Sox in 1975. This was the first pennant for the White Sox since the Black Sox scandal, 40 years earlier. It marked the first Championship for a West Coast team. It was the first ever World Series in which no pitcher for either team pitched a complete game. Dodgers pitcher Larry Sherry was named MVP. October 21: The Players Association approves two All-Star Games in , to be held at Kansas City Municipal Stadium and Yankee Stadium. Branch Rickey launched another effort to form a third major baseball circuit, the Continental League. Rickey says that the cities of Buffalo, Montreal, Atlanta and Dallas-Ft. Worth are still in the running for the remaining two franchises. November November 4 – Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs wins the National League MVP Award for the second straight year with 232 points. Eddie Mathews (189) and Hank Aaron (174) of the Milwaukee Braves finish second and third respectively. November 12 – Nellie Fox of the Chicago White Sox wins the American League MVP Award with 295 points. Teammates Luis Aparicio (255) and Early Wynn (123) finish second and third respectively. November 21 – In the first inter-league trade, the NL Chicago Cubs send first baseman Jim Marshall and pitcher Dave Hillman to the AL Boston Red Sox in exchange for first baseman Dick Gernert. December December 11 – In a seven-player transaction, the New York Yankees sent Hank Bauer, Don Larsen, Norm Siebern and Marv Throneberry to the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Roger Maris, Joe DeMaestri and Kent Hadley. Births January January 5 – Milt Thompson January 8 – Craig Gerber January 8 – Ramón Romero January 9 – Otis Nixon January 10 – Richard Dotson January 11 – Lloyd McClendon January 14 – Jeff Keener January 16 – Kevin Buckley January 17 – T. R. Bryden January 21 – Ricky Adams January 21 – José Uribe January 27 – Greg Bargar January 30 – La Schelle Tarver February February 4 – Keith Creel February 4 – Pat Perry February 7 – Carlos Ponce February 10 – Jack Fimple February 10 – Al Jones February 14 – Alejandro Sánchez February 15 – Joe Hesketh February 19 – Keith Atherton February 19 – Tim Burke February 20 – Bill Gullickson February 23 – Eddie Vargas February 24 – Bryan Kelly February 25 – Ken Dayley March March 4 – Mike Brown March 5