1994
» The Astros trade P Pete Harnisch to the Mets in exchange for a player to be named.

1988
» Mike Moore, 9-15 last season for Seattle, signs as a free agent with the American League champion A's.

1979
» P Rick Sutcliffe, who went 17-10 for the sub-.500 Dodgers, receives 20 of 24 votes to earn the NL Rookie of the Year honors.

1978
» The Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after nine years, during which the club averaged 96 wins per season and won five divisional titles, four league pennants, and two World Championships. The surprise move comes six days after the Reds return from a trip to Japan. Anderson has one year left on a contract and had no idea he'd be fired.

The Orioles sign pitcher Steve Stone, a reentry free agent formerly with the White Sox.

1973
» Oriole Al Bumbry beats out five other vote-getters to win AL Rookie of the Year honors. The OF played just 110 games, but tied for the league lead in triples (11) and batted .337.

1972
» The Dodgers trade OF Frank Robinson, P Bill Singer, and three others to the Angels for P Andy Messersmith and 3B Ken McMullen.

1971
» In a blockbuster interstate trade good for both teams, the Dodgers send Frank Robinson, Bill Singer, Mike Strahler, Bobby Valentine and Bill Grabarkewitz to the Angels in exchange for Andy Messersmith, and Ken McMullen, who returns to the team that signed him. The 37-year-old Robinson will play 147 games, hitting 30 homers and driving in 97 runs in '73, and Singer will combine with Nolan Ryan in 1973 to strike out 674 batters, a 20th Century major-league record for two teammates. Messersmith will win 39 games in the next two seasons for the Dodgers and finish 2nd in the Cy Young voting in 1974.

1969
» Los Angeles 2B Ted Sizemore becomes the 7th Dodger to win National League Rookie of the Year honors.

1967
» The Twins send SS Zoilo Versalles and P Jim Grant to the Dodgers for C John Roseboro and pitchers Bob Miller and Ron Perranoski.

1966
» The Pirates purchase P Juan Pizarro from the White Sox, completing a deal that sends P Wilbur Wood to Chicago. The knuckleballing Wood was 14–8 for Columbus in 1966 after going 1–3 for the Pirates over the previous two years.

1965
» Haywood Sullivan (54-82) resigns as A's manager to become director of player personnel for the Red Sox. Al Dark replaces him.

1961
» Philadelphia sends P John Buzhardt and IF Charlie Smith to the White Sox for 1B Roy Sievers. The Sievers trade is announced after the Joe Cunningham trade, by the Sox, who don't want to appear to need a first baseman.

The Braves trade slugger Frank Thomas to the Mets for a player named later. The player is Gus Bell and reported $125,000.

1958
» The American League announces that its Opening Day game in 1959 will be the earliest date ever, April 9.

1957
» Warren Spahn of the Braves wins the Cy Young Award as ML Pitcher of the Year almost unanimously. His only competition for the title is the White Sox, Dick Donovan, who received one vote.

1955
» The Cubs trade P Hal Jeffcoat to the Redlegs for C Hobie Landrith.

1952
» IL President Frank Shaughnessy reveals plans to form two new major leagues by merging the top teams in the American Association and the top teams from the International League. He thinks that in five to six years, ML baseball will elevate these two leagues, along with the Pacific Coast League, which nearly has ML status now.

1951
» The Browns trade C Gus Niarhos, acquired yesterday, to Boston for catcher Les Moss and Tom Wright. The team also signs SS Marty Marion, former Cardinal manager.

1950
» Having ousted Branch Rickey, Walter O'Malley now fires Burt Shotton as manager. Oakland (PCL) manager Chuck Dressen is his replacement.

1944
» Hal Newhouser is named MVP in the AL gathering 4 more votes than teammate Dizzy Trout. Newhouser's 29 wins contrasts with 9-9-8-8 win totals in previous years. His 2.22 ERA is bettered by Trout (2.12), who also has 27 wins.

1939
» Ken Keltner is turned down in Cleveland for off-season unemployment benefits.

1938
» The White Sox 25-year-old pitching star Monty Stratton has his leg amputated following a hunting accident.

1928
» The National League buys George Magerkurth from the PCL for $2,000. This is the highest price paid for a new ump.

1927
» Billy Evans quits as American League umpire to becomes business manager (effectively the first General Manager) of the Indians following the purchase of the club by a group headed by Alva Bradley.

The Pirates trade OF Kiki Cuyler to the Cubs for 2B Sparky Adams and OF Pete Scott. Cuyler had become expendable after rookie Lloyd Waner became a starter, but will be a great addition to the Cubs. Adams will have two seasons in Pittsburgh before going to the Cards.

The Yanks release P Bob Shawkey and P Dutch Ruether.

1889
» On Thanksgiving Day, Boston (National League) opens a California tour with a 8–3 win over San Francisco before a crowd of 7,000.

1885
» President Soden buys the Providence franchise and players for $6,000.