The Red Sox trade first baseman Dick Stuart to the Phillies for pitcher Dennis Bennett.
1964 – The Red Sox trade first baseman Dick Stuart to the Phillies for pitcher Dennis Bennett.
The Phillies’ slugging third baseman Dick Allen is chosen as the 1964 NL Rookie of the Year
The Phillies’ slugging third baseman Dick Allen is chosen as the National League’s Rookie of the Year, receiving 18 of the 20 votes cast by a special committee of the BBWAA. The ‘Wampum Walloper’ led the circuit in runs scored, triples, and total bases, batting .328, fifth best in the league, with 29 homers and 91 RBIs.
Tony Olivia is overwhelmingly selected as the American League’s Rookie of the Year
Twins freshman outfielder Tony Olivia, named on 19 of the 20 ballots cast by a special committee of the BBWAA, is overwhelmingly selected as the American League’s Rookie of the Year, with the lone dissenting vote going to 19 year-old Oriole right-hander Wally Bunker (19-5, 2.69). The Cuban native from Pinar del Rio won the AL’s batting crown with a .323 average while hitting 32 home runs and driving in 94 runs for the sixth-place club.
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Ken Boyer is selected as the National League Most Valuable Player
1964 – St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Ken Boyer, who hit .295 with 24 home runs and 119 RBI, is selected as the National League Most Valuable Player. Boyer outdistances Johnny Callison and Bill White for the honor.
The New York Mets purchase future Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn from the Milwaukee Braves
1964 – The New York Mets purchase future Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn from the Milwaukee Braves. In addition to serving on the club’s coaching staff, Spahn will post a 4-12 record in twenty appearances before being released. Spahn will then sign with the San Francisco Giants, his last major league team.
Brooks Robinson is voted AL MVP
1964 – Baltimore Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson is voted American League Most Valuable Player, outpolling Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees 269 to 171.
Yogi Berra signs a two-year contract with the Mets as a player-coach
Yogi Berra signs a two-year contract with the Mets as a player-coach, earning $35,000 per season. The recently fired Yankee manager, donning his familiar number 8, will collect two hits in his limited nine National League at-bats.
Dwight Gooden Stats & Facts
Dwight Gooden Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)Born: November 16, 1964 in Tampa, FLDraft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (5th) of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL).High School: Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)Debut: April 7, 1984 (14,886th in major league history)vs. HOU 5.0 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, WLast Game: September 29, 2000vs. BAL 2.0 IP, 3 H,…
Cincinnati Reds manager Fred Hutchinson dies after a battle with cancer.
On November 12, 1964, former Cincinnati Reds manager Fred Hutchinson dies after a battle with cancer. On August 19, the 45-year-old Hutchinson had resigned as Cincinnati’s skipper due to his illness. The major leagues will eventually institute the “Hutch” Award, given to the player who displays the courage of the former manager…
The Braves sign a twenty-five year lease to play in the newly constructed Atlanta Stadium
The Braves sign a twenty-five year lease to play in the newly constructed Atlanta Stadium and will continue to play there until the team moves next door to Turner Field in 1997. The ballpark, which becomes officially known as Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in 1975, will affectionately be called the ‘Launching Pad,’ reflecting the ease that home runs were hit there due to being located 1,000 feet above sea level on foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
