On This Day: November 19
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1979
The Houston Astros sign free agent Nolan Ryan, formerly of the Angels, to a four-year, $4.5 million contract. This makes him the highest-paid player in the major leagues at the time.
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On This Day: November 18
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1966
Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers announces his retirement, due to increasing pain in his arthritic left elbow. The southpaw will enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972 and became the youngest player ever elected to Hall.
On This Day: November 17
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1953
The St. Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc. The Baltimore franchise board officially changes its name to the Orioles, a name with significant baseball history.
On This Day: November 16
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1998
Roger Clemens, now a Toronto Blue Jay, becomes the first pitcher to win five Cy Young Awards when he is named the American League’s top pitcher. He also held the pitching triple crown by leading the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts.
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On This Day: November 15
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1989
Bret Saberhagen of the Royals becomes the fourth pitcher ever to win the American League Cy Young Award twice, getting 27 of a possible 28 first-place votes for his 23-6, 2.16 ERA season. He also won the award in 1985 when Kansas City won its first World Championship.
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On This Day: November 14
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1986
The Doubleday Publishing Company agrees to sell the World Champion Mets to Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon for $80.75 million. The company had purchased the Mets for a then-record $21.1 million in 1980.
On This Day: November 13
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1934
Bucky Harris, who managed the 1924 and 1925 American League champion Senators, is hired back by Washington to replace youthful Joe Cronin, who had been sold to the Boston Red Sox. Harris will make the Hall of Fame as a manager by vote of the Veterans Committee in 1975.
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On This Day: November 12
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1969
The Minnesota Twins’ Harmon Killebrew, who led the league with 49 home runs, 140 RBI, and a .430 on-base percentage, is voted American League Most Valuable Player.
On This Day: November 11
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1990
California’s Chuck Finley and Seattle’s Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in the finale of an eight-game exhibition series between American and Japanese all-star teams. But Japan still wins the series 4-3 with one tie, the first time since 1970 that a touring U.S. team has left Japan with a losing record.
On This Day: November 10
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