Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Baseball Today
Monday, October 24, 2005
(AP) --
No game scheduled. The World Series moves to Houston for Game 3 on Wednesday, Oct. 25.
STARS
Sunday
_ Scott Podsednik and Paul Konerko, White Sox. Podsednik homered in the bottom of the ninth inning and Konerko hit the 18th grand slam in World Series history in Chicago's 7-6 win over Houston in Game 2 of the World Series.
WALKING OFF TO TEXAS
The White Sox have a 2-0 lead in the World Series after Scott Podsednik's ninth-inning homer gave Chicago a 7-6 victory over Houston on Sunday. Podsednik, who did not homer in 507 regular-season at-bats, has two postseason homers.
GRAND
Chicago's Paul Konerko hit the 18th grand slam in World Series history during Sunday night's 7-6 win over Houston. It was the first World Series grand slam since the Yankees' Tino Martinez did it in Game 1 of the 1998 World Series against San Diego.
FAREWELL
Harry Dalton, who spent more than four decades as an executive with the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers, died Sunday from complications of Parkinson's disease. He was 77. ... Ted Bonda, the former Cleveland Indians owner who hired Frank Robinson as baseball's first black manager, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 88.
SPEAKING
"Not too many times are you going to hit a grand slam in the World Series and that would be the second-best thing that happened all week" — Paul Konerko after hitting a grand slam in Chicago's 7-6 win over Houston in Game 2 of the World Series on Sunday night. Earlier in the week, Konerko was named ALCS MVP and became a father for the first time.
SEASONS
Oct. 24
1911 — The World Series between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics was resumed after six days of rain, and Chief Bender beat Christy Mathewson 4-2 to give the A's a 3-1 lead.
1981 — The Los Angeles Dodgers came back to beat the New York Yankees 8-7 in a sloppy 3 1/2-hour game and tied the World Series 2-2. The Yankees blew a 6-3 lead. On one play, Reggie Jackson lost the ball in the sun and it bounced off his shoulder for a two-base error.
1985 — Danny Jackson's five-hitter cut St. Louis' lead to 3-2 in the World Series as the Kansas City Royals took Game 5, 6-1. Willie Wilson's two-run triple highlighted a three-run second inning and chased starter Ken Forsch.
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.
1992 — The Toronto Blue Jays took baseball's championship outside the United States for the first time, beating the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in 11 innings in Game 6 of the World Series.
1994 — Atlanta's Greg Maddux became the first pitcher to win three straight Cy Young Awards, unanimously sweeping the NL honor. Maddux was 16-6 with a 1.56 ERA, the third lowest in 75 years.
2000 — Benny Agbayani hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning as the New York Mets handed Orlando Hernandez his first postseason defeat, beating the Yankees 4-2 to cut their World Series deficit to 2-1. The Mets also ended the Yankees' record 14-game winning streak in the World Series.
Today's birthdays: Rafael Furcal, 28; Mike Matthews, 35; Arthur Rhodes, 36.
Oct. 25
1911 — Fred Merkle's 10th-inning sacrifice fly scored Larry Doyle to give the New York Giants a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. The victory cut the A's lead in the Series to 3-2.
1981 — Steve Yeager and Pedro Guerrero hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees in the World Series.
1986 — The New York Mets rallied for three runs with two outs in the 10th inning against the Boston Red Sox to push the World Series to a decisive seventh game. The tie-breaking run scored on Boston first baseman Bill Buckner's error on Mookie Wilson's slow grounder.
1987 — The Minnesota Twins, behind Frank Viola, won their first World Series championship by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 in Game 7, becoming the first team to win four home games.
2003 — Florida's Josh Beckett threw a shutout to lead the Marlins to a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees to win the World Series. Pitching on only three days rest, Beckett, who was named MVP of the series, allowed five hits in Game 6 as Florida won its second title in seven seasons.
Today's birthdays: Tony Torcato 26; J.J. Davis 27; Pedro Martinez 34.
Source: http://www.sfgate.com/
(AP) --
No game scheduled. The World Series moves to Houston for Game 3 on Wednesday, Oct. 25.
STARS
Sunday
_ Scott Podsednik and Paul Konerko, White Sox. Podsednik homered in the bottom of the ninth inning and Konerko hit the 18th grand slam in World Series history in Chicago's 7-6 win over Houston in Game 2 of the World Series.
WALKING OFF TO TEXAS
The White Sox have a 2-0 lead in the World Series after Scott Podsednik's ninth-inning homer gave Chicago a 7-6 victory over Houston on Sunday. Podsednik, who did not homer in 507 regular-season at-bats, has two postseason homers.
GRAND
Chicago's Paul Konerko hit the 18th grand slam in World Series history during Sunday night's 7-6 win over Houston. It was the first World Series grand slam since the Yankees' Tino Martinez did it in Game 1 of the 1998 World Series against San Diego.
FAREWELL
Harry Dalton, who spent more than four decades as an executive with the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers, died Sunday from complications of Parkinson's disease. He was 77. ... Ted Bonda, the former Cleveland Indians owner who hired Frank Robinson as baseball's first black manager, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 88.
SPEAKING
"Not too many times are you going to hit a grand slam in the World Series and that would be the second-best thing that happened all week" — Paul Konerko after hitting a grand slam in Chicago's 7-6 win over Houston in Game 2 of the World Series on Sunday night. Earlier in the week, Konerko was named ALCS MVP and became a father for the first time.
SEASONS
Oct. 24
1911 — The World Series between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics was resumed after six days of rain, and Chief Bender beat Christy Mathewson 4-2 to give the A's a 3-1 lead.
1981 — The Los Angeles Dodgers came back to beat the New York Yankees 8-7 in a sloppy 3 1/2-hour game and tied the World Series 2-2. The Yankees blew a 6-3 lead. On one play, Reggie Jackson lost the ball in the sun and it bounced off his shoulder for a two-base error.
1985 — Danny Jackson's five-hitter cut St. Louis' lead to 3-2 in the World Series as the Kansas City Royals took Game 5, 6-1. Willie Wilson's two-run triple highlighted a three-run second inning and chased starter Ken Forsch.
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.
1992 — The Toronto Blue Jays took baseball's championship outside the United States for the first time, beating the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in 11 innings in Game 6 of the World Series.
1994 — Atlanta's Greg Maddux became the first pitcher to win three straight Cy Young Awards, unanimously sweeping the NL honor. Maddux was 16-6 with a 1.56 ERA, the third lowest in 75 years.
2000 — Benny Agbayani hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning as the New York Mets handed Orlando Hernandez his first postseason defeat, beating the Yankees 4-2 to cut their World Series deficit to 2-1. The Mets also ended the Yankees' record 14-game winning streak in the World Series.
Today's birthdays: Rafael Furcal, 28; Mike Matthews, 35; Arthur Rhodes, 36.
Oct. 25
1911 — Fred Merkle's 10th-inning sacrifice fly scored Larry Doyle to give the New York Giants a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. The victory cut the A's lead in the Series to 3-2.
1981 — Steve Yeager and Pedro Guerrero hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees in the World Series.
1986 — The New York Mets rallied for three runs with two outs in the 10th inning against the Boston Red Sox to push the World Series to a decisive seventh game. The tie-breaking run scored on Boston first baseman Bill Buckner's error on Mookie Wilson's slow grounder.
1987 — The Minnesota Twins, behind Frank Viola, won their first World Series championship by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 in Game 7, becoming the first team to win four home games.
2003 — Florida's Josh Beckett threw a shutout to lead the Marlins to a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees to win the World Series. Pitching on only three days rest, Beckett, who was named MVP of the series, allowed five hits in Game 6 as Florida won its second title in seven seasons.
Today's birthdays: Tony Torcato 26; J.J. Davis 27; Pedro Martinez 34.
Source: http://www.sfgate.com/
