October 24
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on October 24.
- 1908 - Baseball's anthem, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, is introduced by singer Billy Murray. The song writing team of Albert Von Tilzer (music) and Jack Norworth (words) who created the immortal tune have never seen a game.
- 1911 - The World Series between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics was resumed after six days of rain, and Chief Bender beat Christy Mathewson, 4 - 2, to give the Athletics a 3-1 lead.
- 1939 - Joe DiMaggio is named American League MVP, with Jimmie Foxx the runner-up.
- 1951 - Larry MacPhail suggests there should be four new major leagues including one located on the West Coast.
- 1956 - The Associated Press names Cincinnati Reds manager Birdie Tebbetts as its National League Manager of the Year.
- 1963 - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax is the unanimous winner of the Cy Young Award.
- 1972 - Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson dies of heart disease at age 53. Robinson had become the first black major league player of the 20th century with the 1947 Dodgers.
- 1981 - The Los Angeles Dodgers came back to beat the New York Yankees, 8 - 7, in a sloppy three-hour marathon and tied the World Series 2-2. The Yankees blew a 6 - 3 lead. On one play, Reggie Jackson lost the ball in the sun and it bounced off his shoulder for a two-base error.
- 1985 - Danny Jackson's five-hitter cut St. Louis' lead to 3-2 in the World Series as the Royals took Game Five, 6 - 1. Willie Wilson's two-run triple highlighted a three-run second inning and chased Royals starter Ken Forsch.
- 1986 - Bill Russell, at age 38, announces his retirement. He is the last member of the Dodgers' Garvey-Lopes-Russell-Cey 1970s infield and is second on the club's all-time list with 2,183 games played.
- 1987 - Kent Hrbek's grand slam highlighted a 15-hit barrage as the Minnesota Twins pounded the St. Louis Cardinals 11 - 5 at the Metrodome to force the World Series to a seventh game.
- 1991 - The Atlanta Braves take the lead in the World Series with a 14 - 5 rout of the Minnesota Twins. Atlanta blows open a 5-3 game with nine runs in the last two innings.
- 1992 - The Toronto Blue Jays took the MLB championship outside the United States for the first time ever, beating the Atlanta Braves 4 - 3 in 11 innings in Game Six of the World Series .
- 1994 - Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves became the first pitcher in major league history to win three straight Cy Young Awards, unanimously sweeping the National League honor. Maddux posted a 16-6 record with a 1.56 ERA, the third-lowest in 75 years.
- 1995 - Eddie Murray singles home pinch-runner Alvaro Espinoza in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Cleveland Indians their first win in a World Series in 47 years. The Tribe's 7 - 6 victory over the Atlanta Braves fittingly occurs in the first-ever Series game at Jacobs Field.
- 1996 - The New York Yankees lay claim to the last game played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The Yankees, who finish the postseason with an 8-0 road record, are helped by poor Atlanta outfield defense and some great plays from their own outfielders as pitcher Andy Pettitte outduels John Smoltz, 1 - 0, in Game Five of the World Series.
- 2000:
- Pitcher Orlando Hernandez, with an 8-0 record with a 1.90 ERA in his postseason career, losses his first postseason game as the Mets defeat the Yankees, 4 - 2, on a tie breaking eight inning double by Benny Agbayani. New York native John Franco gets the win, ending the Yankees' record 14-game World Series winning streak.
- New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens is fined a reported $50,000 for throwing the jagged barrel of a shattered bat in the direction of Mets catcher Mike Piazza in Game Two of the World Series.
- 2004 - At Fenway Park, Curt Schilling became the first starting pitcher to win a World Series game for three different teams. In addition to his Game Two Red Sox 6 - 2 victory over the Cardinals today, his 8-2 lifetime post-season record includes wins for the Phillies (1993) and Diamondbacks (2002).
- 2007 In a 13-1 rout of the Rockies, Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia becomes the second player, and first rookie to hit a leadoff home run in a World Series opener. The 24-year old freshman, the 31st major leaguer to homer in his first Fall Classic appearance, joins Orioles' outfielder Don Buford who went yard in 1969 as a leadoff batter in Game 1 off Tom Seaver of the Mets.
[edit] Births
- 1857 - Dick Pierson, infielder (d. 1922)
- 1857 - Ned Williamson, infielder (d. 1894)
- 1858 - Sandy Griffin, outfielder, manager (d. 1926)
- 1858 - Bill Kuehne, infielder (d. 1921)
- 1860 - Jay Faatz, infielder, manager (d. 1923)
- 1861 - Charlie Jones, infielder (d. 1922)
- 1865 - Edgar McNabb, pitcher (d. 1894)
- 1870 - Phil Routcliffe, outfielder (d. 1918)
- 1871 - Heinie Smith, infielder, manager (d. 1939)
- 1871 - Chief Sockalexis, outfielder (d. 1913)
- 1885 - Del Young, outfielder (d. 1959)
- 1887 - Hugh High, outfielder (d. 1962)
- 1887 - Eddie Stack, pitcher (d. 1958)
- 1888 - Parson Perryman, pitcher (d. 1966)
- 1892 - Dick Niehaus, pitcher (d. 1957)
- 1895 - Al Pierotti, pitcher (d. 1964)
- 1899 - Cuckoo Christensen, outfielder (d. 1984)
- 1900 - Ossie Bluege, infielder, manager; All-Star (d. 1985)
- 1904 - Harry Smythe, pitcher (d. 1980)
- 1905 - Jack Russell, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1990)
- 1905 - Charlie Small, outfielder (d. 1953)
- 1906 - Pete McClanahan, pinch hitter (d. 1987)
- 1907 - Grant Bowler, pitcher (d. 1968)
- 1908 - Ralph Onis, catcher (d. 1995)
- 1927 - Jim Greengrass, outfielder
- 1927 - Cal Hogue, pitcher (d. 2005)
- 1928 - George Bullard, infielder (d. 2002)
- 1929 - Jim Brosnan, pitcher
- 1933 - Bill Bell, pitcher (d. 1962)
- 1937 - John Goetz, pitcher (d. 2008)
- 1940 - Sandy Johnson, minor league infielder
- 1944 - Johnny Jeter, outfielder
- 1950 - Rawly Eastwick, pitcher
- 1952 - Omar Moreno, outfielder
- 1952 - Angel Torres, pitcher
- 1952 - Reggie Walton, outfielder
- 1956 - Gary Serum, pitcher
- 1957 - Ron Gardenhire, infielder, manager
- 1957 - Bill Hayes, catcher
- 1957 - Ed Jurak, infielder
- 1959 - Mike Brewer, outfielder
- 1959 - Dave Johnson, pitcher
- 1959 - Junior Ortiz, catcher
- 1961 - Rafael Belliard, infielder
- 1961 - Danny Clay, pitcher
- 1961 - Steve Ziem, pitcher
- 1962 - Gene Larkin, infielder
- 1963 - Mark Grant, pitcher
- 1967 - F.P. Santangelo, outfielder
- 1968 - Ken Ryan, pitcher
- 1969 - Arthur Rhodes, pitcher
- 1973 - Mike Matthews, pitcher
- 1974 - Wilton Guerrero, infielder
- 1977 - Rafael Furcal, infielder; All-Star
- 1978 - Chris Bootcheck, pitcher
- 1981 - Omar Quintanilla, infielder
- 1982 - Macay McBride, pitcher
- 1984 - Jose Pena, minor league player
- 1989 - Abner Abreu, minor league player
- 1989 - Eric Hosmer, minor league player
[edit] Deaths
- 1912 - Piggy Ward, outfielder (b. 1867)
- 1916 - Hi Ebright, catcher (b. 1859)
- 1921 - Jimmy Barrett, outfielder (b. 1875)
- 1925 - Jim Price, manager (b. 1847)
- 1931 - Pete Lamer, catcher (b. 1873)
- 1938 - George Borchers, pitcher (b. 1869)
- 1941 - Emmett Rogers, catcher (b. 1870)
- 1944 - Pinky Swander, outfielder (b. 1880)
- 1948 - Jack Thoney, outfielder (b. 1879)
- 1960 - Wilbur Fisher, pinch hitter (b. 1894)
- 1965 - John Dudra, infielder (b. 1916)
- 1969 - Jack Bentley, pitcher (b. 1895)
- 1970 - Andy Oyler, infielder (b. 1880)
- 1971 - Howard Fahey, infielder (b. 1892)
- 1972 - Jackie Robinson, infielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1919)
- 1973 - Al Brazle, pitcher (b. 1913)
- 1977 - Bill Lewis, catcher (b. 1904)
- 1989 - Ollie O'Mara, infielder (b. 1891)
- 1990 - Jim Clark, infielder (b. 1927)
- 1995 - Lyman Linde, pitcher (b. 1920)
- 2001 - Bill Mueller, outfielder (b. 1920)
- 2006 - Jack Radtke, infieder (b. 1913)
