October 9
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on October 9.
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- 1905 - Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants outpitches 26-game-winner Eddie Plank and the Philadelphia Athletics, 3 - 0, in the first game of an all-shutout World Series.
- 1906 - Snow flies at Chicago's West Side Park as the first one-city World Series opens with the 116-win Cubs heavy favorites. However, White Sox starter Nick Altrock outduels Three Finger Brown for a 2 - 1 victory.
- 1910 - Nap Lajoie, in a batting race with Ty Cobb, collects eight hits for Cleveland in a season-ending doubleheader with the St. Louis Browns. The hits were somewhat tainted, however, as St. Louis third baseman Red Corriden played back while Lajoie bunted safely six times.
- 1916 - Babe Ruth outpitches Sherry Smith of the Brooklyn Robins as the Boston Red Sox win the longest World Series game, 2 - 1, in 14 innings.
- 1919 - Chicago White Sox starter Lefty Williams gets just one man out in the 1st inning and the Cincinnati Reds go on to a 10 - 5 victory. Cincinnati wins the best-of-nine World Series in eight games. A year after the Series ends, the White Sox will become the "Black Sox", and eight players will be barred from baseball for taking part in throwing the Series.
- 1920 - Several hours before the start of Game 4 of the World Series, Brooklyn's Rube Marquard, a Cleveland native, is arrested when he tries to sell a ticket to an undercover cop for $350. He will be found guilty and fined a dollar and court costs ($3.80). For their first World Series game on the lakefront, 25,734 Indians fans watch their home team score two in the 1st and two in the 3rd off Leon Cadore and Al Mamaux. Cleveland wins the game, 5 - 1.
- 1926 - The St. Louis Cardinals' Grover Alexander scatters eight hits in Game Six of the World Series while St. Louis tees off New York at Yankee Stadium for a 10 - 2 romp that sends the Series to a seventh game.
- 1928 - Babe Ruth hits three home runs in a World Series game for the second time in his career as the Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7 - 3.
- 1934 - The St. Louis Cardinals' Dizzy Dean blanks the Detroit Tigers, 11 - 0, in Game Seven of the World Series.
- 1938 - In the World Series, the New York Yankees become the first team to win three successive World Championships, defeating the Cubs, 8 - 3. Red Ruffing posts his second victory of the Series as the Yankees sweep the Cubs for the second time in six years.
- 1944 - The Cardinals top the Browns, 3 - 1, and win the World Series in six games.
- 1949 - The Yankees pound the Brooklyn Dodgers, 10 - 6, to win the World Series in five games. Pinch hitter and third baseman Bobby Brown is the hitting hero, batting .500 and driving in five runs.
- 1956 - The Brooklyn Dodgers bounce back after Don Larsen's perfect game to tie the World Series in Game Six. Clem Labine comes out of the bullpen to pitch a 1 - 0 victory over the Yankees in 10 innings.
- 1958 - The New York Yankees' Bob Turley pitches 6 2/3 shutout innings in relief to beat the Milwaukee Braves, 6 - 2, for the World Series title. New York becomes the first team since 1925 to win the World Series after being down 3 games to 1.
- 1966 - In the World Series, Dave McNally of the Baltimore Orioles wraps up a brilliant pitching display, and a World Championship, with a four-hit 1 - 0 victory. Frank Robinson's home run off Don Drysdale gives Baltimore a surprising sweep of the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The 33 consecutive scoreless innings pitched by Baltimore sets a World Series record.
- 1967 - The St. Louis Cardinals' Roger Maris hits a home run in the 9th inning, but Jim Lonborg's 3 - 1 victory sends the World Series back to Boston.
- 1971 - The Orioles win the opener of the World Series over the Pirates, 5 - 3. Dave McNally tosses a three-hitter and Merv Rettenmund adds a three-run home run.
- 1977 - The New York Yankees rally for three runs in the 9th inning to beat the Kansas City Royals, 5 - 3, and take the American League pennant in the fifth game of the playoffs.
- 1984 - The Detroit Tigers win the World Series opener as Jack Morris pitches a complete game 3 - 2 victory over San Diego. Larry Herndon's two-run home run in the 5th inning provides the winning margin.
- 1988 - The Oakland Athletics complete a four-game sweep in the American League Championship Series by beating the Boston Red Sox, 4 - 1. Jose Canseco ties a playoff record with his third home run of the Series and Dennis Eckersley sets a major league playoff mark with his fourth save.
- 1989 - The Giants win their first National League pennant since 1962 by defeating the Cubs, 3 - 2, in Game Five of the NLCS. Will Clark bats .650 in the series with eight RBI to win MVP honors.
- 1996 - Bernie Williams hits a home run in the 11th inning to give the New York Yankees a 5 - 4 victory over Baltimore in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. The Yankees receive a great help from a young fan when 12-year-old Jeffrey Maier creates a game-tying homer by Derek Jeter in the 8th inning, when he reaches out and grabs a ball that was about to be caught by right fielder Tony Tarasco.
- 1999 - Todd Pratt hits a 10th-inning home run off Matt Mantei to give the New York Mets a 4 - 3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 4 of the NLDS. The victory clinches the series for New York.
- 2004 - At Minneapolis, the New York Yankees rally for four runs to tie the game in the 8th, then push across the winning run in the 11th on a wild pitch. The 6 - 5 win against the Twins gives them a 3-1 AL Division series victory and sends them back to Yankee Stadium, where they will open against the Red Sox in the best-of-seven ALCS.
- 2005 - The Houston Astros defeat the Atlanta Braves, 7 - 6, in extra innings in Game 4 of the NLDS. The game sets several records, including the longest postseason game ever at 18 innings, longest postseason game by time (5 hours, 50 minutes), and first postseason game with two grand slams. Houston will now advance to the National League Championship Series for the second year in a row to face the 2004 NL Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
- 2009:
- Twins closer Joe Nathan gives up a game-tying two-run homer to the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez in the 9th and Minnesota wastes a slew of opportunities to put New York away in Game 2 of their ALDS, losing 4 - 3 in 11 innings. Mark Teixeira hits a walk-off home run off Jose Mijares to end the game, after Minnesota wastes a bases-loaded, none out opportunity in the top of the 11th.
- Los Angeles takes a commanding two games to none lead over Boston in the other ALDS with a 4 - 1 win at Angel Stadium. Jered Weaver allows only two hits in 7 1/3 innings for the Angels, who score three runs off Josh Beckett in the 7th to break a 1 - 1 tie.
- 2010 - The Regensburg Legionäre beat the Heidenheim Heideköpfe, 10 - 4, in the 5th game of the Bundesliga finals, to take their second title, 3 games to 2. Klaus Hopfensperger hits a 3-run homer and a 2-run double as Regensburg rallies from a 4 - 0 deficit after 5 1/2 innings to win. Hopfensperger is named finals MVP.
- 2011:
- Milwaukee takes the opening game of the NLCS with a 9 - 6 win over St. Louis. The Brewers trail 5 - 2 in the 5th when they explode for 6 runs. Ryan Braun, who had homered earlier, drives in two runs, then Prince Fielder and Yuniesky Betancourt homer and the Brew Crew is on its way. Zack Greinke is the winner over Jaime Garcia, although neither pitches particularly well.
- The final spot at the 2011 Baseball World Cup is still up for grabs. Team USA falls, 6 - 1, to Team Canada, as Shawn Hill tosses a gem and Brock Kjeldgaard drives in four. That puts them on the brink of elimination, but Puerto Rico fails to wrap up the final spot in Pool A as they fall to Taiwan (previously 0-5). Kuan-Yu Chen and two relievers shut down Puerto Rico in a 3 - 1 win.
- Another favorite falls from World Cup contention as the Dominican Republic loses to South Korea in extra innings. Leading 4-0 going into the 9th on the strength of 3-hit pitching, the Dominicans turn to closer Darío Veras, who allows 4 hits in 2/3 of an inning. Hae-min Park seals the comeback with a 2-out, 3-run homer. Ji-young Lee drives in the winner in the 10th.
- Technika Brno wins the 2011 Extraliga title, ending a run of 16 straight championships by rival Draci Brno.
- The Rouen Huskies win their seventh straight Division Élite title. It is not easy, as they have to take three in a row from Barracudas de Montpellier after trailing 2 games to 0 in the best-of-five series.
[edit] Births
- 1854 - Dave Rowe, outfielder, manager (d. 1930)
- 1864 - Joe Woerlin, infielder (d. 1919)
- 1865 - Al Maul, pitcher (d. 1958)
- 1873 - Bill Reidy, pitcher (d. 1915)
- 1880 - Charlie Faust, pitcher (d. 1915)
- 1885 - Pete Wilson, pitcher (d. 1957)
- 1886 - Rube Marquard, pitcher; Hall of Famer (d. 1980)
- 1890 - Ty Helfrich, infielder (d. 1955)
- 1890 - Ernie Manning, pitcher (d. 1973)
- 1890 - Roy Massey, outfielder (d. 1954)
- 1892 - Arnie Stone, pitcher (d. 1948)
- 1894 - Jing Johnson, pitcher (d. 1950)
- 1897 - Harry Biemiller, pitcher (d. 1965)
- 1898 - Joe Sewell, infielder; Hall of Famer (d. 1990)
- 1901 - Freddy Spurgeon, infielder (d. 1970)
- 1902 - Kenny Hogan, outfielder (d. 1980)
- 1902 - Jimmy Welsh, outfielder (d. 1970)
- 1903 - Jack Tising, pitcher (d. 1967)
- 1904 - Gordon Slade, infielder (d. 1974)
- 1909 - Jim Winford, pitcher (d. 1970)
- 1912 - Mickey Haefner, pitcher (d. 1995)
- 1914 - Pat Colgan, minor league catcher and manager (d. 1992)
- 1919 - Harold Olt, minor league infielder and manager (d. 2000)
- 1922 - Mickey Kreitner, catcher (d. 2003)
- 1925 - Tommy Giordano, infielder
- 1933 - Yoshio Bizen, NPB pitcher
- 1933 - Joan Knebl, AAGPBL infielder
- 1939 - Mike Hershberger, outfielder
- 1940 - Jerry McMorris, owner (d. 2012)
- 1940 - Joe Pepitone, infielder; All-Star
- 1941 - Jeoff Long, outfielder
- 1944 - Freddie Patek, infielder; All-Star
- 1946 - Jim Qualls, outfielder
- 1947 - Bob Moose, pitcher (d. 1976)
- 1949 - Steve Palermo, umpire
- 1950 - Brian Downing, designated hitter; All-Star
- 1951 - Derek Bryant, outfielder
- 1954 - Randy Lerch, pitcher
- 1955 - Alex Taveras, infielder
- 1956 - Terry Watkins, minor league pitcher (d. 2008)
- 1959 - Ray Krawczyk, pitcher
- 1963 - Felix Fermin, infielder
- 1967 - Jim Tatum, infielder
- 1969 - Kevin Jordan, infielder
- 1970 - Mike Robertson, infielder
- 1972 - Steve Gibralter, outfielder
- 1973 - Bill Pulsipher, pitcher
- 1973 - Rafael Mesa, minor league player
- 1974 - Courtney Duncan, pitcher
- 1975 - Danny Mota, pitcher
- 1975 - J.J. Trujillo, pitcher
- 1976 - Matt Ceriani, minor league catcher
- 1976 - Greg Jacobs, minor league pitcher and outfielder
- 1977 - Brian Roberts, infielder; All-Star
- 1978 - Errol Davis, South African national team outfielder
- 1979 - Alay Soler, pitcher
- 1980 - Mark McLemore, pitcher
- 1980 - Anthony Lunetta, minor league player
- 1982 - Bubba Bell, minor league outfielder
- 1982 - Jason Jaramillo, catcher
- 1983 - Jason Pridie, outfielder
- 1984 - Ivan Racic, Croatian national team outfielder
- 1985 - Sandy Mendez, minor league player
- 1986 - Derek Holland, pitcher
- 1986 - David Phelps, pitcher
- 1987 - Cory Burns, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Wissaroot Sihamat, Thai national team pitcher
- 1990 - Tzu-An Wang, minor league pitcher
- 1991 - Exicardo Cayones, minor league outfielder
[edit] Deaths
- 1897 - Milo Lockwood, pitcher/outfielder (b. 1858)
- 1900 - Harry Wheeler, outfielder, manager (b. 1858)
- 1918 - Fred Gaiser, pitcher (b. 1885)
- 1920 - Carl Vandagrift, infielder (b. 1883)
- 1924 - Ed Caskin, infielder (b. 1851)
- 1924 - Jake Daubert, infielder (b. 1884)
- 1929 - Red Kleinow, catcher (b. 1877)
- 1930 - Lem Cross, pitcher (b. 1872)
- 1934 - Pat Pettee, infielder (b. 1863)
- 1937 - Hank Gastright, pitcher (b. 1865)
- 1939 - Biff Schaller, outfielder (b. 1889)
- 1940 - Bill Massey, infielder (b. 1871)
- 1944 - Joe DeBerry, pitcher (b. 1896)
- 1945 - Bob Ganley, outfielder (b. 1875)
- 1955 - Howie Fox, pitcher (b. 1921)
- 1955 - Jim Jackson, outfielder (b. 1877)
- 1957 - Butch Henline, catcher (b. 1894)
- 1964 - Al Wingo, outfielder (b. 1898)
- 1969 - Don Hoak, infielder; All-Star (b. 1928)
- 1969 - Ray Lucas, pitcher (b. 1908)
- 1970 - Cy Fried, pitcher (b. 1897)
- 1972 - Dave Bancroft, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1891)
- 1976 - Mark Christman, infielder (b. 1913)
- 1976 - Bob Moose, pitcher (b. 1947)
- 1985 - Tom Cooper, Negro League catcher (b. 1927)
- 1985 - Rusty Yarnall, pitcher (b. 1902)
- 1986 - Jo-Jo White, outfielder, manager (b. 1909)
- 1991 - Charlie Moss, catcher (b. 1911)
- 1992 - Mike Guerra, catcher (b. 1912)
- 1997 - Chuck Templeton, pitcher (b. 1932)
- 1999 - Dutch Dotterer, catcher (b. 1931)
- 2003 - Steve Gruwell, scout (b. 1941)
- 2007 - Mary Lou Kolanko, AAGPBL outfielder (b. 1932
