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Larry Jansen won exactly 122 games in both the major and minor leagues, including leading the league once at each level. He was the last AAA player to win 30 games in a year and was the winning hurler in the game in which Bobby Thomson hit the Shot Heard 'Round the World. He twice won 20 games in the majors (once leading the National League) and also made two All-Star teams, winning one All-Star Game. Known for his control, he finished first or second in the National League in fewest walks per 9 innings on four occasions and twice led in strikeout/walk ratio. Recently featured: 1990 Montréal Expos - Bobby Ávila - Dock Ellis
Did You Know...
From the Bullpen's newest and recently updated articles: ...what gem Ben Onyshko (pictured) completed for Team Canada? ...what record Édgar Arredondo set in Mexico? ...what title game Akino Tanaka saved for Japan? ...what notable firsts Isaac Rodríguez accomplished for the Mexican national team? ...who were the minor league Philadelphia Phillies? ...that Megan Baltzell is the career home run leader in the Women's Baseball World Cup? ...how many times Frank Stattler won Best Pitcher honors in Germany? ...in what event Nana Sasanuma was named the top starting pitcher? ...what Assaf Lowengart was the first Israeli native to accomplish? ...what historic win Alex Seidl pitched for Austria? ...how Tal Erel played in an official Hoofdklasse game - only to never officially play in the league? ...what historic hit Nalor Gniatou had for Laos?

News
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame announces a large class of inductees, all of them Canadian baseball pioneers: Bob Addy, James F. Cairns, Helen Callaghan, Jimmy Claxton (pictured), Charlie Culver, William Galloway, Roland Gladu, Vern Handrahan, Manny McIntyre, Joe Page, Ernie Quigley, Hector Racine, Jimmy Rattlesnake, Jean-Pierre Roy, Fred Thomas, Roy Yamamura and the 1877 London Tecumsehs. The Dutch national team wins the 2021 European Championship. Roger Bernadina is named European Championship MVP. The Toros de Tijuana win the Mexican League title, defeating Leones de Yucatan in seven games after losing the first three in the Serie del Rey. Efrén Navarro is named finals MVP. Max Scherzer becomes the 19th pitcher with 3,000 strikeouts. Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader combine to throw the 9th no-hitter of the season, breaking the record for most in a single year.
Today in Baseball
October 13: Today's featured birthday is that of Monty Fariss, who turns 54. 1903 - Bill Dinneen shuts out Pittsburgh to win the first World Series. 1914 - The Miracle Braves complete their stunning season with their upset of the A's in the 1914 World Series. 1960 - Bill Mazeroski ends one of the most exciting World Series games ever with his famous home run off of Ralph Terry to cap the major upset in the 1960 World Series. Bobby Richardson is named Series MVP, the only Series MVP in the 20th Century from the losing team. 1971 - The first night game in World Series history is played. Roberto Clemente collects 3 hits and rookie Milt May drives in the winner as Pittsburgh beats the Orioles, 4-3. 1985 - Rookie speedster Vince Coleman (pictured) suffers a freak injury when his leg is run over by a tarpaulin machine at Busch Stadium. He will miss the rest of the 1985 NLCS and the 1985 World Series. 1991 - Hiromitsu Ochiai draws six walks in one game, a new Nippon Pro Baseball record. Recent days: October 12 – October 11 – October 10

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Recent Events
October 5, 2021 - The 2021 Postseason started with the American League Wild Card Game. October 3, 2021 - Final day of the 2021 Major League Baseball regular season. October 2, 2021 - The 2021 Holland Series got underway September 12, 2021 - The 2021 European Championship kicked off in Italy. September 8, 2021 - The Hall of Fame held its induction ceremony in Cooperstown, NY, covering the 2020 and 2021 Hall of Fame classes. July 23, 2021 - The delayed 2020 Olympics opened in Tokyo, Japan.
Future Events
October 26, 2021 - The 2021 World Series will begin. August 17, 2022 - The twice-postponed SABR Convention will start in Baltimore, MD

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