Arizona at Texas, 5:03 PM PDT, TV: Fox. Texas leads the Series one game to none.
The Diamondbacks’ RHP Merrill Kelly (2-1, 2.62 ERA postseason) faces the Rangers’ LHP Jordan Montgomery (3-0, 2.16 ERA postseason).
- 1953 Red Barber resigns as a Brooklyn Dodger broadcaster and will take the ‘catbird’ seat with the rival New York Yankees. The ‘Old Redhead’ reportedly left the team because he was upset with Brooklyn owner Walter O’Malley’s refusal to support him when he failed to get a higher fee from Gillette, the sponsor of the 1953 World Series on television.
- 1981 After dropping the first two games of the Fall Classic, the Dodgers defeat the Yankees, 9-2, capturing the World Championship in six games. The victory at the Bronx ballpark marks the third time this postseason that Los Angeles will come from behind to win a series, having been down 0-2 against the Astros in the five-game strike-necessitated NLDS and 1-2 behind the Expos in the NLCS five-game series.
- 1981 Entering Game 6 of the World Series in the fifth inning, Yankee right-hander George Frazier, relieving starter Tommy John, gives up three go-ahead runs in the team’s 9-2 elimination loss to the Dodgers at Yankee Stadium. The 27-year-old reliever becomes the first pitcher to lose three games in a best-of-seven World Series and the second to drop that many decisions in any Fall Classic, joining White Sox Lefty Williams, the loser of a trio of games in the best-of-nine series played in 1919.
- 1995 In Game 6, Tom Glavine and Mark Wohlers combine on a one-hitter to defeat the Indians, 1-0, giving the Braves their third World Championship, the first since moving to Atlanta. David Justice’s leadoff homer in the sixth inning off Jim Poole proves to be the difference.
- 2011 After being down by 10.5 games on August 25 for the NL Central Division lead, the Cardinals beat the Rangers at Busch Stadium, 6-2, in Game 7 of the Fall Classic to win their eleventh world championship in franchise history. In Game 6, the Redbirds had been down to their last strike in the ninth and the tenth innings but rallied to tie the score and eventually win the game on David Freese’s leadoff, walk-off home run in the 11th.
Note: These historical notes are excerpts from a list of many more at the website linked above. I recommend you click it for more amusing or tragic baseball facts from this day.
NPUT
That would be game over!
Been watching while I exercise and cook. Kelly killed the Rangers.
Rangers just have to wear this one. Nothing going their way this evening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtGxusvUT3k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKw9JA66H-A
It’s Rufus Thomas time… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6AZNywvF-s
That’s game very likely.
Rangers on the board. Might be as exciting a game as the USC-Cal one today, which SC won 50-49.
Kelly’s done well tonight (jinx?).
An old friend coming in for Texas here.
Dang. Through the 5 hole.
Feels like Arizona should have a 3 or 4 run lead to this point. Not that I’m rooting for that to happen.
TOOTBLAN Tommy.
Some good D by the DBacks.
Rangers can stop the Diamondback steals.
cannot
Fair enough. I’d like to say I was offering some future positive influence – but in truth I was short a (‘t).
This game is no longer interesting which makes it more interesting.
You’re not alone, Dave.
Starting to hit Monty. A great play at third to stop Walker but then another extra base hit.
Jays might want to go back and not trade Moreno.
Yesterday on EF was like opening day for a bad team: good traffic. Tonight: not so much.
But tonight’s game is a good old fashion pitchers duel – so far anyways.