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The following are the events that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball.

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October

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  • 1931 - Willie Mays is born in Westfield, Alabama. After a brief career in the Negro Leagues, Mays will make his major league debut with the New York Giants in 1951. During a 22-year major league career, Mays will bat .302 with 660 home runs and 1903 RBI. Mays will gain Hall of Fame honors in 1971.

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1950s[]

  • 1951 - Cliff Chambers of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches a 3–0 no-hitter in the second game of a doubleheader against the host Boston Braves, despite walking eight batters and throwing a wild pitch. Chambers becomes only the second Pittsburgh pitcher to hurl a no-hitter.
  • 1953 - Bobo Holloman of the St. Louis Browns pitches a 6–0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Athletics, becoming only the third pitcher in major league history to fire a no-hitter in his first start. Holloman will win only two more games during a brief one-year career and will never pitch another complete game in the majors.

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  • 1994 - Anthony Young won as a starter for the first time in more than two years as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10–1. The hard luck pitcher, obtained from the Mets for shortstop José Vizcaíno, ended his 29-game losing-streak major league record as a starter.

2000s[]

  • 2005 - Preserving a 6–5 win over the Cardinals, Trevor Hoffman became the third closer in major league history to save 400 games The Padres reliever joined Lee Smith (478) and John Franco (424) as the other bullpen artists who have also reached this milestone.

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • 1956 - Harry Ostdiek, catcher (b. 1881)
  • 1960 - Vern Bickford, All-Star pitcher (b. 1920)
  • 1985 - Kirby Higbe, All-Star pitcher (b. 1915)
  • 1985 - Joe Glenn, catcher (b. 1908)
  • 2003 - Art Houtteman, All-Star pitcher (b. 1927)
  • 2005 - Lee Stine, pitcher (b. 1913)
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