Baseball History -- October 24

Complete entry for 10/24 is at BaseballLibrary.com is HERE.

Highlighted entries:

1987
In the 6th frame, Kent Hrbek belts the Twins 2nd grand slam of the World Series to lead a comeback from a 5–2 deficit, and the Twins win game 6, 11–5 to even the series at three games apiece. The home team has won all six games, with game seven to be played in Minnesota tomorrow. Today's match is a last day game in the World Series.

Hit a grand slam. Win the World Series. Go on Letterman. Win another World Series. Host Kent Hrbek Outdoors.

1977
The Brewers fire manager Dave Bristol, replacing him with Bobby Cox.

File that one under something I never knew. I can't find anything about why Cox backed out of being the Brewer manager. It does explain why George Bamberger took the job in Spring Training of 1978.

1972
Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson dies of heart disease at age 53. Robinson had become the first black ML player of this century with the 1947 Dodgers.

From National Baseball Hall of Fame

1911
After six days of rain, Chief Bender gets another chance against Christy Mathewson. New York takes a 2–0 first-inning lead. But aided by an overflow crowd in the outfield, the A's collect seven doubles among their 11 hits, pick up three in the 3rd and one in the 4th while Bender shuts down the Giants, and the A's take a 3–1 lead in games.

Six rainouts in a row? That would have driven me crazy. But, the most interesting thing about the 1911 World Series was that Games 1,3, and 5 were in New York and Games 2,4, and 6 were in Philadelphia. Weird.