The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different events and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, We offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on November 1 in baseball history.

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Notable Events and Chronology for November 1

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November 1, 1870

The Chicago White Stockings beat New York Mutuals at Dexter Park for the unofficial national championship

November 1, 1892

 The first 154-game season Statistics

November 1, 1894

Charlie Sweeney is convicted of manslaughter in San Francisco, California.

November 1, 1906

Pitcher John McCloskey, who had a 3-2 record for the Phillies, has better luck off the field. An investment in the Cripple Creek, Colorado, mine pays off with a rich gold strike.

November 1, 1909

The Boston Red Sox hire former Washington Senators skipper Patsy Donovan as manager, replacing Fred Lake. Lake will move across town to manage the Doves next season.

November 1, 1914

 Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack begins cleaning house, asking waivers on Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank and Chief Bender

November 1, 1916

Harry H. Frazee, New York theater owner and producer, and Hugh Ward buy the Boston Red Sox for $675,000 (one report puts the figure at $750,000) from Joseph Lannin. Bill Carrigan announces that he will retire as Red Sox manager to pursue his interests in Lewiston, Maine.

November 1, 1922

Former Philadelphia Athletics catcher Ira Thomas buys the Shreveport club in the Texas League for $75,000

November 1, 1932

Lou Gehrig, Dave Cohen and Babe Ruth encouraging people to vote for New York Governor Al Smith.

November 1, 1934

New York Giants obtain Dick Bartell from the Philadelphia Phillies for three players and Cash

November 1, 1938

National League batting champ Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds is named the Most Valuable Player

November 1, 1942

Larry MacPhail enters the United States Army for service in World War II

November 1, 1942

The Brooklyn Dodgers name Branch Rickey team president

November 1, 1946

Surgeons amputate the right foot of Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck

November 1, 1949

Gillette buys the World Series television rights for $1.37 million, the money to be dedicated to the players’ pension fund.

November 1, 1951

Roy Campanella wins the 1951 National League MVP Award

November 1, 1957

Lew Burdette receives hero’s welcome

November 1, 1960

Baltimore Orioles shortstop Ron Hansen is voted American League Rookie of the Year, getting 22 of 24 votes. The other votes go to teammates Chuck Estrada and Jim Gentile.

November 1, 1962

Houston Colt .45s sign 19-year-old infielder Joe Morgan as a free agent

November 1, 1963

Judge Roy Hofheinz leads a ceremony marking the topping point of construction on the new domed stadium . Hofheinz remarks that builders are running ahead of schedule. There is optimism that the stadium will be ready before the 1964 season ends but the new park sees only September fungo practice as completion nears. 

November 1, 1966

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax becomes the first three-time winner of the Cy Young Award

November 1, 1968

Denny McLain is the unanimous choice for the 1968 American League Cy Young Award

November 1, 1972

Paul Owens replaces himself when he introduces Danny Ozark as Philadelphia’s new manager. Owens, the team’s general manager, had fired skipper Frank Lucchesi, and he took over the managerial reins in July to get a closer look at the players of the last-place Phillies, who finished the season with a 59-97 record.

November 1, 1978

New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry is the unanimous choice for the 1978 American League Cy Young Award

November 1, 1979

Edward Bennett Williams buys the Orioles for a reported $12.3 million from Jerold Hoffberger

November 1, 1979

In separate deals, the New York Yankees acquire OF Ruppert Jones from the Seattle Mariners and C Rick Cerone and P Tom Underwood

November 1, 1982

Doug Rader becomes the twelfth manager in the Rangers’ twelve-year history when he replaces interim Darrell Johnson

November 1, 1982

The National League owners block the re-election of Bowie Kuhn, thus ending his fourteen-year reign as baseball’s boss

November 1, 1988

Chris Sabo, who hit .271 with 11 home runs and 46 stolen bases as the Cincinnati Reds third baseman, wins the National League Rookie of the Year Award

November 1, 1989

The Senior Professional Baseball Association begins its first season. The list of retired major leaguers playing in the 35-and-older league includes future Hall of Famers Rollie Fingers and Ferguson Jenkins, and former All-Stars like Paul Blair, Vida Blue, Bert Campaneris, Cheo Cruz, Dock Ellis, George Foster, Graig Nettles and Amos Otis.

November 1, 1993

Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott returns to take over the day-to-day operations of the Reds following her nine-month suspension for using racial and ethnic epithets.

November 1, 1996

A major league All-Star team opens an eight-game series in Japan with a 6 – 5 loss to the Japan All-Stars

November 1, 1997

1997 – The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum opens in its new home in Kansas City, Missouri

November 1, 1999

Atlanta Braves coach Don Baylor is hired as the Chicago Cubs’ manager.

November 1, 1999

The Cleveland Indians hire hitting coach Charlie Manuel as their new manager.

November 1, 2000

Succeeding Davey Johnson, Jim Tracy, the team’s bench coach, is hired as the Dodgers manager. L.A.’s new skipper will compile a 427-383 (.527) record during his five-year stint with the club, including a NL West Division flag in 2004.

November 1, 2000

The Phillies hire Larry Bowa to manage the team, replacing the recently released Terry Francona

November 1, 2001

For second straight game Yankees hit game tying homerun in bottom of 9th

November 1, 2004

Former second baseman Wally Backman signs a two-year contract to manage the Arizona Diamondbacks

November 1, 2004

The Houston Astros name Jimy Williams as the franchise’s thirteenth manager. Williams, a 35-year veteran who also managed the Blue Jays and Red Sox, replaces Larry Dierker, who despite reaching the postseason four times in five seasons, was unable to advance to the National League Championship Series.

November 1, 2004

2004 – Gerry Hunsicker resigns as General Manager after nine seasons. Assistant GM Tim Purpura is promoted to replace him. Hunsicker oversaw five teams that reached the National League playoffs. Purpura’s first priority will be attempting to re-sign free agent outfielder Carlos Beltran who starred in the postseason. 

November 1, 2005

American League Gold Glove Award winners are announced. Players Kenny Rogers (P), Jason Varitek (C), Mark Teixeira (1B), Orlando Hudson (2B), Eric Chavez (3B), Derek Jeter (SS), Ichiro Suzuki (OF), Torii Hunter (OF) and Vernon Wells (OF) earn the honor.

November 1, 2005

Larry Bowa is hired by the New York Yankees as their third base coach for next season. A five-time All-Star shortstop, Bowa managed San Diego and the Phillies, and also coached for the Angels, Mariners and Phillies. Bowa is the first addition to Yankees manager Joe Torre’s coaching staff, which lost pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre, who retired, and bench coach Joe Girardi, who became manager of the Florida Marlins. Luis Sojo, who coached third base last season, is expected to be offered another job by the Yankees.

November 1, 2005

A bronze sculpture capturing the friendship of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson is unveiled at Brooklyn’s KeySpan Park

November 1, 2006

Guillermo Mota is suspended for fifty games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The 33 year-old Mets reliever becomes the third player penalized under the stricter guidelines implemented this season, joining teammate Yusaku Iriki and Diamondback right-hander Jason Grimsley.

November 1, 2006

In a move designed to prepare the team’s next manager, the Yankees promote hitting instructor Don Mattingly to bench coach to assist Joe Torre for next season. The Bronx Bombers’ former All-Star first baseman replaces Lee Mazzilli, who will not be brought back by New York.

November 1, 2007

In an interview aired on MSNBC, Barry Bonds said he is prepared to boycott his induction, when elected, into the Hall of Fame if the museum accepts the ball he hit for his record-breaking 756th career home run marked with a permanent asterisk. Fashion designer Marc Ecko, who bought the historic sphere for $752,467, released the results of an internet poll he conducted on www.vote756.com, in which nearly half the fans (47%) voted in favor of sending it to Cooperstown after branding the ball.

November 1, 2007

The Dodgers hire Brooklyn-born Joe Torre as their 26th manager in franchise history

November 1, 2007

In response to Hank Steinbrenner’s sarcastic remark about Alex Rodriguez entering the Hall of Fame as a member of the Mud Hens rather than as a Yankee, the Toledo Triple A team frivolously offers the free agent a contract. The minor league deal includes a bonus for hitting 75 home runs next season and leading the affiliate of the Tigers to ten consecutive International League titles.

November 1, 2008

2008 – Rubén Amaro Jr. is announced as the new general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, replacing Pat Gillick, who retired. Amaro has big shoes to fill as the Phillies are fresh off winning the 2008 World Series.

November 1, 2008

The Red Sox and Lee County (FL) sign an agreement which will keep Boston’s spring training home in the Fort Myers area for the next three decades. The 30-year deal will keep the team playing in the City of Palms Park, until a new complex is completed prior to the 2012 season.

November 1, 2009

The Yankees take a 3 games to 1 lead in the World Series with a 7 – 4 win over Philadelphia

November 1, 2010

Giants win first world series in San Francisco – Edgar Renteria ties record

November 1, 2011

Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt comes to an agreement with Major League Baseball to sell his team through a court-supervised process. The agreement avoids a showdown in United States Bankruptcy Court.

November 1, 2011

The major league Gold Glove Awards are announced, with an unusually large turnover of recipients. Only P Mark Buehrle repeats as a winner in the American League, while 2B Brandon Phillips, C Yadier Molina and SS Troy Tulowitzki are repeat recipients in the National League. OF Ichiro Suzuki fails to win the award for the first time since moving to the United States in 2001.

November 1, 2012

The Miami Marlins name former catcher Mike Redmond as their manager, replacing the controversial Ozzie Guillen.

November 1, 2014

The Blue Jays trade long-time fan favorite Adam Lind to the Brewers in exchange for right-handed starter Marco Estrada, who will become a mainstay in the Toronto rotation. The team’s former DH will play one season with the Brew Crew before being traded to Seattle for three minor leaguers.

November 1, 2015

The Royals win the 2015 World Series by defeating the Mets, 7 – 2, in Game 5

November 1, 2016

2016 – The Cubs force a decisive Game 7 in the 2016 World Series with a 9 – 3 win over the Indians at Progressive Field in Game 6. Kris Bryant opens the scoring with a solo homer off Josh Tomlin in the 1st, and later in the inning Addison Russell adds a two-run double on a ball that falls between CF Tyler Naquin and RF Lonnie Chisenhall. Russell adds a grand slam in the 3rd as Chicago builds an insurmountable lead and cruises to the finish.

November 1, 2017

The Houston Astros take the World Series for the first time in their history with a crushing 5-1 Game Seven triumph in Los Angeles. Series MVP George Springer doubles and homers off Yu Darvish to spark a five-run rally in the first two frames. Free agent pickup Charlie Morton tosses the final four innings in relief for the win after Lance McCullers and Brad Peacock split the first five. Star shortstop Carlos Correa caps the celebration with an on-field marriage proposal. 

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