October 6, 1931: Earnshaw throws two-hit shutout to even Fall Classic
Three games into the 1931 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics'…
October 5, 1931: Cardinals tag Grove early; Burleigh Grimes grinds in Game 3
When the 1931 World Series opened at Sportsman's Park in St.…
October 2, 1930: George Earnshaw quiets the Cardinals in Game 2
These St. Louis Cardinals were a gang of swaggering roughnecks…
October 1, 1930: Grove outduels Grimes in World Series opener
To win their second consecutive World Series, the Philadelphia…
October 8, 1930: Earnshaw’s complete-game gem on one-day rest gives Athletics second straight championship
George Earnshaw “gave an exhibition of pitching mastery that…
October 14, 1929: Bing Miller’s walk-off gives A’s the World Series title
It was another dramatic victory or staggering collapse, depending…
October 11, 1929: The Mississippi Mudcat shuts down the Mackmen
Guy Bush “pitched one of his finest games,” gushed sportswriter…
October 8, 1927: Red Farrell of Bacharach Giants tosses the second Negro League World Series no-hitter
In the 1926 Negro World Series, pitcher Claude “Red” Grier…
October 8, 1927: New York Yankees win World Series on a wild pitch
After winning the first three games of the 1927 World Series,…
October 5, 1927: Yankees take advantage of Pirates’ miscues in World Series opener
On the eve of the 1927 World Series, the New York Yankees were…
October 8, 1929: Howard Ehmke sets down Cubs in surprise start with a World Series record 13 strikeouts
Poor Charlie Root. Here’s a guy who had a very respectable…
October 9, 1929: Double-X and Bucketfoot Al lead A’s to Game 2 win in World Series
In Game One of the 1929 World Series, the Chicago Cubs set a…
October 5, 1926: Cardinals’ Jesse Haines tosses shutout and homers in first World Series game in St. Louis
“Screams, shrieks, whoops, bawls, howls, hollers, roars swept…
October 7, 1926: Tony Lazzeri’s sacrifice fly wins Game 5 for Yankees in extra innings
A crowd of 39,552, the largest of the three games at Sportsman’s…
October 6, 1926: Babe Ruth becomes first player to hit three homers in World Series game
The American League home-run leader with 47 in 1926, Babe…
October 6, 1930: Jimmie Foxx’s ninth-inning homer puts A’s on verge of a championship in Game 5
Of all seasons, the least likely in which to expect a pitchers’…
October 5, 1930: Jesse Haines defeats Lefty Grove in Fall Classic pitchers’ duel
With the Cardinals trailing the Philadelphia A’s two games…
October 4, 1930: Wild Bill Hallahan shuts out A’s in Game 3 to rekindle Redbirds’ hopes
The mood was gloomy and subdued at Sportsman’s Park in the…
October 9, 1928: Sultan of Swat smacks three homers to sink the Cardinals in World Series sweep
Not even the all-powerful Kenesaw Mountain Landis could predict…
October 7, 1928: Lou Gehrig’s two homers too much for Redbirds in Game 3
Before the start of the 1928 World Series, former major-league…
October 2, 1931: ‘Wild Horse’ Pepper Martin steals the show as Cardinals take Game 2 of World Series
Bill Hallahan “cast a spell of impotence over the bats of the…
October 1, 1931: Lefty Grove, A’s subdue Cardinals in opening game of World Series
Anticipation of the 1931 World Series steadily peaked all summer…
October 12, 1929: A’s stage historic World Series comeback with 10-run inning
The Chicago Cubs’ Hack Wilson jogged out to his position in…
October 10, 1926: Pete Alexander saves the day
The seventh game of the 1926 World Series between the St. Louis…