Baseball Historians

September 30, 1967 at Comiskey Park Senators 4, White Sox 0  (89-72) In a meaningless game, the White Sox played their third straight game in which they couldn’t score a run.  Rocky Colavito was the only hitter to reach base twice with a pair of singles. Gary Peters fell to 16-11 with the loss.  He [...]

September 30, 1967 at Tiger Stadium Tigers 5 (90-69), Angels 0 (82-76) Mickey Lolich came through once again as he continued his impressive second half as he kept the Tigers pennant hopes alive with a three hit shutout over the Angels.  He walked four and struck out eleven and the Angels never really threatened to score [...]

September 30, 1967 at Fenway Park Red sox 6 (91-70), Twins 4 (91-70) The Red Sox kept their pennant hopes alive in a must win game over the Twins.  With the win, the Red Sox moved into a tie for first place and it set up what was effectively a one game playoff in the [...]

September 30, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Tigers 5, Yankees 2  (99-61)
With just two games left in the season, the Yankees still had not clinched the division outright because the Red Sox won another game to stave off elimination.  In the meantime, the Yankees were shut down by Tigers starter John Hiller and they were held to [...]

September 30, 1967 at Atlanta Stadium
Cardinals 3, Braves 1  (100-60)
The Cardinals reached the 100 win mark behind a solid start by Dick Hughes. He improved to 16-6 and he gave up one unearned run on three hits with six strikeouts in the complete game win.
Lou Brock went three for four with two runs and a [...]

September 30, 1987 at Arlington Stadium
Rangers 2, Twins 1  (85-74)
The Twins were shut down by Rangers starter Bobby Witt as they continued to coast into the playoffs.  Kirby Puckett singled and he drove in the lone run for the Twins while Kent Hrbek reached base four times with a single, a double and two walks.
Les [...]

September 29, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 4, Reds 3  (95-59)
The Braves finished their regular season with an exciting win over the Reds.  Neither team scored until the seventh inning when Del Rice drew a bases loaded walk to push home the first run of the game.  The Braves added a second run in the bottomo [...]

Well, the Tigers chance to win 90 is now gone after losing to the White Sox last night.  Kenny Rogers had a rough start but the highlight of the day was another solid game by Magglio Ordonez.  One of his two hits was his 53rd double and he drove in his 137th run of the [...]

September 29, 1967 at Comiskey Park Senators 1, White Sox 0  (89-71) The White Sox were eliminated from the American League pennant race with just two days left to play as once again their bats failed.  Like in their previous game, they were held to just four hits in a shutout loss.  Tommy McCraw was [...]

September 29, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Indians 4, Yankees 1  (99-60)
The Yankees didn’t get any help nor did they help themselves because after a Red Sox win and their loss to the Indians, the Yankees still had not clinched the American League East.  Ed Figueroa fell to 16-11 with the loss although he just gave up [...]

September 29, 1967 at Atlanta Stadium
Cardinals 3, Braves 1  (99-60)
Bob Gibson got his final tune up start and he looked as good as ever despite not getting the win.  He gave up just one unearned run on eight hits and three walks with eigth strikeouts in nine innings.  Ron Willis shut down the Braves in [...]

September 29, 1987 at Arlington Stadium
Rangers 7, Twins 5  (85-73)
The Twins were knocked around in what turned out to be a team effort loss as three different pitchers were knocked around by the Rangers.  Keith Atherton was the guy who took the loss because the Twins hitters kept them in the game.  He fell to 7-5 [...]

September 28, 1957 at County Stadium
Reds 6, Braves 0  (94-59)
Reds starter Johnny Klippstein had a career day as he held the Braves to just one hit and Warren Spahn was roughed up in his final start before the World Series.  Bob Hazle broke up the no-hitter with two outs in the eighth inning with a single [...]

September 28, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 10, Blue Jays 0  (99-59)
The Yankees won their sixth straight game and with the Red Sox loss, the Yankees magic number was now down to one.  Four Yankees went yard in the win.  Reggie Jackson had just one hit but it was a grand slam and Thurman Munson, Graig [...]

September 28,1987 at Arlington Stadium
Twins 5, Rangers 3  (85-72)
The Twins were headed to the playoffs as they finally locked up the division crown with tight win over the Rangers.  Steve Lombardozzi was the hitting star in the win and he played a role in four of the Twins five runs.   He went two for four [...]

One things I learned is, it’s tough to blog a bad team and while the Rangers had their moments in the second half and they’re in the middle of a four game winning streak, the fact that the Rangers didn’t play much meaningful baseball during those good times means the season has to be considered a [...]

My post season blogging was pretty much a disaster not that things would be too pleasant to write about.  The Brewers collapsed again and now, with just three games left to play, the Brewers find themselves still two games back with three to play desp…

September 27, 1967 at Municpal Stadium Athletics 5, White Sox 2 (89-69) The White Sox didn’t do themselves a favor by dropping the front end of their doubleheader against the last place Athletics.  The White Sox were held to just a pair of runs on four hits.  Tommy Agee had the only extra base hit [...]

September 27, 1967 at Metropolitan Stadium Angels 5, Twins 1 (91-69) The Twins had a chance to clinch at least a tie for the American League pennant but they couldn’t take care of the Twins and now everything will come down a two game series with the Red Sox.  The Twins had their share of [...]

September 27, 1967 at Fenway Park Indians 6, Red Sox 0 (90-70) Things were really going down to the wire as the Red Sox and Twins both lost heading into a critical two game season to end the season.  The Red Sox lost despite their ace Jim Lonborg being on the mound.  He gave up four [...]

September 27, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Indians 1  (98-59)
The Yankees shaved their magic number down to three behind some solid pitching by Dick Tidrow and Sparky Lyle.  Tidrow gave up just one run in 7 1/3 innings in a no-decision start while Sparky Lyle improved to 13-5 with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.
Thurman [...]

September 27, 1987 at the Metrodome
Twins 8, Royals 1  (84-72)
The Twins clinched at least share of the American League West behind a three homer attack and some solid pitching by Bert Blyleven.  The righthander gave up just one run on five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in the complete game win.
Kent Hrbek homered and [...]

The Tigers won last night in an odd, rain shortened game but they were also eliminated from playoff contention as the Yankees blew out the Devil Rays to clinch up the Wild Card.  As a Tiger fan though, it’s hard to be too disappointed and in a way, I think they go their seasons crossed [...]

September 26, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 2, Reds 1  (94-58)
Lew Burdette did a nice job on the mound in his final tune up start before the World Series.  He improved to 17-9 and he gave up one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in the complete game win.
The Braves scored both [...]

Congratulations to Brandon Phillips.  Today’s milestone was yet another nail in the voodoo doll of Indians management who let him go to greener pastures.  (Not that they’ve missed him this year)  Is there a more talented player on this Reds team right now than Phillips?  It’s hard to argue there’s a better defensive player on [...]

It’s safe to sa that I never did get the hang of this blogging thing, but with a little counseling, I’m hoping to get back into the fold here soon.  Not that Royals fans have much to be excited about.  Sure they didn’t lose a 100, and they might not even finish in last place.  [...]

September 26, 1987 at the Metrodome
Royals 7, Twins 4  (83-72)
The Royals are now the new second place team as they passed up the Athletics in the AL West with a win over the Twins.  Steve Carlton was tagged for three runs in 5 1/3 innings while Jeff Reardon was bombed in the top of the [...]

September 26, 1967 at Wrigley Field
Cubs 8, Cardinals 7  (98-60)
Steve Carlton didn’t take the loss in this game but he was beat up none the less as the Cardinals lost to their rivals, the Cubs.  Carlton gave up five runs in 5 2/3 innings while rookie Mike Torrez, who would play a key role in [...]

The Tigers kept their slim playoff hopes alive in a beatdown over the Twins.  Yorman Bazardo was the star on the pitching side and he threw seven shutout innings to improve to 2-1.  Joel Zumaya and Chad Durbin both threw a shutout frame to close out the game.
Curtis Granderson picked up his 23rd triple of [...]

September 25, 1977 at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees 15, Blue Jays 0 (95-59)
The Yankees tore up the Blue Jays in the first game of their doubleheader.  Cliff Johnson led the way with a pair of homers while Reggie Jackson went yard with his 31st of the season and he drove in four runs.  Lou Piniella and Dave [...]