American League and National League hold their first-ever Championship Series
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American League and National League hold their first-ever Championship Series

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test On October 4, 1969, the American League and National League hold their first-ever Championship Series. In the NL, the New York Mets score five runs against Phil Niekro in the eighth inning to beat the Atlanta Braves, 9-5. In the AL, Paul Blair’s 12th-inning squeeze bunt sends the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-3 win…

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St. Louis Cardinals win a wild National League pennant race by defeating the New York Mets 1964

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On October 4, 1964, the St. Louis Cardinals win a wild National League pennant race by defeating the New York Mets, 11-5, after dropping the first two games of the series. Bill White drives in a two runs with a home run, scoring future hall of fame Lou Brock, putting the Cardinals up 7-4 in…

Larry Jackson’s 9 – 2 victory over the Giants is his 24th win for the Cubs, the most ever for a pitcher on an eighth-place team. Jackson also sets a major league record for pitchers by fielding 109 chances during the season without committing an error. Walter Johnson fielded 103 chances without an error in 1913.

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Larry Jackson’s 9 – 2 victory over the Giants is his 24th win for the Cubs, the most ever for a pitcher on an eighth-place team. Jackson also sets a major league record for pitchers by fielding 109 chances during the season without committing an error. Walter Johnson fielded 103 chances without an error in 1913.

The Philadelphia Phillies bomb the Cincinnati Reds, 10 – 0, as both teams finish one game behind the St. Louis Cardinals. The Phillies and Reds then sit in the visitor’s clubhouse and hope that New York Mets pitcher Galen Cisco can stop the Cardinals. The Mets take a 3 – 2 lead into the 5th inning, but St. Louis scores three runs to regain the lead. New York scores once more but the Cardinals complete their scoring with three in the 8th to win, 11 – 5. Bob Gibson wins in relief. For St. Louis, it is their first pennant since 1946.

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The Philadelphia Phillies bomb the Cincinnati Reds, 10 – 0, as both teams finish one game behind the St. Louis Cardinals. The Phillies and Reds then sit in the visitor’s clubhouse and hope that New York Mets pitcher Galen Cisco can stop the Cardinals. The Mets take a 3 – 2 lead into the 5th inning, but St. Louis scores three runs to regain the lead. New York scores once more but the Cardinals complete their scoring with three in the 8th to win, 11 – 5. Bob Gibson wins in relief. For St. Louis, it is their first pennant since 1946.

Thirty minutes after their 9-2 loss to Chicago on the last day of the season, the Giants fire manager Alvin Dark, and then name Herman Franks, a coach on the team, to be his successor. The former controversial skipper, rumored to be on the chopping block before the start of the season, is quoted complaining about the number of black and Hispanic players on his team in a Newsday article printed in August, telling Stan Issacs, “they are just not able to perform up to the white player when it comes to mental alertness”.

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Thirty minutes after their 9-2 loss to Chicago on the last day of the season, the Giants fire manager Alvin Dark, and then name Herman Franks, a coach on the team, to be his successor. The former controversial skipper, rumored to be on the chopping block before the start of the season, is quoted complaining about the number of black and Hispanic players on his team in a Newsday article printed in August, telling Stan Issacs, “they are just not able to perform up to the white player when it comes to mental alertness”.

Willie Mays ends Whitey Ford’s record world series scoreless inning streak ends at 33 2/3
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Willie Mays ends Whitey Ford’s record world series scoreless inning streak ends at 33 2/3

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1962 – In the opener of the World Series at Candlestick Park, Whitey Ford’s record scoreless inning streak ends at 33 2/3 when a surprising squeeze play by Jose Pagan brings Willie Mays home. The Yankees beat San Francisco, 6 – 2, the last of a record 10 World Series victories for Ford.

1961 – Whitey Ford’s third straight World Series shutout, with home runs by Elston Howard and Bill Skowron, gives the Yankees a 2 – 0 win in Game 1 of the 1961 World Series against Cincinnati at Yankee Stadium.

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1961 – Whitey Ford’s third straight World Series shutout, with home runs by Elston Howard and Bill Skowron, gives the Yankees a 2 – 0 win in Game 1 of the 1961 World Series against Cincinnati at Yankee Stadium.

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At home, Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox, 3 – 1, behind the pitching of Don Drysdale and Larry Sherry in Game 2 of the World Series. Carl Furillo’s pinch-hit two-run single in the 7th inning is the difference. The attendance of 92,234 sets a new World Series mark.

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At home, Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox, 3 – 1, behind the pitching of Don Drysdale and Larry Sherry in Game 2 of the World Series. Carl Furillo’s pinch-hit two-run single in the 7th inning is the difference. The attendance of 92,234 sets a new World Series mark.

Fred Haney, stating he wants to spend more time with his family, resigns as the Braves manager and will be replaced by Chuck Dressen. During his three-and-a-half year tenure in the Milwaukee dugout, the 64 year-old embattled skipper compiled a 341-231 (.596) record, resulting into two second-place finishes, two pennants, and a World Championship.

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Fred Haney, stating he wants to spend more time with his family, resigns as the Braves manager and will be replaced by Chuck Dressen. During his three-and-a-half year tenure in the Milwaukee dugout, the 64 year-old embattled skipper compiled a 341-231 (.596) record, resulting into two second-place finishes, two pennants, and a World Championship.