| This Date In Baseball |
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| Written by Admin |
| Sunday, 28 October 2012 04:44 |
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Compiled by PAUL MONTELLA By The Associated Press Oct. 29 1931 - Lefty Grove, winner of 31 games for the Philadelphia A's, was named the American League MVP. 1942 - Branch Rickey, the architect of the St. Louis Cardinals' farm system, resigned as the team's vice president. Rickey was named president of the Dodgers on Nov. 1. 1979 - Willie Mays severed all tied to major league baseball after signing a contract with the Bally Corporation, which is involved with legalized gambling in Atlantic City, N.J. 2008 - Brad Lidge and the Philadelphia Phillies finished off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in a three-inning sprint to win a suspended Game 5 nearly 50 hours after it started, capturing their first World Series title since 1980. Left in limbo by a two-day rainstorm, Pedro Feliz singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh and Lidge closed out his perfect season to deliver the title. 2009 - Alex Rodriguez delivered the biggest hit of his career, a go ahead two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge as the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 for a 3-1 lead in the World Series. Today's birthdays: Jose Mijares 28; Will Venable 30; R.A. Dickey 38. |
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