This Date in Baseball

"You gotta to be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta to have a
lot of little boy in you, too." -ROY CAMPANELLA, Dodger catcher

1951 Dodger backstop Roy Campanella (.325, 33, 108) wins the first of his three National League MVP Awards.
1978 After dominating the American League, Yankee southpaw Ron Guidry (25-3, 1.74) unanimously wins the league's Cy Young Award .
1979 Edward Bennett Williams buys the Orioles for a reported $12.3 million from Jerold Hoffberger.
1982 Doug Rader becomes the twelfth manager in the Rangers' twelve-year history. The 38-year old managed the Padres' Triple A club for the past three years.
1982 The National League owners block the re-election of Bowie Kuhn thus ending his fourteen-year rein as commissioner.
2000 Larry Bowa is hired as the Phillies manager replacing the recently released Terry Franconia. The former Phillies' shortstop had managed the Padres in 1987-88 to a record of 81-127.
2000 Succeeding Davey Johnson, Jim Tracy, the team's bench coach, is hired as the Dodgers' manager.

2001 The first major league game ever started in the month of November is a memorable one as the Yankees, for the second consecutive night, make a dramatic comeback in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and go on to victory in extra innings. Tonight's heroes are Scot Brosius, who hits a game-tying two out two-run homer to knot the game at 2-2, and Alfonso Soriano, who singles in Chuck Knoblach in the 12th giving the Yankees a 3-2 victory and 3-2 lead in the Series over the Diamondbacks.
2001 The Astros name Jimy Williams, 58, as the franchise's thirteenth skipper. The 35-year veteran, who also managed the Blue Jays and Red Sox, replaces Larry Dierker, who despite of reaching the post-season four times in five seasons was unable to win a playoff series.
2004 Wally Backman signs a two-year contract to manage the Diamondbacks, last season’s worst team in the majors. The 45-year former major league infielder, who replaces interim manager Al Pedrique, was the skipper of the Lancaster JetHawks , Arizona's Class A team in California, posting an 86-54 record.
2006 In a move designed to prepare its next manager, the Yankees' promote hitting instructor Don Mattingly to bench coach to assist Joe Torre for next season. The Bronx Bomber All-Star first baseman replaces Lee Mazzilli, who will not be brought back by New York.

2006 The Seibu Lions of the officially agree to release Daisuke Matsuzaka, giving the 26-year-old Japanese League pitching sensation an opportunity to play in the United States. It is reported the team plans to charge an American major league club $30 million just for rights to negotiate with the former 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2004 Olympic team standout.