November 5th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Craig McMurtry, who finished 2nd in the 1983 N.L. Rookie of the Year race and pitched in the bigs until 1995.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Lloyd Moseby, who spent 11 years in the bigs and won a Gold Glove in 1986 along with a Silver Slugger in 1983.
He was part of an outstanding Toronto outfield in the ’80s and wrapped up his career with Detroit in 1991.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Fred Manrique, who was part of an all-Venezuela double play combo for the White Sox when he teamed up with Ozzie Guillen.
Fred spent nine years in the bigs with seven teams.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Brian Raabe, who was a 41st-round draft pick in 1990 and spent parts of three seasons in the bigs with the Twins, Mariners, and Rockies.
He later coached in high school and college.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Javy Lopez, who was a three-time all-star and one of the better-hitting catchers in the bigs in the mid-1990s.
From 1995 through 1998, Lopez hit .292 and averaged 24 homers for the Braves. He finished his career with Boston in 2006.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Glenn Dishman, who won 5 games over parts of three seasons for the Padres, Tigers, and Phillies between 1995 and 1997.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Johnny Damon, who was a two-time all-star and won rings with the Red Sox and Yankees during his 18-year career.
Over that time, he racked up 2,769 hits and stole 408 bases.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jose Santiago, who was drafted in the 70th round and spent parts of eight seasons in the bigs, primarily with the Royals.
He won a career-high 8 games in 2000 and 17 overall.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Liu Rodriguez, who played in 39 games for the 1999 White Sox and later became a coach in the minor leagues and his home in Venezuela.
11/5/90
While touring Japan with MLB all-stars, Rob Dibble lashes out at the Reds for not trading him somewhere where he could be a closer and his low salary. He also attacks Marge Schott, saying, “If she was a man, other men would have kicked her butt by now.”
11/5/91
Twins second baseman Chuck Knoblauch is named the A.L. Rookie of the Year after making the jump from Double-A to the bigs and batting .281 with a home run, 50 RBI, and 25 stolen bases.
11/5/97
Baseball’s ruling executive council approves the move of the Milwaukee Brewers from the American League East to the National League Central. The move comes in conjunction with the Rays Diamondbacks beginning play in 1998.
Hank Aaron praises the move while Bud Selig refuses to confirm that the meeting happened.
11/5/91
After finishing last in the A.L. West despite having three 18-game winners in their rotation, the Angels hire Rod Carew to be their batting coach.
11/5/93
The Blue Jays release Jack Morris.
He signs with Cleveland in February and wins 10 games in his final big-league season.
11/5/93
The White Sox place Bo Jackson on waivers.
He signs with the Angels in January and hit .279 with 13 homers on one hip in his final big-league season.
11/5/92
Tony LaRussa is named A.P. Manager of the Year after leading Oakland to their 4th division title in five years.
11/5/92
The Blue Jays reward Cito Gaston with a three-year contract extension. He would reward them by winning a World Series in 1993.
11/5/97
In a big F.U., Orioles manager Davey Johnson resigns the same day he is named American League Manager of the Year because of a dispute with team owner Peter Angelos.
Johnson sits out a year and manages the Dodgers in 1999 and Ray Miller takes over the helm for the Orioles.
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