Thursday, November 8, 2012

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 8TH

1950 - Boston Red Sox 1B Walt Dropo wins AL Rookie of the Year.
1951 - NY Yankees Catcher Yogi Berra wins 1st of his 3 MVP awards.
1961 - Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn.
1964 - Baltimore Orioles Frank Robinson is the unanimous choice for AL MVP.
1966 - President Lyndon Johnson signs the anti-trust immunity for the AFL-NFL merger.
1970 - Tom Dempsey of the New Orleans Saints kicks an NFL record 63 yard field goal.
1989 - Chicago Cubs Jerome Walton wins the NL Rookie of the Year.
1990 - Darryl Strawberry signs a 5-year contract with the LA Dodgers.
1991 - Paul Coffey sets NHL defenseman scoring mark with his 311th goal.
1997 - Larry Rothschild is named the first manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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