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1990s Baseball Birthdays
Bob Welch 1991 Donruss Diamond King Baseball Card

Bob Welch was born OTD in 1956.
He debuted with the Dodgers in 1978 and pitched until 1994, including an amazing 27-win season for Oakland in 1990.
Bob passed away in 2014.

Sherman Corbett 2009 Upper Deck Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Sherman Corbett, who went 2-1 for the Angels between 1988 and 1990.

Mike Christopher 1992 Fleer Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Mike Christopher, who went 5-1 for the Dodgers, Tigers, and Indians between 1991 and 1996.

Paul Quantrill 1992 Bowman Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Paul Quantrill, pitched out of the roration and the pen for 14 years for seven teams.
He led the A.L. in appearance four years in a row and won 68 games while saving 21.

Ken Robinson 1996 Fleer Baseball Card

Ken Robinson was born OTD in 1969. He was a 2nd-round draft pick and went 2-2 for the Royals and Blue Jays between 1995 and 1996.
Ken was killed in a car accident in 1999.

Armando Benitez 1997 Circa baseball card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Armando Benitez, who debuted with the Orioles in 1994 and pitched for 15 years in the bigs, leading the league in saves in 2004 with 47.
Benitez was a two-time all-star selection and pitched in the World Series with the Mets in 2007.

Dwight Evans 1990 Donruss Baseball Card

Happy 1990s Birthday to Dwight Evans, who spent 20 years in the bigs and won 8 Gold Gloves. He wrapped up his career with the Orioles in 1991.

1990s Baseball Trades

11/3/92
The Reds trade mninor leaguer Joe De Berry and Paul O’Neill to the Yankees for Roberto Kelly.

1990s Baseball Big Days
Eric Karros 1992 Classic Baseball Card

11/3/92
Eric Karros wins the Rookie of the Year Award after batting .257 with 20 homers and 88 RBI. He was chosen first on 22 of the 24 ballots cast by the BBWAA. Moises Alou is the runner-up.
Dodgers players would win the next four awards.

Greg Maddux 1993 Fleer Baseball Card

11/3/93
Greg Maddux wins his 2nd-straight Cy Young Award after going 20-10 with a 2.36 E.R.A.
He wins the award again in 1994 and 1995. During his four-year Cy Young stretch, Maddux goes 75-29 with a 1.98 E.R.A. and a WHIP of 0.95.

Nomar Garciaparra 1997 Diamond Kings Baseball Card

11/3/97
Nomar Garciaparra becomes the sixth player to be the unanimous choice for Rookie of the Year.
Nomar leads the American League in hits (209), triples (11), and multi-hit games (68), while also setting the AL rookie-record with a thirty-game hitting streak.

Pedro Martinez 1999 Fleer Baseball Card

11/3/99
Pedro Martinez is named A.P. Player of the Year after going 23-4 with a 2.07 E.R.A. and 313 strikeouts.

1990s Baseball Managerial Changes
Joe Torre 2000 Topps Baseball Card

11/3/98
Joe Torre is voted A.P. Manager of the Year after leading the Yankees to a World Series title.

11/3/99
The Orioles name Mike Hargrove as their new manager.

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