Eiji Sawamura became a national hero by striking out Babe Ruth in an exhibition game dies in WWII action

Eiji Sawamura became a national hero by striking out Babe Ruth in an exhibition game dies in WWII action

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November 2, 1944 – Japan, where baseball has been banned as an undesirable enemy influence, mourns the death of Eiji Sawamura. The Japanese pitcher, who is killed in action in the Pacific, became a national hero by striking out Babe Ruth in an exhibition game. [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring you cool stories about…

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Jimmie Foxx becomes the first player to win the Most Valuable Player award three times

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  November 2, 1938 Boston Red Sox first baseman Jimmie Foxx (.349, 50, 175), receiving 19 of 22 first-place votes, becomes the first player to win the Most Valuable Player award three times. He also won the award in 1932 and 1933 with the Philadelphia A’s. The 31 year-old slugger was also the recipient of…

Charlie Gehringer

American League batting champ Charlie Gehringer of the Detroit Tigers is named Most Valuable Player

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November 2, 1937 – American League batting champ Charlie Gehringer of the Detroit Tigers is named Most Valuable Player, receiving 78 out of a possible 80 points. The New York Yankees’ Joe DiMaggio is a close second, four points behind, while Gehringer’s teammate Hank Greenberg, who had 183 RBI, is a distant third. Gehringer also…

Ernest Barnard

Ernest Barnard completes his three-year contract as president of the American League

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November 2 1930 – Ernest Barnard completes his three-year contract as president of the American League. Among Barnard’s innovations have been the establishment of an umpire’s school and the recodifying of the rule book. He also led the effort to eliminate the sacrifice fly scoring rule: he considers that with inflated batting averages resulting from…

Jack Slattery, Boston College baseball coach

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1927 – Jack Slattery, Boston College baseball coach, agrees to manage the Boston Braves for a year. Game ticket & learn more about the players, teams, stadiums and dates in history   @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring you cool stories about the game, players, ballparks and the people that shaped the game!”  subscribe_button=”Join…

The Tigers release Ty Cobb, ending his 22-year association with the team
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The Tigers release Ty Cobb, ending his 22-year association with the team

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On November 2, 1926 – The Detroit Tigers release Ty Cobb. The release ends his 22-year association with the team. The Georgia Peach, was Detroit’s player-manager for the past six seasons, he compiled a 479-444 (.509) winning record. Despite the winning record the club never finished closer than 16 games from first place. Mainly because…

St. Louis Browns player-manager George Stovall, fired the previous summer, is the first major league player to jump to the Federal League, signing to manage the Kansas City Packers.

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1913 – St. Louis Browns player-manager George Stovall, fired the previous summer, is the first major league player to jump to the Federal League, signing to manage the Kansas City Packers.

1899 – Henry Chadwick, called the “Father of Baseball”, visits US President William McKinley in Washington, DC, to propose that Army regiments be provided with baseball equipment. This is Chadwick’s first presidential interview since his visit with President Abraham Lincoln in 1861.

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1899 – Henry Chadwick, called the “Father of Baseball”, visits US President William McKinley in Washington, DC, to propose that Army regiments be provided with baseball equipment. This is Chadwick’s first presidential interview since his visit with President Abraham Lincoln in 1861.

The American Association’s Philadelphia Athletics are sold to a syndicate headed by Henry C. Pennypacker. The three long-time partners, Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, and Charlie Mason, still hold a sizable block of stock.

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1887 – The American Association’s Philadelphia Athletics are sold to a syndicate headed by Henry C. Pennypacker. The three long-time partners, Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, and Charlie Mason, still hold a sizable block of stock.