This Day In Baseball October 1

October

The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different events and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, We offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on October 1 in baseball history.

 

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Notable Events and Chronology for October 1

The first game of the East Coast championship between the Brooklyn Atlantics and Philadelphia Athletics

local retailers distributed discount coupons that blended the design of paper money with images of popular baseball teams to help advertise their establishments.

local retailers distributed discount coupons that blended the design of paper money with images of popular baseball teams to help advertise their establishments.

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First World Series Game Played Boston vs Pittsburgh

highly favored Chicago White Sox become the betting underdogs in 1919 World Series

Clyde Barnhart

Clyde Barnhart becomes the only player in big league history to collect hits in three games in one day

Pete Alexander goes 17 innings to pick up his 27th win

Pete Alexander goes 17 innings to pick up his 27th win

Ray Schalk of the Chicago White Sox is the first catcher to make a putout at every single base

After clinching the pennant with a 5-3 win over Philadelphia in the opener behind Carl Mays’ 17th straight win over Philadelphia‚ the Yankees bring Babe Ruth into pitch in relief in the night cap. Ruth‚ with just one other pitching appearance all season‚ takes over in the 8th with New York in the lead 6-0. Ruth quickly allows the A’s 6 runs to tie the score‚ but then knuckles down to hold them scoreless to the 11th when New York scores a run to win‚ 7-6. Ruth drives in his 167th run in the game‚ besting Sam Thompson’s mark set in 1884. For Mays‚ it is his 7th straight win over Philley this season.

Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals reaches the .400 mark

Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals reaches the .400 mark

Jimmy O’Connell is barred from baseball for asking Heinie Sand to go easy

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George Grantham was the hitting star in the first baseball game broadcast on radio in Chicago

One of the best batteries ever... Lefty Grove and Mickey Cochrane.

Philadelphia A’s take game 1 of the World Series 5-2

A's take game 1 of 1931 World Series - Al Simmon's homers

A’s take game 1 of 1931 World Series – Al Simmon’s homers

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Babe Ruth’s “called shot” home run

Joe DiMaggio makes his professional debut at the end of the San Francisco Seals campaign

38 year old Babe Ruth makes his final appearance as a pitcher

New York Mayor LaGuardia flanked by Lefty Gomez and Bill Dickey at Wrigley Field--before game 1 of the 1938 World Series.

1938 World Series Game 1 – Chicago Cubs vs New York Yankees

Cardinals even series on Musial clutch hit

Cardinals even series on Musial clutch hit

Luke Appling leading American League hitters with a .328 batting average, the lowest since Ty Cobb hit .324 to lead in 1908.

Dixie Walker wins NL batting crown hitting .357 for 7th place Dodgers

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St Louis Browns claim their only American League Pennant

St. Louis and Brooklyn face off in first Playoff series to decide a league champion

St. Louis and Brooklyn face off in first Playoff series to decide a league champion

Yankees hold Joe DiMaggio Day at Yankee Stadium

Yankees hold Joe DiMaggio Day at Yankee Stadium

Rookie Alex Kellner posts his 20th victory becoming first 20 game winner since Lefty Grove

Rookie Alex Kellner posts his 20th victory becoming first 20 game winner since Lefty Grove

Robin Roberts

Whiz Kids win pennant after Richie Ashburn guns down runner at plate

Burt Shotton of the Dodgers and the A's Connie Mack both retire and will become the last managers to wear street clothes

Burt Shotton of the Dodgers and the A’s Connie Mack both retire and will become the last managers to wear street clothes

Vin Scully Brooklyn Dodgers

The Giants and Dodgers play the first Nationally Televised Game

1952 World Series Game 1 Duke Snider after Joe Black ends game 1

Joe Black becomes the first African-American pitcher to win a World Series game

June 2, 1962 - Willie Mays in action as the Giants take on the Mets in a DH at the Polo Grounds.

Giants go up 3 games to 0 over the Indians 1954 World Series Full Radio Broadcast

The Sporting News select Cardinal outfielder Bill Virdon and Indian fireballer Herb Score as the Rookie of the Year of their respective leagues

Dodgers tie New York 2-2- in 1955 World Series

Dodgers tie New York 2-2- in 1955 World Series

Harmon Killebrew Griffith Stadium Homeruns

Harmon Killibrew homeruns

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White Sox crush Dodgers in Game 1 1959 World Series (Radio Broadcast)

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Roger Maris of the New York Yankees blasts his 61st home run

Willie Mays becomes 8th player to join 40+ homerun mark in 1961 Season

West Coast Wrigley Field hosts its last game

National League teams have there first coin flip in case of playoffs

Only 306 Fans show up to watch a game at Fenway Park

1965 – A liner by pitcher Robin Roberts falls between outfielders Curt Flood and Mike Shannon. The two collide and infielder Dal Maxvill has to run down the ball. Roberts gets a two-run double out of it which keys a 4-2 triumph over St. Louis. It’s the 281st career win for the future Hall-of-Famer. The Astros would finish the year with a 65-97 record and draw over two million fans in their first year at the Dome.

Carl Yastrzemski hits his 44th home run of his 1967 Triple Crown season.

Impossible Dream – Yaz goes 4-4 and Longborg wins 22nd to clinch World Series Appearance

Dick McAuliffe grounds into Double Play on last at bat of season costing Detroit playoffs

Dick McAuliffe grounds into Double Play on last at bat of season costing Detroit playoffs

Roberto Clemente manages for one game and wins!

Roberto Clemente manages for one game and wins!

Harmon Killebrew slams his 49th home run of the season, October 1, 1969..

Harmon Killebrew slams his 49th home run of the season, October 1, 1969..

Alex Johnson beats out Yaz by beating out a chopper

Phillies beat Expos in last game at Connie Mack Stadium

Phillies beat Expos in last game at Connie Mack Stadium

Tony Perez, Johnny Bench and Pete Rose.

Tony Perez, Johnny Bench and Pete Rose.

Steve Blass fails to win 20th Game

New Yankee Stadium to be built

Mets clinch NL East with only 82 wins

Tom Seaver becomes first to strikeout 200 7 straight seasons

Tom Seaver becomes first to strikeout 200 7 straight seasons

Mike Marshall establishes pitching appearance record with 106

Expos fire Gene Mauch

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Boston Red Sox win their eighth consecutive games force playoff game in 1978

Ross Grimsley becomes first 20 game winner in Expos history

PHI@STL: Ozzie Smith does back flip on Opening Day

Ozzie Smith debuts his end of season flip

Gaylord Perry becomes 3rd pitcher to record 3000 strikeouts

Don Zimmer fired in Boston after 1980 campaign

1980 – A bases-loaded double by Terry Puhl keys a 5-2 victory over Atlanta. Vern Ruhle fires his third straight complete game to increase his record to 12-4. Houston leads the Dodgers by two games with four to play. 

The last Seattle Pilot retires – Fred Stanley

Terry Leach tosses a 10-inning one-hitter

Terry Leach tosses a 10-inning one-hitter

Carl Yastrzemski Autographed Photograph - 16x20

Carl Yastrzemski retires after 23 seasons

Peter Ueberroth takes over the reins of major league baseball as the sport’s sixth commissioner

The Braves pull off a triple steal

The Braves pull off a triple steal

Tony Gwynn wins batting title with .313 average, the lowest in league history

Kirby Puckett and Tony Gwynn win batting titles on last day on season

Kirby Puckett and Tony Gwynn win batting titles on last day on season

Ernie Harwell has his first last dayhe will again be the Voice of the Tigers in 1993

Mike Piazza sets Dodger record for RBI’s

Yankees and Rockies become the first wild-card teams in the new major league baseball playoff system

The Rockies post best record for 3rd year team in MLB History

Baltimore continues dominance over Randy Johnson

Atlanta clubs the Astros, 13-3, to take Game Two of the N.L.D.S. The Braves go up, 2-0, in the series. Eight walks from Mike Hampton does not help Houston’s cause. 

1998 – Bill Spiers singles home Ricky Gutierrez in the bottom of the ninth for a 5-4 victory over San Diego in Game Two of the N.L.D.S.  Jeff Bagwell brings home the first three runs while Derek Bell adds a solo shot. A two-run homer by Jim Leyritz ties it for the Padres, setting up the dramatic end. The series is tied at 1-1. 

Kazuhiro Sasaki sets the rookie record for saves by notching his 37th

Ichiro Suzuki makes history, breaking the major league record for hits in a single season

Ichiro Suzuki makes history, breaking the major league record for hits in a single season

The Royals establish team record with 105 defeats

Roger Clemens wins number 341 and tops 4,500 strikeouts

Brian Schneider, Frank Robinson, & Livan Hernandez Autographed Meeting at the Mound Washington Nationals 12x18 Photo

Frank Robinson manages his final game for the Washington Nationals

In front of a record crowd at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, Tim Salmon played his final game

In front of a record crowd at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, Tim Salmon played his final game

Tigers fall out of first on last game of season

Tigers fall out of first on last game of season

Carlos Guillen becomes 10th Tiger to hit for cycle

Trot Nixon plays his final game for Red Sox

Red Sox manager Terry Francona, knowing that the contest might be his right fielder’s final game with Boston, replaces Trot Nixon in right field with two outs in the fifth inning on the last day of the season. The Fenway Faithful respond with a thunderous ovation when their regular right fielder for the past decade leaves the field.

Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins becomes the first catcher to win the American League batting title

Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins becomes the first catcher to win the American League batting title

Padres vs. Rockies, Wild Card Playoff, 2007

Rockies end Padres Season and make playoffs for first time in 12 seasons

Chris Carpenter does it both ways in the Cardinals’ 13 – 0 trashing of the Red

Colorado 23 games over .500, another first in the 17-year history of the franchise.

Tony La Russa moves past John McGraw into second place for the most games managed in major league history

10/1/2009: The Pirates and the Cubs ended their season series at Wrigley Field with three innings in a game that was stopped by rain. Lastings Milledge hit a two-run homer in the top of the first that was washed out by the inclement weather.

The Rockies’ 9-2 win over Milwaukee assures the team of a wild card berth in the postseason and puts the team in position to still win the NL West by sweeping the Dodgers this weekend in L.A. Although the team was 12 games under .500 on June 3, today’s victory, their 91st – a club record – puts Colorado 23 games over .500, another first in the 17-year history of the franchise.

After a suspended game 1 in ALDS opener the Yankees open up for 6-3 win

Nationals clinch first NL East Title

The A’s cap a historic playoff run with 4-3 win over Rangers

Tigers clinch AL Central Title on Miguel Cabrera 44th HR

The Pirates win first post season game since 1992

Brandon Crawford becomes the first shortstop to hit a postseason grand slam

Brandon Crawford becomes the first shortstop to hit a postseason grand slam

New rules to be tested

The Yankees clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2012 and win 10,000th Game

Jose Abreu joins Albert Pujols (2001-02) as the second player in baseball history to hit 30 homers and drive in a 100 runs in each of his first two seasons.

2017 Season has most homeruns ever for a season

Brewers clinch NL Central as Cubs slip to Wild Card

Dodgers win one game plaoff

 

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