October 12

Events, births and deaths that occurred on October 12.

[edit] Events

• 1907 - Chicago Cubs pitcher Three Finger Brown shuts down the Detroit Tigers, 2 - 0, to win the World Series. Chicago steals four bases for a total of 18 in the five-game Series, winning four, and the other ending in a tie.
• 1918 - Outfielder Alex Burr is killed in France, becoming the third major leaguer to die in World War I. Eddie Grant and Bun Troy are the others. World War II casualties will be Elmer Gedeon and Harry O'Neill. Bob Neighbors will be listed as missing in action in the Korean War to complete the casualty list.
• 1920 - Hall of Famer Stan Coveleski of the Cleveland Indians wins his third game of the World Series, a 3 - 0 shutout of the Brooklyn Robins. The victory gives the Indians the World Championship, five games to two.
• 1929 - Trailing the Chicago Cubs, 8 - 0, in Game Four of the World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics scored 10 runs in the 7th inning to win, 10 - 8.
• 1948 - The New York Yankees name Casey Stengel their manager, replacing Bucky Harris. Stengel, who receives a two-year contract, will lead the Yankees to five consecutive World Championships beginning in 1949.
• 1963 - Major League Baseball stage the only Hispanic American All-Star Game in history. The roster of Latino stars includes future Hall of Famers Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Clemente, and Juan Marichal, and other standouts like Felipe Alou and Tony Oliva. A pinch-hit single delivered by Manny Mota helps the National League stars to a 5 - 2 victory over the American League at the Polo Grounds..
• 1967 - Future Hall of Famer Bob Gibson hits a home run and strikes out 10 batters in leading the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Championship over the Boston Red Sox. Gibson allows only three hits as the Cardinals win Game Seven, 7 - 2.
• 1969 - In Game Two of the World Series, New York Mets Jerry Koosman and Ron Taylor combine on a two-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles. A 9th-inning single by Al Weis off Dave McNally gives the Mets a 2 - 1 win to even the Series.
• 1972 - The Oakland Athletics take the American League pennant with a 2 - 1 win in Game Five of the ALCS over the Baltimore Orioles. The A's Reggie Jackson steals home, but pulls a hamstring in the process, sidelining him for the World Series.
• 1974 - Oakland slugger Reggie Jackson connects for a home run off Andy Messersmith, and pitcher Ken Holtzman scores the second run in the 5th inning on a suicide squeeze. Oakland wins the World Series opener, 3 - 2, as the Dodgers strand 12 baserunners.
• 1975 - Down 2 - 1 in the 9th inning, Cincinnati rallies to beat the Boston Red Sox in Game Two of the World Series, 3 - 2.
• 1976 - The Cincinnati Reds score seven times in the final three innings to secure a 7 - 6 win and complete a sweep of the Phillies in the National League Championship Series.
• 1977 - The Dodgers beat the Yankees, 6 - 1, to even the World Series after two games. Catfish Hunter, who has not pitched in over a month, starts the game for the Yankees. Home runs by Ron Cey, Steve Yeager and Reggie Smith knock out Hunter in the 3rd inning.
• 1979 - Kiko Garcia drives in four runs to lead the Orioles to an 8 - 4 triumph over Pittsburgh in Game Three of the World Series.
• 1980 - The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Houston Astros, 8 - 7, to capture the NLCS. In the 10th inning, Garry Maddox drives in Del Unser to end a dramatic playoff series that featured four extra-inning games. Following the 2010 season, a panel of experts at the MLB Network will vote this the 18th greatest game of the past fifty years.
• 1982 - Paul Molitor of the Milwaukee Brewers sets a World Series record by collecting five hits against the St. Louis Cardinals as Brewers starter Mike Caldwell posts a 10 - 0 shutout in Game One.
• 1984 - San Diego Padres pitchers tie a World Series record by issuing 11 bases on balls in a 5 - 2 loss to the Detroit Tigers in Game Three. Detroit takes a 2-1 Series lead.
• 1985 - In Game Four of the ALCS, Al Oliver pinch-hits a two-run double in the 9th inning to give the Blue Jays a 3 - 1 win over Kansas City and a 3-1 lead in the Series. Until this year's best-of-seven format was adopted, the three victories would have sent the Blue Jays to the World Series, but Kansas City will take advantage of the format change to come back and take the series.
• 1986 - The Boston Red Sox stave off elimination with a dramatic victory against the California Angels in Game Five of the ALCS. Dave Henderson's two-out 9th-inning home run against Donnie Moore ties the game, setting the stage for the Red Sox' 7 - 6 win in 11 innings. The Red Sox will come back to win the Series in seven games.
• 1987 - The Minnesota Twins beats Detroit, 9 - 5, in Game Five of the ALCS to wrap up their first American League title since 1965. Twins third baseman Gary Gaetti is named MVP.
• 1988 - Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles Dodgers blanks the New York Mets on five hits to win the National League Championship Series. Hershiser, who is named playoff MVP, vaults the Dodgers into the World Series.
• 1990 - Danny Jackson, Norm Charlton and Randy Myers combine on a one-hitter as Cincinnati beats the Pirates, 2 - 1, to win the NLCS in six games.
• 1991 - The Blue Jays chase Minnesota Twins starter Kevin Tapani for the second time in the ALCS, but Minnesota's bullpen holds strong and its bats speak, leading to six unanswered runs in Game Five as the Twins win their third American League pennant.
• 1993 - The Toronto Blue Jays, behind the strong pitching of Dave Stewart, beat the Chicago White Sox, 6 - 3, to win the ALCS in six games.
• 1997:
  • Florida Marlins rookie Livan Hernandez matches Mike Mussina's one-day old League Championship Series pitching record, with 15 strikeouts in a three-hit, 2 - 1 win in Game Five of the NLCS. Hernandez, who would not have started if not for an injury to Alex Fernandez, wins his second game of the Series and will earn MVP honors.
  • The Cleveland Indians again score the winning run in their last at bat, coming back from a 4 - 2 deficit to defeat the Orioles, 8 - 7, for their third straight victory in the ALCS. Sandy Alomar, Jr. drives home the winning run with a single after hitting a two-run home run earlier in the contest. He also scores from second base on a wild pitch in the 5th inning. Brady Anderson, Harold Baines and Rafael Palmeiro hit home runs off Jaret Wright in the 5th while Manny Ramirez homers for the Tribe. Jose Mesa blows his second save in two days, but receives credit for the win.
• 1998 - The Atlanta Braves do it again, this time scoring five runs in the 8th inning to defeat San Diego, 7 - 6. Michael Tucker hits a 3 - run home run in the inning, and drives home five runs altogether.
• 1999 - Atlanta defeats the Mets, 4 - 2, in the opening game of the NLCS. Greg Maddux gets the win for Atlanta, as catcher Eddie Perez hits a home run.
• 2000 - The New York Mets defeat the St. Louis, 6 - 5, to take a 2-games-to-none lead in the NLCS. Jay Payton drives home the winning run for New York, who wins in its last at bat for the third time this postseason. Mike Piazza hits a home run for the Mets.
• 2001:
  • Atlanta defeats the Houston Astros, 6 - 2, to sweep their National League Division Series and move into the National League Championship Series for the ninth time in 10 seasons. Paul Bako, Julio Franco and Chipper Jones hit home runs to back the solid pitching of starter John Burkett. The game is the Astros' 14th loss in their last 16 postseason games.
  • The Arizona Diamondbacks take a 2 games to 1 lead in their Divisional Series with St. Louis with a 5 - 3 victory. Craig Counsell's three-run home run in the 7th inning is the deciding blow. Starter Miguel Batista gets the victory for the Diamondbacks.
  • Minnesota Twins manager Tom Kelly announces his retirement after 15 years at the Twins' helm.
• 2002:
  • The St. Louis Cardinals hit three home runs in a 5 - 4 victory over the Francisco Giants, who lead the National League Championship Series by two games to 1. Jim Edmonds, Eli Marrero and Mike Matheny clout round-trippers for the Cards while Barry Bonds adds one for San Francisco. Chuck Finley gets the win for St. Louis.
  • The Anaheim Angels take a commanding 3 games to 1 lead over the Twins in the ALCS with a 7 - 1 victory. Rookie John Lackey throws seven shutout innings for Anaheim to get the win. Brad Fullmer and Benjie Molina each drive in a pair of runs for the Angels.
• 2003 - Josh Beckett throws his first complete game in 51 career starts, allowing two hits and striking out 11, as Florida shuts out the Cubs, 4 - 0, in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. Beckett ties an NLCS record for fewest hits allowed in a complete game.
• 2005:
  • Mark Buehrle pitches a five-hitter and Joe Crede's second double of the game scores the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 2 - 1 win over the Los Angeles Angels in Game Two of the ALCS.
  • Reggie Sanders of the St. Louis Cardinals hits a two-run home run to help St. Louis beat the Houston Astros, 5 - 3, in Game One of the National League Championship Series. Chris Carpenter is the winning pitcher and Andy Pettitte the loser.
• 2007 - The Seibu Lions announce the hiring of Hisanobu Watanabe as their new manager, replacing Tsutomu Itoh. Watanabe had been managing Seibu's farm team.
• 2009 - The Phillies advance to the NLCS thanks to a 9th-inning rally that gives them a 5 - 4 win over Colorado in Game 4 of their NLDS at Coors Field. After the Rockies score three times in the 8th, closer Huston Street is unable to hold the 4 - 2 lead, giving up a two-run double to Ryan Howard and a run-scoring single to Jayson Werth. For the second straight night, Brad Lidge records the save for the Phils, coming to Scott Eyre's rescue with two on and two out in the bottom of the 9th to retire Troy Tulowitzki to end the game.
• 2011:
  • The Rangers win another extra-inning game to take a 3-1 lead over the Tigers in the ALCS. They score 4 runs in the 11th inning with a single by Mike Napoli followed by Nelson Cruz's three-run homer off Jose Valverde, his second extra-inning homer of the Series. Cruz also throws out Miguel Cabrera at the plate in the 8th in one of the game's key plays; surprisingly, the Rangers had walked the Tigers' slugger intentionally with one out and the bases empty, putting the potential winning run on base.
  • The Cardinals beat the Brewers, 4 - 3, to take a 2-1 lead in the NLCS. St. Louis jumps to a 4 - 0 lead with three doubles against Yovani Gallardo in the bottom of the 1st. But Cards starter Chris Carpenter also struggles. giving back three of the runs over the next two frames and leaves after five innings. However, he is helped by a strong bullpen performance, with Jason Motte getting the save as no other runs are scored after the early fireworks.
  • The Chicago Cubs agree on a five-year contract with Theo Epstein to be their new team President. Epstein built the Boston Red Sox team that won two World Series in 2004 and 2007, but was shaken by the team's brutal September collapse this season, following manager Terry Francona's departure by a few days. The deal won't be made official for another two weeks, and Boston and Chicago will need to agree on compensation as Epstein still has a year to go on his contract.
• 2012:
  • The Cardinals move on to the NLCS with another dramatic comeback, pulling out a 9 - 7 win over the Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS, after trailing by 6 runs. With St. Louis trailing, 7 - 5, in the top of the 9th, Carlos Beltran hits a lead-off double, but Drew Storen retires the next two batters; however, Yadier Molina and David Freese both draw walks on full counts and Daniel Descalso hits a shot just off the glove of SS Ian Desmond to tie the game. Pete Kozma follows with a single to score two more runs. Jason Motte then pitches a scoreless bottom of the 9th to give St. Louis another stunning postseason win.
  • Behind CC Sabathia, the Yankees fight off the pesky Orioles, 3 - 1, in Game 5 of the ALDS. Sabathia allows only 4 hits in a dominant complete game effort. With Alex Rodriguez on the bench, New York scores twice in 6 innings against Jason Hammel, and Curtis Granderson adds a solo homer in the 7th. The Orioles score once in the 8th, but never mount a significant threat against the Yankees' ace.

[edit] Births

• 1848 - Sam Field, catcher (d. 1904)
• 1854 - Charlie Morton, infielder, manager (d. 1921)
• 1855 - John Carbine, infielder (d. 1915)
• 1856 - Pop Smith, infielder (d. 1927)
• 1857 - Chub Collins, infielder (d. 1914)
• 1860 - Frank Ringo, catcher (d. 1889)
• 1869 - Ed Householder, outfielder (d. 1924)
• 1869 - Malachi Kittridge, catcher, manager (d. 1928)
• 1874 - Jimmy Burke, infielder, manager (d. 1942)
• 1882 - Pete Hill, Negro League outfielder; Hall of Fame (d. 1951)
• 1882 - Ivan Howard, infielder (d. 1967)
• 1883 - Charlie French, infielder (d. 1962)
• 1884 - Frank Rooney, infielder (d. 1977)
• 1888 - Max Fiske, pitcher (d. 1928)
• 1888 - Bill Swanson, infielder (d. 1954)
• 1889 - Dick Cotter, catcher (d. 1945)
• 1890 - Dixie Davis, pitcher (d. 1944)
• 1890 - Joe Jenkins, catcher (d. 1974)
• 1892 - Rupert Mills, infielder (d. 1929)
• 1893 - Hank Ritter, pitcher (d. 1964)
• 1894 - John Merritt, outfielder (d. 1955)
• 1899 - Bub Kuhn, pitcher (d. 1956)
• 1901 - Erv Brame, pitcher (d. 1949)
• 1902 - Stew Bolen, pitcher (d. 1969)
• 1902 - Joe Torre Sr., scout (b. 1971)
• 1903 - Jack Crouch, catcher (d. 1972)
• 1903 - Dutch Holland, outfielder (d. 1967)
• 1905 - Rick Ferrell, catcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1995)
• 1906 - Joe Cronin, infielder, manager; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1984)
• 1907 - Mike Hunt, minor league outfielder (d. 1996)
• 1907 - Al Smith, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1977)
• 1907 - Phil Weintraub, infielder (d. 1987)
• 1910 - Walter Signer, pitcher (d. 1974)
• 1911 - Red Bullock, pitcher (d. 1988)
• 1912 - Ed Moriarty, infielder (d. 1991)
• 1912 - Al Unser, catcher (d. 1995)
• 1915 - Lou Novikoff, outfielder (d. 1970)
• 1916 - Sam Gentile, pinch hitter (d. 1998)
• 1916 - Everett Robinson, minor league infielder and manager (d. 1994)
• 1917 - Ray Murray, catcher (d. 2003)
• 1917 - Osamu Tsutsui, NPB infielder and umpire; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 1990)
• 1920 - Ray Neil, Negro League infielder (d. 1998)
• 1926 - John Kennedy, infielder (d. 1998)
• 1927 - Doc Daugherty, pinch hitter
• 1929 - Eddie Reed, minor league outfielder (d. 2009)
• 1930 - Joe Trimble, pitcher (d. 2011)
• 1933 - Janet Wiley, AAGPBL infielder (d. 2010)
• 1935 - Tony Kubek, infielder; All-Star
• 1935 - Bobo Osborne, infielder (d. 2011)
• 1940 - Glenn Beckert, infielder; All-Star
• 1945 - Danny DiPace, minor league outfielder
• 1945 - Herman Hill, outfielder (d. 1970)
• 1946 - Walfrido Ruiz, Cuban league pitcher
• 1954 - Garth Iorg, infielder
• 1954 - Gil Kubski, outfielder
• 1955 - Jim Lewis, pitcher
• 1956 - Steve Shirley, pitcher
• 1962 - Sid Fernandez, pitcher; All-Star
• 1963 - Luis Polonia, outfielder
• 1966 - Randy Marshall, minor league pitcher
• 1966 - Jorge Pedre, catcher
• 1967 - Marco Barboni, Serie A1 catcher
• 1967 - Mike DiMuro, umpire
• 1968 - Frank Valdez, minor league infielder
• 1969 - Jose Valentin, infielder
• 1969 - Derrick White, infielder
• 1970 - Tanyon Sturtze, pitcher
• 1971 - Tony Fiore, pitcher
• 1973 - Lesli Brea, pitcher
• 1973 - Sergio Mendez, minor league catcher and manager
• 1975 - Josh Gandy, minor league pitcher
• 1976 - Chi-Hsien Ho, CPBL pitcher
• 1976 - Harald Kainz, Austrian national team pitcher
• 1982 - Paul Janish, infielder
• 1982 - Casey McGehee, infielder
• 1983 - Nattapong Meeboonrod, Thai national team pitcher
• 1983 - Nolan Reimold, outfielder
• 1986 - Trevor Bell, pitcher
• 1988 - Jose Ortega, pitcher
• 1988 - Nick Tepesch, pitcher
• 1989 - Francisco Peña, minor league catcher
• 1991 - Nils Eilertz, Elitserien outfielder

[edit] Deaths

• 1892 - Ernie Burch, outfielder (b. 1856)
• 1907 - Whitey Gibson, catcher (b. 1868)
• 1910 - George Mundinger, catcher (b. 1854)
• 1915 - Bert Myers, infielder (b. 1874)
• 1917 - Bill Clay, outfielder (b. 1874)
• 1918 - Alex Burr, outfielder (b. 1893)
• 1918 - Harry Glenn, catcher (b. 1890)
• 1935 - Ray Treadaway, infielder (b. 1907)
• 1945 - Henry Oxley, catcher (b. 1858)
• 1948 - Bill Gardner, pitcher/infielder (b. 1866)
• 1951 - Bill Essick, pitcher (b. 1881)
• 1951 - Pug Griffin, infielder (b. 1896)
• 1951 - Rube Vinson, outfielder (b. 1879)
• 1954 - Walter Holke, infielder (b. 1892)
• 1962 - Rube Geyer, pitcher (b. 1884)
• 1963 - Clyde Goodwin, pitcher (b. 1886)
• 1965 - Curt Davis, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1903)
• 1973 - Jim Mattox, catcher (b. 1896)
• 1983 - Charlie Engle, infielder (b. 1903)
• 1986 - Norm Cash, infielder; All-Star (b. 1934)
• 1987 - Snake Henry, infielder (b. 1895)
• 1989 - Joe Foy, infielder (b. 1943)
• 2005 - Mike Naymick, pitcher (b. 1917)
• 2006 - Johnny Callison, outfielder (b. 1939)
• 2006 - Jerry Gardner, minor league player and manager (b. 1920)
• 2008 - Juan Jimenez, pitcher (b. 1949)
• 2011 - Heberto Blanco, Negro League and minor league infielder (b. 1920)
• 2012 - Dave Chitkowski, minor league player (b. 1934)
• 2012 - Jim Kremmel, pitcher (b. 1949)