This Day in Baseball History October 17th 1960 At the Sheraton Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, the National League votes to admit Houston and New...
OCTOBER 17 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS **************** 1848 William "Candy" Cummings Hall of Fame pitcher (credited with creating the curveball) [ATTACH]...
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In 1909: The Pittsburg #Pirates win their first World Series title in the first winner-take-all Game 7 vs. the Detroit #Tigers! [IMG]
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2006 Former Manager of the Year (1995 and 2001 Mariners) Lou Piniella inks a three-year contract worth approximately $10 million, including an...
2000 In Game 5 of the NLCS, the Mets capture their fourth National League pennant when Mike Hampton throws a complete-game three-hit shutout,...
1990 The A's ten-game postseason winning streak ends when the Reds take Game 1 of the World Series at Riverfront Stadium, 7-0. Reds' outfielder...
1983 The Orioles win their fourth straight contest against the Phillies and take the World Series in five games. Scott McGregor pitches a...
1969 Thanks to Ron Swoboda's double and two Oriole errors in the eighth inning, the Mets win their fourth straight World Series game to become...
1961 After he compiled a 234-199 record during his 14 seasons in Philadelphia, the Yankees purchase Robin Roberts from the Phillies for...
1949 Brooklyn does not renew Branch Rickey's contract as president of the Dodgers. The 'Mahatma' will join the Pirates as the team's executive...
Today in Baseball History October 16th 1909 Behind the complete game shutout by Babe Adams, the Pirates beat the Tigers, 8-0, in the seventh...
OCTOBER 16 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS **************** 1883 Will Harridge HOF executive (President American League 1931-59) 1900 Goose Goslin HOF left...
Young HENRY AARON [IMG]
I hope to get there for at least 1 maybe more :star::cool:
