Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/December 4
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Events
- 1927 - Pirates OF Paul Waner noses out Frank Frisch for National League MVP honors with 72 points to 66. Rogers Hornsby, Cubs P Charlie Root, and Giants SS Travis Jackson also score high.
- 1964 - The owners decide to use a free agent draft beginning next month. The inverse order of the previous year's standings will be used to select players every four months.
- 1976 - Aurelio Rodríguez becomes the first American League 3B since 1959 to beat out Brooks Robinson for the Gold Glove Award. Other Newcomers on TSN fielding team include 3B Mike Schmidt, OF Dwight Evans, and C Jim Sundberg, who would combine to win 24 awards.
Births
- 1860 - Anton Falch, outfielder (d. 1936)
- 1865 - Jay Budd, outfielder (d. 1923)
- 1866 - Ed Mars, pitcher (d. 1941)
- 1868 - Jesse Burkett, outfielder; Hall of Famer (d. 1953)
- 1870 - Scoops Carey, infielder (d. 1916)
- 1875 - Joe Corbett, pitcher (d. 1945)
- 1876 - John Farrell, infielder (d. 1921)
- 1876 - Henry Krug, infielder/outfielder (d. 1908)
- 1878 - Sam Hope, pitcher (d. 1946)
- 1878 - Frank Mahar, pinch hitter (d. 1961)
- 1883 - Jim Moroney, pitcher (d. 1929)
- 1884 - Biff Schlitzer, pitcher (d. 1948)
- 1885 - Shano Collins, outfielder, manager (d. 1955)
- 1890 - Bob Shawkey, pitcher, manager (d. 1980)
- 1892 - Johnny Meador, pitcher (d. 1970)
- 1893 - Luke Nelson, pitcher (d. 1985)
- 1896 - Allen Conkwright, pitcher (d. 1991)
- 1898 - Doc Bass, pinch hitter (d. 1970)
- 1902 - Chuck Corgan, infielder (d. 1928)
- 1916 - Ray Sanders, infielder (d. 1983)
- 1918 - William Metzig, infielder (d. 2006)
- 1923 - Dick Strahs, pitcher (d. 1988)
- 1930 - Harvey Kuenn, infielder, manager; All-Star (d. 1988)
- 1933 - Dick Ricketts, pitcher (d. 1988)
- 1938 - Billy Bryan, catcher
- 1942 - Dick Billings, catcher
- 1944 - Lee Bales, infielder
- 1953 - Charlie Beamon, designated hitter
- 1954 - Tucker Ashford, infielder
- 1956 - Bárbaro Garbey, infielder
- 1957 - Mike Couchee, pitcher
- 1957 - Pat Sheridan, outfielder
- 1957 - Lee Smith, pitcher; All-Star
- 1960 - David Green, outfielder
- 1961 - Alexis Infante, infielder
- 1962 - Stan Jefferson, outfielder
- 1963 - Bernardo Brito, outfielder
- 1967 - Darrell Sherman, outfielder
- 1974 - Tadahito Iguchi, infielder
- 1975 - Ed Yarnall, pitcher
- 1978 - Kyle Lohse, pitcher
- 1980 - Gustavo Chacín, pitcher
- 1980 - Justin Pekarek, minor league player
- 1981 - Jerome Williams, pitcher
- 1982 - Michael Curic, Croatian national team infielder
- 1984 - Jose Campos, minor league pitcher
- 1985 - Carlos Gómez, outfielder
- 1985 - Andrew Brackman, minor league player
- 1986 - Jacob Rasner, minor league pitcher
- 1989 - Wady Pinales, minor league pitcher
Deaths
- 1902 - Mike Mansell, outfielder (b. 1858)
- 1915 - Oscar Purner, pitcher (b. 1873)
- 1919 - Joe Peitz, outfielder (b. 1869)
- 1926 - Abel Lizotte, infielder (b. 1870)
- 1944 - Roger Bresnahan, catcher, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1879)
- 1954 - Tony Madigan, pitcher (b. 1868)
- 1957 - Jimmy Jordan, infielder (b. 1908)
- 1957 - Jack Ness, infielder (b. 1884)
- 1958 - Red Murray, outfielder (b. 1884)
- 1962 - Ben Cantwell, pitcher (b. 1902)
- 1962 - Jack Smith, infielder (b. 1893)
- 1966 - Joe Willis, pitcher (b. 1890)
- 1968 - Emil Yde, pitcher (b. 1900)
- 1971 - Walter Ockey, pitcher (b. 1920)
- 1974 - Dick Luebke, pitcher (b. 1935)
- 1977 - Johnny Rizzo, outfielder (b. 1912)
- 1979 - Bert Delmas, infielder (b. 1911)
- 1979 - Pedro Dibut, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1981 - Stan Hollmig, outfielder (b. 1926)
- 1982 - Duke Sedgwick, pitcher (b. 1898)
- 1989 - Steve Lembo, catcher (b. 1926)
- 1991 - Dan McGee, infielder (b. 1911)
- 1991 - Herb Thomas, outfielder (b. 1902)
- 1994 - Russ Scarritt, outfielder (b. 1903)
- 2000 - Miguel Caldés, Cuban league outfielder (b. 1970)
- 2001 - Eddie Popowski, manager (b. 1913)
It uses material from the BR Bullpen article "December 4".
