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October 12 in Baseball History
1999 - The Braves defeat the Mets‚ 4-2‚ in the opening game of the NLCS. Greg Maddux gets the win for Atlanta‚ as C Eddie Perez hits a HR.
1997 - The Indians again score the winning run in their last at bat‚ coming back from a 4-2 deficit to defeat the Orioles‚ 8-7‚ for their 3rd straight win in the ALCS. Sandy Alomar drives home the winner with a single after hitting a 2-run homer earlier in the contest. He also scores from 2B on a wild pitch in the 5th. Brady Anderson‚ Harold Baines‚ Rafael Palmeiro hit homers off Jaret Wright in the 5th while Manny Ramirez goes deep for the Tribe. Jose Mesa blows his 2nd save in 2 days‚ but receives credit for the win.
1994 - The Texas Rangers fire manager Kevin Kennedy.
1991 - Catcher Greg Olson's 2-run homer caps a 4-run Brave 1st as Atlanta goes on to a 10-3 victory over Pittsburgh in Game 3 of the NLCS. Ron Gant and Sid Bream homer for the Braves‚ who take a 2 games to 1 lead.
1971 - As the Series moves to Pittsburgh‚ Steve Blass 3-hits the Orioles 5-1 to give the Pirates their first win.
1961 - Ralph Houk is given a 2-year contract extension to manage the Yankees.
1925 - In game 5‚ Stan Coveleski goes out to finish off the Pirates‚ but a lapse of control costs him 2 in the 3rd. Joe Harris's 3rd HR ties it in the 4th. In the 7th‚ a walk and 3 hits net 2 runs and drive Coveleski off the mound. The Pirates' 13-hit attack produces a 6-3 win.
1915 - In game 4‚ 41‚096 see another 2-1 Boston victory‚ as Ernie Shore gets the win over surprise starter George Chalmers. Gavvy Cravath triples and scores the Phils' lone run.
1907 - In Boston‚ the AL Americans dominate their NL neighbors‚ just as they did in their City Series in 1905. Today's match ends‚ 4-3‚ the Americans' 6th win in 6 games. The final game will end in a 3-3 tie. The two teams won't meet again in a City Series match until 1925.
1859 - The visiting Atlantics whip the Eckford Club‚ 22-12 to win the championship of 1859. The Atlantics score 7 in the first inning and lead 16-4 at the end of 3. They finish the year at 11-1.
