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
October 12 - Oakland advances to second World Series at the cost of Mr October
October 11 - George Brett steals the show in Game 3 of the 1985 ALCS
October 10 - Tom Seaver hurls the Mets into the World Series for the second time
Jackie Robinson's last hit - a walk off vs the New York Yankees
October 9 - Jeter gets help from a fan
October 8 - Henderson leads Oakland over Blue Jays
October 6 - Ruth goes yard 3 times
October 5 - Billy Martin leads NY to 5th straight title
October 4 - Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series
October 3 - Frank Robinson becomes the first black manager
October 2 - Gibson fans 17 to set World Series Record
October 1 - managerial career of Roberto Clemente began and ended on this day
September 22 Cesar Tovar plays all 9 positions
September 21 Vida Blue no-hits the Twins
September 20 Thurman Munson, has his plaque placed in Monument Park
September 19 - Davey Johnson ties Hornsby
September 18 - Roger Clemens fans 20 Detroit Tigers
September 17 Dwight Gooden leads Mets to 108th victory
September 16 - Dave Winfield collects 3000th hit
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