Available Now! A Complete History of the Major League Baseball Playoffs, Volume I — Pre-divisional Tiebreakers through 1976
70 Years Ago, Bobby Thomson became a legend with the Shot Heard Round the World. Read the full story of this game and more in A Complete History of the Major League Baseball Playoffs! Volume I takes us from the five pre-divisional tiebreakers through the 1976 NLCS & ALCS. This features legendary moments over a 30-year span, all that helped decide who would play in the World Series.
- October 1, 1946: The First Tiebreaker Game
Brooklyn Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals - October 4, 1948: The Lou Boudreau Show
Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox - October 3, 1951: The Shot Heard Round the World
Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants - September 29, 1959: The Pebble
Milwaukee Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers - October 3, 1962: The Comeback
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers - October 4, 1969: The Perfect Bunt
Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles - October 5, 1969: The 11-Inning Shutout
Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles - October 6, 1969: The Miracle Mets Win the Pennant
Atlanta Braves at New York Mets - October 3, 1971: Bob Robertson’s Three Home Runs
Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants - October 7, 1972: Gonzalo Marquez’s Walk-off Single
Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics - October 8, 1972: Campaneris Throws His Bat
Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics - October 10, 1972: Joe Coleman Breaks the ALCS Strikeout Record
Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers - October 11, 1972: The Tiger Miracle
Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers - October 11, 1972: The Johnny Bench Home Run,
The Wild Pitch, and Roberto Clemente’s Last Game
Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds - October 6, 1973: Johnny Bench’s Walk-off Home Run
New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds - October 7, 1973: Jon Matlack’s Two-hitter
New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds - October 8, 1973: The Pete Rose-Bud Harrelson Melee
Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets - October 9, 1973: The Bert Campaneris Walk-off Homer
Baltimore Orioles at Oakland Athletics - October 9, 1973: Pete Rose’s 12th-inning Home Run
Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets - October 10, 1973: The Five-Run Rally
Baltimore Orioles at Oakland Athletics - October 7, 1975: John Candelaria Breaks the NLCS Strikeout Record
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates - October 12, 1976: The Double Comeback and Ken Griffey’s Pennant-winning Single
Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds - October 14, 1976: Chris Chambliss’ Pennant-winning Home Run
Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees
Available now! Get it here.
Now THAT is my kind of book.
Informative. Exciting. Historical.
The LOVE of my life: Baseball.
One thing, though:
Huge St. Louis Cardinals fan. Since 1967.
Sure, the 2006 World Series was a series where the overwhelming favorite played like a bunch of Little Leaguers…on a bad day.
But for us Cardinal fans…
…it was a GREAT series.
And THAT’S A Winner!
Thanks for ordering and reading it!
And yes, the ’06 Series was wonderful for Cardinals fans.