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| 1961 | Despite top administrative support for bringing back a pitch banned in 1920, the Professional Baseball Rules Committee votes, 8-1, against legalizing the spitball, with only National League supervisor of umpires Cal Hubbard voting in favor of the change. Commissioner Ford Frick and American League president Joe Cronin favored the proposal, citing that the deceptive pitch could help reduce the recently increasing home run totals. |
| 1962 |
After batting .326 to capture his second batting title, Red Sox infielder Pete Runnels is traded to the Colt .45s, as he requested. Boston swaps the 34-year-old Texas native, who will hit only .252 next season, for outfielder Roman Mejias, who will spend two seasons with Boston in a part-time role before retiring.
(Ed. Note: The two-time batting champ, who won his first title in 1960, will spend two seasons with Houston before ending his 14-year career with a .291 lifetime batting average. - LP) |
| 1975 | Receiving 22 of the 24 writers' first-place votes, Fred Lynn easily outdistances Royals' first baseman/DH John Mayberry for the American League's Most Valuable Player award. The 22-year-old Red Sox flycatcher becomes the first player in baseball history to win the MVP award after being named Rookie of the Year in the same season. |
3 Fact(s) Found