On This Day: October 20
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1935
Hank Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers is named American League MVP by the Baseball Writers Association. Wes Ferrell, in his second season with the Red Sox, is runner-up.
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On This Day: October 18
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1997
The first World Series game ever played in the state of Florida belongs to the Marlins. Moises Alou and Charles Johnson smack back-to-back home runs against Orel Hershiser of the Cleveland make a 7-4 winner of Livan Hernandez in Game One.
On This Day: October 15
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1968
Roger Nelson is the initial choice of the Kansas City Royals in the AL expansion draft. Don Mincher is the first choice of the Seattle Pilots. In five years with the Royals, Nelson will go 18-22.
On This Day: October 13
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1965
Jim “Mudcat” Grant of the Twins behaves like a one-man team, hitting a three-run home run and pitching a 5-1 win at Minnesota to knot the World Series with the Dodgers after six games.
On This Day: October 12
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1969
New York’s Jerry Koosman and Ron Taylor combine on a two-hitter in Game Two against the Orioles. Al Weis’s ninth-inning single off losing pitcher Dave McNally gives the Mets a 2-1 win to even the World Series.
On This Day: October 10
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1945
The Detroit Tigers score five runs in the first inning of Game Seven and rout the Chicago Cubs 9-3 behind future Hall of Fame pitcher Hal Newhouser, who strikes out 10 on the way to winning the World Series for the Bengals.
On This Day: October 8
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1989
Oakland beats the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 in Game Five to advance to the World Series for the second straight year. Rickey Henderson, who hit .441 with eight stolen bases and three home runs for the Athletics, is named ALCS MVP. 
On This Day: October 6
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1997
The Indians complete their surprising victory over the Yankees with a tense 4-3 win at Jacobs Field in Game Five of the Division Series. Jose Mesa saves rookie Jaret Wright’s second win of the series when he retires Bernie Williams with the tying run on second in the ninth inning.
On This Day: October 4
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1967
Cardinals left fielder Lou Brock has four hits, steals two bases and scores twice, as St. Louis edges Boston 2-1 to open the World Series at Fenway Park. Bob Gibson has 10 strikeouts and out-duels Jose Santiago, whose home run is the Red Sox only score.
On This Day: October 2
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1969
The Seattle Pilots play what will be their last game in Seattle in a 3-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics. A crowd of 5,473 shows up. The team will move to Milwaukee the next season and become the Brewers.
