The Anthology of the Texas Rangers - Page 25

vrobx1 · 01-10-2018, 12:46 PM

NOVEMBER 2, 1973
AL Cy Young Award: Catfish Hunter Oakland Athletics

NL Cy Young Award: Jon Matlack New York Mets

vrobx1 · 01-10-2018, 05:25 PM

NOVEMBER 3, 1973
AL MVP 2B Bobby Grich Baltimore Orioles

NL MVP 1B Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants

vrobx1 · 01-10-2018, 06:14 PM

NOVEMBER 5, 1973
The Atlanta Braves traded 1B Mike Lum to the New York Mets for C Pete Varney, 2B Fernando Gonzalez and CF Dave Schneck.

The Cleveland Indians traded 3B Graig Nettles to the San Francisco Giants for RF Otto Velez and C Marc Hill.

The California Angels traded CF Ken Berry to the Oakland Athletics for RF Bobby Tolan.

vrobx1 · 01-11-2018, 01:09 PM

NOVEMBER 10, 1973
The Montreal Expos traded 1B Hal Breeden to the Pittsburgh Pirates for RP Bob L Miller and 1B Mike Ivie.

vrobx1 · 01-12-2018, 07:35 AM

NOVEMBER 18, 1973
Kansas City Royals RP Monty Montgomery hosted the second annual Monty Montgomery Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament to benefit local charities and youth baseball leagues.

vrobx1 · 01-12-2018, 11:48 AM

NOVEMBER 24, 1973
The MLB Winter Meetings began.

The Detroit Tigers traded RF Al Kaline to the St Louis Cardinals for SS Ed Crosby.

vrobx1 · 01-12-2018, 05:01 PM

NOVEMBER 25, 1973
Oakland SS Bert Campaneris has a torn quadricep and will be out for the next 5 days.

The Atlanta Braves traded 2B Felix Millan to the St Louis Cardinals for 2B Jerry Royster.

vrobx1 · 01-13-2018, 07:24 AM

NOVEMBER 27, 1973
The MLB Winter Meetings come to an end.

vrobx1 · 01-13-2018, 04:01 PM

DECEMBER 1, 1973
The 1973 Draft Pool was revealed. The top ten players in the draft pool are:
1. 1B Mike Hargrove
2. C John Wockenfuss
3. SP John Montefusco
4. RF Al Cowens
5. RF Gary Carter
6. 1B Bruce Bochte
7. 1B Keith Hernandez
8. RF Sixto Lezcano
9. CF Fred Lynn
10. SP Ed Halicki

vrobx1 · 01-13-2018, 06:18 PM

DECEMBER 2, 1973
The voting for the 1974 Baseball Hall of Fame Class has begun.

vrobx1 · 01-14-2018, 07:17 AM

DECEMBER 9, 1973
A commercial promoting the 1974 San Diego Padres season has been pulled from the air for not resonating with fans.

vrobx1 · 01-14-2018, 02:14 PM

DECEMBER 13, 1973
Los Angeles 2B Davey Lopes has been spending hours in the offseason working on improving his defense.

vrobx1 · 01-14-2018, 07:09 PM

DECEMBER 15, 1973
The Player Draft is today. The players expected to be drafted in the Top Ten are:
1. C Jim Sundberg
2. SS Robin Yount
3. C John Stearns
4. RF Sixto Lezcano
5. CF Fred Lynn
6. LF Jim Rice
7. C John Wockenfuss
8. RF Al Cowens
9. 1B Bruce Bochte
10. 1B Mike Hargrove

The first five teams to pick will be San Diego, Texas, Cleveland, St Louis and Atlanta.

The Texas Rangers drafted:
1. SP Ed Halicki
2. CF Larry Herndon
3. RP Bill Castro
4. RP Nino Espinosa
5. RP Juan Jiminez
6. SS Orlando Ramirez
7. DH Herb Washington

vrobx1 · 01-16-2018, 07:32 AM

DECEMBER 16, 1973
The Rangers signed the following to a minor league contract with bonuses in parenthesis:
SP Ed Halicki ($196,200)
CF Larry Herndon ($120,000)
RP Bill Castro ($39,800)
RP Nino Espinosa ($22,600)
RP Juan Jiminez ($16,600)

vrobx1 · 01-16-2018, 02:47 PM

DECEMBER 20, 1973
The Philadelpia Phillies traded SS Larry Bowa to the Los Angeles Dodgers for 2B Jim Lefebvre and SS Rob Sperring.

vrobx1 · 01-16-2018, 06:34 PM

DECEMBER 30, 1973
The New York Mets traded C Jerry Grote and SS Milt Ramirez to the Baltimore Orioles for SP Pat Dobson.

vrobx1 · 01-16-2018, 09:53 PM

JANUARY 9, 1974
The Hall of Fame announcement will take place next week.

vrobx1 · 01-17-2018, 09:39 AM

JANUARY 16, 1974
Mickey Mantle and Eddie Mathews, both first ballot candidates, were selected to the 1974 Baseball Hall of Fame.

vrobx1 · 01-17-2018, 04:29 PM

FEBRUARY 5, 1974
The MLB 1974 Preseason has begun.

The Rangers placed RP Jim Panther on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 28, 1973.

vrobx1 · 01-17-2018, 06:02 PM

FEBRUARY 15, 1974
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded 3B Ed Goodson to the New York Yankees for SP Fritz Peterson and RP Jim Otten.

01-10-2018, 12:46 PM	#481
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	NOVEMBER 2, 1973 AL Cy Young Award: Catfish Hunter Oakland Athletics NL Cy Young Award: Jon Matlack New York Mets

01-10-2018, 05:25 PM	#482
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	NOVEMBER 3, 1973 AL MVP 2B Bobby Grich Baltimore Orioles NL MVP 1B Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants

01-10-2018, 06:14 PM	#483
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	NOVEMBER 5, 1973 The Atlanta Braves traded 1B Mike Lum to the New York Mets for C Pete Varney, 2B Fernando Gonzalez and CF Dave Schneck. The Cleveland Indians traded 3B Graig Nettles to the San Francisco Giants for RF Otto Velez and C Marc Hill. The California Angels traded CF Ken Berry to the Oakland Athletics for RF Bobby Tolan.

01-11-2018, 01:09 PM	#484
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	NOVEMBER 10, 1973 The Montreal Expos traded 1B Hal Breeden to the Pittsburgh Pirates for RP Bob L Miller and 1B Mike Ivie.

01-12-2018, 07:35 AM	#485
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	NOVEMBER 18, 1973 Kansas City Royals RP Monty Montgomery hosted the second annual Monty Montgomery Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament to benefit local charities and youth baseball leagues.

01-12-2018, 11:48 AM	#486
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	NOVEMBER 24, 1973 The MLB Winter Meetings began. The Detroit Tigers traded RF Al Kaline to the St Louis Cardinals for SS Ed Crosby.

01-12-2018, 05:01 PM	#487
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	NOVEMBER 25, 1973 Oakland SS Bert Campaneris has a torn quadricep and will be out for the next 5 days. The Atlanta Braves traded 2B Felix Millan to the St Louis Cardinals for 2B Jerry Royster.

01-13-2018, 07:24 AM	#488
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	NOVEMBER 27, 1973 The MLB Winter Meetings come to an end.

01-13-2018, 04:01 PM	#489
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	DECEMBER 1, 1973 The 1973 Draft Pool was revealed. The top ten players in the draft pool are: 1. 1B Mike Hargrove 2. C John Wockenfuss 3. SP John Montefusco 4. RF Al Cowens 5. RF Gary Carter 6. 1B Bruce Bochte 7. 1B Keith Hernandez 8. RF Sixto Lezcano 9. CF Fred Lynn 10. SP Ed Halicki

01-13-2018, 06:18 PM	#490
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	DECEMBER 2, 1973 The voting for the 1974 Baseball Hall of Fame Class has begun.

01-14-2018, 07:17 AM	#491
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	DECEMBER 9, 1973 A commercial promoting the 1974 San Diego Padres season has been pulled from the air for not resonating with fans.

01-14-2018, 02:14 PM	#492
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	DECEMBER 13, 1973 Los Angeles 2B Davey Lopes has been spending hours in the offseason working on improving his defense.

01-14-2018, 07:09 PM	#493
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	DECEMBER 15, 1973 The Player Draft is today. The players expected to be drafted in the Top Ten are: 1. C Jim Sundberg 2. SS Robin Yount 3. C John Stearns 4. RF Sixto Lezcano 5. CF Fred Lynn 6. LF Jim Rice 7. C John Wockenfuss 8. RF Al Cowens 9. 1B Bruce Bochte 10. 1B Mike Hargrove The first five teams to pick will be San Diego, Texas, Cleveland, St Louis and Atlanta. The Texas Rangers drafted: 1. SP Ed Halicki 2. CF Larry Herndon 3. RP Bill Castro 4. RP Nino Espinosa 5. RP Juan Jiminez 6. SS Orlando Ramirez 7. DH Herb Washington

01-16-2018, 07:32 AM	#494
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	DECEMBER 16, 1973 The Rangers signed the following to a minor league contract with bonuses in parenthesis: SP Ed Halicki ($196,200) CF Larry Herndon ($120,000) RP Bill Castro ($39,800) RP Nino Espinosa ($22,600) RP Juan Jiminez ($16,600)

01-16-2018, 02:47 PM	#495
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	DECEMBER 20, 1973 The Philadelpia Phillies traded SS Larry Bowa to the Los Angeles Dodgers for 2B Jim Lefebvre and SS Rob Sperring.

01-16-2018, 06:34 PM	#496
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	DECEMBER 30, 1973 The New York Mets traded C Jerry Grote and SS Milt Ramirez to the Baltimore Orioles for SP Pat Dobson.

01-16-2018, 09:53 PM	#497
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	JANUARY 9, 1974 The Hall of Fame announcement will take place next week.

01-17-2018, 09:39 AM	#498
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	JANUARY 16, 1974 Mickey Mantle and Eddie Mathews, both first ballot candidates, were selected to the 1974 Baseball Hall of Fame.

01-17-2018, 04:29 PM	#499
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	FEBRUARY 5, 1974 The MLB 1974 Preseason has begun. The Rangers placed RP Jim Panther on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 28, 1973.

01-17-2018, 06:02 PM	#500
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	FEBRUARY 15, 1974 The Pittsburgh Pirates traded 3B Ed Goodson to the New York Yankees for SP Fritz Peterson and RP Jim Otten.