November 11
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on November 11.
Events[edit]
- 1880 - In the National League, the Boston Red Caps sign Jim Whitney, considered one of the best pitchers in California, at a salary of $150 per month.
- 1886 - The Executive Council of the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players, formed the previous year, meets and chooses officers. Monte Ward is re-elected president, Dan Brouthers vice president, and Tim Keefe secretary-treasurer.
- 1889 - The Joint Rules Committee of the National League and the American Association makes only minor changes in the playing rules, the most important of which is to allow two substitutes per team, up from one last season.
- 1891 - The National League meets and dismisses the charges of collusion and game throwing against the eastern clubs brought by the Chicago Colts, thereby formally giving the Boston Beaneaters the pennant. The league also plans its strategy for conquering the American Association by consolidating the four strongest Association clubs into a 12-team league for next year.
- 1899 - Chicago Orphans star outfielder Bill Lange returns to San Francisco, CA and vows he will never appear on the diamond again. He is only 28 and hit .325 this season.
- 1903 - Jimmy Collins signs a contract to manage the Boston Americans for three years. They will win the first modern World Series to be played and acquire the name Red Sox during his tenure.
- 1906 - Due to passions running too high in the Waseda University-Keio University rivalry (Sōkeisen), it is decided that the two teams will not play each other again. This ban will last for three decades.
- 1926 - The Chicago White Sox fire one future Hall of Famer and replace him with another. Second baseman-manager Eddie Collins is released by the White Sox, despite his record of 81-72 and .344 batting average. He will rejoin the Philadelphia Athletics as a player-coach. In his place, Chicago hires catcher Ray Schalk, who will guide the White Sox to a record of 70-83 next season.
- 1940 - Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Larry MacPhail still needs a starting pitcher to make his team a threat to the Reds. He acquires pitcher Kirby Higbe from the Philadelphia Phillies for catcher Mickey Livingston, pitchers Bill Crouch and Vito Tamulis, and $100,000. Higbe, who won 14 games in 1940, will win 22 games next season to lead National League pitchers.
- 1943 - The Most Valuable Player Awards for both leagues are named. Yankees pitcher Spud Chandler wins it in the American League and Cardinals outfielder Stan Musial in the National League.
- 1948 - Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees undergoes surgery for bone spurs on his right heel. DiMaggio will miss 65 games in 1949 because of continuing problems with his heel.
- 1953 - Jimmy Dykes, recently released as the manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, succeeds Marty Marion as the Baltimore Orioles manager.
- 1958 - The American League announces that the Kansas City Athletics will play 52 night games in 1959, a new AL mark.
- 1970 - Baltimore Orioles first baseman Boog Powell, who batted .297 with 35 home runs and 114 RBI, is named American League Most Valuable Player, beating Tony Oliva of the Minnesota Twins by a 234-157 margin.
- 1981 - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela becomes the first rookie ever to win a Cy Young Award, edging Tom Seaver of the Cincinnati Reds by a 70-67 margin for National League honors. Valenzuela was the first rookie since Herb Score in 1955 to lead his league in strikeouts with 180.
- 1982 - Joe Altobelli succeeds the retired Earl Weaver as Baltimore Orioles manager. Altobelli is the second Yankees coach to take a managing job this month, and will be the Orioles' first new pilot since 1968.
- 1986:
- Mike Scott of the Astros beats Fernando Valenzuela of the Dodgers for the National League Cy Young Award, garnering 15 first-place votes to Valenzuela's nine.
- 45-year-old player-manager Pete Rose is dropped from the Reds' 40-man major league roster to make room for pitcher Pat Pacillo. Rose will continue to manage the club.
- 1987:
- Roger Clemens becomes the first pitcher since Jim Palmer in 1975-1976 to win consecutive Cy Young Awards, collecting 21 of 28 first-place votes to easily beat runner-up Jimmy Key, for 1987 Cy Young honors.
- Jim Frey, who managed the Chicago Cubs to the 1984 NL East division title, and spent last season as a broadcaster for the Cubs, is named the club's director of baseball operations. His first major move will be to hire longtime friend Don Zimmer as manager on November 20th.
- 1990 - Pitchers Chuck Finley of the California Angels and Randy Johnson of the Seattle Mariners 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.
- 1995:
- Marty Cordova of the Minnesota Twins is named American League Rookie of the Year, winning by six points over Garret Anderson of the California Angels, who outhit him by 44 points (.321 to .277).
- Gaffney Street, near the former site of Braves Field in Boston, MA, is renamed Harry Agganis Way, after the former Boston University and Boston Red Sox star, who died during the 1955 season.
- 1996
- John Smoltz, who won a major league-high 24 games for the Atlanta Braves, wins the 1996 National League Cy Young Award in a runaway. Smoltz, the NL leader in strikeouts (276), innings pitched (253.2), and winning percentage (.750), receives 26 of 28 first-place votes. Kevin Brown of the Florida Marlins, the major-league ERA leader (1.89), receives the other two first-place votes. Since 1991, five of the six Cy Young winners have been Braves.
- Milwaukee Brewers owner Bud Selig meets with Don Fehr, the players' labor leader, in a futile attempt to convince Fehr to accept the owners' demands. With the deadline for an agreement at midnight on the 14th, there is virtually no hope that the two sides will agree. If the two sides reach the deadline without an agreement, the interleague schedule for next year will be wiped out, and a traditional schedule ensue.
- 1997 - Pedro Martinez of the Montreal Expos breaks the stranglehold the veteran Greg Maddux and the Atlanta Braves have on the National League Cy Young Award. Since 1991, either Maddux or a Braves pitcher has captured the award every year. Martinez posted a 17-8 record with 305 strikeouts, a 1.90 ERA, and 13 complete games, giving Canada a clean sweep of the Cy Young this year. Roger Clemens of the Toronto Blue Jays won the American League award a day earlier. It's a bittersweet moment for Montreal, as Martinez will be traded away a week later.
- 1998:
- The Chicago White Sox trade outfielder Mike Cameron to the Cincinnati Reds for first baseman Paul Konerko.
- In a swap of high-priced unwanteds, the Mets send pitcher Mel Rojas to the Dodgers for outfielder Bobby Bonilla. Neither will help, but the little-used, outspoken Bonilla, with a two-year contract, will be a heavier burden than Rojas.
- The Detroit Tigers sign free agent third baseman Dean Palmer to a five-year contract.
- 1999:
- Jimy Williams of the Boston Red Sox is named the American League Manager of the Year.
- Toronto trades pitchers Pat Hentgen and Paul Spoljaric to the Cardinals in exchange for P Lance Painter, C Alberto Castillo and P Matt DeWitt.
- 2001 - St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire announces his retirement, saying "I am unable to perform at a level equal to the salary the organization would be paying me." McGwire's 583 career home runs place him fifth on the all-time list.
- 2002 - San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds wins his major league record fifth Most Valuable Player Award, becoming the unanimous choice of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
- 2005 - John Shelby is hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a first base and outfield coach, becoming the third member of Jim Tracy's staff with the Los Angeles Dodgers last season to join him in Pittsburgh, following pitching coach Jim Colborn and bench coach Jim Lett. Shelby is a former major league outfielder who played for the Orioles, Dodgers and Tigers, and was a Dodgers coach for eight seasons, six of them as first base coach. He had been on the Dodgers' coaching staff since 1998 after previously managing four seasons in the organization's farm system.
- 2007:
- Yadel Martí comes one out away from the second perfect game in Baseball World Cup history but Lino Connell of the Venezuelan national team singles to break up the Cuban hurler's gem. A balanced Cuban offense helps in the 10 - 0 rout.
- Also in the 2007 Baseball World Cup, the German national team wins its first game ever in a World Cup, beating Thailand, 2 - 0. Jens Heymer scores the winning run, Michael Otto throws 6 1/3 shutout innings and Dirk Fries gets the victory in relief.
- The Chunichi Dragons avenge an earlier loss by beating the SK Wyverns in the Konami Cup. Tournament MVP Hirokazu Ibata singles in the winning run in the 9th inning against Mike Romano.
- 2008:
- Tim Lincecum wins the Cy Young Award in his first full season in the majors. Lincecum led the league in strikeouts and was second in both wins and ERA. Brandon Webb finishes second for the second consecutive season. The NL Western Division has now produced eight of the last ten NL Cy Young Award winners.
- The Chinatrust Whales fold, the second CPBL team to go under following the season due to gambling scandals. The league is now left with only four teams, its lowest total since it was founded.
- The Nationals pick up outfielder Josh Willingham and pitcher Scott Olsen from the Marlins for prospect Emilio Bonifacio and minor leaguers Jake Smolinski and P.J. Dean.
- The Yomiuri Giants trade scandal-plagued All-Star infielder Tomohiro Nioka and pitcher Masanori Hayashi to the Nippon Ham Fighters for ex-major leaguer and closer Micheal Nakamura and outfielder Takahito Kudoh.
- 2009 - The National League announces Gold Glove Award winners. Dodgers second baseman Orlando Hudson is the most titled of the honorees, receiving his fourth award - his third in the NL.
- 2010:
- Winners of the Silver Slugger Award in both leagues are announced. Familiar names include 1B Albert Pujols, OF Matt Holliday and Ryan Braun and C Brian McCann in the National League, and C Joe Mauer and DH Vladimir Guerrero in the American League. First-time winners include SS Troy Tulowitzki and OF Carlos Gonzalez (NL) and Carl Crawford (AL) who all combine their new silverware with their first Gold Glove, picked up earlier in the week.
- Nippon Pro Baseball announces the 2010 Gold Glove winners. Kenji Johjima of the Hanshin Tigers wins the award in the Central League, becoming the first catcher to do so in both the CL and the Pacific League. For the first time in the award's 39-year history, no first baseman is deemed worthy in the CL.
- 2011:
- Long-time Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon agrees to a four-year $50 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, pending a physical examination.
- The re-named Miami Marlins unveil their new logo and team colors at the site of their new ballpark, scheduled to open in time for the start of the 2012 season.
- For their efforts in leading the Dutch national team to their historic title at the 2011 Baseball World Cup, three of the team's members are knighted. Queen Beatrix orders the knighting of technical director Robert Eenhoorn (a former manager and player for the national team), manager Brian Farley and catcher Sidney de Jong.
- Also in the Netherlands, the 2011 Hoofdklasse awards are given out. Amsterdam Pirates shortstop Vince Rooi is named MVP; he had finished second in average, OBP and slugging, trailing different players in each department. His teammate Rob Cordemans wins his sixth Pitcher of the Year award, second in league history behind Herman Beidschat's ten. Cordemans was almost untouchable (9-1, 0.31, .135 opponent average, 127 K in 88 IP), leading the league in both ERA and whiffs; he followed the season by beating the Cuban national team in the Gold Medal game of the 2011 World Cup.
- 2012 - The Yomiuri Giants win the 2012 Asia Series, beating the Lamigo Monkeys, 6 - 3, in the finale. The Giants get strong pitching from starter Ryosuke Miyaguni (one run in six innings) while backup catcher Kazunari Sanematsu delivers a two-run homer. Shortstop Hayato Sakamoto is named Series MVP.
- 2013:
- Rakuten Golden Eagles skipper Senichi Hoshino wins his second Matsutaro Shoriki Award, this time unanimously, after piloting Rakuten to its first Japan Series title.
- Pitcher Jose Fernandez of the Marlins is voted the National League Rookie of the Year, while OF Wil Myers of the Tampa Bay Rays, who was obtained in a big off-season trade, is the winner in the American League.
- General Manager Ben Cherington of the Boston Red Sox is named The Sporting News Executive of the Year for his remarkable work in rebuilding the team after it finished last in the AL Central in 2012, taking it all the way to a World Series title.
- 2014:
- The Samsung Lions win their fourth straight Korean Series title, matching the 1986-1989 Haitai Tigers for the most consecutive titles. They top the Nexen Heroes, 11 - 1, in Game 6 of the 2014 Korean Series as Seung-hwan Yoon allows one run in six innings and Yamaico Navarro drives in five; Navarro hits his fourth homer to tie Tyrone Woods' record for a Korean Series. For his efforts, Navarro wins Korean Series MVP, the first foreigner to win since Woods in 2001.
- In his first season as a major league skipper, Matt Williams wins the National League Manager of the Year Award for leading the Nationals to the best record in the circuit; in the American League, Buck Showalter wins for the third time after taking the Orioles to a division title.
- 2015 - The Yankees trade back-up C John Ryan Murphy to the Twins in return for athletic CF Aaron Hicks.
- 2016 - In off-season dealings, the Braves sign their second 40-something starting pitcher in two days, inking Bartolo Colon to a contract one day after adding R.A. Dickey. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays sign free agent DH Kendrys Morales and Cuban prospect Lourdes Gurriel Jr., sending signals that the era of Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, who are both free agents, may be over.
- 2019 - Winners of the Rookie of the Year Award are announced, with Mets 1B Pete Alonso, who led the majors with 53 homers, receiving the honor in the NL and Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez doing so in the AL. Alonso receives 29 of 30 first-place votes, while Alvarez is a unanimous choice.
- 2020:
- After winning the Pitcher's Triple Crown in the American League, Shane Bieber of the Indians is an unsurprising unanimous selection as the winner of the Cy Young Award, while Trevor Bauer, who led the National League in ERA, is the first Reds pitcher to ever win the National League Award.
- 2002 Caribbean Series MVP Adán Amezcua and long-time major leaguer Rodrigo López are elected to the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 2021 - The World Champion Atlanta Braves dominate the annual Silver Slugger Awards as three quarters of their infield - 1B Freddie Freeman, 2B Ozzie Albies and 3B Austin Riley - are honored, as is P Max Fried. The Blue Jays get three trophies in the American League, with 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 2B Marcus Semien and OF Teoscar Hernandez.
- 2022:
- Less than one week after winning the World Series, the Astros part ways with GM James Click, widely praised for putting together a winner after the sign-stealing scandal devastated the front office and a number of top stars left via free agency. Owner Jim Crane is reportedly only willing to offer Click a one-year deal, which he declines.
- Jose Trevino in the American League and Nolan Arenado in the National League are the winners of the Platinum Glove, given to the best overall defensive player in each circuit.
Births[edit]
- 1820 - Fraley Niebuhr, pre-MLB player (d. 1901)
- 1851 - Robert Ward, owner (d. 1915)
- 1853 - Joe Battin, infielder, manager (d. 1937)
- 1858 - Bob Leadley, manager (d. 1936)
- 1858 - Tony Suck, catcher (d. 1895)
- 1859 - Mert Hackett, catcher (d. 1938)
- 1863 - J. Ogden Armour, owner (d. 1927)
- 1866 - George Treadway, outfielder (d. 1928)
- 1870 - Charlie Hastings, pitcher (d. 1934)
- 1875 - Freddy Parent, infielder (d. 1972)
- 1878 - Jimmy Mathison, infielder (d. 1911)
- 1883 - Harry Billiard, pitcher (d. 1923)
- 1883 - W.C. Tuttle, minor league executive (d. 1969)
- 1884 - Jack Ness, infielder (d. 1957)
- 1887 - Bill Steen, pitcher (d. 1979)
- 1888 - Red McDermott, outfielder (d. 1964)
- 1891 - Rabbit Maranville, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1954)
- 1892 - Al Schacht, pitcher (d. 1984)
- 1895 - Cy Morgan, pitcher (d. 1946)
- 1899 - Pie Traynor, infielder, manager; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1972)
- 1899 - Bill Vargus, pitcher (d. 1979)
- 1900 - Boob Fowler, infielder (d. 1988)
- 1902 - Ownie Carroll, pitcher (d. 1975)
- 1906 - George DeTore, infielder (d. 1991)
- 1907 - Hank Erickson, catcher (d. 1964)
- 1912 - Hal Trosky, infielder (d. 1979)
- 1912 - Al Wright, infielder (d. 1998)
- 1913 - Melzar Williams, outfielder (d. 2000)
- 1915 - George Case, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1989)
- 1915 - Bill Lefebvre, pitcher (d. 2007)
- 1917 - Pat Scantlebury, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1991)
- 1919 - Glenn Elliott, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1919 - Steve Vrablik, scout (d. 2008)
- 1920 - Orinthal Anderson, outfielder (d. 1977)
- 1920 - Dom Malchiodi, minor league catcher (d. 1945)
- 1920 - Joe Murray, pitcher (d. 2001)
- 1920 - Bus Saidt, writer (d. 1989)
- 1923 - Lee Howard, pitcher (d. 2018)
- 1924 - Evie Wawryshyn, AAGPBL infielder (d. 2022)
- 1925 - Ernesto Morillas, minor league pitcher (d. 2014)
- 1929 - Ike Delock, pitcher (d. 2022)
- 1929 - Larry Striplin, college coach (d. 2012)
- 1930 - Enzo Masci, Serie A outfielder (d. 1995)
- 1930 - Eiji Shibata, NPB pitcher (d. 1999)
- 1931 - Dutch Dotterer, catcher (d. 1999)
- 1932 - Katsumi Ukai, NPB outfielder
- 1932 - Marvin Jones, Negro Leagues pitcher (d. 2010)
- 1933 - Ken Walters, outfielder (d. 2010)
- 1934 - Gé van Berkel, Hoofdklasse pitcher (d. 2019)
- 1936 - Joe Brockhoff, college coach
- 1937 - Dave Hill, pitcher (d. 2018)
- 1937 - Walter Schmid, Bundesliga infielder (d. 2002)
- 1950 - Yasuo Fujita, Japanese national team pitcher
- 1954 - Bob Long, pitcher
- 1954 - Ron Musselman, pitcher
- 1955 - Richie Bancells, trainer
- 1955 - Chuck Ficks, minor league catcher
- 1956 - Jeff Byrd, pitcher
- 1956 - John Hobbs, pitcher
- 1956 - Te-Chang Lin, Taiwanese national team infielder
- 1956 - Scott Loucks, outfielder
- 1957 - Wil Culmer, outfielder (d. 2003)
- 1959 - Steve McAllister, minor league infielder
- 1960 - Jeff Ransom, catcher
- 1961 - Omar Cisneros, Nicaraguan national team manager
- 1961 - Pete Coachman, infielder
- 1961 - Scott May, pitcher
- 1961 - Kevin Towers, minor league pitcher; General Manager (d. 2018)
- 1961 - Darcy Walker, minor league infielder
- 1962 - Cory Snyder, outfielder
- 1962 - Michael Workman, minor league outfielder
- 1963 - Rey Quinones, infielder
- 1964 - Roberto Hernández, pitcher; All-Star
- 1965 - Wayne Wilson, minor league pitcher
- 1966 - Dave Telgheder, pitcher
- 1967 - Jose Munoz, infielder
- 1967 - Noe Munoz, catcher
- 1967 - Tim Rigsby, minor league infielder
- 1969 - Javier Bracamonte, minor league infielder
- 1969 - Damion Easley, infielder; All-Star
- 1969 - Chihiro Hamana, NPB infielder
- 1970 - Jeff Ware, pitcher
- 1971 - Roland De la Maza, pitcher
- 1971 - Ryan Hancock, pitcher
- 1971 - Rey Ordonez, infielder
- 1972 - Askar Atadzhany, USSR national team infielder
- 1972 - Brian Binversie, minor league pitcher
- 1972 - Danny Rios, pitcher
- 1972 - Andrei Polstianov, Russian national team pitcher
- 1973 - Jim Horner, minor league catcher
- 1973 - Yuri Sanchez, minor league infielder
- 1974 - Rich Ireland, minor league pitcher
- 1974 - Chia-Yu Kuo, TML outfielder
- 1974 - John Pachot, minor league catcher and manager
- 1976 - Jason Grilli, pitcher; All-Star
- 1976 - Farhan Zaidi, General Manager
- 1977 - Mike Bacsik, pitcher
- 1979 - J.R. House, catcher
- 1980 - Lorenzo Avagnina, Italian Baseball League outfielder
- 1980 - Chris Barlow, minor league pitcher
- 1980 - Jessica Mendoza, broadcaster
- 1981 - Mitsugu Kitamichi, Japanese national team outfielder
- 1983 - Daniel Sattler, minor league pitcher
- 1984 - Dallas Buck, minor league pitcher
- 1984 - Zack Pace, minor league outfielder and manager
- 1985 - Esteban Haro, minor league pitcher
- 1986 - Aaron Crow, pitcher; All-Star
- 1986 - Yonata Ortega, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Kyle McPherson, pitcher
- 1988 - Parker Frazier, minor league pitcher
- 1988 - Tom Shirley, minor league pitcher
- 1990 - Michael Crouse, minor league outfielder
- 1990 - Jabari Henry, minor league outfielder
- 1990 - Beau Maggi, minor league catcher
- 1990 - Vinny Nittoli, pitcher
- 1990 - Starling Peralta, minor league pitcher
- 1991 - Jon García, minor league outfielder
- 1991 - Mika de Lincel, Hoofdklasse pitcher
- 1992 - Kento Itohara, NPB infielder
- 1993 - P.J. Conlon, pitcher
- 1993 - Sergii Shtapura, Ukrainian national team pitcher
- 1994 - Momotaro Matsumoto, Japanese national team designated hitter
- 1995 - Chien-Te Fang, CPBL pitcher
- 1995 - Yuheng Lyu, Chinese national team outfielder
- 1996 - Nick Fortes, catcher
- 1997 - Ronaldo Hernandez, minor league catcher
- 1997 - Carson Spiers, pitcher
- 1999 - Freddy Mosier, Great Britain national team pitcher
- 2001 - Kyren Paris, infielder
- 2003 - Yer Her, Laotian national team outfielder
Deaths[edit]
- 1881 - Clipper Flynn, infielder (b. 1849)
- 1902 - Jacob White Jr., Negro League executive (b. ~1937)
- 1912 - John Rainey, infielder (b. 1864)
- 1922 - Dave Pierson, catcher (b. 1855)
- 1928 - Oyster Burns, outfielder (b. 1864)
- 1929 - Sam White, catcher (b. 1893)
- 1938 - Fred Hartman, infielder (b. 1865)
- 1939 - Francis Abercrombie, infielder (b. 1850)
- 1945 - William Stein, pitcher (b. 1868)
- 1946 - Art Reinhart, pitcher (b. 1899)
- 1949 - Brick Owens, umpire (b. 1885)
- 1951 - Jim Neher, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1960 - Red Causey, pitcher (b. 1893)
- 1964 - Oscar Stanage, catcher (b. 1883)
- 1969 - Frank Edington, outfielder (b. 1891)
- 1970 - Wes Fry, college coach (b. 1902)
- 1976 - Ken Crawford, infielder (b. 1894)
- 1978 - Benny Borgmann, minor league infielder and scout (b. 1896)
- 1976 - Jimmy O'Connell, outfielder (b. 1901)
- 1985 - Roy Lee, pitcher (b. 1917)
- 1985 - Frank Mulroney, pitcher (b. 1903)
- 1991 - Heinz Becker, infielder (b. 1915)
- 1991 - Collins Jones, infielder (b. 1922)
- 1994 - Ed Madjeski, catcher (b. 1908)
- 1996 - Lum Harris, pitcher, manager (b. 1915)
- 1997 - Sammy Haynes, catcher (b. 1920)
- 2008 - Herb Score, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1933)
- 2011 - Charlie Lea, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1956)
- 2011 - Nick Strincevich, pitcher (b. 1915)
- 2017 - Rance Pless, infielder (b. 1925)
- 2018 - Billy Scripture, minor league player and manager (b. 1941)
- 2019 - Hugh Radcliffe, minor league pitcher (b. 1928)
- 2021 - Art Stewart, scout (b. 1927)
- 2022 - Arsenio Diaz, minor league infielder (b. 1945)
- 2022 - Choji Murata, NPB pitcher; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1949)
- 2023 - Dave Stenhouse, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1933)
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