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On October 26 in Baseball History...​
  • 1911 - Danny Murphy of Philadelphia had four hits as the Athletics beat the New York Giants 13-2 to win the World Series in six games. The A's put the game out of reach with a seven-run seventh inning.

  • 1931 - Charles Comiskey dies at age 72. The White Sox owner and pioneer player never recovered from the betrayal of the 1919 World Series.

  • 1950 - The Baseball Writers of America select Yankees shortstop Phil Rizzuto as AL MVP. Rizzuto had 200 hits, 125 runs scored, and a .324 batting average, but drove in just 66 runs.

  • 1971 - Oakland's Vida Blue wins the AL Cy Young Award by a 98-85 margin over Mickey Lolich of the Tigers. Blue was 24-8 for the A's, posting 301 strikeouts, eight shutouts, and a 1.82 ERA. Ferguson Jenkins won the Cy Young Award in the NL.

  • 1977 - Sparky Lyle becomes the first AL reliever to win the Cy Young Award. Lyle leads the league with 72 appearances, posting a 13-5 record with 26 saves and a 2.17 ERA.

  • 1979 - Commissioner Bowie Kuhn notifies Hall of Famer Willie Mays that if he accepts a position with Bally Manufacturing Corporation, owner of several gambling casinos, he must disassociate himself from major league baseball. Mays, a part-time coach and goodwill ambassador for the Mets, will relinquish his duties upon accepting Bally's job offer.

  • 1982 - Steve Carlton becomes the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards. The Phils 37-year-old lefthander, who led the NL in wins (23), innings (295.2), strikeouts (286), and shutouts (six), was a previous winner in 1972, 1977, and 1980.

  • 1985 - Dane Iorg's two-run single and a disputed call by first base umpire Don Denkinger in the ninth inning gave the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals and tied the World Series after six games. St. Louis scored its run on a bloop single by Brian Harper in the eighth inning.

  • 1991 - Kirby Puckett prevents two Atlanta runs with a leaping catch in the third inning and then lofts a sacrifice fly in the fifth to give the Twins the lead in Game Six. The Braves tie it in the seventh, but Puckett turned out the lights in the 10th with a home run to force a seventh game.

  • 1995 - Orel Hershiser allows just two runs over eight innings and Jose Mesa survives a two-run home run by Ryan Klesko in the ninth inning to give the Indians a 5-4 win in Game Five.

  • 1996 - A three-run third inning is all the Yankees need. Series MVP John Wetteland pitches out of trouble in the ninth as the Yankees win the World Series for the first time since 1978.

  • 1997 - Edgar Renteria ended one of the most thrilling Game 7s ever, singling with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Florida Marlins their first World Series championship with a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians. The 5-year-old Marlins became the youngest expansion team to win a championship.

  • 1998 - The New York Mets announced All-Star catcher Mike Piazza agreed to a seven-year, $91 million contract, the richest deal in baseball history.
 
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VolPack22 said:
On October 26 in Baseball History...​

  • 1985 - Dane Iorg's two-run single and a disputed call by first base umpire Don Denkinger in the ninth inning gave the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals and tied the World Series after six games. St. Louis scored its run on a bloop single by Brian Harper in the eighth inning.
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Referring to 1985 above, Dane Iorg's nephew, Eli, played for Tennessee: Eli Iorg - Baseball - University of Tennessee Athletics I remember seeing his dad coach first for the Brewers. Whole family played baseball or softball at a high level.
 
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landrus13 said:
Does anyone see Aaron Judge leaving the Yankees and signing with the Giants? Apparently the Giants "wont be outbid" for Judge if he hits the market.
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A month ago I was leaning towards the Mets signing him. Now it appears the Yankees are not going to allow him to leave and make him either the highest or 2nd highest paid everyday player behind Trout. I have never really bought into the Giants hype. If he’s going to any team in California it would be the Dodgers, but I just don’t see that as a realistic possibility. As it has come full circle I’m thinking he stays with the Yankees.
 
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Seeing Vida Blue listed in 1971 made me go back and look at the 1971 All Star Game. My goodness what a time to be alive for a baseball fan. Some all-time great players in that game. Roberto Clemente, Pete Rose, Harmon Killebrew, and Reggie Jackson were reserves if that tells you anything. Also, I think Vida Blue should be in the HOF. Just my opinion but I feel like he did enough to get in. I know he had cocaine issues but I’m sure a lot of other players back then did too.

Scroll down and click “Show Starting Lineups” to see the rosters:

1971 All-Star Game Box Score, July 13 | Baseball-Reference.com
 
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VolPack22 said:
On October 26 in Baseball History...​

  • 1911 - Danny Murphy of Philadelphia had four hits as the Athletics beat the New York Giants 13-2 to win the World Series in six games. The A's put the game out of reach with a seven-run seventh inning.

  • 1931 - Charles Comiskey dies at age 72. The White Sox owner and pioneer player never recovered from the betrayal of the 1919 World Series.

  • 1950 - The Baseball Writers of America select Yankees shortstop Phil Rizzuto as AL MVP. Rizzuto had 200 hits, 125 runs scored, and a .324 batting average, but drove in just 66 runs.

  • 1971 - Oakland's Vida Blue wins the AL Cy Young Award by a 98-85 margin over Mickey Lolich of the Tigers. Blue was 24-8 for the A's, posting 301 strikeouts, eight shutouts, and a 1.82 ERA. Ferguson Jenkins won the Cy Young Award in the NL.

  • 1977 - Sparky Lyle becomes the first AL reliever to win the Cy Young Award. Lyle leads the league with 72 appearances, posting a 13-5 record with 26 saves and a 2.17 ERA.

  • 1979 - Commissioner Bowie Kuhn notifies Hall of Famer Willie Mays that if he accepts a position with Bally Manufacturing Corporation, owner of several gambling casinos, he must disassociate himself from major league baseball. Mays, a part-time coach and goodwill ambassador for the Mets, will relinquish his duties upon accepting Bally's job offer.

  • 1982 - Steve Carlton becomes the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards. The Phils 37-year-old lefthander, who led the NL in wins (23), innings (295.2), strikeouts (286), and shutouts (six), was a previous winner in 1972, 1977, and 1980.

  • 1985 - Dane Iorg's two-run single and a disputed call by first base umpire Don Denkinger in the ninth inning gave the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals and tied the World Series after six games. St. Louis scored its run on a bloop single by Brian Harper in the eighth inning.

  • 1991 - Kirby Puckett prevents two Atlanta runs with a leaping catch in the third inning and then lofts a sacrifice fly in the fifth to give the Twins the lead in Game Six. The Braves tie it in the seventh, but Puckett turned out the lights in the 10th with a home run to force a seventh game.

  • 1995 - Orel Hershiser allows just two runs over eight innings and Jose Mesa survives a two-run home run by Ryan Klesko in the ninth inning to give the Indians a 5-4 win in Game Five.

  • 1996 - A three-run third inning is all the Yankees need. Series MVP John Wetteland pitches out of trouble in the ninth as the Yankees win the World Series for the first time since 1978.

  • 1997 - Edgar Renteria ended one of the most thrilling Game 7s ever, singling with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Florida Marlins their first World Series championship with a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians. The 5-year-old Marlins became the youngest expansion team to win a championship.

  • 1998 - The New York Mets announced All-Star catcher Mike Piazza agreed to a seven-year, $91 million contract, the richest deal in baseball history.
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:mad::mad::mad:1991. I remember seeing Kirby Puckett doing "superman" stunts in that game.
 
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VolPack22 said:
Seeing Vida Blue listed in 1971 made me go back and look at the 1971 All Star Game. My goodness what a time to be alive for a baseball fan. Some all-time great players in that game. Roberto Clemente, Pete Rose, Harmon Killebrew, and Reggie Jackson were reserves if that tells you anything. Also, I think Vida Blue should be in the HOF. Just my opinion but I feel like he did enough to get in. I know he had cocaine issues but I’m sure a lot of other players back then did too.

Scroll down and click “Show Starting Lineups” to see the rosters:

1971 All-Star Game Box Score, July 13 | Baseball-Reference.com
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Yep, how many switch hitting pitchers are there?
 
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