Braves Franchise Historical past
1979 – The Braves signal reliever Al Hrabosky to a five-year, $2.2 million deal.
1997 – Atlanta indicators first baseman Andres Galarraga to a three-year, $24.8 million deal.
MLB Historical past
1888 – The Joint Guidelines Committee reduces the variety of balls for a stroll from 5 to 4.
1950 – Pirates common supervisor Roy Haley resigns from his job and is changed by Department Rickey.
1962 – Mickey Mantle wins his third American League MVP Award after hitting .321 with 30 homers. Mantle additionally led the AL in walks and slugging proportion.
1967 – Tom Seaver wins the NL Rookie of the 12 months Award after posting a 16-12 document with a 2.76 ERA and 170 strikeouts.
1984 – Dwight Gooden turns into the youngest participant ever to win the Nationwide League Rookie of the 12 months Award. Gooden went 17-9 with a 2.60 ERA and led the majors with 276 strikeouts.
1985 – Don Mattingly wins the MVP Award for the American League after hitting .324 with 35 residence runs and 145 RBI.
1985 – The Pirates identify Jim Leyland as their new supervisor changing Chuck Tanner.
1990 – Rickey Henderson beats out Cecil Fielder for the MVP Award within the American League.
2001 – Ichiro Suzuki turns into the second participant in main league historical past to win the MVP Award and the Rookie of the 12 months Award in the identical season.
Info for this text was discovered by way of Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Immediately in Baseball Historical past.
