Game Stories

October 15, 1925: Pirates come from behind to beat Senators, Walter Johnson in muddy Game 7
More than 40,000 fans filled Forbes Field on a cloudy, wet…

October 7, 1944: Musial’s blast helps Cardinals level Trolley Car Series at 2-2
The 1944 baseball season in St. Louis was the same as it had…

October 9, 1946: Boo Ferriss extends his unbeaten string at Fenway with Game 3 win
Twenty-four-year-old pitcher Dave “Boo” Ferriss completed…

October 4, 1950: Yankees’ Vic Raschi shuts out Phillies on two hits in World Series opener
Philadelphia Phillies manager Eddie Sawyer faced a dilemma. Who…

October 5, 1950: DiMaggio’s 10th-inning homer gives Yankees a 2-0 lead in World Series
The 1949 World Series opened with Allie Reynolds facing Brooklyn’s…

October 6, 1950: Jerry Coleman’s walk-off single lifts Yankees to 3-0 lead in World Series
Without a day off in the 1950 World Series, the venue shifted…

October 7, 1950: Yogi Berra delivers knockout blow as Yankees sweep Phillies in World Series
Phillies manager Eddie Sawyer selected Bob Miller to start the…

October 13, 1960: Bill Mazeroski’s heroic homer brings World Series championship to Pittsburgh
Bottom of the ninth. Game tied. Series tied. Only one team can…

October 7, 1964: Schultz, Cardinals ignore the odds to defeat Yankees in Game 1
The city of St. Louis was ecstatic that it would get to host…

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 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 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, 1976: Chris Chambliss’ home run delivers pennant to the Bronx
It had been 12 years since the Yankees participated in the…

October 21, 1976: Big Red Machine sweeps Yankees for second straight World Series championship
The 1976 Cincinnati Reds were on the cusp of accomplishing a…

October 17, 1991: John Smoltz fires shutout for Braves in pennant clincher
The 1991 Atlanta Braves (94-68) were the surprise of the National…

October 13, 1992: Pirates back Wakefield with offensive explosion in Game 6 of NLCS
As the 1992 National League Championship Series opened, the Pittsburgh…

October 11, 1997: Grissom speeds home to give Indians an extra-innings win in Game 3 of ALCS
The 1997 American League Championship Series between the Baltimore…

October 26, 1999: Chad Curtis whacks a World Series walk-off home run for Yankees
The third game of the 1999 World Series was a critical moment…

October 9, 2001: Cleveland’s Bartolo Colón fires eight shutout innings in ALDS opener
Since Cleveland and Seattle were the top American League run-scorers…

October 5, 2007: Midges invade Jacobs Field, attack Yankees’ Joba Chamberlain in ALDS
Midge: Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of…

October 1, 2013: Losers no more: Pirates break postseason drought with win in 2013 NL Wild Card Game
The play is known as “The Slide” and it served two functions.…

October 29, 2014: Bumgarner’s heroics lift Giants to World Series win in Game 7
“World Series, Game Seven.” Words to stir the blood of any…

October 7, 2015: Pirates lose to Cubs, Arrieta in National League Wild Card Game
Fans poured through the gates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh hoping…

October 5, 2016: Bumgarner, Gillaspie lead Giants to NL wild-card victory
The addition of the wild-card play-in game to the major-league…