Tiger Denny McLain (24-9, 2.80) and Oriole Mike Cuellar (23-11, 2.38) each receive ten votes from the BBWAA for being the best pitcher in the American League. It is the first time the results for the Cy Young Award have ended in a tie.
1962 – Answering rumors that senior consultant Branch Rickey wants Stan Musial to retire, St. Louis Cardinals owner August Busch says Musial will play until it is time to become a club vice president. Further, Bing Devine is still running the club.
1951 – Brooklyn Dodgers president Walter O’Malley denies that his minor league team system constitutes a monopoly. He cites the Dodgers’ deficit in 1950.
Branch Rickey signs a five-year deal with the Pirates to be the club’s executive vice president and general manager. The ‘Mahatma’s’ magic doesn’t seem to work, as the Bucs will compile a 269-501 record (.349) during his tenure in Pittsburgh.
1945 – Billy Southworth leaves the St. Louis Cardinals to sign a three-year contract with the Boston Braves, who are making aggressive moves under Lou Perini and other new owners. Eddie Dyer will become the new Cardinals manager.
November 6, 1938 – Mack Jones was born in Atlanta. On July 13, 1961, he tied a National League record by getting four hits in his first major league game. The game was played in Busch Stadium and Bob Gibson started for the Cardinals. He was also one of six Milwaukee Braves to…
The brothers Joe, Vince and Dom DiMaggio play together for the first time, making up an outfield for an All-Star team in a West Coast charity game.
Ray Blades is hired as the new manager of the St. Louis Cardinals.
On November 6, 1935, famed evangelist and former major leaguer Billy Sunday dies at the age of 72. Sunday played in the National League from 1883 to 1890, spending time with Chicago, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The only other major league player whose last name was Sunday through 2006, Art Sunday, also played in…
1935 – Pitcher Sam Jones finishes his major league career after 21 successive American League seasons. Jones posted a 229-217 record with 1223 strikeouts and a 3.84 ERA in 3883.0 innings, pitching for the Indians, Red Sox, Yankees, Browns, Senators and White Sox.
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