for what would have been the only All-Ohio World Series in baseball history, between the National League champions Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Indians. October October 8 – The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–1, in Game 7 of the World Series to win their second World Championship, four games to three. This was Cincinnati's first World Series victory since the infamous Black Sox scandal in 1919. Reds' Bill McKechnie became the first manager to win World Series with two different teams. In 1925 he had won the Classic as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. November November 11 – Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Larry MacPhail acquires starting pitcher Kirby Higbe, from the Philadelphia Phillies, in exchange for catcher Mickey Livingston, pitchers Bill Crouch and Vito Tamulis, and $100,000. Higbe, who won 14 games this past season, will win 22 games in to lead National League pitchers. December December 5 - The New York Yankees sell the contract of outfielder Jake Powell to the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League. December 12 – The Boston Red Sox send Doc Cramer to the Washington Senators for Gee Walker, then package him with Jim Bagby & Gene Desautels, and send them to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Dobson, Odell Hale & Frankie Pytlak. They also purchase Pete Fox's contract from the Detroit Tigers. Births January January 4 – Bart Shirley January 6 – Elvio Jiménez January 7 – Jim Hannan January 8 – Dick Kelley January 10 – Dave Skaugstad January 11 – Hank Fischer January 12 – George Kernek January 13 – Ron Brand January 16 – Bob Baird January 16 – Rod Miller January 21 – Rich Beck January 23 – Dick Burwell February February 14 – Len Gabrielson February 19 – Bill Kelso February 21 – Doug Gallagher February 25 – Danny Cater February 25 – Ron Santo March March 1 – Larry Brown March 6 – Willie Stargell March 10 – Mitsuhiro Adachi March 13 – Gary Kolb March 18 – Tony Martínez March 19 – Pete Smith March 22 – Dick Ellsworth April April 3 – José Vidal April 5 – Ron Campbell April 11 – Dick Wantz April 12 – Woodie Fryman April 15 – Willie Davis April 16 – Garry Roggenburk April 21 – Bill Faul April 24 – Terry Tata May May 6 – Bill Hands May 10 – John R. Keennan