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Re: Pale Hose History
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    On October 5 in Baseball History...


    1888 - At Swampoodle Grounds in Washington, D.C., James Francis Galvin of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys becomes baseball's first pitcher to record his 300th victory when he defeats the hometown Senators, 5-1. The 31-year old 'Pud', a workhorse who will win 20 games 10 of the 14 seasons he plays in the big leagues, will end his career with 361 victories.

    1908 - Defeating Detroit, 6-1, Ed Walsh wins his 40th game of the season. Big Ed's win total remains a White Sox single-season record. 'Big Ed', a right-hander from Meriden, CT, will finish his 14-year Hall of Fame career with a 195-126 record and sets the all-time ERA mark with a earned run average 1.82.


    1912 - During the Highlanders’ last game to be played at Hilltop Park, Homer Thompson appears in his first and last game in the majors. Although the New York backstop doesn’t come to bat, his debut is memorable as he catches his younger brother Tommy, making the siblings the first brothers to form a battery in American league history.

    1918 - Eddie Grant, a captain attached to the 307th Infantry, becomes the first major leaguer to be killed during World War l. The former Giants third baseman is hit by a shell while leading a unit to rescue the Lost Battalion, the name given to a contingent of roughly 554 soldiers of the United States 77th Division isolated by the German forces after an American attack in the Argonne Forest.

    1921 - In the first one-city World Series since 1906, the Polo Grounds is the site for all nine games. Carl Mays (27-9) needs 86 pitches to set the Giants down on five hits -- four of them by Frank Frisch. Babe Ruth drives in the first run of the Series in the opening inning of the 3-0 Yankees win.

    1928 - Lou Gehrig unloads a three-run home run in the first inning of Game Two. Grover Cleveland Alexander, the hero of the 1926 Series between the Yankees and Cardinals, is driven from the game in the third inning as New York cruises, 9-3, to take a 2-1 Series lead.

    1929 - Mel Ott and Chuck Klein go into a head-to-head doubleheader tied at 42 home runs apiece. In the opener, Klein homers for the Phillies off Carl Hubbell in his first at-bat to take the home run lead. In the nightcap, Phillies pitchers intentionally walk Ott five times rather than give him a chance to tie Klein. The last walk comes with the bases loaded. Lefty O'Doul of the Phillies has six hits on the day for an NL record of 254 hits.

    1939 - Yankees pitcher Monte Pearson does not allow a base hit until one out in the eighth as he shuts out the Reds, 4-0. Babe Dahlgren hits a home run and double as the Yanks take a 2-0 Series lead.

    1941 - In the bottom of the ninth with two outs and two strikes in Game 4 of the World Series Tommy Henrich appears to be struck out ending the game, but 'Old Reliable' reaches first base on Mickey Owen's passed ball. The catcher's blunder turns a sure 4-3 Brooklyn win to a heart-breaking 7-4 loss to the Yankees who take a 3-1 World Series lead.

    1942 - Behind the outstanding pitching of rookie Johnny Beazley andWhitey Kurowski's two-run home run in the ninth inning of Game Five gives St. Louis a 4-2 win to capture the World Series over the Yankees.

    1945 - Claude Passeau of the Cubs pitches a one-hitter, beating the Detroit Tigers 3-0 in Game Three of the World Series.

    1947 - Al Gionfriddo, inserted in left field for defensive purposes, makes one of most memorable catches in World Series history when he robs Joe DiMaggio of an extra base hit with two men on base in the sixth inning. The outfielder's heroics help to preserve an 8-5 Dodger victory in Game 6 of the Fall Classic.

    1949 - Don Newcombe, who allows only four hits and strikes out 11 through eight innings of Game 1 of the World Series, gives up a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth to Tommy Henrich as the Yankees beat the Dodgers, 1-0 . 'Old Reliable's shot to right field, the first game-ending home run in the history of the Fall Classic, gives Allie Reynolds the complete game win and it is Casey Stengel's first postseason victory.

    1951 - In Game 2 of the World Series, right fielder Mickey Mantle's season comes to an immediate end when he severely injures his right knee when his cleats get caught on a drainage cap at Yankee Stadium. Joe DiMaggio's abrupt call for Willie Mays' fly ball in center field leads many to believe the last minute call was a contributing factor to the torn cartilage suffered by the 19 year-old rookie.

    1952 - Brooklyn wins 6-5 in 11 innings when Duke Snider doubles home Billy Cox. Carl Erskine goes all the way for the win to give the Dodgers a 3-2 Series lead heading back to Ebbets Field.

    1953 - In the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6 at Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers win their record fifth consecutive World Series in dramatic fashion. Billy Martin, the Series MVP, collects his twelfth hit of the Fall Classic, a single which scores Hank Bauer giving New York a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Dodgers.

    1957 - In the first World Series game ever played in Milwaukee, native son Tony Kubek hits two home runs in the 9-3 rout of the hometown Braves, that puts his Bronx Bombers ahead two games to one in the Fall classic. The Yankee shortstop becomes the second rookie to hit two round-trippers in a Fall Classic game, a feat first accomplished by Charlie Keller, who hit a pair of homers in Game 3 in 1939.

    1960 - At Forbes Field, Roger Maris becomes the seventh major leaguer to homer in first World Series at-bat. The right fielder's first-inning round-tripper off Vernon Law gets the Yankees off to a good start, but in a portent of things to come, Bill Mazeroski's two-run fifth-inning home run off Jim Coates is the difference as Pittsburgh beats New York 6-4 in its first World Series win since 1925.

    1963 - In Game 4 Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth’s record with his 15th World Series home run. The Yankees slugger turns around a Sandy Koufax fastball in the seventh inning to tie the score, but the blast isn’t enough to stave off the Dodgers’ Fall Classic sweep of the Bronx Bombers.

    1966 - With first-inning home runs by Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson and 11 strikeouts from relief pitcher Moe Drabowsky, the Orioles win their first World Series game, 5-2.

    1967 - Jim Lonborg of the Boston Red Sox pitched a one-hit, 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals to tie the World Series, 1-1. Carl Yastrzemski hit two home runs.

    1968 - Tim McCarver and Orlando Cepeda each hit three-run home runs to lead St. Louis to a 7-3 win over Detroit. The Cardinals take a 2-1 World Series lead.

    1971 - The Orioles overcome two Reggie Jackson home runs to complete a sweep of Oakland in the ALCS with a 5-3 victory.

    1977 - Glenn Burke greets Dusty Baker on the dugout steps to congratulate his Dodger teammate for hitting a grand slam against the Phillies in Game 2 of the 1977 NLCS. The greeting, which consists of the two players extending their right arms above their heads and slapping their hands to make a resounding clap, is considered to be the first 'high five' in baseball history.

    1979 - The Pirates complete a sweep of the NLCS, beating the Reds, 7-1. Willie Stargell, who homers, is named series MVP.

    1980 - Capping an improbable comeback, the Dodgers beat the Astros for the third day in a row to force a one-game playoff for the NL West title. Los Angeles trailed Houston by three games with three games left in the season, and won each game by a single run.

    1980 - The Yankees break the American League regular attendance season record held by the 1948 Indians with 2,627,417 fans.

    1980 - Reaching first on a fielder's choice in the top of the seventh in the 4-0 win over the Twins, Royals' leadoff hitter Willie Wison establishes a major league record for the most at-bats in a season with 705. The Kansas City outfielder will collect 230 hits and score 133 runs for the division winning club.

    1980 - Brewers' outfielder Ben Ogilvie becomes the first non-American born player to lead the American League in home runs. On the last day of the season, the 31-year old Panamanian goes deep off Oakland's Rick Langford for his 41st homer, which ties Reggie Jackson for the most round trippers in the Junior Circuit.

    1980 - In a duel between two 19-game winners on the last day of the season, Scott McGregor enters the 20-win circle for the first and only time when he bests Len Barker in the Orioles' 7-1 victory over the Indians. The Cleveland right-hander, who gives up six runs in five innings to finish the campaign with a 19-12 record, will never again come close to being a 20-game winner.

    1984 - Milt Wilcox and Willie Hernandez combine on a three-hitter to give the Tigers a 1-0 win and a sweep of the Royals in the ALCS.

    1986 - Pete Incaviglia of Texas hit his 30th home run of the season, against the California Angels, becoming the 16th rookie in major league history to reach that mark. The homer came off Don Sutton as the Rangers beat the Angels, 7-4.

    1991 - After 11 lead changes or ties in the closing weeks of the NL West race, the Braves finally clinch the division on the second-to-last day of the season.

    1993 - Bob Watson replaces Bill Wood as the general manager of the Astros making the former Houston player the first black GM in baseball history. Bill Lucas had performed many similar duties for the Braves in the late 1970s but he never officially held the title.

    1996 - Bernie Williams homered from each side of the plate and Cecil Fielder broke a tie with a seventh-inning single as the New York Yankees beat Texas, 6-4, to win the AL division series, 3-1, and advance to the ALCS.

    1997 - Mike Mussina beats Seattle and Randy Johnson for the second time and gives the Orioles their second straight trip to the ALCS. Mussina pitches a two-hitter for seven innings to win the game, and the series, by a 3-1 margin.

    2001 - With their 115th victory of the season, the Seattle Mariners break the 1998 Yankee record for most wins in a season. The 1906 Cubs hold the major league record with 116 wins.

    2001 - In the longest 9-inning game in major league history, Barry Bonds breaks and then extends the mark for home runs in a season during the 4 hours and 27 minutes, 11-10 loss to the Dodgers at Pac Bell Park. The Giant outfielder connects off Dodger starter Chan Ho Park to break Mark McGwire's 1998 record of 70, and then homers again in his next at bat to extend his record to 72.

    2001 - The Braves maul the Marlins, 20-3 to clinch the National League East title and become the first team in professional sports to win 10 consecutive division titles. The Boston Celtics (1957-65) and Los Angeles Lakers (1982-90) had both won nine in a row.

    2001 - Arizona's Albie Lopez hurls a three-hit shutout to beat the Brewers at Miller Park, 5-0. The Diamondback victory clinches a tie for the NL West flag and with the win‚ the 30-year old right-hander avoids becoming the first 20-game loser since Brian Kingman accomplished the feat in 1980.

    2001 - On the last day of the season, 38-year-old Jamie Moyer (20-6) becomes the oldest first-time 20-game winner when the Mariners beat Texas at Safeco Field, 6-2. The Seattle southpaw will also compile a 21-7 record in 2003.

    2002 - For the first time in its 42-year old history, the Angels win a postseason series by beating the Yankees, 9-5 to take the ALDS, 3 games to 1. It is the first play-off appearance for the franchise since 1986 when after being a strike away from advancing the to the World Series in Game 5 of the ALCS the team loses to the Red Sox in 7 games.

    2006 - At Game 2 of the NLCS played at Petco Park, Padres closer Trevor Hoffman, who recently became baseball's all-time saves leader, catches the ceremonial first pitch thrown by Lee Smith, the reliever he surpassed with his 479th save. The two 'firemen' exchange autographed baseballs after the toss.

    2009 - The Indians, with six games left on on the schedule, announce they have dismissed Eric Wedge, their manager for the past seven years. The Cleveland skipper, whose firing had been rumored for weeks, asks to remain in the dugout to manage the fifth-place Tribe for the remainder of the season.

    2010 - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Matt Murton breaks Ichiro's Japanese record for the most hits in a single season when he strokes his 211th hit of the year, a two-run single to center in a game against the Yakult Swallows. The 29-year old former major leaguer, a 2003 first-round draft pick of the Red Sox who was traded to the Cubs in a four-team deal that included Nomar Garciaparra, also played with the A's before being released by the Rockies last season.

    2011 - During the fifth inning of Game 4 of the NLDS against the Cardinals, a squirrel runs across home plate just as Phillies pitcher Roy Oswalt begins to deliver a pitch to Skip Schumaker. Umpire Ángel Hernández calls the pitch a ball much to the chagrin of the right-hander and Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel who believe that "no pitch" should be called due to the distraction caused by the grey rodent, immortalized by the Redbirds fans as the "rally squirrel".




    Baseball Birthdays on October 5...


    1858 - Devine, Jim
    1858 - Reilly, John
    1859 - Whiteley, Gurdon
    1871 - Denzer, Roger
    1871 - Fifield, Jack
    1873 - Ritchey, Claude
    1875 - Crockett, Davey
    1880 - Hughes, Ed

    1881 - Raftery, Tom
    1885 - Steele, Bill
    1886 - Otis, Harry
    1887 - Chouinard, Felix

    1887 - Patterson, Claire
    1889 - Bagby, Jim
    1890 - Cook, Rollin
    1893 - Speraw, Paul
    1895 - McMillan, Norm
    1896 - Pechous, Charlie
    1896 - Silva, Danny
    1901 - Slayback, Scottie
    1904 - West, Sam

    1906 - Johnson, Si
    1907 - Doljack, Frank
    1909 - Malinosky, Tony
    1925 - Hofman, Bobby
    1927 - Heist, Al
    1939 - Bennett, Dennis
    1941 - Kosco, Andy
    1949 - Fife, Danny
    1957 - Concepcion, Onix
    1958 - Bush, Randy
    1958 - Gaff, Brent
    1959 - Allen, Rod
    1960 - Bockus, Randy
    1962 - Woodson, Tracy
    1964 - Mathews, Terry
    1967 - Sanchez, Rey
    1968 - Diaz, Alex
    1972 - Benitez, Yamil
    1973 - Laxton, Brett
    1973 - Lopez, Luis
    1974 - Aybar, Manny
    1975 - Puffer, Brandon
    1982 - Hinckley, Mike
    1983 - Ogando, Alexi
    1983 - Paulino, Felipe

    1986 - Bianchi, Jeff
    1986 - Roark, Tanner
    1987 - Krauss, Marc



    Baseball Deaths on October 5...


    1898 - Richmond, John
    1918 - Grant, Eddie
    1926 - Burch, Al
    1926 - Murphy, Howard
    1940 - Schmit, Crazy
    1953 - Faircloth, Rags
    1955 - Lamb, Lyman
    1962 - Cummings, Jack
    1963 - Curry, George
    1965 - Matthews, Wid
    1966 - Hanson, Harry
    1968 - Bevan, Hal
    1970 - Ewing, Reuben
    1974 - Grimes, Ed
    1976 - Bagwell, Bill
    1983 - Turbeville, George
    1990 - Howell, Dixie
    1994 - G@mble, Lee
    1996 - Walsh, Joe
    2001 - Jensen, Woody
    2009 - Powell, Brian

     


                   




 

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