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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.
Wee Willie Keeler - The Brooklyn Millionaire
December 26 Carlton Fisk & Ozzie Smith
December 22 - Connie Mack
December 19 - Doc Ellis Passes Away
December 15 Bob Feller on First Start after WWII
December 5 Pete Rose Signs with Philadelphia
December 1 Frank Robinson wins ROY
November 6 - The Big Train Walter Johnson
November 5 - Wagner is sold for $262,000
november 5 - Burleigh Grimes
November 4 - The Players are finally free
November 4 Ernie Banks
November 3 - Koufax and the Cy Young
November 2 - Bob Feller
November 1 - Leadoff and Walk off Homers Vic Power
Mickey Mantle turns 89 - Listen to him and his 500th homerun
October 15 In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
October 14 - Steve Bartman
October 13 - Bill Mazeroski Walks it off in 1960
After missing a sign Bob Robertson delivers a 3 run HR 1971 World Series
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