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On This Day: October 31
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On This Day: December 31
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On This Day: December 25
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On This Day: January 30
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1978
Former pitcher Addie Joss and former executive Larry MacPhail are voted into the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee. Joss pitched Cleveland between 1902 and 1910. He pitched the fourth perfect game in baseball history, and his 1.89 career earned run average (ERA) is the second-lowest in MLB history.
On These Days…Baseballia at Year’s End
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Our daily look at what happened in baseball “On This Day” is going to take a little holiday break. Our plan is to return December 30. Until then, may you and yours have a terrific season of celebration.
On This Day: December 2
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1974
The Major League Rules Committee meets in New Orleans. Among the changes is one permitting the use of cowhide, rather than just horsehide, in the manufacture of baseballs. (The records of the meeting do not indicate any future allowance for “juice” to be entered into the balls.)
On This Day: November 23
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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.
