11/07/2006

Baseball History -- November 7

Complete entry for November 7 is at BaseballLibrary.com HERE.


Highlights:

1964
With their home attendance below 800,000 for the past two seasons, the
National League orders the Braves to stay in Milwaukee in 1965, but permits a move to Atlanta in 1966.

Might as well have let them move for 1965. Lame duck seasons are never fun.

1951
Representative Emanuel Celler's committee issues financial data from 1945-49 that differs with
Walter O'Malley's numbers. According to Celler, the Dodgers made a profit of 2.364 million dollars from 1945-49; the Dodgers' "loss" of $129,318 in 1950 included a $167,000 loss due to the promotion of the Brooklyn Dodgers professional football team. In his continuing investigation into antitrust violations, Celler says that evidence in his committee suggests altering the reserve clause in that it does limit players.

Brookylyn. Dodgers. Football? Team?

1928
The Cubs get
Rogers Hornsby from the financially strapped Braves in exchange for $200,000, IF Fred Maguire, P Percy Jones, C Lou Legett, former A's P Harry Seibold, and P Bruce Cunningham. Braves owner-president Emil Fuchs also decides to be his own manager. He'll be the last manager with no pro playing experience until Ted Turner's one game, in the 1970s. Under Fuchs, the Barves will finish 56-98, good for last place.

Did Fuchs fire himself at the end of the season? Did he give himself a vote of confidence in September as the season was winding down to the end?

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