Carl Yastrzemski captures his second consecutive batting crown. The 29 year-old Red Sox outfielder’s .301 mark is the lowest average ever posted in the American league to win the title.
After the A’s drop a 4-3 decision to Minnesota, Charlie Finley fires Oakland manager Bob Kennedy on the last day of the season. The A’s owner, who has dismissed eight skippers in eight years, rehires Hank Bauer, who guided the team to ninth-places finishes in 1961 and 1962, when the club played in Kansas City.
Ahead of Pittsburgh’s Matty Alou by a slim percentage point on the last day of the season, Reds right fielder Pete Rose wins the first of his three batting titles, going 1-for-3, to keep his average at .335 while the Pirates outfielder is hitless in four trips to the plate, finishing the year with a BA of .332. Yesterday, the batting crown rivals collectively went 9-for-9 in their respective games.
In a pregame ceremony with Harry Caray as the master of ceremonies, the Cardinals honor retiring outfielder Roger Maris. The former two-time MVP with the Yankees, who has never had his accomplishments recognized in the Bronx, thanks to the friendly Busch Stadium crowd and the team, remarking that his two seasons in St. Louis were his “most enjoyable years in baseball”.
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