On This Day: December 28
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1998
Mark McGwire is named the AP Male Athlete of the Year. His stats for the baseball season (tainted or not) included 70 HR, 162 RBI and a .299 BA.
Month: December 2019
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On This Day: December 22
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1980
The Cardinals release OF Bobby Bonds. Despite 326 home runs and 456 stolen bases in 13 seasons, he hit just .203 with St. Louis. Bonds will make one more stop, his sixth in the last four years, with the Cubs in 1981 (.215 in 45 games).
On This Day: December 19
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1934
Hall of Famer Al Kaline, who amassed 3,007 hits in his 20 years with the Detroit Tigers, was born on this date in the city of Baltimore, MD. Happy birthday, “Mr. Tiger”
On This Day: December 16
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1982
Tom Seaver agrees to a new contract with the Mets, completing a trade that sends him back to New York from Cincinnati. The Reds receive three players for the three-time Cy Young Award winner who will go 9-14, 3.55 for the Mets.
On This Day: December 14
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On This Day: December 11
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1941
The New York Giants acquire future Hall of Fame slugger Johnny Mize from the St. Louis Cardinals for three players and $50,000.
On This Day: December 8
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1983
MLB owners elect former New York Yankees infielder, Dr. Bobby Brown, as president of the American League. He served in that role from 1984 to 1994.
On This Day: December 5
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1990
In a major trade, the Blue Jays send first baseman Fred McGriff and veteran shortstop Tony Fernandez to San Diego Padres for second baseman Roberto Alomar and slugging outfielder Joe Carter. The Jays would win back-to-back World Series in ‘92 & ‘93.
On This Day: December 2
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1941
The Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager replacing Bill Terry, who moves up to the GM spot. Ott will manage until mid-season 1948, and compile a .467 W-L percentage.
