1945 - Branch Rickey signs blacks players Jackie Robinson and John Wright to a contract with Triple-A Montreal of the International League for 1946. It is the beginning of integration.
- 1956 - The Brooklyn Dodgers sell Ebbets Field to a real estate group. They agree to stay until 1959, with an option to stay until 1961.
- 1963 - Sandy Koufax wins again. The Dodgers pitcher, who finished with 25 victories and 11 shutouts, outpolls Cardinals shortstop Dick Groat, 237 to 190, for the National League MVP Award. Six days ago, Koufax unanimously won the Cy Young Award.
- 1964 - Former big-leaguer Joe Stanka wins the Pacific League MVP award pitching for the Nankai Hawks. His three straight victories over the Yomiuri Giants helps his team capture the Japanese Series.
- 1967 - The Chicago White Sox announce the team will play nine regular season games in Milwaukee during the 1968 season. Chicago will become the first American League team to play regular season games outside its own city since 1905.
- 1974 - Catfish Hunter of the Oakland Athletics is named the American League Cy Young Award winner. He led the league with 25 wins and a 2.49 ERA.
- 1975 - San Francisco Giants pitcher John Montefusco (15-9, 215 strikeouts, 2.88 ERA) outpoints Montreal Expos catcher Gary Carter for National League Rookie of the Year honors.
- 1984 - Willie Hernandez of the Detroit Tigers wins the 1984 American League Cy Young Award, edging fellow reliever Dan Quisenberry of the Kansas City Royals. Hernandez posted a 9-3 record with 32 saves and a 1.92 ERA. Hernandez becomes only the third reliever to win the award. In 1977, Sparky Lyle of the New York Yankees became the first relief pitcher to do so.
- 1986 - The Baltimore Orioles trade pitcher Storm Davis to the San Diego Padres for catcher Terry Kennedy and minor league pitcher Mark Williamson.
- 2000 - Signing a three-year, $2-million contract, broadcaster Bob Brenly is named as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The former major league catcher replaces Buck Showalter, the club's only manager, who was let go at the end of the season.
- 2001 - George W. Bush becomes the eighth President of the United States to attend a World Series game, and the first since Dwight D. Eisenhower to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Wearing a New York Fire Department windbreaker in honor of the heroes of the September 11 attacks, the President walks to the mound by himself, gives a thumbs up, and throws a perfect strike much to the delight of the stadium faithful. In Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, the Yankees win, 2 - 1, over the Diamondbacks, behind strong pitching by Roger Clemens and Mariano Rivera.
- 2007 - Rikkert Faneyte is hired as head coach of the Amsterdam Pirates, a year after their first playoff trip in 15 years. Faneyte has won two MVP awards as a player for the team, appearing both before and after his major league career. Faneyte was Amsterdam's pitching coach previously. He will lead the team to the 2008 Holland Series title.
- 2010:
- In Game 3 of the 2010 World Series, Colby Lewis throws six shutout innings before fading and rookie Mitch Moreland hits a three-run homer as the Rangers beat San Francisco, 4 - 2. It is the first World Series win by a Texas-based team in seven tries. Neftali Feliz, at age 22, surpasses Rangers owner Nolan Ryan as the second-youngest man to save a game in the Series - Bob Welch set the record at age 21 in 1978.
- With the second spot in the Gold Medal game of the 2010 Intercontinental Cup at stake, the Dutch national team tops Taiwan, 5 - 3, in 10 innings. Reds farmhand Mariekson Gregorius hits a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to end it, taking former Rockies prospect Ching-Lung Lo deep.
- 2011:
- A team of Major League All-Stars arrives in Taipei to begin a series of five exhibition games against the Taiwan national team. Manager Bruce Bochy and players Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson and LaTroy Hawkins hold a press conference upon arrival. The tour marks the 100th anniversary of the first baseball game played in Taiwan.
- Also in Taiwan, the 2011 CPBL awards are given out. Hung-Yu Lin is named CPBL MVP, the first catcher to win that honor; he led the league with 106 RBI, tied for the most home runs (22) and slugged .544. Ta-Yuan Kuan wins Rookie of the Year for a 10-5 campaign. Six of the ten Best Tens selections are first-timers, including Hung-Yu Lin, while two others are second-time winners. For contrast, Tai-Shan Chang wins his 8th Best Ten at third base to go with one at DH. That ties 2B Chung-Yi Huang for the most Best Ten selections in CPBL history.
- 2012:
- The Nippon Ham Fighters get their first win of the 2012 Japan Series. Down 2 games to 0, the Fighters win, 7 - 3. D.J. Houlton is knocked out in the 3rd inning and 2006 Japan Series MVP Atsunori Inaba homers and doubles in a run to lead the offense. Brian Wolfe gets the win.
- There is a changing of the guard in the Gold Glove Awards, as 9 of the 19 recipients are first-time winners (there is tie for the award at pitcher in the American League, and it is shared by two first-time winners, Jeremy Hellickson and Jake Peavy). Two of the veterans who are honored are C Yadier Molina, who wins his fifth straight in the National League, and 1B Mark Teixeira also picks up his fifth in the junior circuit, although they have not been consecutive. For the first time since 1960, the outfield awards are assigned for playing a specific field, ending the practice of lumping all outfielders together.
[edit] Births
- 1857 - Pete Fries, pitcher (d. 1937)
- 1859 - Frederick Fass, pitcher (d. 1930)
- 1865 - Tom Nagle, catcher (d. 1946)
- 1866 - Pete Conway, pitcher (d. 1903)
- 1867 - Ed Delahanty, outfielder; Hall of Famer (d. 1903)
- 1871 - Buck Freeman, outfielder (d. 1949)
- 1874 - Sammy Curran, pitcher (d. 1936)
- 1880 - Fred Curtis, infielder (d. 1939)
- 1886 - Marty McHale, pitcher (d. 1979)
- 1887 - Rudy Sommers, pitcher (d. 1949)
- 1891 - Charlie Deal, infielder (d. 1979)
- 1894 - Harley Dillinger, pitcher (d. 1959)
- 1895 - Thomas Healy, infielder (d. 1974)
- 1896 - Clyde Manion, catcher (d. 1967)
- 1898 - Jesse Fowler, pitcher (d. 1973)
- 1898 - Bill Terry, infielder, manager; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1989)
- 1901 - Al Kellett, pitcher (d. 1960)
- 1903 - Mickey Heath, infielder (d. 1986)
- 1903 - Willie Powell, Negro League pitcher (d. 1987)
- 1906 - Roy Joiner, pitcher (d. 1989)
- 1913 - John Burrows, pitcher (d. 1987)
- 1914 - Dave Barnhill, Negro League and minor league pitcher (d. 1983)
- 1914 - Lefty Wilkie, pitcher (d. 1992)
- 1915 - Red Borom, infielder (d. 2011)
- 1916 - Leon Day, Negro League pitcher, Hall of Famer (d. 1995)
- 1917 - Bobby Bragan, infielder, manager (d. 2010)
- 1918 - Tony Ordenana, infielder (d. 1988)
- 1921 - Tal Abernathy, pitcher (d. 2001)
- 1921 - Chet Kehn, pitcher (d. 1984)
- 1925 - Dick Walsh, general manager (d. 2011)
- 1927 - Joe Adcock, infielder, manager; All-Star (d. 1999)
- 1930 - Don Nicholas, pinch hitter (d. 2007)
- 1931 - Ad Rutschman, college coach
- 1935 - Jim Perry, pitcher; All-Star
- 1937 - Ronnie Retton, minor league infielder
- 1938 - Bruce Gardner, minor league pitcher (d. 1971)
- 1941 - Jim Ray Hart, infielder; All-Star
- 1945 - Roe Skidmore, pinch hitter
- 1947 - Jersey van Doornspeek, Hoofdklasse outfielder (d. 2013)
- 1950 - Mark Tanner, minor league pitcher
- 1951 - Tom Poquette, outfielder
- 1952 - Tom Brennan, pitcher
- 1957 - Houston Jimenez, infielder
- 1959 - Dave Leeper, outfielder
- 1960 - Jose Escobar, infielder
- 1960 - Gerald Perry, infielder; All-Star
- 1960 - Lee Tunnell, pitcher
- 1960 - Dave Valle, catcher
- 1961 - Scott Garrelts, pitcher; All-Star
- 1961 - Joe Johnson, pitcher
- 1962 - Mark Portugal, pitcher
- 1962 - Danny Tartabull, outfielder; All-Star
- 1963 - Chris Knabenshue, scout
- 1966 - Mark Ettles, pitcher
- 1968 - Greg McCarthy, pitcher
- 1968 - Erik Plantenberg, pitcher
- 1970 - Jeff Calcaterra, college coach
- 1975 - Andy Dominique, infielder
- 1975 - Marco Scutaro, infielder
- 1976 - Dave Coggin, pitcher
- 1977 - Willie Glen, minor league pitcher
- 1978 - Luis Matos, outfielder
- 1979 - Jason Bartlett, infielder; All-Star
- 1980 - Mike Jacobs, infielder
- 1980 - Laynce Nix, outfielder
- 1980 - Peter Rasmussen, minor league outfielder
- 1981 - Ian Snell, pitcher
- 1982 - Jonathan Albaladejo, pitcher
- 1982 - Anderson Hernandez, infielder
- 1983 - Justin Staatz, minor league pitcher
- 1984 - Ramon Garcia, minor league pitcher
- 1984 - Shane Robinson, outfielder
- 1985 - Ángel Fermín, minor league infielder
- 1986 - Desmond Jennings, outfielder
- 1986 - Petey Paramore, minor league catcher
- 1990 - Leyla Hernandez, Puerto Rican womens' national team outfielder
- 1990 - Joe Panik, minor league infielder
[edit] Deaths
- 1886 - Bernie Graham, outfielder (b. 1860)
- 1919 - Bill Lattimore, pitcher (b. 1884)
- 1931 - Joe Hornung, outfielder (b. 1857)
- 1931 - Jim Tyng, pitcher (b. 1856)
- 1935 - Steve Brodie, outfielder (b. 1868)
- 1936 - Jack Morrissey, infielder (b. 1876)
- 1943 - Frank Whitney, outfielder (b. 1856)
- 1951 - Walt Woods, pitcher (b. 1875)
- 1956 - Dick Midkiff, pitcher (b. 1914)
- 1957 - Fred Beebe, pitcher (b. 1879)
- 1965 - Lee Fohl, catcher, manager (b. 1876)
- 1966 - Dick Barrett, pitcher (b. 1906)
- 1966 - Rex Cecil, pitcher (b. 1916)
- 1966 - Alex Pearson, pitcher (b. 1877)
- 1970 - Jimmy Welsh, outfielder (b. 1902)
- 1971 - Charlie Harding, pitcher (b. 1891)
- 1974 - Jimmy Shevlin, infielder (b. 1909)
- 1978 - Reese Diggs, pitcher (b. 1915)
- 1980 - Stan Katkaveck, minor league catcher and manager (b. 1915)
- 1982 - Pinky Woods, pitcher (b. 1920)
- 1983 - Anthony Latham, minor league outfielder (b. 1961)
- 1988 - Bernie Walter, pitcher (b. 1908)
- 1994 - Frank Coggins, infielder (b. 1944)
- 1996 - Bob Thorpe, outfielder (b. 1926)
- 1998 - Verdell Mathis, Negro League pitcher (b. 1914)
- 1998 - George Schmees, outfielder (b. 1924)
- 2001 - Johnny Lucadello, infielder (b. 1919)
- 2005 - Al Lopez, catcher, manager; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1908)
- 2005 - Bob Allen, pitcher (b. 1914)
- 2009 - Howie Schultz, infielder (b. 1922)
- 2010 - Vernon Thoele, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1920)
- 2011 - Mickey Scott, pitcher (b. 1947)
