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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.
September 13 - Mays hits 500th!
September 12 - Yaz Collects 3000 hit
September 11 Berra ties record
World Series Ace Stan Coveleski
September 10 - Pedro Martinez is brilliant in New York
September 9 - Koufax is perfect
September 8 Todd Hundley joins Mickey Mantle
September 7 - Boston Massacre
September 6 Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 2,131st consecutive game to surpass Lou Gehrig
September 5 McGwire slugs his 60th home run
September 4 - Ron Guidry wins 20th
September 3 - Pedro Martinez punchesout his 3000th batter
September 2 Dave Stieb gets his no hitter
September 1 Tom Seaver sets strikeout record
August 31 - The Bagwell trade
August 30 - Stengel begins and ends on the same day
August 29 - Ruth Suspended
August 28 Boston Red Sox sign free agent Ken “Hawk” Harrelson
August 27 Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brock’s single-season stolen base record
August 26 Dan Bankhead becomes the first black pitcher in major league history
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