This Day in Baseball - The Daily Rewind
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October 2 - Gibson fans 17 to set World Series Record
October 2, 1978 - Bucky “Bleeping” Dent's unlikely home
run helps the New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox in a dramatic one-game
playoff at Fenway Park. Trailing by two runs in the seventh inning, Dent smacks
a three-run shot against pitcher Mike Torrez into the screen above the Green
Monster. The Yankees hold on for a 5 - 4 victory en route to face the Royals in
the ALCS and the Dodgers in the World Series. Dent would go on to hit .417 with
7 RBI in a six-game Yankee triumph over LA.
October 2, 1963 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers
sets a World Series record by striking out 15 batters in Game One against the
New York Yankees, beating the record set by Carl Erskine 10 years ago on this
day. The Dodgers win the game, 5 - 2, behind Koufax' six-hit
pitching performance.
October 2, 1968 - In one of the most memorable World
Series performances ever, Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals strikes out 17
Detroit Tigers. Gibson sets the World Series record for
most strikeouts in a single game, set on this day in 1963
by Sandy Koufax, and leads the
Cardinals to a 4 - 0 victory over Tigers ace and Cy Young
Award winner, Denny McLain.
October 2, 1966 - Sandy Koufax of the Los
Angeles Dodgers wins his 27th game of the season and the final game of his
career. Koufax's 6 - 3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies clinches the
National League pennant for the Dodgers.
October 2, 1974 Hank Aaron hits his final home run as
a member of the Atlanta Braves, who defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 13 - 0. Phil
Niekro pitches the shutout for his 20th win of the season
Historical Recap performed by:
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