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Events, births and deaths that occurred on December 4.

Events

• 1885 - The American Association New York Metropolitans franchise is sold to millionaire Erastus Wiman. The Metropolitan Exhibition Company, property of John B. Day, who is also the owner of the New York Giants, receives $25,000 for the transaction.
• 1886 - The St. Louis Maroons trade 1B Alex McKinnon to Pittsburgh for 1B Otto Schomberg and $400.
• 1899 - Buck Ewing, Cincinnati manager for five years, is released.
• 1914 - Walter Johnson accepts a $6,000 bonus from the Federal League's Chicago Whales and signs a three-year contract for $17,500 per year. Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court, claiming he has paid Johnson for the reserve option in his contract. American League President Ban Johnson asserts that Johnson was on the market and is "damaged goods," worth getting rid of. Griffith travels to Coffeyville, KS, to persuade his franchise player that the option clause is legal and binding. Two weeks later Griffith signs Johnson for three years at $12,500 per year and returns the bonus to the Feds.
• 1915 - Former Giant owner Andrew Freedman dies at the age of 55. He owned the team for seven years, firing a Steinbrennerian 16 managers during his reign.
• 1927 - Pirates OF Paul Waner noses out Frank Frisch for National League MVP honors with 72 points to 66. Rogers Hornsby, Cubs P Charlie Root, and Giants SS Travis Jackson also score high.
• 1931 - Bump Hadley, Jackie Hayes, and Sam Jones are traded from Washington to the White Sox for Carl Reynolds and John Kerr.
• 1936 - The Dodgers trade Lonny Frey to the Cubs for Woody English and Roy Henshaw. The Boston Bees buy Vince DiMaggio from San Diego (Pacific Coast League). The Dodgers get Cookie Lavagetto and Ralph Birkofer from Pittsburgh in exchange for Ed Brandt.
• 1940:
  • Larry MacPhail continues his dealing and gets his catcher. The Dodgers trade for Mickey Owen, giving Gus Mancuso and $85,000 to the Cardinals.
  • The Cubs swap SS Bobby Mattick and OF Jim Gleeson to the Reds for SS Billy Myers. Myers will split his time between Chicago and the minors next year and quit in 1942 rather than take a pay cut.
• 1943 - After one disappointing season in Washington, the Senators sell veteran slugger Indian Bob Johnson to the Red Sox. Clark Griffith will later call it the worst trade he ever made. Johnson will have two solid years in Fenway before retiring.
• 1946:
  • The Reds trade pitcher Ed Heusser to Brooklyn for veteran Augie Galan.
  • W.G. Bramham retires as head of the minors. George Trautman will replace him.
• 1952 - Detroit trades P Virgil Trucks, who tossed two no-hitters during the year, along with P Hal White and OF Johnny Groth, to the Browns in exchange for 2B Owen Friend, OF Bob Nieman, and OF/C J.W. Porter.
• 1957:
  • The White Sox send fan favorite Minnie Minoso and infielder Fred Hatfield to the Indians for P Early Wynn and OF Al Smith. Wynn, coming off his first losing season, will rebound with the White Sox, topping the American League in wins and innings next season. The trade is the first for the new Indians' general manager, Frank Lane.
  • The major league owners raise the minimum salary to $7,000 and eliminate the bonus rule.
• 1958:
  • The Dodgers trade OF Gino Cimoli to the Cardinals for OF Wally Moon and RHP Phil Paine.
  • The American Association expands to ten teams by admitting Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth from the Texas League. This effectively denudes the Texas League, leaving it with five teams and a vacancy.
• 1963:
  • Cleveland trades OF Willie Kirkland to the Orioles for OF Al Smith and an estimated $25,000.
  • The Tigers trade pitcher Jim Bunning to the Phillies for catcher Gus Triandos, pitcher Jack Hamilton and outfielder Don Demeter.
• 1964:
  • The Dodgers trade OF Frank Howard, P Phil Ortega, P Pete Richert, and 3B Ken McMullen to the Senators for P Claude Osteen, IF John Kennedy, and cash.
  • Minnesota acquires versatile Cesar Tovar from the Reds for P Gerry Arrigo. Tovar will play eight seasons in Minnesota.
  • The major leagues restore to the commissioner's office all powers rescinded after Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis's death in 1944. Principally, they waive their right to take legal action in the event of disagreements with the commissioner and grant him authority to judge whether actions taken by the owners in concert are, automatically "in the best interests of baseball." Voting for the annual All-Star teams is turned back to the fans.
  • The owners decide to use a free agent draft beginning next month. The inverse order of the previous year's standings will be used to select players every four months. This will eventually be scaled back to twice yearly and then to a single annual event.
• 1965 - Under pressure from Japanese baseball authorities, Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract with the Giants, signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000.
• 1968:
  • The Dodgers trade P Mike Kekich (2-10) to the Yankees for OF Andy Kosco.
  • The Astros trade 3B Bob Aspromonte, who lost his job to Doug Rader, to the Braves for infielder Marty Martinez. Aspro was the last original Colt .45 on Houston's roster, and when he retires, he will be the last Brooklyn Dodger to play in the majors. Houston also swaps P Mike Cuellar and infielders Elijah Johnson and Enzo Hernandez to the Orioles for outfielders Curt Blefary and John Mason. Cuellar, 8-11 this past season, will average 20 wins a year for five years in Baltimore. This ranks as one of the best trades in Oriole history, along with the one which brought in Frank Robinson.
• 1969:
  • The Yankees send veteran P Al Downing and C Frank Fernandez to Oakland for 1B Danny Cater and C Ossie Chavarria. They also trade 1B Joe Pepitone to the Astros for 1B Curt Blefary.
  • The Cubs send P Rich Nye to the Cardinals for OF Boots Day.
• 1970 - In the finale of the 1970 Amateur World Series, Santiago Mederos and two relievers beat Team USA, 5 - 3, to give the Cuban national team the win.
• 1971 - On the last day of the 1971 Amateur World Series, Santiago Mederos throws a two-hit shutout for Cuba against an All-Star team from all the other participating nations.
• 1973 - The Reds trade P Ross Grimsley to the Orioles for OF Merv Rettenmund and IF Junior Kennedy. Grimsley will win 18 next year for the Orioles.
• 1974 - In a dismal trade for Montreal, the Expos send OF Ken Singleton and P Mike Torrez to the Orioles for P Dave McNally, OF Rich Coggins, and minor league pitcher Bill Kirkpatrick. McNally and Coggins will be gone before the end of June, while Kirkpatrick will never reach the majors; meanwhile, Torrez and Singleton will both be top-notch players for another decade.
• 1975 - Ted Turner enters a tentative purchase agreement to buy the Atlanta Braves.
• 1976 - Aurelio Rodriguez becomes the first American League 3B since 1959 to beat out Brooks Robinson for the Gold Glove Award. Other newcomers on The Sporting News fielding team include 3B Mike Schmidt, OF Dwight Evans, and C Jim Sundberg, who will combine to win 24 awards.
• 1981 - Oakland signs free-agent OF-1B Joe Rudi, who hit just .180 in 49 games for the Red Sox last season, to a two-year contract.
• 1988 - The Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers for pitchers Ken Howell and Brian Holton and infield prospect Juan Bell.
• 1990 - Reliever Dave Righetti signs as a free agent with the Giants. San Francisco now has spent $33 million for free agents Righetti, Willie McGee, and Bud Black since the end of the season.
• 1992:
  • The Astros' new owner, Drayton McLane, Jr., signs free agent P Greg Swindell to a four-year contract worth $17 million.
  • The Yankees sign free agent SS Spike Owen to a three-year contract.
• 1997 - The Rockies sign free agent P Darryl Kile to a three-year contract.
• 2000:
  • Miguel Caldés dies in a car crash in Camagüey Province, only three months after helping the Cuban national team win a Silver Medal at the 2000 Olympics. The 30-year-old Caldés once won a home run title in Cuba.
  • The Rockies sign free agent P Denny Neagle to a five-year contract.
• 2007 - The Florida Marlins and Detroit Tigers pull off a blockbuster deal. Florida sends 3B Miguel Cabrera (an All-Star in four of his five seasons) and two-time All-Star P Dontrelle Willis for prospects Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller and Dallas Trahern. The Marlins also get Mike Rabelo, Eulogio De La Cruz and Burke Badenhop in the deal. Maybin and Miller had been Detroit's first-round picks in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
• 2008:
  • Junichi Tazawa becomes the first blue chip Japanese prospect to skip the NPB draft and sign directly with a Major League Baseball team. He inks a three-year, $3.3 million deal with the Boston Red Sox. A member of Japan's squad in the 2007 Baseball World Cup, he is projected to start 2009 at AA.
  • The San Francisco Giants sign free agent Edgar Renteria to replace Omar Vizquel at shortstop. The deal is for $18.5 million over two years.
  • In other shortstop news, the St. Louis Cardinals acquire Khalil Greene, a star in 2007 who struggled in 2008, from the San Diego Padres for Mark Worrell and a player to be named later.
  • The Atlanta Braves acquire pitchers Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan from the Chicago White Sox in a deal for Tyler Flowers, Jon Gilmore, Brent Lillibridge and Santos Rodriguez.
• 2009:
  • The Red Sox have found their new shortstop, after struggling with Jed Lowrie, Julio Lugo, Nick Green and Alex Gonzalez in 2009. Free agent Marcos Scutaro signs a two-year deal worth $11 million, with an option for a third year. Ironically, Gonzalez signed with the Blue Jays earlier this week, where he will fill Scutaro's shoes.
  • The Seattle Mariners also dip into the free agent pool, signing infielder Chone Figgins to a four-year, $36 million deal. It's still not certain whether Figgins will play 2B or 3B for his new team, as this hinges on whether Seattle re-signs 3B Adrian Beltre. While the deal is announced today, it will only be finalized on December 8th. However, Figgins will turn out to be a huge disappointment and will be released before the end of his contract.
• 2010:
  • The Red Sox acquire All-Star 1B Adrian Gonzalez from San Diego for three prospects, P Casey Kelly, 1B Anthony Rizzo and OF Reymond Fuentes; Kelly and Fuentes are former first round picks in the amateur draft and are considered prize catches for the Friars, although Rizzo will turn out to be the best of the three. The move also means that 1B Kevin Youkilis will move across the diamond to 3B, where he played in the minor leagues, and signals that the Sox have given up hopes of re-signing 3B Adrian Beltre, their best hitter last season. The deal will be official in two days when Gonzalez signs a seven-year contract with Boston, worth $154 million.
  • The Yankees and SS Derek Jeter agree on a three-year deal worth $51 million, with an option for a fourth year.
  • The Cardinals sign free agent 1B Lance Berkman from the Yankees. He will move to LF in St. Louis, as 1B Albert Pujols is very much entrenched at his position.
• 2011:
  • The Miami Marlins sign free agent SS Jose Reyes, the National League batting champion, to a six-year contract worth $60 million. The Marlins are expected to move Hanley Ramirez to third base as a result.
  • Manny Ramirez applies for reinstatement from the voluntarily retired list. However, he will still be required to resolve his outstanding violation of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, announced on April 8th, and will need to serve a 100-game suspension if he signs a contract with a major league team.
• 2012 - In the second day of the annual Winter Meetings, the Red Sox sign free agent OF Shane Victorino to a three-year contract and the Nationals sign P Dan Haren for one year. On the trade front, the Astros send P Wilton Lopez to Colorado for Ps Alex White and Alex Gillingham and the Marlins trade SS Yunel Escobar, acquired in last month's 12-player blockbuster deal with Toronto, to Tampa Bay for minor leaguer Derek Dietrich.
• 2014 - Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka returns to Japan after eight seasons in the major leagues, signing a deal with the Softbank Hawks of the Pacific League.
• 2015:
  • 1B Joey Votto of the Reds is named the winner of the Tip O'Neill Award as the top Canadian baseball player for the fifth time in six years.
  • The Diamondbacks make a splash on the free agent market as they shell out $206 million to sign P Zack Greinke for six years. Greinke's annual salary of $34.3 million will make him the highest-paid player in the game.
• 2016 - The Veterans Committee elects two executives, former Commissioner Bud Selig and GM John Schuerholz from the "Today's Game" ballot featuring players and executives active after 1988. Schuerholz is a unanimous choice, while Selig receives 15 of 16 votes. Both will be formally inducted in July, 2017.
• 2018 - Patrick Corbin, one of the most sought-after free agents of the current off-season, signs a six-year deal with the Nationals worth $140 million. He will be a key part of a starting rotation that leads the Nats to their first-ever World Series title less than a year from now.
• 2019:
  • Mike Soroka of the Braves is named the winner of the Tip O'Neill Award given out by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to honor the best Canadian player of the past year. He went 13-4, 2.68 as a rookie in leading the Braves to a division title.
  • Josh Donaldson is named the winner of the NL Comeback Player of the Year Award after bouncing back from a season almost completely lost to injury to be one the Braves' best offensive players. In the AL, Cleveland's Carlos Carrasco is the winner after returning from a mid-season diagnostic of leukemia.
  • In free agent signings today, P Zack Wheeler inks a five-year deal with the Phillies worth $118 million, while Cole Hamels agrees to a one-year contract with the Braves for $18 million.
• 2020 - Texas Rangers President of Baseball Operations Jon Daniels relinquishes his duties as General Manager of the team, naming former player and MLB Executive Vice-President Chris Young to the role. This follows a trend among teams of splitting the two demanding jobs. With Young's appointment, there are now two former players in the GM ranks - Jerry Dipoto is the other - where they used to be the norm only two decades ago. Young has a foot in both traditions, though, as he is also an Ivy League graduate with executive experience and his hiring will open the door for a number of former players to join the GM ranks in the next few years.
• 2022 - Slugger Fred McGriff, who fell just short of joining the 500 Home Run Club in large part due to the 1994 strike, is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. His election comes the first time his name is considered by the Committee, which was looking at eight candidates from the "Contemporary Era" and comes unanimously, as he is selected by all 16 committee members. Don Mattingly is next closest, with eight votes, shy of the 12 needed for election.

Births

• 1842 - Stephen Farrelly, owner (d. 1923)
• 1859 - Bill Higgins, infielder (d. 1919)
• 1860 - Anton Falch, outfielder (d. 1936)
• 1865 - Jay Budd, outfielder (d. 1923)
• 1867 - Ed Mars, pitcher (d. 1941)
• 1868 - Jesse Burkett, outfielder; Hall of Famer (d. 1953)
• 1870 - Scoops Carey, infielder (d. 1916)
• 1871 - John Harris, owner (d. 1926)
• 1875 - Joe Corbett, pitcher (d. 1945)
• 1876 - John Farrell, infielder (d. 1921)
• 1876 - Henry Krug, infielder/outfielder (d. 1908)
• 1878 - Sam Hope, pitcher (d. 1946)
• 1878 - Frank Mahar, pinch hitter (d. 1961)
• 1882 - Kiyoshi Miyahara, amateur executive; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 1963)
• 1883 - Jim Moroney, pitcher (d. 1929)
• 1884 - Alwin Cummings, minor league pitcher (d. 1956)
• 1884 - Biff Schlitzer, pitcher (d. 1948)
• 1885 - Shano Collins, outfielder, manager (d. 1955)
• 1885 - Jerry D'Arcy, outfielder (d. 1924)
• 1887 - Charles Pinkney, minor league infielder (d. 1909)
• 1890 - Bob Shawkey, pitcher, manager (d. 1980)
• 1892 - Johnny Meador, pitcher (d. 1970)
• 1893 - Luke Nelson, pitcher (d. 1985)
• 1896 - Allen Conkwright, pitcher (d. 1991)
• 1898 - Doc Bass, pinch hitter (d. 1970)
• 1902 - Chuck Corgan, infielder (d. 1928)
• 1916 - Ray Sanders, infielder (d. 1983)
• 1916 - William Sumrall, pitcher (d. 1964)
• 1917 - Carlos Colás, catcher (d. 1987)
• 1918 - William Metzig, infielder (d. 2006)
• 1920 - Ray Robinson, author (d. 2017)
• 1923 - Dick Strahs, pitcher (d. 1988)
• 1925 - Ted Toles, Negro League pitcher (d. 2016)
• 1929 - José Banchón, Ecuadorian national team infielder
• 1930 - Harvey Kuenn, infielder, manager; All-Star (d. 1988)
• 1933 - Dick Ricketts, pitcher (d. 1988)
• 1935 - Frank Saia, minor league infielder (d. 2018)
• 1938 - Billy Bryan, catcher
• 1939 - Hiroyuki Nakajima, NPB outfielder
• 1939 - Goro Toi, NPB infielder (d. 2005)
• 1942 - Yuko Abe, NPB pitcher
• 1942 - Dick Billings, catcher
• 1944 - Lee Bales, infielder
• 1948 - Ka-Wor Fang, Hong Kong national team manager
• 1950 - Steve Wulf, author
• 1952 - Antonio Villaescusa, minor league infielder
• 1953 - Charlie Beamon, designated hitter
• 1954 - Tucker Ashford, infielder
• 1956 - Barbaro Garbey, infielder
• 1957 - Mike Couchee, pitcher
• 1957 - Pat Sheridan, outfielder
• 1957 - Lee Smith, pitcher; All-Star; Hall of Famer
• 1960 - Kun-Sheng Chiang, CPBL catcher
• 1960 - David Green, outfielder (d. 2022)
• 1961 - Alexis Infante, infielder
• 1962 - Yi-Sung Chen, CPBL pitcher (d. 2020)
• 1962 - Stan Jefferson, outfielder
• 1963 - Bernardo Brito, outfielder
• 1963 - Scott Jones, minor league pitcher
• 1965 - Tsuyoshi Yoda, NPB pitcher and manager
• 1966 - Darrell Sherman, outfielder
• 1971 - Ioannis Apostolopoulos, Greek national team infielder
• 1972 - Clint Mersai, Palauan national team player
• 1972 - Yu-Tang Yang, CPBL outfielder
• 1974 - Tadahito Iguchi, infielder
• 1975 - Ryoma Takamatsu, Japanese national team outfielder
• 1975 - Ed Yarnall, pitcher
• 1976 - Hisashi Aikyo, NPB pitcher
• 1976 - Daisuke Kusano, NPB infielder
• 1977 - Kosuke Noda, NPB pitcher
• 1977 - Juan Pena, minor league pitcher
• 1978 - Elio Serrano, minor league pitcher
• 1979 - Manny Gonzalez, umpire
• 1980 - Gustavo Chacin, pitcher
• 1980 - Justin Pekarek, minor league pitcher
• 1981 - Ricardo Aramboles, minor league pitcher
• 1981 - Tsung-Nan Lin, CPBL infielder and coach
• 1981 - Kazuya Takamiya, NPB pitcher
• 1981 - Jerome Williams, pitcher
• 1982 - Michael Curic, Croatian national team infielder
• 1982 - Matt Fox, pitcher
• 1982 - David Taylor, minor league pitcher
• 1984 - Jose Campos, minor league pitcher
• 1984 - Ondřej Chocholatý, Extraliga player and manager
• 1985 - Carlos Gomez, outfielder; All-Star
• 1985 - Andrew Brackman, pitcher
• 1986 - Ken Nishimura, NPB pitcher
• 1986 - Jacob Rasner, minor league pitcher
• 1987 - Chase Austin, minor league infielder
• 1989 - Wady Pinales, minor league pitcher
• 1990 - Takeru Furumoto, NPB outfielder
• 1990 - Angel Nesbitt, pitcher
• 1991 - Chih-Wei Hsu, minor league infielder
• 1992 - Raul Alcantara, pitcher
• 1992 - Jake Cave, outfielder
• 1992 - Scott Heineman, outfielder
• 1992 - Joe Musgrove, pitcher; All-Star
• 1992 - Blake Snell, pitcher; All-Star
• 1993 - Paul Blackburn, pitcher; All-Star
• 1994 - Yik-Shan Hung, Hong Kong women's national team pitcher
• 1994 - Chuckie Robinson, catcher
• 1995 - Jake Bird, pitcher
• 1996 - Hernando Chiquillo, Colombian national team pitcher
• 1996 - Kody Clemens, infielder
• 1996 - Daniel Duarte, pitcher
• 1996 - Ford Proctor, infielder
• 1997 - Oscar Bustamante, Bundesliga infielder
• 1997 - Levi Stoudt, pitcher
• 1998 - Omarly Luna, Dominican national team pitcher
• 1999 - Ching Connor Kwok, Hong Kong national team pitcher
• 2000 - Yuuki Takahashi, New Zealand national team pitcher
• 2001 - Marco Castellano, Peruvian national team pitcher
• 2003 - Jackson Holliday, infielder

Deaths

• 1902 - Mike Mansell, outfielder (b. 1858)
• 1915 - Oscar Purner, pitcher (b. 1872)
• 1919 - Joe Peitz, outfielder (b. 1869)
• 1926 - Abel Lizotte, infielder (b. 1870)
• 1929 - Lee Norton, umpire (b. 1865)
• 1929 - Otis Tilden, umpire (b. 1852)
• 1930 - William Baker, owner (b. 1866)
• 1944 - Roger Bresnahan, catcher, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1879)
• 1954 - William Madigan, pitcher (b. 1868)
• 1957 - Jimmy Jordan, infielder (b. 1908)
• 1957 - Jack Ness, infielder (b. 1884)
• 1958 - Red Murray, outfielder (b. 1884)
• 1962 - Ben Cantwell, pitcher (b. 1902)
• 1962 - Jack Smith, infielder (b. 1893)
• 1966 - Joe Willis, pitcher (b. 1890)
• 1967 - Monchile Concepción, pitcher (b. 1905)
• 1968 - Emil Yde, pitcher (b. 1900)
• 1971 - Walter Ockey, pitcher (b. 1920)
• 1972 - John Henry Russell, infielder; All-Star (b. 1898)
• 1973 - Frank Duncan, catcher, manager; All-Star (b. 1901)
• 1974 - Dick Luebke, pitcher (b. 1935)
• 1977 - Johnny Rizzo, outfielder (b. 1912)
• 1979 - Bert Delmas, infielder (b. 1911)
• 1979 - Pedro Dibut, pitcher (b. 1892)
• 1981 - Stan Hollmig, outfielder (b. 1926)
• 1982 - Duke Sedgwick, pitcher (b. 1898)
• 1985 - José Ángel Meléndez, minor league pitcher (b. 1908)
• 1987 - Carlos Colás, catcher (b. 1917)
• 1989 - Steve Lembo, catcher (b. 1926)
• 1991 - Dan McGee, infielder (b. 1911)
• 1991 - Herb Thomas, outfielder (b. 1902)
• 1994 - David Eggert, minor league pitcher (b. 1970)
• 1994 - Russ Scarritt, outfielder (b. 1903)
• 1994 - Joseph Wojciechowski, minor league infielder (b. 1917)
• 1997 - Pepper Sharpe, pitcher (b. 1918)
• 1998 - Phil Alotta, minor league outfielder (b. 1925)
• 2000 - Miguel Caldés, Cuban league outfielder (b. 1970)
• 2001 - Eddie Popowski, manager (b. 1913)
• 2003 - Dickey Martin, scout (b. 1919)
• 2010 - Bert Bandy, minor league pitcher (b. 1946)
• 2010 - Ken Lehman, pitcher (b. 1928)
• 2010 - Tony Stiel, scout (b. 1927)
• 2012 - Tom Pratt, minor league pitcher (b. 1950)
• 2013 - Edward Miller, minor league infielder (b. 1933)
• 2016 - Hiroshi Arakawa, NPB outfielder and manager (b. 1930)
• 2016 - Stu Locklin, outfielder (b. 1928)
• 2021 - Ron Blazier, pitcher (b. 1971)
• 2021 - Urbano González, Cuban league infielder (b. 1939)
• 2021 - Mike Page, outfielder (b. 1940)
• 2022 - John Tumminia, scout (b. 1952)
• 2024 - Al Fitzmorris, pitcher (b. 1946)