Today in RBI Baseball History

[fknmclane]

Mash em, boil em, stick em in a stew.

[TβG]

DUBIOUS ACHIEVEMENT

Reggie Jackson, the self-proclaimed "Mr. October," batted a meager .227 in 45 American League Championship Series games, setting an LCS record with 41 strikeouts.

[ultimate7]

Was it really self-proclaimed?

Did he just say hey, I am Mr. October.  I had always assumed the press dubbed him that when he had the 3 HR game.

[Big Hath]

We should start a drive to get Potatoes to be his official nickname...

Who had the NL record for taters in the 1970s?  I don't even have a good guess...  Stargell?

whats a taters?
LOTR?

You've never heard of homeruns refered to as taters?

[ultimate7]

DUBIOUS ACHIEVEMENT

Reggie Jackson, the self-proclaimed "Mr. October," batted a meager .227 in 45 American League Championship Series games, setting an LCS record with 41 strikeouts.

Wow in 27 WS games 10 HRs 24 RBIs and 1.212 OPS with 4 wins in 5 series, Mr. October indeed.

[TβG]

don't shoot the messenger man, i just post whatever my official MLB desk calendar tells me.

[BeeJay]

Was it really self-proclaimed?

Did he just say hey, I am Mr. October. I had always assumed the press dubbed him that when he had the 3 HR game.

I think it went something like this

Reggie:  "Damn, I had a good game today, and I saved the fkn queen!  I think I need a nickname for this.  How 'bout you guys give me a nickname based on the day of week, like in the detective shows on the picture box.  What day is it again?"

Billy Madison's friend: "October?"

Metallica: "I dub thee Mr. October."

[fknmclane]

Fanfkntastic post

[TβG]

LANDMARK

Nolan Ryan led all Major League pitchers in strikeouts in both the 1980s (2,678) and te 1980s (2,167).

[ultimate7]

Nolan Ryan led all Major League pitchers in strikeouts in both the 1980s (2,678) and te 1980s (2,167).

That sounds crazy was he 2 different pitchers?  Does the spelling of 'the' have some effect on his cloning?  Or was one in some sort of bizzaro world?

[TβG]

70's and the 80's.  I am having keyboard problems today.  my "g" and "h" aren't working and also the backspace key, among others.  you will be happy to know that i am using a different keyboard now.

[fightonusc]

OCTOBER 27

1985 - The Royals become the sixth team to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win the Fall Classic as series MVP Bret Saberhagen blanks the Cardinals on five hits, 11-0. Joaquin Andujar is thrown out of the game for arguing ball and strikes calls.

1986 - In another comeback win, the Mets defeat the Red Sox, 8-5 to win Game 7 of the World Series. Ray Knight makes amends for an earlier error by hitting a home run which puts the Mets ahead for good in the seventh inning.

1989 -  After a ten day delay due to the earthquake, the World Series resumes with the A's beating the Giants in Game 3, 13-7. Oakland uses the long ball hitting five home runs in securing the victory. Dave Henderson leads the A's hitting attack by belting two home runs and driving in four runs.

1991 - Jack Morris pitches a 10-inning shutout to lead the Minnesota Twins to a dramatic 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 7 of the World Series. Gene Larkin singles in Dan Gladden over a drawn in outfield to score the game's only run.

1999 -  The Yankees, behind the solid pitching of Roger Clemens, sweeps its second straight Fall Classic beating the Braves, 4-1. Atlanta joins the New York Giants (1910-19) as the only teams to lose four World Series in a decade.

2002 -  In the team's 42nd season, the Angels finally win a World Series title by beating the Giants, 4-1, in Game 7 at Edison Field . Garret Anderson's three-run double provides enough offense for John Lackey to become the first rookie to win a seventh game since 1909 when Babe Adams accomplished the feat for the Pirates. Benito Santiago scores the only run for the Giants.

[JoeDirt]

you will be happy to know that i am using a different keyboard now.

Actually, I'm more pissed than anything.

[TβG]

LANDMARK

In the National League in 1984, Tim Raines and Johnny Ray tied for the most doubles (38), Juan Samuel and Ryne Sandberg tied for the most triples (19), Dale Murphy and Mike Schmidt tied for the most homers (36), and Schmidt and Gary Carter tied for the most RBI (106).

[TβG]

DUBIOUS ACHIEVEMENT

The Schofield family was not known for its offensive prowess.  In 1965, John "Dick/Ducky" Schofield batted .209 for the Pirates and the Giants, the worst average among National League regulars.  In 1992 his son, Richard "Dick" Schofield, hit .205 for the Mets, also the worst in the NL.

[ericdavisfan]

We should start a drive to get Potatoes to be his official nickname...

Who had the NL record for taters in the 1970s?  I don't even have a good guess...  Stargell?

whats a taters?
LOTR?

You've never heard of homeruns refered to as taters?

I think that was George Scott's name for home runs.

[Big Hath]

Today in . . .

1977 - Montreal's Andre Dawson wins the National League Rookie of the Year Award by one vote over New York's Steve Henderson.

1978 - Second baseman Lou Whitaker, who batted .285 for the Tigers, wins the American League Rookie of the Year, receiving 21 of 28 votes

[TβG]

FUN FACT

Expos teammates gave Tim Raines the nickname "Rock" in his rookie season of 1981.  The consensus is it was because of Tim's hard, muscular body, although friend and Expos teammate Andre Dawson, toungue firmly in cheek, claims it was because Raines played defense "like he had rocks in his glove."

[JoeDirt]

Wait, I thought that it was accepted knowledge that Raines was called Rock because of his love for cocaine...because he carried the rock with him on the field even?

[TβG]

october 24th:

1987 - Kent Hrbek's grand slam highlighted a 15-hit barrage as the Minnesota Twins pounded the St. Louis Cardinals 11-5 at the Metrodome to force the World Series to a seventh game.