11/06/2006

Baseball History -- November 6

Complete entry for November 6 at BaseballLibrary.com is HERE.

2001
Major league owners vote to eliminate two teams before the start of next season. Minnesota, Montreal, Florida, and Tampa Bay are the teams under consideration.

I'm pretty sure this was the last time anyone talked about contraction. Well, except when some smart guy points out that the Twins were on the chopping block and look what's happened to them since.

1996
In Chicago, the ML owners decisively reject a proposed labor agreement that would have ended a 3-year stalemate. The 18-12 vote threatens to plunge baseball back into full-fledged hostilities between the owners and players' union.

But, it didn't. Did it?

1974
The Dodgers
Mike Marshall becomes the first relief pitcher to win the Cy Young Award. Ironman Marshall set ML records with 106 appearances and 208 innings in relief.

106 appearances for Marshall in 1974. 57 appearances in 1975. 30 in 1976. 24 for the Braves in 1977. 4 for the Braves and twelve for the Rangers in 1978. By 1979, Marshall was back up to 90 games for the Twins.

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