This Day in Baseball - The Daily Rewind
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October 7, 2001 San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds extends his major league record for home runs in season to 73 as he drives a 3-2 first inning knuckleball off Dodgers
pitcher Dennis Springer over the right field fence. The blast also secures two
more major league records for Bonds; as he surpassed Babe Ruth’s .847 slugging
percentage in 1920 with a .863 season slugging percentage and crushed Mark
McGwire’s 1998 mark of one HR every 7.27 at bats by homering in every 6.52
at-bats.
October 7, 1936 - The Brooklyn Dodgers fire future Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel.
Thirteen years later, Stengel will be hired by the New York Yankees and will
lead the team to five straight World Championships. Stengel will eventually
conclude his Hall of Fame career with the cross-town New York Mets.
October 7, 1969 - The St. Louis Cardinals trade outfielder Curt Flood to the Philadelphia
Phillies in a blockbuster deal involving slugging first baseman Richie Allen.
Flood will refuse to report to the Phillies and will take baseball to court
over the reserve clause that binds a player perpetually to one team.
October 7, 2001 - On the last day of the season,
Rickey Henderson of the San Diego Padres bloops a double down the right field
line off Colorado Rockies' pitcher John Thomson to become the 25th major
leaguer to collect 3,000 career base hits.
October 7, 1950 - At Yankee Stadium, rookie pitcher Whitey Ford gets the win against Bob
Miller and the Philadelphia Phillies 5 - 2 as the Yankees complete the World
Series sweep of the "Whiz Kids." The sweep of the Phillies gives the
Yankees their 13th World Championship, all coming since the acquisition of “The
Babe”.
Historical Recap performed by:
Robyn Newton from - Robyn Says
Charlie Lea pitches first No Hitter at Olympic Stadium
Catfish Hunter is Perfect May 8 1968 - 9th Inning Broadcast
Bob Watson of the Houston Astros scores the one millionth run in major league history
Willie Mays hits 4 homeruns at County Stadium
Apr 28, 1965 Mets announcer Lindsay Nelson calls the game from the Dome's ceiling - Vintage Baseball Reflections
April 24, 1966 Willie Mays ties Mel Ott - Vintage Baseball Reflections
April 18, 1987 Mike Schmidt 500th Homerun - Vintage Baseball Reflections
April 12 - The Grey Eagle Soars - The Tris Speaker Trade
April 11 One and Done the home debut and story of the Seattle Pilots
April 10 - FISK changes his Sox
April 9 - FERNANDOMANIA
April 8 - I Had A Hammer How Hank Aaron rose above it all
April 7 - The Stat that created a position The Save
April 6 - The DH officially debuts after 86 years of debate
Mickey Cochrane World Series Walk Off
April 5 - Charlie Ebbets builds Ebbets Field
April 4 1994 - A New Era is born in Cleveland as The Jake opens
Tom Seaver signs with the Mets and 3 years later pulls off a Miracle
April 3 - Dennis Eckersley traded and then he evolves into one of the greatest closer in Baseball history
April 2 1976 - Future Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson is traded to Baltimore in 6 player deal
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