OCTOBER 12 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1874 Jimmy Burke third baseman Pittsburgh Pirates; coach World Series 1932...
OCTOBER 11 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1899 Eddie Dyer 1944 Mike Fiore (Kansas City Royals) 1960 Curt Ford 1966...
Some of Charlie’s ideas were successful, others weren’t. [IMG]
1957: The Milwaukee #Braves defeat the New York #Yankees in seven games to become World Series champions! Pitcher Lew Burdette is named MVP of the...
2008 Earlier in the day, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel learns of his mother's death at a Virginia hospital. The grieving skipper, one of ten...
2000 In Game 1, the Mariners (9) and Yankees (13) combined for 22 strikeouts to set an ALCS record. Seattle wins the contest behind the solid...
1982 In Game 5, the Brewers capture the American League flag, beating the Angels at County Stadium, 4-3. Milwaukee becomes the first team to...
970 In the first World Series game played on artificial turf, Boog Powell, Ellie Hendricks, and Brooks Robinson homer to power the Orioles past...
1961 The three-round National League expansion draft begins at the circuit's headquarters in Cincinnati when the Colt .45s select former Giant...
1948 Until the Dodgers host the 1959 Fall Classic at the LA Coliseum, the largest crowd to attend a World Series game jam into Cleveland's...
Today in Baseball History October 10th 1904 On the last day of the season, with one day of rest, Pilgrims right-hander Bill Dinneen beats Jack...
OCTOBER 10 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1886 Rube Marquard HOF pitcher (NL wins leader 1912; NL strikeout leader...
Larry Doby's third-inning solo home run, the first by a black player in World Series history, proves to be the difference in the Tribe's victory....
Veteran Elston Howard and 22 yr old Rookie Mel Stottlemyre ][IMG]
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Honus Wagner looking for the perfect bat. [IMG]
Steve Renko was a QB of Kansas U & shared the backfield with Gale Sayers. [IMG]
Chipper Jones named his son Shea after Shea Stadium due to his constant success when playing the Mets there [IMG]
Veteran Elston Howard and 22 yr old Rookie Mel Stottlemyre talk things over during a 1964 game vs the Orioles in Baltimore. [IMG]
1980 In Game 2 of the ALCS, with the Yankees trailing 3-2 with two outs in the top of the eighth, George Steinbrenner is caught on live...
