October 11, 1972: Reds’ 9th-inning rally dethrones Pirates in Clemente’s final game
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds split the first…
October 16, 1971: Pirates wish for Clemente clones as Orioles extend Series to Game 7
(Photograph by Duane Rieder)
After winning three straight…
October 13, 1971: Kison’s relief, May’s timely pinch hit bring Bucs into World Series tie with Birds
After the Pirates lost the first two games of the 1971 World…
October 6, 1969: Twins play first playoff game at Metropolitan Stadium; Orioles clinch AL pennant
The Minnesota Twins returned home with their backs to the wall.…
October 5, 1969: Dave McNally tosses 11-inning masterpiece in ALCS
The Minnesota Twins couldn’t have been happy to be facing Orioles…
October 6, 1969: Miracle Mets clinch their first National League pennant
The Atlanta Braves had their back to the wall. After losing the…
October 5, 1969: Mets score 11 runs to beat Braves in Game 2 of NLCS
The New York Mets entered the 1969 National League playoffs with…
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 9, 1971: Dave McNally leads Orioles to win in World Series opener
The 1971 World Series pitted the best teams from each league,…
October 3, 1970: Slam, errors give Orioles playoff opener
The opening game of the 1970 American League playoffs1 featured…
October 4, 1970: Orioles’ bats blast Twins to take 2-0 ALCS lead
The 1969 expansion of the major leagues and the splitting of…
October 11, 1972: Northrup’s wallop wins it for Tigers in ALCS Game 4
After winning the 1968 World Series, the Detroit Tigers seemed…
October 13, 1970: Dave McNally hits grand slam as Orioles defeat Reds in Game Three
In the first two contests of the 1970 World Series, Baltimore…
October 10, 1968: Lolich outduels Gibson in dramatic Game Seven victory
Game Seven of the 1968 World Series between the Detroit Tigers…
October 15, 1969: Seaver’s pitching, Swoboda’s defense help Mets win Game 4
When the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Mets met in Game…
October 12, 1969: Koosman leads Mets to first World Series win in Game Two
After the Baltimore Orioles won the first game of the 1969 World…
October 4, 1969: Mets and Braves play first NL Championship Series game
After 99 years, the major leagues ended the 1969 regular season…
October 11, 1969: Cuellar, Orioles beat Mets in World Series opener
Events in 1969 changed the way people everywhere perceived the…
October 14, 1969: Mets win a World Series game for the Agees
“If the ball drops, I might have had an inside-the-park [grand-slam]…
October 16, 1969: Miracle Mets become first expansion team to win a World Series
The New York Mets stopped being the laughingstocks of baseball…
October 15, 1970: Orioles clinch World Series championship in Game 5
The 1970 Cincinnati Reds [102-60] ran away with the National…
October 17, 1971: Blass, Clemente lead Pirates to victory in World Series Game 7
It was the culmination of the 1971 baseball season. Game Seven…
October 4, 1969: Orioles win first-ever ALCS game
On October 4, 1969, nearly 40,000 fans filed into Memorial Stadium…
October 7, 1968: Jose Feliciano lights Tigers’ fire
The St. Louis Cardinals could almost taste it. Up three games…