This day in Braves history: Eddie Mathews finishes second in NL MVP Award voting

1959 – Eddie Mathews finishes second in NL MVP Award voting to Ernie Banks. Banks wins the award for the second straight time after hitting 45 home runs while driving in 143 runs.

1935 – Cal Hubbard, professional football tackle with the Green Bay Packersjoins the American League umpiring staff.

1980 – Steve Carlton wins his third Cy Young Award after posting a 24-9 record with a 2.34 ERA and 286 strikeouts. Carlton joins Sandy Koufax, Tom Seaver and Jim Palmer as the only pitchers with three Cy Young Awards.

1987 – San Diego Padres catcher Benito Santiago, who finished the season with a rookie-record 34-game hitting streak, is unanimously voted National League Rookie of the Year.

2002 – Toronto blue jays third baseman Eric Hinske, who posted a .279 batting average with 24 home runs and 84 RBI, is named American League Rookie of the Year. Hinske received 19 of the 28 first-place votes cast by the Baseball Writers Association of America Baltimore Orioles pitcher Rodrigo López receives the remaining nine first-place votes.

2003 – Don Mattingly is named as the Yankees’ hitting coach, replacing Rick Down.

2003 – Miami-Dade County Commissioners approve a plan spending $73 million in taxpayer money on a new major league ballpark for the Florida Marlins. The world champions, who have agreed to change their names to the Miami Marlins if the city builds the ballpark, plan to play in the new $325 million park in 2007, but still have no plan to raise the $137 million needed as part of their commitment. This lack of money will delay plans for the ballpark until 2012.

2004 – Charlie Manuel is appointed to replace Larry Bowa as the Philadelphia Phillies manager. Manuel managed the Cleveland Indians from 2000 to 2002.

2009 – The New York Yankees beat Philadelphia 7-3 in Game 6 to win the 2009 World Series. Hideki Matsui drives in a record six runs to earn the World Series Most Valuable Player Award.

2016 – Five million fans show up for the Cubs’World Series victory parade in downtown Chicago, Illinois, 108 years in the making. The Chicago River is painted blue to celebrate the long-awaited title.