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Volprofch05 said:
It’s good that the people of Detroit will get to see a good team though




(Sorry, couldn’t resist)
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On November 17 in Baseball History...​
  • 1953 - The St. Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc. The Baltimore franchise board officially changes its name to the Orioles.

  • 1959 - Giants slugger Willie McCovey is the National League Rookie of the Year. McCovey gets all 24 votes to make him the second Giant in a row to win the award unanimously. Teammate Orlando Cepeda ran away with the award in 1958.

  • 1960 - The new Washington franchise is awarded to Elwood Quesada, Washington native, World War II hero, and head of the Federal Aviation Agency.

  • 1965 - Retired Air Force Lieutenant-General William Eckert is unanimously elected commissioner of baseball. Ford Frick leaves office after 14 years.

  • 1982 - Dale Murphy wins the National League Most Valuable Player Award, becoming the first Brave to be so honored since Hank Aaron in 1957. The center fielder hit .281 with 36 home runs, 109 RBI, 113 runs, and 23 stolen bases.

  • 1987 - George Bell becomes the first Blue Jay ever to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, edging Detroit's Alan Trammell, 332-311. Bell hit .308 with 47 home runs and a league-leading 134 RBI.

  • 1998 - Atlanta's Tom Glavine edges San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman for the National League Cy Young Award. It is the sixth time in the past eight seasons that a Braves pitcher has won the award.
 
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VolPack22 said:
On November 17 in Baseball History...​

  • 1953 - The St. Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc. The Baltimore franchise board officially changes its name to the Orioles.

  • 1959 - Giants slugger Willie McCovey is the National League Rookie of the Year. McCovey gets all 24 votes to make him the second Giant in a row to win the award unanimously. Teammate Orlando Cepeda ran away with the award in 1958.

  • 1960 - The new Washington franchise is awarded to Elwood Quesada, Washington native, World War II hero, and head of the Federal Aviation Agency.

  • 1965 - Retired Air Force Lieutenant-General William Eckert is unanimously elected commissioner of baseball. Ford Frick leaves office after 14 years.

  • 1982 - Dale Murphy wins the National League Most Valuable Player Award, becoming the first Brave to be so honored since Hank Aaron in 1957. The center fielder hit .281 with 36 home runs, 109 RBI, 113 runs, and 23 stolen bases.

  • 1987 - George Bell becomes the first Blue Jay ever to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, edging Detroit's Alan Trammell, 332-311. Bell hit .308 with 47 home runs and a league-leading 134 RBI.

  • 1998 - Atlanta's Tom Glavine edges San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman for the National League Cy Young Award. It is the sixth time in the past eight seasons that a Braves pitcher has won the award.
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1998 is pretty amazing stuff.
 
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