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St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Minnesota Twins 4, F — The 1987 World Series between the Twins and Cardinals brought a whole new meaning to the term “home-field advantage.” It marked the first time that the home team won all of its games in a series. It was also the first time that World Series

Baltimore Orioles 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 0, F — Eddie Murray hit a pair of homers and Rick Dempsey added a solo shot to back the five-hit pitching of Scott McGregor as the Orioles wrapped up their first World Series title in 13 years with a 5-0 shutout of the Phillies. Murray and Dempsey hit

Atlanta Braves 6 at Houston Astros 7, F/18 — The 2005 Houston Astros needed just about everyone on their 40-man roster to land their Wild Card berth, so it is also fitting that the heroics came from a melting pot of Astros players. The Braves were ahead 6-1 in the eighth, when Lance Berkman launched

San Diego Padres 4 at Detroit Tigers 8, F — Game 5 started out poorly for the Padres when Mark Thurmond gave up three runs in the first inning. But they managed to rally back and were within one run of the Tigers in the eighth inning when Kirk Gibson came up to bat to

Minnesota Twins 0 at New York Yankees 4, F — The season, up to this point, had not been an easy one for David Wells. Being yanked from his previous start in the third inning, despite a 9-0 Yankee lead, had Boomer openly contemplating retirement. Not an irrational thought for someone two weeks shy of

St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Kansas City Royals 11, F — The “Show-Me Series” came to an end on October 27, 1985 at Royals Stadium when the night after becoming a father, Royals pitcher Bret Saberhagen threw a five-hitter while leading his team to victory. The Royals became the only team to ever come from

Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6, F/12 — Returning to St. Louis and down 3-2 in the series, the Cardinals needed this win if they wanted to force a Game 7. The Cardinals went into the 9th inning leading by one, but Jeff Bagwell came through for the Astros with game-tying single scoring

Oakland Athletics 13 at San Francisco Giants 7, F — The first-ever all-Bay Area World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland A’s, known as “The Battle of the Bay,” was ultimately upstaged by the first-ever nationally-televised earthquake. With the A’s taking the first two games at home, the Series shifted across the

Cincinnati Reds 7 at New York Yankees 2, F — On the heels of the high from Chris Chambliss’ Royals-crushing home run in the ALCS to put the Yankees into the World Series, the Yanks crashed right into the steamrolling juggernaut that was the “Big Red Machine” from Cincinnati. With a lineup that boasted George

St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Yankees 5, F — On this night of interleague play, where the Yankees met the Cardinals in a meaningful game for the first time since the 1964 World Series, Roger Clemens gained entrance into not one, but two of the most exclusive clubs in sports. The Rocket became

Minnesota Twins 5 at Oakland Athletics 4, F — Minnesota got off to a 2-1 lead, and it was a pitchers’ duel until the 9th. Twins starter Brad Radke had a gutty performance, going 6 and 2/3 innings and giving up only one run on six hits. Minnesota added three runs in the top of

St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Padres 5, F — MVP Ken Caminiti does his best to keep San Diego alive, blasting two homers and making a run-saving play in the field. But Brian Jordan steals the show with some sparkling defense of his own, followed by a game-winning blast off Padres closer Trevor Hoffman. Dennis

Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Florida Marlins 6, F — The Marlins won their first Opening Day ever, on April 5, 1993, against the Dodgers. Jeff Conine went 4-4 in this game, making him an immediate crowd favorite, and by the end of his tenure with Florida, he would earn the nickname “Mr. Marlin.”

Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 2, F/12 — Mike Mussina spun a gem for the Orioles, striking out an LCS-record 15 through seven innings, but veteran Orel Hershiser matched him zero-for-zero. The stellar starters were long gone by the 12th inning, though (and the were bullpens close to depletion) when the Tribe threatened. With

New York Yankees 1 at Oakland A’s 0, F — With their backs against the wall for the first time since 1997, the Yankees traveled to Oakland one loss away from elimination. A’s starter Barry Zito stifled the Yanks through four innings, until Jorge Posada belted a solo homer in the fifth. Mike Mussina also

National League 5 at American League 6, F — Originally scheduled to be played on July 14, the 1981 All-Star Game was delayed until August 9th, due to a players’ strike, which lasted until July 31st. The 1981 Midsummer Classic set the record for the highest attendance at an All-Star game, with the American League

Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Mets 6, F/10 — Leading 5-4 in the 10th inning, just one out away from their first Championship since 1918, the Red Sox (much to the frenzied delight of the Shea Stadium crowd) watch it all roll slowly away from them… literally. Bob Stanley’s wild pitch allows Kevin

California Angels 2 at Baltimore Orioles 4, F — They called it the record that could never be broken. But Cal Ripken, Baltimore Orioles superstar, came to work for the 2,131st straight day, surpassing one of baseball’s most mythic records. When the game vs. California became official in the 5th inning, Cal had officially overtaken

Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Atlanta Braves 3, F/11 — Dave Winfield picked the perfect moment for his first extra-base hit in twelve career World Series games. With the score tied in the 11th and the Blue Jays one win away from Canada’s first-ever World Series title, Winfield burned Charlie Leibrandt for a double down

Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 0, F — Roger Clemens takes the mound for what will be his third to last game as a member of the Red Sox, and records 20 strikeouts for the second time in his career