BB On this Date ~ Events & Birthdays #2

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BIRTHDAYS
1874 Jimmy Burke third baseman (Pittsburgh Pirates), coach (World Series 1932, NY Yankees) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1942)


1905 Rick Ferrell Hall of Fame catcher (8 x MLB All Star; Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Cardinals), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 1995)


1906 Joe Cronin HOF shortstop (7 x MLB All Star), manger (Boston RS, Washington Senators) and executive (AL President 1959-73), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1984)


1910 Bob Sheppard public address announcer (MLB: NY Yankees 1951–2007; NFL: NY Giants 1956–2006), born in Richmond Hill, New York (d. 2010)


1936 Tony Kubek shortstop (MLB All-Star (1958, 59², 61, 61²; World Series 1958, 61, 62; NY Yankees) and sportscaster (NBC-TV, Madison Square Garden), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin


1940 Glenn Beckert second baseman (MLB All-Star 1969-72; Gold Glove Award 1968; Chicago Cubs), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)

1962 Sid Fernandez pitcher (NY Mets, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Honolulu, Hawaii

1969 José Valentín infielder, 1992-2007 (Milwaukee Brewers, and 3 other teams), born in Manatí, Puerto Rico

1970 Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), born in Worcester, Massachusetts

1971 Tony Fiore, American baseball player, born in Oak Park, Illinois

 

FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+​

1907 At Detroit's Bennett Park, right-hander Mordecai 'Three Finger' Brown throws a 2-0 shutout, beating the Tigers to capture the World Championship for the Cubs. Although Game 1 ended in a 3-3, 12-inning tie, Chicago becomes the first club to sweep a Fall Classic when the team wins the next four games.

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1916 In front of a record crowd of 43,620 fans at Braves Field, Red Sox right-hander Ernie Shore three-hits the Robins in Game 5 of the World Series, 4-1, to capture the team's fourth World Championship in the 13-year history of the Fall Classic. As it did last season, Boston plays its Fall Classic home games in their crosstown National League rival's larger ballpark, allowing more fans to attend the game than if played at Fenway Park.

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1920 At Cleveland's League Park, the Indians' hurler Stan Coveleski blanks the Robins, 3-0, to win the 1920 World Series. The Tribe, en route to the franchise's first World Championship, wins the best of nine series five games to 2.

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1923 In front of the largest crowd in baseball history, 62,430 fans are on hand to see Casey Stengel hit his second home run of the World Series. The round-tripper proves to be the difference when Giants hurler Art Nehf outduels Yankees' starter Sam Jones in Game 3 of the Fall Classic, 1-0.

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1929 The A's, trailing 8-0 during Game 4 of the World Series, erupt for ten runs in the seventh inning off three Cub pitchers en route to a 10-8 victory. Chicago's Hack Wilson becomes one of the game's goats when he loses two balls in the sun in center field.

1948 The Yankees surprise their fans and a skeptical press when they name Casey Stengel to replace Bucky Harris as the team's manager. In his previous stints as the skipper with the National League's Braves and Dodgers, the 'Old Perfesser' had never finished higher than fifth place.

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1949 Vin Scully, working his first broadcast ever, does the play-by-play when Maryland defeats Boston University at Fenway Park, 14-13. The football assignment marks the start of a 67-year career in the broadcast booth for the Hall of Fame baseball announcer, who becomes the iconic voice of the Dodgers.

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1954 Although a group comes forward to keep the team in Philadelphia, the American League owners approve the sale of the A's to Arnold Johnson, a Chicago businessman planning to shift the team to Kansas City next season. The last-minute deal to keep the franchise in the 'City of Brotherly Love' includes Charlie Finley, who will eventually buy the team after moving to KC, taking the club to Oakland in 1968.

1958 Willie Mays makes his first appearance in New York since the Giants moved to San Francisco when his barnstorming NL All-Stars beat Mickey Mantle's American League All-Stars, 6-2. Before the game, the 'Say Hey Kid,' who thrills the Yankee Stadium crowd of 21,129 with a 4-for-5 day at the plate, bests 'The Mick' in a home run hitting contest, 2-1.

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1963 At the last game featuring major-leaguers played at the historic Polo Grounds, the Latin stars from the National League beat their AL peers, 5-2, in the first and only Hispanic Major League All-Star Game. Future Hall of Famers Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Clemente, and Juan Marichal are on hand to see Vic Power, a native of Puerto Rico, honored as the number-one Latin American player during a pregame ceremony before the postseason exhibition.

Power and Victor Lopez

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1965 Larry Bowa, who did not make the baseball team during his first three years in high school, signs as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia. The persistent infielder, who made the C. K. McClatchy squad as a senior, will be given the Phillies' starting shortstop position in 1970 by Phillies' skipper Frank Lucchesi, an admirer of the 24-year-old's fiery personality.

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1967 Lou Brock becomes the third player in major league history to accomplish a trio of thefts in a World Series contest. The three stolen bases during the Cardinals' 7-2 victory over Boston in Game 7 gives the speedy St. Louis left fielder a total of seven for the series, establishing a new Fall Classic mark.

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1967 Boston's Impossible Dream comes to an end when Cardinals' ace Bob Gibson throws a three-hitter, his third complete game in the Fall Classic, beating the Red Sox, 7-2. The team's slogan for the season, based on the hit song from the musical "Man of La Mancha," became popular as the ninth-place team from last year won the AL flag on the last day of the campaign in a pennant race involving four teams and came up one game short from being the World Champions.

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1969 Al Weis's timely ninth-inning hit, combined with the two-hitter tossed by Jerry Koosman and Ron Taylor, enable the Mets to even the Fall Classic with the Orioles at one game apiece. New York will win the next three games, all played at Shea Stadium, to finish their amazing season with a World Championship.

Koosman and Taylor

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1972 After clinching the pennant with a 2-1 victory in Game 5 of the ALCS, Blue Moon Odom, and Vida Blue give new meaning to the term the Swingin' A's when the starting pitcher and the game's closer begin to brawl in the clubhouse. Odom, who left after five innings having allowed a run on two hits, takes exception to the universal choke sign made by Vida Blue when the reliever used the gesture to answer his own question, "How come you starters can't finish what you begin."

1982 In Game 1, Brewers' leadoff batter Paul Molitor becomes the first player to collect five hits in a World Series game. The third baseman's 5-for-6 Fall Classic performance helps Milwaukee rout the Cardinals, 10-0, the largest shutout margin since the Yankees blanked the Bucs 12-0 in 1960.

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1983 At Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, the Orioles even the series at one game apiece when they defeat the Phillies, 4-1. In a battle between rookie pitchers, Mike Boddicker throws a three-hitter, besting Charles Hudson as John Lowenstein paces the Birds' offense with three hits, including a fifth-inning home run.

1986 The Angels, ahead 5-4 and one strike away from going to the World Series, see their lead vanish when Dave Henderson, who had Bobby Grich's fly ball bounce over the fence off the heel of his glove, hits a two-run homer off Donnie Moore, putting the Red Sox ahead, 6-5. California will tie the Anaheim Stadium contest in the bottom of the frame, but Boston will prevail, scoring the deciding run in the 11th inning on a Henderson sac fly.

1987 The Twins win their first American League pennant in 22 years, beating Detroit at Tiger Stadium, 9-7. Minnesota, posting the worst road record (29-52) in history for a playoff team, won two of three games in the Motor City to capture the best-of-7 ALCS in five games.

1997 Livan Hernandez, with a complete-game performance at Pro Player Stadium, strikes out 15 Braves in the Marlins' 2-1 victory in Game 5 of the NLCS. The rookie right-hander, also the winner in Game 2 for the eventual World Champs, is named the MVP of the NL's championship series.

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2001 Tom Kelly retires as the Twins' skipper. During his 15-season tenure, the longest among current managers, he won two World Series titles and compiled a record of 1140-1244 for the small-market team.

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2003 With his team having lost three consecutive playoff games and on the brink of elimination in the NLCS, Marlins starter Josh Beckett sends the series back to Chicago, striking out 11 Chicago batters en route to tossing a two-hit 4-0 shutout at Pro Player Stadium. Florida will complete their stunning comeback by winning the final two games at Wrigley Field, including the infamous Game 6 that will make Steve Bartman an instant villain in the Windy City.

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2003 Thirty-five years after creating controversy with his non-traditional rendition of the song, Jose Feliciano sings the Star-Spangled Banner at the Marlins' NLCS game against the Cubs at Pro Player Stadium. The singer's gospelized version of the national anthem sung before Game 5 of the 1968 World Series at Tiger Stadium caused such a flap that some radio stations stopped playing his records on the air.

2005 The White Sox' 2-1 victory, tying the ALCS at one game apiece with the Angels, will be best remembered for Doug Eddings's controversial call which he appears to signal the third out of the ninth inning has been made, but A.J. Pierzynski takes first base as the home plate ump belatedly rules the catcher had trapped the swinging strike. Chicago will take advantage of the incident when pinch-runner Pablo Ozuna steals second and scores the winning run on Joe Crede's double.

2007 In a move commended by environmentalists, the Devil Rays, which had decided to phase out all free parking, continues to extend its offer to all vehicles transporting four or more passengers. The decision exemplifies Tampa Bay's continued approach to the greening of Tropicana Field and its team operations.

2009 The Phillies rally for three runs in the top of the ninth, beating the Rockies 5-4 in Game 4 of the division series to advance to the NLCS. For the second consecutive night at Coors Field, Huston Street, Colorado's very reliable closer, gives up runs in the final frame and takes the loss.

2009 The Cubs file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Wilmington, Delaware. The anticipated short-term move will allow the club's owner, the Tribune Company, to sell the team in an $845 million deal to the family of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.'s founder, Joe Ricketts.

 

2010 The Rangers, behind the complete-game effort by Cliff Lee, beat Tampa Bay, 5-1, in the decisive Game 5 of the ALDS at Tropicana Field for the team's first playoff series victory in franchise history, the last major league club to accomplish the task. Texas, who will take on the Yankees for the AL flag, lost three previous playoff appearances with first-round losses to the Bronx Bombers in 1996 and 1998-99.

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2012 Twice within a strike of reaching the NLCS, the Nationals suffer the worst collapse ever in a winner-take-all baseball postseason game when they are stunned by the visiting Cardinals. After his team takes a 6-0 advantage in the third inning and clings to a two-run lead with two outs in the ninth, Washington's closer Drew Storen gives up four runs in the final frame, resulting in the eventual devastating 9-5 loss at Nationals Park.

2013 Anibal Sanchez becomes the second person to strike out four batters in an inning in the postseason, whiffing Jacoby Ellsbury, Shane Victorino (reaches base on a passed ball), David Ortiz, and Mike Napoli in Detroit's 1-0 ALCS victory over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The 29-year-old right-hander, whose first-frame feat matches Cubs right-hander Orval Overall's total in Game 5 of the 1908 Fall Classic, is also the first Tiger hurler to accomplish the feat in franchise history including the regular season.

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2013 For the first time in baseball history, two playoff games on the same day end with a score of 1-0. In Game One of the ALCS, the Tigers blank the Red Sox with the lone run scoring on Jhonny Peralta's sixth-inning sac fly, and Jon Jay's fifth-frame sacrifice fly at Busch Stadium provides the only tally the Cardinals needed to take a 2-0 game advantage to LA in the NLCS.

2015 The Cubs homer six times en route to an 8-6 victory over the Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Game 3 of the NLDS. Chicago's sextet of round-trippers, including long balls from Kris Bryant, Starlin Castro, Dexter Fowler, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber, and Jorge Soler, sets the postseason mark for home runs by one team in a game.

2018 Brandon Woodruff becomes the first southpaw-swinging reliever to hit a postseason home run off left-handed pitcher when he drives a Clayton Kershaw fastball 407 feet over the centerfield wall in the Brewers' 6-5 win over the Dodgers Game 1 of the NLCS. The 25-year-old right-hander, the first Milwaukee pitcher to homer in a postseason game since Lew Burdette accomplished the feat against the Yankees in the 1958 World Series, throws two perfect innings of relief for the victory in the Miller Park contest.
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Baseball Birthdays on October 12...

• • 1848 - Field, Sam
  • 1854 - Morton, Charlie
  • 1855 - Carbine, John
  • 1856 - Smith, Pop
  • 1857 - Collins, Chub
  • 1860 - Ringo, Frank
  • 1869 - Kittridge, Malachi
  • 1869 - Householder, Ed
  • 1874 - Burke, Jimmy
  • 1882 - Howard, Ivan
  • 1883 - French, Charlie
  • 1884 - Rooney, Frank
  • 1888 - Fiske, Max
  • 1888 - Swanson, Bill
  • 1889 - Cotter, Dick
  • 1890 - Jenkins, Joe
  • 1890 - Davis, Dixie
  • 1892 - Mills, Rupert
  • 1893 - Ritter, Hank
  • 1894 - Merritt, John
  • 1899 - Kuhn, Bub
  • 1901 - Brame, Erv
  • 1902 - Bolen, Stew
  • 1903 - Holland, Dutch
  • 1903 - Crouch, Jack
  • 1905 - Ferrell, Rick
  • 1906 - Cronin, Joe
  • 1907 - Smith, Al
  • 1907 - Weintraub, Phil
  • 1910 - Signer, Walter
  • 1911 - Bullock, Red
  • 1912 - Unser, Al
  • 1912 - Moriarty, Ed
  • 1915 - Novikoff, Lou
  • 1916 - Gentile, Sam
  • 1917 - Murray, Ray
  • 1926 - Kennedy, John
  • 1927 - Daugherty, Doc
  • 1930 - Trimble, Joe
  • 1935 - Osborne, Bobo
  • 1936 - Kubek, Tony
  • 1940 - Beckert, Glenn
  • 1945 - Hill, Herman
  • 1954 - Kubski, Gil
  • 1954 - Iorg, Garth
  • 1955 - Lewis, Jim
  • 1956 - Shirley, Steve
  • 1962 - Fernandez, Sid
  • 1964 - Polonia, Luis
  • 1966 - Pedre, Jorge
  • 1969 - White, Derrick
  • 1969 - Valentin, Jose
  • 1970 - Sturtze, Tanyon
  • 1971 - Fiore, Tony
  • 1978 - Brea, Leslie

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10/13
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BIRTHDAYS
1876 Rube Waddell Hall of Fame pitcher (Triple Crown, AL wins leader 1905; ERA leader 1900, 05; strikeout leader 1902–07; Philadelphia A's), born in Bradford, Pennsylvania (d. 1914)


1895 Mike Gazella, (NY Yankees), born in Olyphant, Pennsylvania (d. 1978)


1931 Eddie Mathews HOF third baseman (512 career HRs; 12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1957, 68; Boston/Milwaukee Braves) and manager (Atlanta Braves 1972-74), born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 2001)


1942 Bob Bailey Long Beach, California

1949 Tom Mees sports broadcaster, born in Springfield, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)

1954 George Frazier player, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma


1964 Chris Gwynn outfielder (San Diego Padres), born in Los Angeles, California

1967 Trevor Hoffman Hall of Fame closer (first pitcher to 500 & 600 saves milestone; 7 x MLB All Star; SD Padres), born in Bellflower, California


1968 Julio Valera pitcher (KC Royals), born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

1969 Tim Crabtree pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Jackson, Michigan

 

FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+​

1862 In a game against the Unions of Morrisania, Jim Creighton of the Excelsiors hits a sixth-inning home run after doubling in each of his first four times to the plate. When he crosses home, the 21-year-old superstar complains of having broken his belt, which turns out to be a suspected fatal ruptured inguinal hernia caused by the torque created by his all upper-body hard swing with the bat.

1903 In Game 8 of the series, the Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox) defeat the Pirates, 3-0, to take baseball's first-ever world championship, five games to 3. In the 95-minute contest, Bill Dinneen beats Pittsburgh's Deacon Phillippe in front of a Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds crowd of 7,455 fans.

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1914 Boston becomes the first team to complete a four-game World Series sweep as the Miracle Braves beat the American League's heavily favored A's behind the solid pitching of Dick Rudolph, who bests Philadelphia, 3-1. In mid-July, the Braves were in last place but won the National League pennant by ten and a half games.

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1921 In the first all-New York World Series, the Giants beat the Yankees at the Polo Grounds (home for both NY teams), 1-0, to win the Fall Classic in eight games. Art Nehf, the loser in Games 2 and 5, throws a complete-game four-hitter to get the victory, with the lone run of the game tallied in the top of the first inning thanks to an error.

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1960 At Forbes Field, Bill Mazeroski's dramatic walk-off home run off Yankee hurler Ralph Terry breaks up a 9-9 tie, ending one of the most exciting seven-game World Series ever played. Maz's round-tripper remains the only home run ever to win a World Series Game 7.

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1968 Recent World Series foes Bob Gibson and Denny McLain meet again, on the CBS variety program The Ed Sullivan Show. After Tiger ace McLain plays The Girl From Ipanema on the organ with his quartet, he is joined by future Cardinal Hall of Famer Gibson on the guitar performing a brief improvised piece together.

 

1970 In Game 3 of the Fall Classic played at Memorial Stadium, Dave McNally goes deep with the bases loaded off Reds' right-hander Wayne Granger in the bottom of the sixth inning, becoming the first pitcher in World Series history to hit a grand slam. The Orioles' hurler's offensive output contributes to the Birds' 9-3 victory over Cincinnati and gives Baltimore a commanding 3-0 game advantage in the seven-game series.

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1971 In the first World Series night game ever played, the Pirates defeat the Orioles at Three Rivers Stadium, 4-3, overcoming the Birds' three-run first inning thanks to the Bucs' bullpen holding Baltimore scoreless for 8.2 innings. All Fall Classic contests will be evening tilts, beginning with Game 6 of the 1987 Series.

1972 The day after Oakland wins the ALCS, Bowie Kuhn announces that A's shortstop Burt Campaneris, suspended for the rest of the division playoff for throwing his bat at Tiger hurler Lerrin LaGrow in Game 2, will be allowed to participate in the World Series. The Commissioner cites the precedent of Yankee shortstop Frank Crosetti, suspended for 30 days due to an incident with an ump, but was permitted to play in the Fall Classic by AL president Will Harridge, who delayed the penalty rather than diminish his circuit's chance of winning a World Championship.
1973

"No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland. People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card." - FRANK ROBINSON, commenting on his historical hiring.

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Frank Robinson, newly-hired Indians manager, appears on CBS's long-running Sunday news program Face the Nation. Frank Robinson, newly-hired Indians manager, appears on CBS's long-running Sunday news program Face the Nation. The first African-American manager in baseball history tells host George Herman that no baseball executive considered blacks for skipper jobs before his hiring.

1974 Herb Washington, representing the tying run in the top of the ninth, is picked off first base by Dodger closer Mike Marshall for the second out of Game 2, the only contest the A's will lose in the Fall Classic. Oakland owner Charlie Finley selected the world-class sprinter, who will never have a plate appearance in his brief 105-game career, to become the team's "designated runner," a position that doesn't exist with any other major league club.

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1983 "I would like to thank Frank Cashen for being smart enough to hire me." - DAVEY JOHNSON, speaking to the press about the Mets GM's decision to name him as the team’s manager. The Mets' Triple-A Tidewater pilot, Davey Johnson, signs a two-year deal to become the 11th manager in franchise history, replacing Frank Howard, promptly hired as the team's first-base coach. The 40-year-old Floridian will compile a 595-417 (.588) record during his six-plus seasons in the dugout, including capturing a World Championship in 1986.

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1985 Vince Coleman becomes entangled in Busch Stadium's automatic tarpaulin while stretching before the Cardinals' 12-2 rout of LA in Game 4 of the NLCS. The freak accident, which traps his left leg for about thirty seconds, will end the season for the 23-year-old outfielder, who established the rookie record for stolen bases with 110.

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1989 In a nationwide poll of sportswriters and broadcasters, Orioles' skipper Frank Robinson is named the Associated Press Manager of the Year, easily outdistancing the runner-up, Don Zimmer of the Cubs. The Hall of Famer guided a young group of players in one of the greatest comeback seasons in the history of the game, finishing the campaign 32.5 games better than the club's last-place finish the previous year.

1993 At Veterans Stadium, the Phillies win the National League pennant by beating the Braves in Game 6 of the NLCS, 6-3. With Tommy Greene out-dueling Greg Maddux and the timely hitting of Darren Daulton, Dave Hollins, and Mickey Morandini, Philadelphia wins its third consecutive game to dethrone the defending champs.

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2000 Mariano Rivera, extending his streak to 33.1 innings, breaks the 38-year-old record of Whitey Ford for consecutive scoreless frames in postseason play when the Yankees defeat the Mariners, 8-2, in Game 3 of the ALCS. The Yankees' Hall of Fame lefty had established the record from 1960 to 1962 with 33 innings as a World Series starter.

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2001 The Yankees, being down 2-0 in the best-of-five series, stave off elimination, beating the A's and Barry Zito, 1-0, thanks to the shutout pitching by Mike Mussina and Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada's fifth-inning home run. Shortstop Derek Jeter backing up an errant relay throw down the first baseline and flipping it home to cut down Jeremy Giambi as the potential tying run becomes one of the most memorable defensive plays in postseason history.

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2002 Joining George Brett (Royals: 1978 ALCS Game 3), Reggie Jackson (Yankees: 1977 World Series Game 6), Bob Robertson (Pirates: 1971 NLCS Game 2), and Babe Ruth (Yankees: 1928 World Series Game 4 and 1926 World Series Game 4), light-hitting second baseman Adam Kennedy becomes the fifth player to hit three homers in a postseason game, helping the Angels to secure their first World Series berth in the team's 42-year-old history. Anaheim uses a ten-run seventh inning to beat the Twins 13-5, capturing the ALCS in five games.

2003 A tearful 72-year-old Don Zimmer apologizes for his part in yesterday's brawl during Game 3 of the ALCS between the Yankees and Red Sox. During the fourth-inning matinee melee at Fenway, the Yankees' assistant to the manager is thrown to the ground by Pedro Martinez after charging the right-hander.
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2006 Mark Kiger becomes the first player in history to make his big league debut during the postseason. The second baseman enters Game 3 as a defensive replacement in the bottom of the eighth inning for D'Angelo Jimenez, who has been filling in for the injured starter Mark Ellis.

Kiger

Ellis
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2007 Four days after manager Charlie Manuel gets his contract extended, the Phillies re-signed their entire coaching staff for next season. After ending a 14-year postseason drought, the reigning National League East Champs ask Jimy Williams (bench coach), Rich Dubee (pitching coach), Milt Thompson (hitting coach), Davey Lopes (first-base coach), Steve Smith (third-base coach), Ramon Henderson (bullpen coach), and Mick Billmeyer (catching instructor) to return to Philadelphia in 2008.
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• • 1903 - The Boston Pilgrims won the first World Series, five games to three, with a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
    
  • 1914 - The Boston Braves completed a sweep of the Philadelphia Athletics, first in World Series history, with a 3-1 victory.
    
  • 1915 - The Phillies get four runs early off Red Sox hurler Rube Foster in Game Five. The Red Sox break a tie in the ninth inning for the third time in the World Series, as reliever Eppa Rixey gives up Harry Hooper's second home run of the game and Boston wins 5-4 to take the Series in five.
    
  • 1921 - Art Nehf tossed a 1-0, four-hitter against the New York Yankees for the World Series title in eight games. The Giants scored their run in the first inning on an error by shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh.
    
  • 1960 - Bill Mazeroski opened the bottom of the ninth with a home run off Ralph Terry of the Yankees to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 10-9 victory and the World Series in seven games.
    
  • 1965 - Jim "Mudcat" Grant does it all himself, hitting a three-run home run and pitching a 5-1 win at Minnesota to knot the World Series with the Dodgers after six games.
    
  • 1970 - The Orioles win their third straight over the Reds, 9-3, with winning pitcher Dave McNally slugging a grand slam. Frank Robinson and Don Buford also contribute homers and third baseman Brooks Robinson continues his excellence with the glove as he makes two spectacular grabs in the field.
    
  • 1971 - The first World Series night game was played in Pittsburgh with the Pirates beating Baltimore 4-3. Roberto Clemente had three hits for Pittsburgh.
  • 1973 - The Mets hold the A's to four hits in the World Series opener, but three of those hits come in the two-run third inning as the A's win 2-1.
    
  • 1974 - Los Angeles, behind Don Sutton, evens the Series with a 3-2 win. The Dodgers score in the second off Vida Blue, and a two-run home run by Joe Ferguson in the sixth provides the winning margin.
    
  • 1978 - New York third baseman Graig Nettles put on a fielding clinic and prevented seven runs as the Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in the third game of the World Series. Nettles made four spectacular stops and gave the Yankees the first victory of the series.
    
  • 1979 - Baltimore scores six runs in the eighth inning en route to a 9-6 win, taking a 3-1 Series advantage over the Pirates. Pinch-hit doubles by John Lowenstein and Terry Crowley drive in four runs.
    
  • 1984 - A pair of two-run home runs by Alan Trammell provide all Detroit's scoring as Jack Morris beats the Padres 4-2 in Game Four. The Tigers are now just one win away from the title.
    
  • 1985 - The Cardinals rout the Dodgers, 12-2, to even the NLCS. The Cards, however, lose rookie sensation Vince Coleman to one of the more bizarre injuries in major-league history. Coleman is stretching before the game when his left leg becomes caught in Busch Stadium's automated tarpaulin as it unrolls across the infield, trapping him for about 30 seconds. He does not play again in 1985.
    
  • 1993 - Tommy Greene of Philadelphia outpitched Greg Maddux and the Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 to win the National League pennant in six games.
    
  • 1995 - Jay Buhner, whose error in right field allowed the Indians to tie the game, hits his second home run of the game in the top of the eleventh inning to lead the Mariners to a 5-2 victory in Game Three of the ALCS. Norm Charlton hurls three hitless innings in relief to give the Mariners a 2-1 series lead.
    
  • 1996 - Powered by a three-homer third inning and eight strong innings from Andy Pettitte, New York won its 34th American League pennant with a 6-4 victory over Baltimore. The Yankees took the ALCS 4-1 and went to the World Series for the first time since 1981.
    
  • 1998 - The New York Yankees advanced to the World Series for a record 35th time after beating the Cleveland Indians 9-5 to win the AL championship series in six games.

Baseball Birthdays on October 13...

• • 1849 - Stires, Gat
  • 1858 - Lewis, Fred
  • 1876 - Donovan, Bill
  • 1876 - Waddell, Rube
  • 1877 - Patterson, Ham
  • 1883 - Blair, Walter
  • 1885 - Hanley, Jim
  • 1888 - Onslow, Jack
  • 1889 - Smykal, Frank
  • 1891 - McMullin, Fred
  • 1892 - Burkam, Chris
  • 1892 - Piez, Sandy
  • 1893 - Spalding, Dick
  • 1894 - Risberg, Swede
  • 1894 - Dillhoefer, Pickles
  • 1894 - Allen, Bob
  • 1895 - Roberts, Jim
  • 1895 - Paschal, Ben
  • 1896 - See, Charlie
  • 1896 - Davidson, Claude
  • 1896 - Gazella, Mike
  • 1897 - Bigelow, Elliot
  • 1900 - Odom, Heinie
  • 1901 - Hensiek, Phil
  • 1904 - Carter, Howie
  • 1913 - Rescigno, Xavier
  • 1914 - Hayes, Frankie
  • 1916 - Hathaway, Ray
  • 1924 - Silvera, Charlie
  • 1926 - Yost, Eddie
  • 1931 - Mathews, Eddie
  • 1932 - Barone, Dick
  • 1937 - Clinton, Lou
  • 1938 - Moeller, Ron
  • 1941 - Price, Jim
  • 1942 - Bailey, Bob
  • 1943 - Robertson, Jerry
  • 1946 - Strohmayer, John
  • 1948 - Moffitt, Randy
  • 1950 - Pole, Dick
  • 1951 - LaCorte, Frank
  • 1954 - Frazier, George
  • 1956 - Beene, Andy
  • 1961 - Capel, Mike
  • 1963 - Hickerson, Bryan
  • 1964 - Gwynn, Chris
  • 1967 - Fariss, Monty
  • 1967 - Hoffman, Trevor
  • 1967 - Cooper, Scott
  • 1968 - Valera, Julio
  • 1969 - Miller, Damian
  • 1969 - Crabtree, Tim
  • 1970 - Steenstra, Kennie

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