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…

Dave McNally of the Baltimore Orioles wraps up a brilliant pitching display, and a World Championship, with a four-hit 1 – 0 victory
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Dave McNally of the Baltimore Orioles wraps up a brilliant pitching display, and a World Championship, with a four-hit 1 – 0 victory

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1966 – In the World Series, Dave McNally of the Baltimore Orioles wraps up a brilliant pitching display, and a World Championship, with a four-hit 1 – 0 victory. Frank Robinson’s home run off Don Drysdale gives Baltimore a surprising sweep of the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The 33 consecutive scoreless innings pitched by Baltimore sets a World Series record.