October 8, 1960 Game 3, of the 1960 World Series shifted to Yankee Stadium as Casey Stengel sent Whitey Ford to the mound against Pittsburgh’s Vinegar Bend Mizell. Ford had somewhat of...
[adrotate banner=”42″] On October 8, 1908 A special replay of a game infamously known as The “Merkle Boner” was replayed. On Sept 23, 1908, The New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates , and...
October 7, 1975 – Pittsburgh’s John Candelaria strikes out 14 Reds‚ but is knocked out of the box by Pete Rose’s 8th-inning HR. The Reds complete their sweep of the NLCS with...
[adrotate banner=”49″] On October 6, 1912, Owen Wilson of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits his 36th triple of the season, establishing a major league record. Wilson actually tries to stretch the triple into...
[adrotate banner=”49″] Tuesday, October 6, 1903, at Exposition Park (III) in Allegheny, Pennsylvania After two days of rest, Deacon Phillippe was ready to pitch a second straight game. He threw his third...
On October 2, 1920, Clyde Barnhart becomes the only player in big league history to collect hits in three games in one day. With his Pirates facing the Reds in the only...
On October 2, 1920, Clyde Barnhart becomes the only player in big league history to collect hits in three games in one day. With his Pirates facing the Reds in the only...
[adrotate banner=”32″] October 2, 1920 at Forbes Field – With the last two games rained out, fans get their money’s worth in Pittsburgh as the Pirates and Reds, battling to determine 3rd...
On October 1, 1972, Having yesterday witnessed teammate Roberto Clemente achieve his cherished goal, career hit number 3,000, Pittsburgh’s Steve Blass now attempts to realize his own longstanding dream, a 20-win season,...
[adrotate banner=”49″] On October 1, 2014, Brandon Crawford becomes the first shortstop to hit a postseason grand slam when he clears the bases in the fourth inning of the winner-take-all National League...