November 11th in 1990s Baseball
Happy 1990s Birthday to Pete Coachman, who appeared in 16 games for the Angels in 1990 and hit .311.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Scott May, who pitched in five games for the Rangers and Cubs between 1988 and 1991.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Cory Snyder, who finished 4th in the 1986 Rookie of the Year race and spent nine seasons in the bigs.
He wrapped up his big-league career in 1994 with the Dodgers and later managed in the minor leagues, Mexico, and China.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Roberto Hernandez, who saved 308 games between 1993 and 2002 for four teams.
He finished his 17-year career with 326.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Dave Telgheder, who went 6-2 as a rookie for the Mets in 1993 and finished his big-league career with the A’s in 1998 before returning to his high school to become the baseball coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Noe Munoz, who played in two games for the Dodgers in 1995 and had one plate appearance.
He played professionally for 25 years, spending time in the minor leagues, winter league, and Mexico.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jose Munoz, who appeared in 17 games for the White Sox in 1996 and hit .259.
He also played in Mexico and China.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Damion Easley, who was a 30th round draft pick and played 17 seasons in the bigs leagues, making an all-star team and winning a Silver Slugger in 1998 with the Tigers.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Jeff Ware, who was a 1st round pick of the Blue Jays in 1991 and won three game for the Jays in 1995 and 1996.
He later spent 20 years as a minor league coach.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Roland de la Maza, who pitched in one game for the Royals in 1997.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Ryan Hancock, who went 4-1 for the Angels in 1996.
Happy 1990s Birthday to Danny Rios, who went 0-1 for the Yankees and Royals in 1997 and 1998.
11/11/97
The Yankees trade Charlie Hayes and cash to the Giants for Alberto Castillo and Chris Singleton.
11/11/97
The Marlins trade Moises Alou to the Astros for a PTBNL, Manuel Barrios and Oscar Henriquez.
Houston sent Mark Johnson to Florida to complete the trade.
11/11/97
The Reds trade Felix Rodriguez to the Diamondbacks for a PTBNL.
Arizona sent Scott Winchester to Cincinnati.
11/11/97
The Reds trade Mike Kelly to the Devil Rays for a PTBNL.
Tampa Bay sent Dmitri Young to Cincinnati to complete the trade.
Young plays 11 more years and hits 166 homers. Kelly played his last games at the major league level in 1999.
11/11/98
The White Sox trade Mike Cameron to the Reds for Paul Konerko.
Konerko had lost out to Sean Casey at first base and the Reds needed a centerfielder
11/11/98
The Dodgers trade Bobby Bonilla to the Mets for Mel Rojas in a swap of two high-salary players coming off disappointing seasons.
The moved opens third base in Los Angeles for a youngster named Adrian Beltre.
11/11/99
The Cardinals trade Alberto Castillo, Matt DeWitt and Lance Painter to the Toronto Blue Jays for 1996 A.L. Cy Young winner Pat Hentgen and Paul Spoljaric.
11/11/91
The Pirates sign Al Martin as a free agent.
He spends most of 1992 in the minor leagues, but finishes 5th in the Rookie of the Year chase in 1993 and plays until 2003.
11/11/95
The Braves sign Marquis Grissom to a four-year contract worth $4.9 million.
Montreal traded Grissom to the Braves in April.
11/11/98
Just hours before he would become a free agent, the Yankees sign David Cone to a one-year deal worth $8 million.
11/11/98
The Tigers sign Dean Palmer to a five-year free agent deal worth $36 million.
11/11/90
Chuck Finley and Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in the finale of an eight-game exhibition series between American and Japanese All-Star teams.
Japan wins the series 4-3 with one tie, the first time since 1970 that a touring U.S. team has left Japan with a losing record.
11/11/92
Greg Maddux is named N.L. Cy Young Award winner after going 20-11 for the Cubs.
It is the beginning of a four-year stretch in which he goes 75-29 and wins four straight Cy Youngs.
11/11/96
John Smoltz wins the N.L. Cy Young Award after leading the league in strikeouts (276), innings pitched (253.2), and winning percentage (.750 (24-8)).
Atlanta pitchers have won the Cy Young in five of the past six seasons. The only non-Braves pitcher to win in that span was Greg Maddux, who signed with the Braves as a free agent.
11/11/97
Pedro Martinez wins the N.L. Cy Young Award after going 17-8 with 305 strikeouts, a 1.90 ERA, and 13 complete games. The Expos deal him to Boston a week later.
11/11/99
Wade Boggs announces his retirement. He finishes with 3,010 hits and ends up in the Hall of Fame.
11/11/97
Kevin Appier undergoes surgery to repair ligaments in his shoulder after a fall at his home.
He is limited to just 15 innings in 1998.
11/11/92
The Expos sign Felipe Alou to a two-year contract.
Alou took over the team in May of 1992 and piloted them to a 70-55 record (87-74 overall).
11/11/97
The Orioles name Ray Miller as their new manager. He takes over after Davey Johnson resigned on the same day he was named Manager of the Year.
11/11/98
Houston’s Larry Dierker is named N.L. Manager of the Year after guiding the Astros to a team-record 102 wins.
11/11/99
Boston’s Jimy Williams is named the American League Manager of the Year after leading the Red Sox to a wild-card berth.
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