November 19th in Baseball History

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	.	November 19th
		2001 ť San Francisco OF Barry Bonds wins the NL Most Valuable Player award. He becomes the first player in history to win the award four times. 2000 ť The Indians sign free agent OF Ellis Burks to a 3-year contract. The Cubs obtain 3B Bill Mueller from the Giants in exchange for P Tim Worrell. 1998 ť The Phillies trade pitchers Ricky Bottalico and Garrett Stephenson to the Cardinals for OF Ron Gant, pitchers Jeff Brantley and Cliff Politte, and cash. The Cardinals sign free agent OF Eric Davis to a 2-year contract, and free agent P Scott Radinsky to a 2-year contract. 1993 ť The Expos acquire P Pedro Martinez from the Dodgers in exchange for 2B Delino DeShields. The Rockies sign free agent IF-OF Howard Johnson. 1992 ť The Pirates trade 2B Jose Lind to the Royals for pitchers Dennis Moeller and Joel Johnston. Eric Karros is named the National League's Rookie of the Year. The Dodger 1B hit .257 with 20 homers, and was the first Dodger rookie to reach 20 home runs since Frank Howard in 1960. 1990 ť Pittsburgh's Barry Bonds wins the National League MVP Award, easily outdistancing teammate and runner-up Bobby Bonilla. Bonds hit .301 with 23 home runs, 114 RBI, and 52 stolen bases. 1986 ť Phillies 3B Mike Schmidt wins the National League MVP Award, joining Stan Musial and Roy Campanella as the only 3-time winners. Schmidt led the NL with 37 home runs and 119 RBI. 1979 ť The Astros sign reentry free agent Nolan Ryan, formerly of the Angels, to a 4-year, $4.5 million contract, making him the highest-paid player in the ML. 1975 ť By the most overwhelming margin ever, the Reds Joe Morgan is named National League MVP. Morgan batted .327, with 67 SBs, and a league-leading 132 walks. 1968 ť Yankees P Stan Bahnsen, who was 17-12, is named American League Rookie of the Year. 1963 ť Coach Hank Bauer is named to replace Billy Hitchcock (86-76) as manager of the Orioles. 1962 ť The Cards send newly acquired Don Cardwell, along with SS Julio Gotay, to the Pirates for Dick Groat and P Diomedes Olivo. Groat, the MVP in 1960, will be the All-Star SS for the next two years, and anchor the Cards' infield. 1960 ť Mickey Vernon is hired as the first manager of the new Washington team. 1952 ť American League President Will Harridge says there will be greater fines for managers who use abusive language while arguing with umpires. 1939 ť The National Professional Indoor Baseball League, headed by league president Tris Speaker, begins play. The league has 10 clubs, one in each then major-league city except Washington. Alas, it disappears within a month. 1937 ť It is not a sunny day as the Browns hand manager Jim Bottomley his walking papers. Sunny Jim replaced Rogers Hornsby at mid-season. 1928 ť In one of their most important acquisitions ever, Indians GM Billy Evans sends $40,000 and two players to San Francisco (PCL) for OF Earl Averill. Averill asks for and gets $5,000 from the Tribe as part of the deal. He'll play 11 years in Cleveland, hitting .316. 1900 ť At an American League meeting at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago, Ban Johnson says the AL chose not to renew the National Agreement with the National League, but sees no need for friction between the two. 1885 ť At an National League meeting, it is decided that Buffalo's "Big Four" (Brouthers, Richardson, Rowe, and White) can play in Detroit next season. 1884 ť National League president Abraham G. Mills resigns and is replaced by former league secretary Nick Young.