This Day in Baseball - The Daily Rewind
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October 6, 1926 - Babe Ruth hits three home runs to lead the Yankees to a 10 - 5 victory over
St. Louis in Game Four of the World Series. Ruth's final bomb of the day carried
deep into the never-before reached centerfield bleachers, far beyond the
430-foot mark. Estimated at 530 feet, it is the longest home run in World
Series history. If all this weren't enough, this also is the game during which
the Babe makes good on his alleged pre-game promise to hit a home run for the
bedridden young Johnny Sylvester.
October 6, 1945 – William Sianis, a Chicago bar owner and his goat attend Game Four of the World
Series at Wrigley. Cubs owner, P.K. Wrigley ordered that the pair leave because
the goat stunk. As they were being escorted from the park Sianis was heard
saying "The Cubs ain't gonna win no more. The Cubs will never win a World
Series so long as the goat is not allowed in Wrigley Field.", The Chicago
Cubs lose to Detroit 4 – 1, and Detroit would go on to win the World Series
prompting Sianis to send a telegram to Wrigley that said "Who Stinks Now?”
October 6, 2003- The Boston Red Sox complete a three-game playoff comeback, beating the Oakland Athletics 4 - 3 in Game 5 of their American League Division Series.
October 6, 1985 - New York Yankees pitcher Phil Niekro becomes the 18th 300-game winner as he blanks the Toronto Blue Jays, 8 - 0, on the last day of the season. At the age
of 46, Niekro also becomes the oldest pitcher to throw a shutout in major
league history; he will eventually be passed by Jamie Moyer on May 7, 2010.
Historical Recap performed by:
Robyn Newton from - Robyn Says
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