1972 Bill Stoneman throws the second of his two no-hitters when he holds the Mets hitless in the Expos' 7-0 victory at Jarry Park. The Montreal...
1960 On the season's final day, Norman Cash singles as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning of the Tigers' 2-1 loss to Kansas City at Municipal...
1952 Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in Game 3 to establish a new World Series mark. The Dodger hurler's performance bests the record of...
1940 The Sullivans become the first father and son to have played in a World Series when Billy Jr. is the Tigers' backstop in Game 1 of the...
1932 The Yankees win their twelfth consecutive World Series game and sweep the Fall Classic for the third time. The Bronx Bombers collect 19...
This Day in Baseball History October 2nd 1908 Future Hall of Fame right-hander Addie Joss hurls second-ever perfect game, beating Ed Walsh and...
OCTOBER 2 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1913 Gene Benson outfielder (Negro League All-Star 1940, 45-46), [ATTACH]...
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1978 On the last day of the season, the Indians, behind the complete-game effort of Rick Waits, defeat the Yankees in the Bronx, 9-2. The...
1970 Alex Johnson becomes the first Angel to win a batting title when he edges Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski in the season's finale. The...
1964 The smallest crowd ever to attend a game at Fenway Park watches the Red Sox, en route to their sixth consecutive losing season, beat the...
1961 Willie Mays hits his 40th home run when he goes deep off Lew Burdette in the Giants' 8-2 victory over Milwaukee in the opener of a twin...
1955 The Sporting News select Cardinal outfielder Bill Virdon and Indian fireballer Herb Score as the Rookie of the Year of their respective...
1950 In the season's finale, Pee Wee Reese, ignoring the second base ump's directive to slow down when his outfield fly becomes stuck between...
1944 Dixie Walker, an outfielder on the seventh-place Dodgers, wins the National League batting crown with a .357 batting average, finishing...
1932 In Game 3 of the World Series, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig become the first teammates to hit multiple homers in the same postseason game when...
This Day in Baseball History October 1st 1903 In the first World Series game ever played, Pirates' hurler Deacon Phillippe beats Cy Young and...
OCTOBER 1 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1901 Jimmie Reese, infielder and coach (LA Angels Hall of Fame) [ATTACH]...
