October 12, 1964: Tim McCarver’s 10th-inning homer wins Game 5 for Cardinals
Tim McCarver’s major-league baseball life spanned 60 years,…
October 9, 1966: Dave McNally fires Orioles’ third consecutive shutout as Baltimore sweeps Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Game One of the 1966 World Series…
October 2, 1968: Bob Gibson strikes out 17 to set World Series record
Press previews of the opening game of the 1968 World Series understandably…
October 15, 1964: Bob Gibson pitches Cardinals to World Series crown in Game 7
Prior to the start of Game Seven of the 1964 World Series, Cardinals…
October 14, 1964: Jim Bouton earns second win to extend World Series to seventh game
After the Cardinals took two out of three games from the Yankees…
October 8, 1964: Rookie Mel Stottlemyre goes the distance as Yankees win Game 2
The New York Yankees had entered the 1964 World Series as favorites…
October 12, 1967: Gibson, Cardinals lift Cardinals to title over ‘Impossible Dream’ Red Sox
It all boiled down to one game. The Boston unbelievables had…
October 11, 1967: Bucking the odds: rookie Waslewski leads Red Sox in Game 6
For the “Cardiac Kids,” there was no place like home. More…
October 9, 1967: Down but not out: Red Sox take Game 5 of World Series
The St. Louis Cardinals held a three games to one lead before…
October 8, 1967: A One-Inning Game: Cardinals take 3-1 lead in World Series
“The St. Louis Cardinals are as bush as the name of the beer…
October 7, 1967: World Series gets ‘a little warm’ as Cardinals win Game 3
The lineups remained unchanged for Game Three of the 1967 World…
October 5, 1967: Simply Lonborg: Red Sox ace shuts down Cardinals in Game 2
The St. Louis Cardinals' lineup remained the same, going with…
October 4, 1967: Awed and paralyzed: Cardinals take Game 1 of World Series
Ecstatic and anxious Red Sox fans participated in round-the-clock…
October 10, 1968: Lolich outduels Gibson in dramatic Game Seven victory
Game Seven of the 1968 World Series between the Detroit Tigers…
October 14, 1965: Koufax has nothing to atone for in Game 7 masterpiece
Unfortunately for the Minnesota Twins, there were no Jewish holidays…
October 13, 1965: Mudcat ties the Series with pitching, hitting in Game Six
It sounds like a corny Hollywood movie. The home team has its…
October 11, 1965: Koufax’s clutch hitting gives Dodgers a 3-2 Series lead
This edition of the fall classic had so many bizarre twists and…
October 10, 1965: Dodgers’ small ball ties the World Series in Game Four
The famous line in the movie A League of Their Own, “There’s…
October 9, 1965: Well, golly: ‘Gomer’ Claude Osteen gets Dodgers back in the Series
People of a certain age may remember a television show from the…
October 7, 1965: Twins beat Dodgers at their own game to take commanding Series lead
National League President Warren Giles would have been excused…
October 6, 1965: Twins take Game One of World Series in Koufax’s absence
Game One of the 1965 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers…
October 8, 1966: Wally Bunker shuts out Dodgers in Game Three of World Series
It was anybody’s game heading into the bottom of the fifth…
October 10, 1964: Mickey Mantle’s record World Series home run wins it in 9th
The World Series is baseball’s Big Stage. Of necessity, a…
October 7, 1968: Jose Feliciano lights Tigers’ fire
The St. Louis Cardinals could almost taste it. Up three games…