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This Day In Baseball History: November 8th
By Administrator | November 8, 2009
In 1954, American League owners approved the sale of the Philadelphia A’s to Arnold Johnson and the transfer of the team to Kansas City.
In 1983, Dale Murphy (.302, 36, 121) won the NL MVP award for the second consecutive year… the Braves outfielder received 21 of the 24 votes cast.
In 1999, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR269, which honored former Chicago White Sox outfielder ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson… Representive Jim DeMint (R-SC), who represented Jackson’s hometown of Greenville, drafted the resolution to pay tribute to the legend who was banned from professional baseball due to his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal (and thus is inelgible from becoming a member of the Hall of Fame).
In 2004, Jason Bay (.282 ,26, 82) became the first Pirate, as well as the first Canadian, to win the NL Rookie of the Year.
In 2005, Bartolo Colon became the second Angel to win the AL Cy Young Award during the 45-history of the franchise (Dean Chance, 1964). The native of the Dominican Republic posted a 21-8 record with a 3.48 ERA in winning the award.
Born Today: Jerry Remy (1952), Jose Offerman (1968), Nick Punto (1977)
Topics: MLB History |
