Mel Ott leaves the Giants’ organization, signing a two-year pact to manage the Pacific Coast League’s Oakland club. ‘Marvelous Mel’ will be replacing Chuck Dressen, who compiled a 222-165 (.572) record and captured last season’s PCL championship during his two-year tenure with the Oaks.
Losing four consecutive World Series games to the Yankees, while distressing, hardly could qualify as an embarrassment. Others had taken the plunge against the wrecking crew from the Bronx: the Pirates, Cardinals, Cubs, Cubs again, Reds. In fact, with their four-in-a-row dismissal of the Phillies, the Yankees had swept six World Series in 24…
1950 – Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Roy Hamey resigns and is replaced by Branch Rickey.
1950 – Major League Presidents Ford Frick (American League) and Will Harridge (National League) vote to deposit $950,000 received for World Series TV and radio rights into the player’s pension fund.
Seventeen months after nearly being mortally wounded by an obsessed fan’s rifle shot to the chest, Eddie Waitkus is named the Comeback Player of the Year by the Associated Press. The Phillies’ infielder hit .284 this season and continued to be one of the best fielding first basemen in the league.
On November 10, 1950 — Amidst much public protest, the Indians fire their popular player-manager Lou Boudreau, who had spent 12 years with the Tribe that included the last nine as the skipper of the team. The surprised Harvey, Illinois native, after compiling a modest .529 winning percentage (728-649), his best showing since 97 victories…
On November 9, 1950, the Chicago White Sox release long time shortstop Luke Appling. The future Hall of Famer, who had been with Chicago over the last 20 years, will become the manager of the Southern Association’s Memphis Chicks. The 43 year-old future Hall of Fame infielder, known as ‘Old Aches and Pains’ to his…
The BBWAA name Sam Jethroe of the Boston Braves as the National League Rookie of the Year. At 31 years, 2 months, 18 days of age, Jethroe becomes the oldest rookie to win the award. He has been one of the best Negro Leagues players of all time.
Commissioner Happy Chandler and players’ representatives agree on the split of the TV and radio rights from the World Series.
The Baseball Writers Association of America announces that slugging first baseman Walt Dropo of the Boston Red Sox is the Rookie of the Year in the American League. Dropo led the league with 144 RBI.
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