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| 1958 |
The American League announces Opening Day will be April 9, the earliest the Junior Circuit has ever started the regular season. Accompanied by David Eisenhower, the president's grandson, Vice President Nixon will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Senators beat the Orioles, 9-2, in the traditional opener played in Washington D.C.'s Griffith Stadium.
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| 1964 | Twins freshman outfielder Tony Olivia, named on 19 of the 20 ballots cast by a special committee of the BBWAA, is overwhelmingly selected as the American League's Rookie of the Year, with the lone dissenting vote going to 19-year-old Oriole right-hander Wally Bunker (19-5, 2.69). The Cuban native from Pinar del Rio won the AL's batting crown with a .323 average, hitting 32 home runs and collecting 94 RBIs for the sixth-place club. |
| 2005 | Closer B.J. Ryan, who saved 36 games last season for the Orioles, agrees to a $47 million, five-year deal with the Blue Jays. The thirty-year-old southpaw's contract calls for the largest sum ever given to a reliever. |
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