Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr passes away in Junction City, OR at the age of 99. He was the Oldest Living MLB Player and also the last surviving player to have played in the 1930s.
Winners of the Gold Glove awards in the major leagues are announced. There is significant turnover in the AL, as only RF Mookie Betts is a repeat winner, although five others have won the award in previous years. In the NL, both Nolan Arenado and Jason Heyward win their 5th, with Arenado’s awards coming consecutively.
The Dodgers force a Game 7 in 2017 World Series with a 3 – 1 win over Houston in Game 6. The Dodgers manage to score twice against Justin Verlander in the 6th to negate a 3rd-inning homer by George Springer, then add an insurance run on a solo shot by Joc Pederson off Joe Musgrove in the 7th. Manager Dave Roberts once again leans heavily on his bullpen, removing Rich Hill after 4 2/3 innings, but four relievers keep the Astros off the board for the rest of the game, including closer Kenley Jansen who pitches the final two innings for his second save.
2017 – On an unseasonably warm day in Los Angeles, CA where the temperature is above 100 degrees at game time, the Dodgers defeat the Astros, 3 – 1, in Game 1 of the World Series as Clayton Kershaw is the winner over Dallas Keuchel. All four runs score as the result of long balls, and Justin Turner’s two-run shot with two outs in the 6th is the difference maker after Chris Taylor and Alex Bregman trade solo shots.
2017 – The Dodgers are headed to the World Series for the first time since 1988 with an 11 – 1 win over the Cubs in Game 5 of the NLCS. They chase José Quintana in the 3rd inning, before Kiké Hernandez delivers the killer blow with a grand slam against Hector Rondon, his second homer of the game, which extends the lead to 7 – 0. Hernandez adds a third homer in the 9th to complete a great day. Chicago scores its only run on a solo homer by Kris Bryant off Clayton Kershaw, who picks up the win with 6 strong innings. Justin Turner and Chris Taylor share the NLCS MVP Award.
In the ALDS, Houston eliminates Boston with a 5 – 4 win in Game 4. Boston takes a 3 – 2 lead in the 5th on a two-run homer by Andrew Benintendi off Justin Verlander, making the first relief appearance of his career. In the 8th, Alex Bregman ties it with a solo homer off Chris Sale, also making an unexpected relief outing, before Carlos Beltran drives in the go-ahead run with a single off closer Craig Kimbrel.
In the other NLDS, the Dodgers jump on Diamondbacks starter Taijuan Walker for 4 runs in the 1st, three on a homer by Justin Turner, and never look back. They add 3 runs against Zack Godley in the 4th to comfort their lead, as Clayton Kershaw gives up four solo homers but still records the 9 – 5 win.
On October 3, 2017.00 2017 – The postseason opens with the American League Wild Card Game between the Twins and Yankees at New Yankee Stadium. As expected, the Yankees win, 8 – 4, but the game doesn’t go according to script: the Twins score 3 runs in the 1st and chase starter Luis Severino after…
The season ends with the largest total of homers (6,105) and strikeouts (40,104) ever recorded in the history of the game. During the campaign, there are only 27 individual shutouts recorded, the fewest since 1878, along with a total of 59 complete games, setting a record for the fewest for the third straight year.
2017 – By hitting two homers in an 11 – 3 win over the Royals, the Yankees’ Aaron Judge reaches the 50 mark for the season, breaking the rookie record of 49 set by Mark McGwire in 1987.
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