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Oct. 12, 1972 -- In game 5 of the American League Championship
Series the A’s, win 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers. The deciding run comes in the second
inning with Mickey Lolitch on the mound,
Mike Epstein on first, and Reggie Jackson on third when A’s Manager Dick
Williams flashes the sign for a double steal. Reggie bounded down the third
base line on the delayed steal as Tiger’s shortstop Dick McAuliffe cut off the throw to second and fired it back
to A’s Catcher Bill Freehan. Reggie and Freehan collided and Jackson was called
safe at the plate. Sal Bando, A’s Captain, recalled that “Reggie had an unusual way of sliding. He
would jump up, then leave his feet."
Whether it was the slide or the collision, this time it would result in
a torn left hamstring that would force Reggie to leave the game and keep him
from appearing in the ’72 World Series. Jackson is the only player to ever
steal home in league championship play. After the chaos of that hard fought series
Dick Williams was quoted as saying that he slept like a baby. That is, he “woke
up every two hours crying”.
October 12, 1980 - The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the
Houston Astros, 8 - 7, to capture the NLCS in 6 games. In the 10th inning,
Garry Maddox drives in Del Unser to end a dramatic playoff series that featured
four extra-inning games. The game and series ended with Tug McGraw striking out
Willie Wilson at 11:29 p.m. Wilson set a World Series record by striking out
twelve times in the six-game set. Ryan Howard, also of the Phillies, would
break that record by striking out 13 times in the 2009 World Series. Steve
Carlton would get the win, Tug McGraw would get the save and Mike Schmidt was
named the World Series MVP. The Phillies became the last of the original AL and
NL franchises to win a World Series title. This was also the first World Series
to be played on artificial turf.
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
Luke Appling - Old Aches and Pains April 2
April 1 - The eccentric Hall of Famer Rube Waddell
The Big E Opens - Enron Field
Cy Young talks a perfect game March 29
Future Gas House Gang Coach Clyde “Buzzy” Wares gets traded for a Stadium and Dizzy Dean
March 27 - Stan Musial & Miller Huggins
March 26 -Mantle Hits a 600 Foot Blast
George Sisler talks Babe Ruth March 24
Ducky Medwick Interview - March 21
Roberto Clemente Elected Into the Hall of Fame
Richie Ashburn - On Tops Sports Radio March 19
Babe Ruth 570 foot St Patrick's Day Blast
Ty Cobb almost gets traded March 16
Elixir of Brown-Sequard - Pud Galvin passes away 1902
HOFer Lefty Grove - March 6
Mel Ott - World Series At Bats March 2
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