1906 Setting a major league mark, the Cubs win their 116th game completing the season with an astounding .763 winning percentage.
1924 At Griffith Stadium, Calvin Coolidge becomes the first U.S. President to attend a World Series opener. The Giants edge the hometown Senators in 12 innings, 4-3.
1925 In the season finale, Tiger outfielder Ty Cobb and Browns' first baseman George Sisler pitch against each other as Detroit beats St. Louis, 11-6. Both players, better known for their hitting, are the player-manager of their respective teams.
1948 In a one-game playoff, the Indians, behind rookie Gene Bearden, beat the Red Sox for the AL flag, 8-3. It is the young knuckleballer's 20th victory of the season. Box Score
1955 After more than half a century of futility, the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers finally win a World Championship thanks to Johnny Podres' 2-0 shutout of the Yankees and an outstanding catch by Sandy Amoros. Box Score
1962 When Willie Mays scores on a surprise bunt by Jose Pagan in Game 1, Whitey Ford sees his World Series consecutive scoreless inning streak come to an end at 33 2/3 innings. Clete Boyer's 7th inning home run, however, helps Ford win a record 12th and his final Fall Classic victory as the Yankees defeat the Giants, 6-2.
1969 In the first ever League Championship Series playoff game, the Mets beat the Braves 9-5 in Atlanta.
1986 Yankee closer Dave Righetti saves both ends of a doubleheader bringing his major league record total to 46.
1987 Defeating the Blue Jays 1-0, the Tigers win the American League East title. Toronto loses their last seven games of the season, including three straight in the season-ending series at Tiger Stadium to complete one of the greatest collapses in baseball history.
1999 On the last day of the season, New York infielder Rey Ordonez extends the major league record playing 100 errorless games at shortstop. During this span, the Cuban native handles 411 chances flawlessly for the Mets.
2001 Barry Bonds ties Mark McGwire's single-season home run record established three years ago as he hits his 70th round-tripper. The historic homer, a shot to right-center at Enron Field, is given up in the ninth inning by Astro rookie hurler Wilfredo Rodriguez in a Giant 10-2 victory.
2001 With his third inning home run, 42-year-old Rickey Henderson breaks Ty Cobb's record to become the leading run-scorer in baseball history. To punctuate scoring his 2,246th run, the Padre outfielder slides into home.
2001 Appearing in a game against the Red Sox at Camden Field Oriole outfielders Tim Raines and Tim Raines Jr. become the second father-son combination played for the same team on the major league level. Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. both played for the Mariners in 1990.
2002 The A's become the first team in postseason history to hit consecutive home runs to start a game. The back-to-back homers are hit by leadoff man Ray Durham (an inside-the-park round tripper) and Scott Hatteberg.
2002 Commissioner Bud Selig has apologizes to St. Louis fans for the late playoff start time for Cardinal and Diamondback Game 1 NLDS game and promises it will not happen again.. The 10 p.m. CDT start was due to many of the playoff teams coming from the west and baseball's desire not to have two game being played at the same time.
2003 The Cubs win their first postseason series victory since the 1908 when the franchise won the World Series. In front of a standing-room crowd of 54,357 at Turner Field, Chicago beat the Braves in the deciding Game 5 of NLDS, 5-1.
2005 Two-time National League Manager of the Year (1990 and 1992 Pirates) Jim Leyland is named to replace Alan Trammell, who was fired as the Tigers’ manager yesterday. The sixty-year old, who guided the Marlins to a World Championship in 1997, has not managed resigning as the Rockies skipper in1999.
2005 With John Hart’s resignation yesterday, the Rangers name his assistant, Jon Daniels, to be the team’s general manager. The 28-year-old, who is ten month younger than BoSox boss Theo Epstein, becomes the youngest GM in big league history.
2006 Citing the need for a different kind of communicator in the dugout, Jon Daniels, one year after he becomes the youngest GM in big league history, fires veteran skipper Buck Showalter. The Ranger manager compiled a 319-329 record during his four-year tenure in Texas.
2006 Russell Martin's double kills a promising two on and none out rally as both Dodgers runners are nailed at home. Jeff Kent and J.D. Drew both try to score, but the relay from right fielder Shawn Green to second baseman Jose Valentin to Paul Lo Duca gives the catcher an opportunity to tag each runner during their headfirst slides into the plate.
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