Effects of the Chernobyl disaster children of liquidators conceived after the accident, when compared to their siblings that were conceived before. However, this effect has diminished sharply over time. Soviet authorities started evacuating people from the area around Chernobyl only on the second day after the disaster (after about 36 hours). By May 1986, about a month later, all those living within a radius of the plant (about 116,000 people) had been relocated. This area is often referred to as the zone of alienation. However, significant radiation affected the environment over a much wider scale than this 30 km radius encloses. According to reports from
American Association (20th century) Rookie of the Year Award organization have won the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds organizations (5); the Boston/Milwaukee Braves organization (4); the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, and New York Yankees organizations (3); the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles, and Texas Rangers organizations (2); and the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers,and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations (1). American Association (20th century) Rookie of the Year Award The American Association Rookie of the Year Award was an annual award given to the best rookie player in minor league baseball's