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October 8
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on October 8.
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- 1908 - The Chicago Cubs win the National League pennant when Mordecai Brown beats Christy Mathewson 4 - 2, in the replay of the disputed game of September 23rd when Fred Merkle failed to touch second base.
- 1915 - The Philadelphia Phillies win their first-ever World Series game behind Grover Cleveland Alexander, 3 - 1. Boston Red Sox rookie Babe Ruth grounds out as a pinch hitter in the 9th inning of the opener. Ruth will sit out the rest of the Series.
- 1919 - Ed Cicotte pitches Game Seven of the World Series, and the Chicago White Sox play like they mean it. Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch drive in two runs each for a 4 - 1 win to cut the Cincinnati Reds' lead to four games to three in the best-of-nine Series.
- 1924 - New York Giants rookie third baseman Fred Lindstrom goes 4 for 5 with two RBI against pitcher Walter Johnson. New York pitcher Jack Bentley helps himself with a two-run home run earning the 6 - 2 win. The Giants hold a 3-2 World Series edge heading back to Washington.
- 1927 - In Game Four of the World Series, facing elimination at Yankee Stadium, the Pirates are tied with the Yankees 3 - 3 in the bottom of the 9th inning. Reliever Johnny Miljus fans Lou Gehrig and Bob Meusel with the bases loaded, but a two-strike wild pitch to Tony Lazzeri allows Earle Combs to score the winning run for the Yankees and capture the World Series.
- 1929 - Howard Ehmke, a surprise starter for the Philadelphia Athletics, strikes out 13 Chicago Cubs to win the opening game of the World Series, 3 - 1.
- 1930 - George Earnshaw finishes off the Cardinals, 7 - 1, to win the World Series for the Philadelphia Athletics. Earnshaw is clearly the pitching star of the Series with two victories and a 0.72 ERA.
- 1940 - With only one day off, Bobo Newsom comes back for the Tigers and nearly has enough to win Game Seven of the World Series. Cincinnati Reds Paul Derringer gives up seven hits in the first six innings but sets the Tigers down in order in the final three frames for the 2 - 1 win, giving the Reds the Series.
- 1945 - Stan Hack's double makes a tricky bounce over left fielder Hank Greenberg's shoulder with two outs in the 12th inning to score runner Bill Schuster and give the Chicago Cubs an 8 - 7 win in Game Six to even the World Series with Detroit.
- 1956 - Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitches the only perfect game in World Series history for a 2 - 0 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Sal Maglie, the opposing pitcher, gives up five hits.
- 1960 - Branch Rickey once again rewrites the history of his involvement with Roberto Clemente. Just as he did in the March 20, 1957 issue of The Sporting News, in the wake of Clemente's dramatically improved sophomore season, the one-time Pirate GM once again proves an unreliable witness with regard to the level of his involvement in Pittsburgh's acquisition of its emerging superstar. Again jumping on the bandwagon following a career year for Clemente, Rickey is quoted by the Baltimore Afro-American as follows: "I was with the Dodgers when we acquired Clemente after scouting him in Puerto Rico." We, kemosabe? In fact, Rickey was long gone from Brooklyn and safely ensconced in Pittsburgh long before Clemente was seen, much less signed. Having left Brooklyn after the 1950 season, Rickey was promptly picked up by Pittsburgh, where he labored for five years. Clemente, by contrast, was discovered in Puerto Rico by the Dodgers' Al Campanis in August 1952 and signed with Brooklyn on February 19, 1954. Rickey continues: "So I was thoroughly acquainted with the boy when the major league draft came up in the winter of 1954, after I had come to Pittsburgh from Brooklyn." In point of fact, Rickey's only acquaintance with Clemente as of the 1954 Winter Meetings came second-hand, via rave reviews from his staff, chief among them Clyde Sukeforth.
- 1961 - The New York Yankees Whitey Ford set a World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings by extending his streak to 32 innings in a 7 - 0 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds in Game Four.
- 1972 - In Game 2 of the American League Championship Series, Bert Campaneris of the Oakland Athletics throws his bat at Detroit Tigers pitcher Lerrin LaGrow after being hit by a pitch. Both players are ejected and Campaneris is suspended for the rest of the series.
- 1973 - Rusty Staub's two home runs power the New York Mets to a 9 - 2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and a 2-1 lead in the NLCS. Pete Rose of the Reds and Bud Harrelson of the Mets scuffle at second base in the 5th inning after Rose slides hard into the base.
- 1983 - The Philadelphia Phillies win the National League Championship Series with a 7 - 2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Veterans Stadium. Series MVP Gary Matthews hits a three-run homer in the 1st inning and Sixto Lezcano hits a two-run homer in the 6th.
- 1986 - Mike Scott equals a playoff record with 14 strikeouts and throws a five-hitter as the Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets, 1 - 0, in the first game of the NLCS. Glenn Davis opens the énd inning with a home run off Dwight Gooden.
- 1989 - The Oakland Athletics beat Toronto 4 - 3 in Game Five of the ALCS to advance to the World Series for the second straight year. Rickey Henderson, who hit .400 with eight stolen bases, is named Series MVP.
- 1995 - In the bottom of the 11th inning, Edgar Martinez drives home the tying and winning runs with a double to left field to rally the Seattle Mariners to a 6 - 5 win and the AL division series over the Yankees. Martinez batted .571 with 10 RBI in the best-of-five series. Ken Griffey, Jr., who beats the relay throw home to score the winning run, belted five home runs in the series. Following the 2010 season, a panel of experts at the MLB Network will vote this game the 15th greatest game of the past fifty years.
- 2000 - Bobby J. Jones pitches the sixth complete game one-hitter in postseason history as the New York Mets eliminate the San Francisco Giants with a 4 - 0 win in Game Four of their National League Division Series. It is the first one-hit shutout in the postseason since Jim Lonborg of the Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis in the 1967 World Series.
- 2007 - Alex Ramirez of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows raps his 203rd hit of the season, setting a new Central League record. His outfield teammate, Norichika Aoki, had previously held the mark.
- 2008 - The Amsterdam Pirates complete a sweep of the 2008 Holland Series, upsetting defending champion Kinheim. The finale is an 11 - 0 rout with a 22-3 hit advantage. It is the 6th sweep in Holland Series history and their first title since 1987, when current manager Rikkert Faneyte was just starting his career.
- 2009:
- The Rockies even their Division Series with a 5 - 4 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. They jump for four runs in five innings against 2008 Postseason hero Cole Hamels, highlighted by Yorvit Torrealba's two-run homer in the 4th. The Phillies mount a comeback with 3 runs off Aaron Cook in the 6th and a solo homer by Jayson Werth in the 8th, but Huston Street closes out the game with a scoreless inning of relief for the save.
- The Cardinals litterally drop the ball in their NLDS encounter with the Dodgers. With the Cards leading 2 - 1 with two outs and none on in the bottom of the 9th, Matt Holliday drops James Loney's line drive for a two-base error. Four batters later, pinch hitter Mark Loretta hits a soft single to center off Ryan Franklin, and the Dodgers win, 3 - 2.
- The Los Angeles Angels open their fourth Division Series in recent years against the Boston Red Sox in an unusual manner - with a win. John Lackey pitches 7 1/3 scoreless innings and Torii Hunter hits a three-run homer off Jon Lester in the 5th to drive the 5 - 0 win.
- 2011 - The Texas Rangers take the first game of the 2011 ALCS over the Detroit Tigers with a rain-soaked 3 - 2 win over ace Justin Verlander in Arlington. They score two early runs against the 24-game winner; one on a solo homer by Nelson Cruz in the 4th, before Verlander leaves after a 5th-inning rain delay. Rangers starter C.J. Wilson who has to depart early, but five relievers allow only a hit and a walk in the last 4 1/3 innings; Alexi Ogando is the winner.
- 2012:
- Taiwanese rookie Wei-Yin Chen pitches into the 7th inning against veteran Andy Pettitte to lead the Orioles to a 3 - 2 win in Game 2 of the ALDS, evening the series. Chris Davis drives in two runs with a two-out bases-loaded single in the 3rd, then Mark Reynolds provides the winning margin with an RBI in the 6th.
- Manager Mike Matheny yanks his starter, Jaime Garcia, after only two laborious innings, but St. Louis goes on to beat Washington, 12 - 4, to even the NLDS at one win apiece. Lance Lynn steps in ably in relief of Garcia while the Cards chase Nats starter Jordan Zimmermann after only 3 innings. Homers by Allen Craig, Daniel Descalso and Carlos Beltran, twice, propel the winners' offense.
[edit] Births
- 1849 - Pete Donnelly, outfielder (d. 1890)
- 1857 - John Bergh, catcher (d. 1883)
- 1858 - Jim Conway, pitcher (d. 1912)
- 1862 - Charlie Manlove, catcher (d. 1952)
- 1863 - Jimmy Peoples, catcher (d. 1920)
- 1865 - Jim Gill, infielder/outfielder (d. 1923)
- 1870 - Tom Colcolough, pitcher (d. 1919)
- 1884 - Phil Lewis, infielder (d. 1959)
- 1884 - Larry McClure, outfielder (d. 1949)
- 1885 - Johnny Lush, pitcher (d. 1946)
- 1887 - Dennis Berran, outfielder (d. 1943)
- 1887 - Ping Bodie, outfielder (d. 1961)
- 1887 - Donie Bush, infielder, manager (d. 1972)
- 1887 - Doc Crandall, pitcher (d. 1951)
- 1887 - Larry Pratt, catcher (d. 1969)
- 1889 - Jimmy Esmond, infielder (d. 1948)
- 1890 - Walter Tappan, infielder (d. 1967)
- 1891 - Doug Neff, infielder (d. 1932)
- 1891 - Monte Peffer, infielder (d. 1941)
- 1892 - Harry Baumgartner, pitcher (d. 1930)
- 1895 - Ed Wingo, catcher (d. 1964)
- 1896 - Tim Murchison, pitcher (d. 1962)
- 1902 - Paul Schreiber, pitcher (d. 1982)
- 1908 - Woody Abernathy, minor league outfielder (d. 1961)
- 1910 - Wally Moses, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1990)
- 1913 - Lee Rogers, pitcher (d. 1995)
- 1916 - Joe Callahan, pitcher (d. 1949)
- 1916 - Rex Cecil, pitcher (d. 1966)
- 1917 - Danny Murtaugh, infielder, manager (d. 1976)
- 1917 - Hal Toenes, pitcher (d. 2004)
- 1919 - Bob Gillespie, pitcher (d. 2001)
- 1920 - Catfish Metkovich, outfielder (d. 1995)
- 1929 - Bob Mabe, pitcher (d. 2005)
- 1934 - Shigeru Fujio, NPB catcher
- 1934 - Mickey Harrington, pinch runner
- 1942 - Bill Landis, pitcher
- 1943 - Don Pepper, infielder
- 1943 - Dave Phillips, umpire
- 1944 - Ed Kirkpatrick, outfielder
- 1946 - Ralph Gagliano, pinch runner
- 1946 - Paul Splittorff, pitcher (d. 2011)
- 1946 - Mike Wegener, pitcher
- 1948 - Rick Stelmaszek, catcher
- 1948 - Bernie Williams, outfielder
- 1949 - Enos Cabell, infielder
- 1951 - Brian Abraham, minor league pitcher
- 1955 - Jerry Reed, pitcher
- 1956 - Jeff Lahti, pitcher
- 1957 - Mike Chris, pitcher
- 1957 - Bob Skube, outfielder
- 1958 - Mark Brewer, minor league coach
- 1958 - Mario Véliz, Cuban league pitcher
- 1959 - Jack Hardy, pitcher
- 1959 - Bryan Little, infielder
- 1959 - Mike Morgan, pitcher; All-Star
- 1964 - Ken Whitfield, minor league outfielder
- 1965 - Jimmy Kremers, catcher
- 1966 - Jay Gainer, infielder
- 1967 - J.T. Bruett, outfielder
- 1970 - David Doster, infielder
- 1970 - Ricky Martinez, minor league infielder
- 1970 - Sandy Martinez, catcher
- 1970 - Olmedo Saenz, infielder
- 1971 - Joe Ayrault, catcher
- 1972 - Willie Adams, pitcher
- 1974 - Jarrod Mays, minor league player
- 1975 - Andrew Checketts, college coach
- 1975 - Andy Thompson, outfielder
- 1976 - Jordan Romero, minor league player
- 1977 - Luis Rivera, Cuban league infielder
- 1978 - Keith Reed, outfielder
- 1979 - Anthony Turco, scout
- 1981 - Juan Carlos Infante, minor league infielder
- 1983 - Antoan Richardson, outfielder
- 1981 - Seung-hwan Yoon, KBO pitcher
- 1985 - Cody Eppley, pitcher
- 1986 - Adron Chambers, outfielder
- 1986 - Daniel Hinz, Bundesliga pitcher-infielder
- 1987 - Ben Carlson, minor league infielder
- 1988 - Jeffer Patiño, minor league infielder
- 1990 - Robbie Erlin, pitcher
[edit] Deaths
- 1905 - Bill Sullivan, pitcher (b. 1868)
- 1912 - Heinie Heitmuller, outfielder (b. 1883)
- 1913 - Elmer Cleveland, infielder (b. 1862)
- 1934 - Bill Snyder, pitcher (b. 1898)
- 1936 - Red Ames, pitcher (b. 1882)
- 1948 - Al Orth, pitcher (b. 1872)
- 1952 - Joe Adams, pitcher (b. 1877)
- 1957 - Paul Russell, infielder (b. 1871)
- 1962 - Ralph Head, pitcher (b. 1893)
- 1969 - Willie Ramsdell, pitcher (b. 1916)
- 1971 - Murray Wall, pitcher (b. 1926)
- 1973 - Ray Haley, catcher (b. 1891)
- 1976 - John Bottarini, catcher (b. 1908)
- 1978 - Jim Gilliam, infielder; All-Star (b. 1928)
- 1980 - Lloyd Johnson, pitcher (b. 1910)
- 1981 - Bill Nagel, infielder (b. 1915)
- 1982 - Bill Meehan, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1986 - Max Surkont, pitcher (b. 1922)
- 1988 - Boob Fowler, infielder (b. 1900)
- 1991 - Ed Hanyzewski, pitcher (b. 1920)
- 2002 - Jodie Beeler, infielder (b. 1921)
- 2003 - Juan Armenteros, minor league catcher (b. 1928)
- 2004 - Tony Giuliani, catcher (b. 1912)
- 2004 - Johnny Sturm, infielder (b. 1916)
- 2005 - Swede Larsen, infielder (b. 1913)
- 2006 - Ivan Murrell, outfielder (b. 1943)
- 2008 - Les McCrabb, pitcher (b. 1914)
- 2010 - Dale Roberts, pitcher (b. 1942)
