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| 1958 | After trying to woo the Reds, Phillies, and Pirates to come to the Big Apple, New York's mayor, Robert Wagner, who appointed a four-person committee to bring the National League back to the city, announces the preliminary plans for the Continental League. Chairman William Shea proposes the new league, suggesting the upstart circuit might raid National and American League rosters because baseball has refused to consider expansion. |
| 1990 | A's hurler Bob Welch (27-6, 2.95, 127) wins the AL Cy Young Award. The 34-year-old right-hander's 27 wins are the most in the majors since 1972, when Steve Carlton won that many for the last-place Phillies. |
| 1996 | Padres' third baseman Ken Caminiti is selected as the fourth unanimous winner of the National League's Most Valuable Player award, joining Orlando Cepeda (1967 Cardinals), Mike Schmidt (1980 Phillies), and Jeff Bagwell (1994 Astros). In a 2002 Sports Illustrated cover story, the oft-injured San Diego infielder admitted using steroids during his 1996 MVP season and several seasons afterward. |
| 2013 | The Phillies and Marlon Byrd, who helped the Pirates reach the postseason for the first time since 1992, agree on a two-year, $16 million deal. Last offseason, the 36-year-old outfielder signed a minor league contract with New York, emerging as one of the team's few offensive assets before being dealt to Pittsburgh in August, where he hit .318 for the eventual Wild-Card Bucs. |
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