1957 – Milwaukee Braves outfielder Hank Aaron is named the National League’s Most Valuable Player with 239 votes. Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals is a close second with 230, and his teammate Red Schoendienst finishes third with 221.
2001 – Larry Bowa, with an 86-76 record, is named National League Manager of the Year, becoming the first manager in Philadelphia Phillies history to win the award. In his first year at the helm, Philadelphia improved by 21 games and finished the season two games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves.
2011- The Rookie of the Year Award winners are announced in both major leagues. In the National League, Braves reliever Craig Kimbrel is the winner after setting a new rookie record with 46 saves.
1989 – San Diego Padres relief ace Mark Davis is selected as the National League’s Cy Young Award winner. Davis saved 44 games while having an ERA of 1.85. In 1990, Davis would only save six games after signing a free agent contract with the Kansas City Royals.
2013 – Major League Baseball owners agree to fund a comprehensive video rating system in 2014. The plan, which allows managers to challenge almost every call from umpires except balls and strikes, must still receive approval from the Players Association and the Umpires Union.
2023 – Peter Seidler, owner and team president of the San Diego Padres, dies at age 63; he was battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Under his leadership, the Padres became big spenders on the free agent market, reaching the postseason in both 2020 and 2022, and while they were a disappointment on the field last season, they still drew a franchise-record 3.7 million fans to Petco Park.
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