1991 - Terry Pendleton is named as MVP of the National League. Pendleton led the lead in batting average (.319) and hits with 187. Pendleton will also win NL Comeback Player of the Year and his third Gold Glove Award. Pittsburgh’s Barry Bonds finished second in the voting.
MLB History
1901 - Ban Johnson and Charles Comiskey lease Sportsman’s Park for five years for an American League team. Two weeks later, it was announced that the Milwaukee Brewers franchise will become the St. Louis Browns in 1902.
1914 - The Court of Appeals upholds the ban on Sunday baseball.