Cleveland Indians minority stockholders, led by Hank Greenberg, sell their parts to the majority stockholder, Chairman William Delay, who controls about 34 percent of the stock.
Dan Petry Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-4, 185lb (193cm, 83kg)Born: November 13, 1958 in Palo Alto, CADraft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from El Dorado HS (Placentia, CA).High School: El Dorado HS (Placentia, CA)Debut: July 8, 1979 (14,205th in major league history)vs. MIL 7.1 IP, 10 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, LLast Game: October 5, 1991vs. MIL 4.0 IP,…
1958 – Mayor Robert Wagner of New York announces preliminary plans for a third major league. Chairman William Shea, of what will become the Continental League, says it is apparent that the National League is going to ignore New York City. He implies that the new league will be free to raid major league rosters.
1958 – New York Yankees pitcher Bob Turley, who had 21 wins and 19 complete games, is named the Cy Young Award winner. With only one award given for the two leagues, Turley gathers five votes to four for last year’s winner, the Milwaukee Braves’ Warren Spahn.
The American League announces the A’s will play a league record 52 night games during the upcoming season. Kansas City will end the campaign 19 games behind New York and finish in seventh place, but will the team compile a stellar 43-34, record in home games next year.
1958 – The Baltimore Orioles replace general manager Paul Richards with future Hall of Famer Lee MacPhail. The Orioles allow Richards to continue in another role as the team’s field manager. Baltimore will end up with a 74-79 record.
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