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October 27
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on October 27.
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- 1911 - Philadelphia Athletics first baseman and team captain Harry Davis is named manager of Cleveland.
- 1924 - The Chicago Cubs trade pitcher Vic Aldridge and first basemen George Grantham and Al Niehaus to the Pittsburgh Pirates for 1B Charlie Grimm, SS Rabbit Maranville and P Wilbur Cooper. Grantham will hit .300 for six seasons for Pittsburgh, while Grimm will play 11 seasons with Chicago, eventually becoming player-manager. In 1925, Maranville will be named a player-manager as well. Cooper, who has averaged 20 wins a year over the past six seasons, will drop to 12-14 with the Cubs.
- 1948 - Commissioner Happy Chandler orders free agency for ten Detroit minor leaguers for the club's cover-up of their contracts. One of the players who will make the major leagues is Bill Serena, with a six-year career.
- 1962 - The Detroit Tigers begin a seventeen-game tour of Japan.
- 1965 - The St. Louis Cardinals trade two of their mainstays, sending 1B Bill White and SS Dick Groat to the Philadelphia Phillies for OF Alex Johnson, P Art Mahaffey and C Pat Corrales. St. Louis also throws in C Bob Uecker.
- 1972 - The New York Yankees ship OF Danny Walton to the Minnesota Twins for C Rick Dempsey. Walton spent the 1972 season in the minors, while young Dempsey has had cups of coffee with the Twins the past four seasons.
- 1980:
- In a shocking announcement, Houston Astros owner John McMullen fires President and General Manager Tal Smith, replacing him with Al Rosen, former GM of the Yankees. Smith will soon be named Major League Executive of the Year. The move prompts a rebellion among the Astros' 20 limited owners (who together own over 60 percent of the club), and on November 24th, McMullen will give up his sole authority to run the club, accepting a position on the club's newly-formed executive committee instead.
- Ralph Houk, who managed the Yankees and Tigers for 16 years before retiring in 1978, is named manager of the Boston Red Sox.
- 1985:
- The Kansas City Royals become only the sixth team in major league history to rally from a three-games-to-one deficit to win the World Series. Bret Saberhagen pitches a five-hit, 11 - 0 shutout over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 7 and is named Series MVP.
- Billy Martin is fired by the Yankees for an unprecedented fourth time and is replaced by former Yankees OF Lou Piniella, who had been the team's hitting instructor since retiring as a player in 1984.
- 1986 - At Shea Stadium, the New York Mets win the World Series with an 8 - 5 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 7. The Mets rally from a 3 - 0 deficit to win behind home runs by Ray Knight and Darryl Strawberry. Knight is named Series MVP.
- 1989:
- The World Series resumes after a 10-day delay because of the San Francisco earthquake. Oakland, behind two home runs by Dave Henderson, beats the Giants, 13 - 7, in Game 3.
- The Australian Baseball League begins a 10-year run. The Adelaide Giants beat the Perth Heat, 8 - 5, in the first game in ABL history.
- 1991 - In a Game 7 that rivals any in World Series history, the Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins go scoreless through nine innings. Lonnie Smith is decoyed into pausing at second base to keep him from scoring the winner for Atlanta in the 8th. Gene Larkin's single over a drawn-in outfield in the 10th is the difference in the first extra-inning Game 7 in 67 years. Jack Morris, who pitches the 10-inning, 1 - 0 shutout, is named Series MVP. Both Atlanta and Minnesota had finished last in their respective divisions in 1990.
- 1992 - The Colorado Rockies hire Don Baylor as the first manager in the history of the franchise. Baylor also becomes the fourth active black manager, joining Felipe Alou, Cito Gaston and Hal McRae.
- 1998 - President Bill Clinton signs a bill overturning part of baseball's 70-year-old antitrust exemption, putting baseball on par with other professional sports on labor matters. The new law overrides part of a 1922 United States Supreme Court ruling that exempted baseball from antitrust laws on grounds that it was not interstate commerce. That exemption deprived baseball players of protections enjoyed by other professional athletes and that the players' association blamed for contributing to baseball's eight work stoppages since 1972, including the disastrous 232-day strike in 1994-95.
- 1999 - Roger Clemens pitches the New York Yankees to their second straight World Series sweep, shutting down the Atlanta Braves, 4 - 1, and ending his quest for the one and only prize that eluded him: a world championship. The Yankees win their record 25th championship - and third in four years. Game 4 marks New York's 12th Series victory a row, matching a team mark. Mariano Rivera gets his second save and is named Series MVP. Atlanta joins the New York Giants (1910-1919) as the only teams to lose four World Series in a decade.
- 2000:
- New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani thinks it is okay for children to take a day off from school to watch the Yankees' ticker-tape parade. His Honor, believing baseball can be an educational experience, has allowed his own kids, Andrew and Caroline, to miss classes in the past to watch the Bronx Bombers' post-season celebrations. The Mets, this year's runner-ups in the Subway Series, turn down Giuliani's invitation to be part of the parade for the World Champion Yankees down the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan.
- 2001 - The Arizona Diamondbacks pound the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series by a score of 9 - 1 behind Curt Schilling. Schilling hurls seven innings to win his fourth game of the postseason. Craig Counsell and Luis Gonzalez hit home runs for Arizona as the Yankees' Mike Mussina takes the loss.
- 2002 - In the team's 42nd season, the Angels finally win a World Series title by beating the Giants, 4 - 1, in Game 7 at Edison Field. Garret Anderson's three-run double provides enough offense for pitcher John Lackey to become the first rookie to win a seventh game since 1909 when Babe Adams accomplished the feat for the Pirates. Troy Glaus is named Series MVP.
- 2004:
- Under the moon's reddish tint caused by a lunar eclipse, the Boston Red Sox exorcise 86 years of agonizing losses by winning their first World Series since 1918. In one of the most dominating Fall Classic performances, Boston, who never trailed during the four games, blank the St. Louis Cardinals, 3 - 0, to complete the sweep. Johnny Damon hits a home run on the fourth pitch of the game, pitcher Derek Lowe makes it stand up and Manny Ramirez, who batted .412 (7 for 17) with a home run and four RBIs, is named Boston's first World Series MVP.
- After a 10-day Overstock.com on-line auction and 240 bids, Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball goes for $804,129. Steve Williams, who came up with the milestone ball in SBC's left field bleachers on September 17th, announces he is quitting his day job as a broker's assistant, but hasn't decided what to do with the windfall.
- 2007:
- Yu Darvish strikes out 13 in a 3 - 1 win in the 2007 Japan Series. He ties the Japan Series record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game, held previously by Kimiyasu Kudoh. Fernando Seguignol provides all of the offense with a 3-run homer in the 1st inning off Kenshin Kawakami. It is one of just two hits Kawakami allows; he retires 21 straight batters at one point while taking the loss for the Chunichi Dragons.
- The Red Sox win Game 3 of the 2007 World Series, 10 - 5. Jacoby Ellsbury collects four hits, becoming the third rookie to do so in World Series history. Daisuke Matsuzaka singles in two runs for his first major league hit and also becomes the first Japanese hurler to win a World Series game.
- 2008 - Game 5 of the 2008 World Series begins but does not end. With a 3-1 Series lead, the Phillies hold a 2 - 1 lead entering the 5th but the Rays manage to tie it before heavy rains cause the game to be suspended. It will be continued two days later and Philadelphia will win the title.
- 2009:
- Sang-hyeon Kim, the third baseman of the KIA Tigers, is named KBO MVP for 2009 after leading the league in slugging, homers and RBI. Doosan Bears closer Yong-chan Lee is named Rookie of the Year.
- The Houston Astros announce the hiring of Brad Mills as their new manager. Mills has been the bench coach of the Boston Red Sox under manager Terry Francona since 2004.
- 2010 - The Cuban national team pounds Hong Kong, 20 - 0, at the 2010 Intercontinental Cup. Dalier Hinojosa throws a perfect game in the contest, shortened to five innings by the mercy rule; Hinojosa had just thrown a perfect game against Sri Lanka at the 2010 World University Championship a few months prior.
- 2011 - Down to their last strike twice, the Cardinals come back from two-run deficits in both the 9th and 10th innings to defeat the Rangers, 10 - 9, and force a Game 7 in the World Series for the first time since 2002. David Freese ends the thrilling game with a walk-off home run off Mark Lowe in the 11th inning.
- 2012:
- The Giants shut out the Tigers, 2 - 0, in Game 3 of the World Series, behind Ryan Vogelsong, Tim Lincecum and Sergio Romo. The Giants score both runs off Anibal Sanchez in the 2nd, on a run-scoring triple by Gregor Blanco and a single by Brandon Crawford. They are the first team to record back-to-back shutouts in the World Series since the Baltimore Orioles lined up three whitewashes in a row in sweeping the 1966 World Series against the Dodgers.
- The 2012 Japan Series opens with a 8-1 Yomiuri Giants win over the [[Nippon Ham Fighters[[. Tetsuya Utsumi allows just two hits and no walks in 7 shutout innings for the win, while Mitsuo Yoshikawa is nowhere near as sharp (7 H, 4 R in 4 IP). The big star is Yomiuri's #8 hitter, John Bowker. After hitting only 3 homers in the regular season, Bowker hits a 3-run homer in the 4th, then adds a 2-run double in the 7th.
[edit] Births
- 1857 - Julius Willigrod, outfielder (d. 1906)
- 1858 - Joe Mulvey, infielder (d. 1928)
- 1866 - John Healy, pitcher (d. 1899)
- 1869 - Chick Pedroes, outfielder (d. 1927)
- 1876 - Patsy Dougherty, outfielder (d. 1940)
- 1876 - Charlie Kuhns, infielder (d. 1922)
- 1878 - Shad Barry, outfielder (d. 1936)
- 1888 - Al Scheer, outfielder (d. 1959)
- 1889 - Chester Emerson, outfielder (d. 1971)
- 1890 - John Allen, pitcher (d. 1967)
- 1894 - Charlie Bold, infielder (d. 1978)
- 1896 - Clarence Huber, infielder (d. 1965)
- 1900 - Red Proctor, pitcher (d. 1954)
- 1901 - George Smith, pitcher (d. 1981)
- 1902 - Jim Keesey, infielder (d. 1951)
- 1904 - Frank Bennett, pitcher (d. 1966)
- 1917 - Bob Patrick, outfielder (d. 1999)
- 1918 - Ed Albosta, pitcher (d. 2003)
- 1919 - Don Richmond, infielder (d. 1981)
- 1922 - Leonard Hurgin, minor league pitcher (d. 2011)
- 1922 - Ralph Kiner, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer
- 1922 - Del Rice, catcher, manager; All-Star (d. 1983)
- 1923 - Buster Boguskie, minor league infielder and manager (d. 2001)
- 1927 - Kyle Rote, minor league outfielder (d. 2002)
- 1933 - Pumpsie Green, infielder
- 1936 - Lee Stange, pitcher
- 1940 - Hector Valle, catcher
- 1945 - Mike Lum, outfielder
- 1946 - Rick Austin, pitcher
- 1949 - Jim Burton, pitcher
- 1952 - Gil Flores, outfielder
- 1952 - Bill Travers, pitcher; All-Star
- 1952 - Pete Vuckovich, pitcher
- 1953 - Barry Bonnell, outfielder
- 1953 - U L Washington, infielder
- 1958 - Yoshiie Tachibana, NPB outfielder
- 1960 - Tom Nieto, catcher
- 1960 - Ron Shepherd, outfielder
- 1961 - Bill Swift, pitcher
- 1962 - Terry Bell, catcher
- 1962 - Mike Dunne, pitcher
- 1963 - Eric Bell, pitcher
- 1963 - Bip Roberts, infielder; All-Star
- 1965 - Bobby Moore, outfielder
- 1966 - Deron Johnson, scout
- 1969 - Kevin Johnson, South African national team infielder
- 1970 - Pedro Swann, outfielder
- 1971 - Scott Forster, pitcher
- 1972 - Vic Davilla, minor league infielder and manager
- 1972 - Brad Radke, pitcher; All-Star
- 1972 - Sergije Vujnović, Croatian national team pitcher
- 1973 - Jason Johnson, pitcher
- 1974 - Dennis Stark, pitcher
- 1976 - Simon Pond, outfielder
- 1977 - Sang-hoon Kim, KBO catcher
- 1977 - Onan Masaoka, pitcher
- 1980 - Kelvin Jimenez, pitcher
- 1982 - Reinier León, Cuban league outfielder
- 1983 - Brent Clevlen, outfielder
- 1983 - Martin Prado, infielder; All-Star
- 1985 - Chris Anderson, minor league player
- 1985 - Steve Smith, minor league player
- 1985 - Kyle Waldrop, pitcher
- 1986 - Pedro Beato, pitcher
- 1986 - Jonathon Niese, pitcher
- 1986 - Marwin Vega, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Shurty Tremus, Hoofdklasse infielder
- 1989 - Grayson Garvin, minor league pitcher
- 1989 - Jason Smit, minor league player
- 1990 - Carlos Perez, minor league catcher
[edit] Deaths
- 1915 - Martin Mullen, outfielder (b. 1852)
- 1921 - Bill Kuehne, infielder (b. 1858)
- 1928 - Billy West, infielder (b. 1853)
- 1929 - Bill Henderson, manager (b. 1857)
- 1936 - Dave Black, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1945 - Jack Hannifin, infielder (b. 1883)
- 1945 - Taylor Shafer, infielder (b. 1866)
- 1951 - John Brock, catcher (b. 1896)
- 1951 - Pryor McElveen, infielder (b. 1881)
- 1955 - Clark Griffith, pitcher, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1869)
- 1959 - Elmer Koestner, pitcher (b. 1885)
- 1959 - Scott Perry, pitcher (b. 1891)
- 1967 - Bill Bailey, outfielder (b. 1881)
- 1969 - Charlie Jamieson, outfielder (b. 1893)
- 1973 - Bennie Tate, catcher (b. 1901)
- 1977 - Carlisle Littlejohn, pitcher (b. 1901)
- 1977 - Red Lynn, pitcher (b. 1913)
- 1978 - Rube Walberg, pitcher (b. 1896)
- 1979 - Charlie Wiedemeyer, pitcher (b. 1914)
- 1980 - Frank Loftus, pitcher (b. 1898)
- 1980 - Shotaro Ogawa, writer; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1910)
- 1984 - Hank Helf, catcher (b. 1913)
- 1988 - Ben Steiner, infielder (b. 1921)
- 2003 - John Tankersley, college coach (b. 1923)
- 2006 - Joe Niekro, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1944)
- 2008 - John Goetz, pitcher (b. 1937)
- 2008 - Ed Levy, outfielder (b. 1916)
- 2010 - Gene Fodge, pitcher (b. 1931)
- 2012 - Ray Torres, minor league outfielder; Salon de la Fama (b. 1958)
