October 28, 1954 – Ace lefty Warren Spahn underwent surgery in an Oklahoma City hospital to repair his damaged left knee. The previous day, Spahn’s partner in crime Lew Burdette went under the knife in Milwaukee to fix a hernia.
Major league owners vote down the sale of the Philadelphia A’s to a hometown syndicate. A week later the Mack family sells a controlling interest to Arnold Johnson, who will move the team to Kansas City.
Former Yankees superstar Joe DiMaggio’s and actress Marilyn Monroe’s well-publicized stormy marriage ends in divorce after the famous movie star files on the grounds of mental cruelty, just 274 days after the wedding. Joltin’ Joe will send roses to ex-wife’s grave three times per week for the next 20 years after she dies in 1962.
This October business simply wasn’t getting any easier for the National League, which this time would send out the New York Giants in an attempt to stem the tide. Fifth-place finishers in 1953, the Giants rode the superlative play of Army returnee Willie Mays and off-season acquisition Johnny Antonelli to a five-game triumph over…
Although a group comes forward to keep the team in Philadelphia, the American League owners approve the sale of the A’s to Arnold Johnson, a Chicago businessman, who will shift the team to Kansas City next season. The last-minute deal to keep the franchise in the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ includes Charlie Finley, who will eventually buy the team after it goes to KC, moving it to Oakland in 1968.
On October 6, 1954, Negro Leagues legend Oscar Charleston dies at the age of 57. Regarded by some as the greatest player in Negro Leagues history, Charleston played 26 years as an outfielder and first baseman… @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and other links Other Resources & Links Baseball-Reference…
1954 – Oscar Charleston, one of the greatest players in the history of the Negro Leagues, dies in Philadelphia, days after he had fallen down a flight of stairs. He was 57 years old.
Dennis Eckersley Baseball Player Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)Born: October 3, 1954 in Oakland, CADraft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Washington Union HS (Fremont, CA).High School: Washington Union HS (Fremont, CA)Debut: April 12, 1975 (13,627th in major league history)vs. MIL 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ERLast Game: September 26, 1998vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 1…
Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page The 1954 World Series matched the National League champion New York Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians. The Giants swept the Series in four games to win their first championship since 1933, defeating the heavily favored Indians,…
The Giants complete the World Series sweep of the Indians when Don Liddle beats Bob Lemon, 7-4. The Tribe, who had lost four consecutive games only once during the regular season, completed the campaign with a 111-43 record, establishing an American League mark for victories.
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