On October 11, 1967 — Gil Hodges, with a year remaining on his contract to manage Washington, inks a three-year deal to become the Mets skipper, ending the speculation Yogi Berra, now a coach with the team, would be offered the job to replaced the recently-resigned Wes Westrum. New York agrees to pay significant reparations to the Senators ($100,000) and to send a player from the 40-man roster to Washington to get the fan-favorite former Dodger.