2000 Michael Jordan returns to the NBA as part owner of the Washington Wizards
1998 LA Laker announcer Chick Hearn announced his 3,000th consecutive Laker game - last missed one on November 20, 1965
1983 Dodgers trade Ron Cey to the Cubs - will play 518 games for them at 3rd base
1983 Ozzie Smith becomes the first $1 million shortstop with a 3 year deal at St. Louis
1978 Eddie Mathews elected to the Hall of Fame - .271 average, 512 HRs, 1453 RBI
1977 Ernie Banks elected to the Hall of Fame - .274 average, 512 HRs, 1636 RBI
1972 Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra and Early Wynn elected to the Hall of Fame - Koufax 165 wins, 2.76 ERA, 3 time Cy Young winner - Berra .285 average, 358 HRs, 1436 RBI, 3 time MVP - Wynn 300 wins, 3,54 ERA, Cy Young winner
1937 Tris Speaker and Cy Young elected to Hall of Fame - Speaker .345 average, 1529 RBI, 395 career strikeouts in 11,988 plate appearances - Young 511 wins, 2.63 ERA, 7,356 career innings pitched
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