This Day in Baseball - The Daily Rewind
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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.
Rogers Hornsby amazing streak January 31
Sandy Amoros makes the catch
Roberto Clemente picks up Tris Speaker Award
Goose Goslin credits an interview for his Hall Call
Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker get cleared for fixing games
Ford Frick ushers in new deadball era
Lefty Gomez - SOLD by Bombers
The original hit king - Gorgeus George Sisler
Jackie Robinson completes his baseball journey January 23
RIP Hank Aaron - Vin Scully calls #715
Robin Roberts & The Whiz Kids January 22
Dizzy Dean gaines the HOF Call and recalls teammates
Ted Williams makes a perfect pitch January 20
Stan Musial Enlists for WWII
Bob Feller - Returns from World War II
January 17 - Carl Hubbell gets rewarded
January 5 - Don Wilson sadly passes away in his home
January 4 - The Rajah goes to Cooperstown
The Red Sox Sell Ruth to New York - but was it really for play?
Future Hall of Famers - Grimes and Stengel traded for each other
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