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| 1980 | Don Sutton, after 15 seasons with the Dodgers, signs a four-year contract with the Astros valued at approximately $2.85 million and, at the time, unreported, including a substantial signing bonus of around $500,000. The 35-year-old right-hander, LA's all-time wins franchise leader, joins fellow workhorse, Nolan Ryan, in Houston's rotation in the pitcher-friendly Astrodome. |
| 2007 | Baseball pioneer Walter O'Malley is elected posthumously to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee, garnering the minimum votes necessary for induction. The Dodger owner was vilified in Brooklyn when he moved the beloved 'Bums' to LA after failing to reach a deal with city officials to keep the franchise in the Borough of Churches. |
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