2010 The Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo signs a five-year contract extension, receiving a promotion to be the executive vice president of...
2006 For a new generation, the term "the Catch" may conjure up memories of Endy Chavez's NLCS Game 7 leaping catch when he grabs a ball with...
2000 Dusty Baker, who led the Giants to a National League West flag with baseball's best record (97-65), agrees with the Giants on a two-year...
1991 At the Metrodome, Lonnie Smith becomes the first player in baseball history to play in the World Series with four different teams when he...
1981 Dodger outfielder Rick Monday dashes the first Canadian pennant hopes with a ninth-inning two-out dramatic home run to beat the Expos,...
1972 The A's score two runs in the bottom ninth to win Game 4 of the World Series, stunning the Reds at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, 3-2....
1964 Two days after former manager Johnny Keane announced he was joining the Yankees, Cardinals GM Bob Howsam makes public the resignation of...
This Day in Baseball History October 19th 1932 Chuck Klein (.348, 38, 137), receiving all six first-place votes, is named the National League's...
OCTOBER 19 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS **************** 1926 Duke Snider Hall of Fame outfielder (8 x MLB All Star; World Series 1955, 59 [IMG]\ 1930 Bob...
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2004 After 5 hours, 49 minutes, and 471 pitches, the Red Sox, staving off elimination, outlast the Yankees, 5-4, in Game 5 of the league...
1992 In the top of the ninth inning, Ed Sprague, pinch-hitting for the first time this season, takes Braves' closer Jeff Reardon deep for a...
1988 At Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Mark McGwire goes deep off LA's Jay Howell with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the...
1967 Avoiding a protracted legal battle, the American League awards a new franchise to Kansas City, replacing the team the city lost when the...
1960 "Resigned, fired, quit, discharged, use whatever you damn please. I'll never make the mistake of being seventy again" - CASEY STENGEL,...
Today in Baseball History October 18th 1913 In Cincinnati, the Giants rout the White Sox, 11-2, beginning a five-month worldwide barnstorming...
OCTOBER 18 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS **************** 1942 Willie Horton, baseball slugger (Detroit Tigers) [IMG] 1949 Ed Farmer pitcher (MLB All Star...
