1941 In Game 5 of the Fall Classic, Tiny Bonham goes the distance, limiting the Dodgers to four hits to give the Yankees their 12th World...
This Day in Baseball History October 6th 1906 On a snowy day in Chicago's West Side Park, the visiting White Sox, known as the Hitless Wonders,...
OCTOBER 6 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1824 Henry Chadwick HOF pioneer (1st rule book; created game stats eg. BA,...
[IMG] Today In 1951: New York #Yankees rookie Mickey Mantle wrecks his knee when his cleat gets caught on a Yankee Stadium drain cap after Joe...
Pittsburgh #Pirates legend Willie Stargell visits "The Baseball Bunch"! He explains the origin of "Stargell Stars" and tells them: “I don’t just...
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“Old Days”Minneapolis Millers OFer,19 yr,old Ted Williams loosens up before a 1938 game.#RedSox [IMG]
Sandy Koufax was tipping his pitches. "I knew every pitch he was gonna throw," said Willie Mays, "and still I couldn't hit him." [IMG]
2012 In the first NL one-game winner-take-all wild-card playoff, the Cardinals beat the hometown Braves, 6-3, in a game best remembered for a...
2000 In Game 2 of the NLDS, the Mets rebound from J.T. Snow's pinch-hit three-run game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth, when Jay...
1991 At the Kingdome, the Mariners whitewash the White Sox, 10-0, for their 83rd win of the campaign. The victory assures the team of their...
1977 Glenn Burke greets Dusty Baker on the dugout steps to congratulate his Dodger teammate for hitting a grand slam against the Phillies in...
1960 At Forbes Field, Roger Maris becomes the seventh major leaguer to homer in his first World Series at-bat. The right fielder's first-inning...
1951 Mickey Mantle's season ends after severely injuring his right knee when his cleats get caught on a drainage cap in Game 2 of the World...
1941 In the bottom of the ninth, with two outs and two strikes in Game 4 of the World Series, Tommy Henrich appears struck out, ending the...
1912 During the Highlanders' last game played at Hilltop Park, Homer Thompson appears in his first and final game in the majors. Although the...
Today in Baseball History October 5th 1888 At Swampoodle Grounds in Washington (DC), James Francis Galvin of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys becomes...
OCTOBER 5 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1902 Ray Croc Owner San Diego Padres 1937 Eli Jacobs owner (Baltimore...
1964 Thirty minutes after their 9-2 loss to Chicago on the last day of the season, the Giants fire manager Alvin Dark, rumored to be on the...
