Florida Marlins 9 at Chicago Cubs 6, F — The Series ending Game 7 starting off poorly for the Chicago Cubs, who were still reeling for a devastating Game 6. Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood allowed three runs to score for the Marlins in the first inning. But the Cubs rebounded in the 2nd inning to
Baltimore Orioles 0 at New York Mets 5, F — With the Series tied one and one, the “Miracle Mets” were back at Shea Stadium and ready to take the lead. Tommie Agee got the momentum going with a home run to lead off the bottom of the first. In the fourth inning, with runners
San Francisco Giants 6 at Florida Marlins 7, F — Rookie pitcher Dontrelle Willis faced Jerome Williams in this Series-winning game on October 4th. The Giants scored first in the top of the 2nd of a sacrifice fly, but the Marlins came back in the third and fourth innings before the Giants tied it up
San Francisco Giants 11 at Chicago Cubs 3, F — Giants first baseman Will Clark lived up to his nickname of “The Thrill,” going 4-for-4 with six RBIs as the Giants crushed the Cubs in the opener of San Francisco’s second NLCS appearance in three years. Facing 23-year-old Greg Maddux in the right-hander’s first postseason
St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Kansas City Royals 2, F — The Royals were on their way to a comeback after starting the Series down two games. Now back at home again, they had the momentum to even up the Series and force a Game 7. The game was scoreless until the eighth inning, with
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