Template:Today in Baseball/November 27

April 27: Today's featured birthday is that of Bob Ayrault, who turns 58.

• 1941 - Joe DiMaggio beats out Ted Williams for the 1941 American League MVP. Williams had hit .406, the last major leaguer to hit .400.
• 1947 - Joe DiMaggio again edges out Ted Williams for the MVP, this time by one point. One writer did not register a vote for Williams; Ted will lay the blame on writer Mel Webb, who was not even eligible to vote that year.
• 1953 - Al Rosen is the unanimous choice for the 1953 American League MVP.
• 1974 - Bowie Kuhn (pictured) suspends New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for two years for illegal campaign contributions to Republicans such as Richard Nixon.
• 1987 - Braudilio Vinent strikes out his 2,000th batter in Cuban National League play, the first player to reach that mark.

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