1981 The first postseason game outside the United States occurs in Montreal when the Expos beat the Phillies in Game 1 of NLDS, 3-1, at Olympic...
1977 The Dodgers rally for three runs with none on and two outs in the top of the ninth to take a one-run lead in their eventual 6-5 victory...
1961 The Yankees win Game 3 of the World Series, beating the hometown Reds at Crosley Field, 3-2. The decisive blow is Roger Maris' home run...
1950 Rookie hurler Whitey Ford, with ninth-inning help from Allie Reynolds, beats the Phillies, 5-2, as the Yankees complete the Fall Classic...
1925 Before Game 1 of the World Series at Forbes Field, Commissioner Landis orders the Pirates and the Senators to wear black armbands in...
Today in Baseball History October 7th 1904 Jack Chesbro gets his 41st win of the season when the Highlanders beat Boston in New York, 3-2....
OCTOBER 7 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1857 Moses Walker catcher (first African-American open about his heritage to...
1978 Despite three solo home runs off Yankees' ace Catfish Hunter by Kansas City's third baseman George Brett, the Bronx Bombers win Game 3 of...
1963 The Dodgers complete a four-game World Series sweep of the Yankees as Sandy Koufax wins his second game, 2-1. Frank Howard leads the...
1952 At Ebbets Field, Billy Loes becomes the first pitcher in World Series history to commit a balk when the ball slips from his hand in the...
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...
