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This Day in Baseball History: October 20th (Sox Complete Greatest Comeback In Baseball History)
By Administrator | October 20, 2008
In 1931, Mickey Mantle was born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma.
In 1960, Ralph Houk, 41, was named manager of the NY Yankees, succeeding Casey Stengel.
In 1964, Johnny Keane replaced Yogi Berra as Yankees manager.
In 1982, the Milwaukee Brewers were unable to hold on to a 3-1 lead in Game 7, as the Cardinals won, 6-3, to become world champs.
In 1988, Dodgers ace Orel Hershiser limited the A’s to four singles in Game 5 of the World Series as Los Angeles won the World Series, 4 games to 1.
In 2002, twenty-year old reliever Francisco Rodriguez became the youngest pitcher in history to win a World Series game… with 15 days of major league experience, K-Rod retired nine consecutive batters in three innings to pick up the victory in the Angels 11-10 win over the Giants.
In 2004, I was sitting in the fourth row of the Tier Boxes at Yankee Stadium as the Red Sox became the first team in baseball history to win a best-of-seven series after losing the first three games… the Sox beat the Yankees,10-3, behind Johnny Damon’s hitting (two home runs, including a 2nd inning grand slam) and Derek Lowe’s pitching.
Born Today: Mickey Mantle (1931), Juan Marichal (1937), Juan Gonzalez (1969)
Topics: MLB History |
