Oct. 101904 — Boston clinched the pennant on the last day of the season when Jack Chesbro of the New York Highlanders threw a wild pitch in the ninth to allow the winning run to score from third.1920 — The Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-1 in the fifth game of the World Series. For the Indians, Elmer Smith hit the first Series grand slam and Jim Bagby, the winner, hit the first Series homer by a pitcher.1924 — The Washington Senators won their only championship by defeating the Giants 4-3 in 12 innings. The winning run scored when a ball hit by Earl McNeely bounced over third baseman Fred Lindstrom's head.1926 — Grover Alexander, 39, saved Game 7 and the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals, fanning Tony Lazzeri with the bases loaded in the seventh inning and pitching 2 1-3 hitless innings. The game ended with Babe Ruth being thrown out trying to steal second base. With two outs in the top of the ninth, Ruth walked for the third time, having homered in the fourth inning.1931... [More]

Oct. 71904 — Jack Chesbro got his 41st victory of the season as New York defeated the Boston Red Sox 3-2.1933 — Mel Ott's home run in the 10th inning to give the New York Giants for a 4-3 victory and the World Championship in five games over the Washington Senators.1935 — Detroit's Goose Goslin drove in Mickey Cochrane with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Tigers a 4-3 win and the World Championship in six games over the Chicago Cubs.1950 — Rookie pitcher Whitey Ford, with ninth-inning help from Allie Reynolds, beat Philadelphia 5-2 to give the Yankees a World Series sweep of the "Whiz Kids."1952 — Billy Martin's running catch on a high infield pop with the bases loaded in the seventh inning snuffed a Dodgers rally and the New York Yankees went on to win Game 7 of the World Series 4-2. It was the fourth consecutive world championship for the Yankees.1969 — The St. Louis Cardinals traded outfielder Curt Flood to the Philadelphia Phillies in a blockbuster deal involving... [More]

Oct. 61915 _ Philadelphia rookie Elmer Myers made a spectacular debut by striking out 12 Washington batters while allowing just two hits. Myers walked 5 in the 4-0 win his only game this year.1926 _ Babe Ruth hit three homers to lead the Yankees to a 10-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth game of the World Series.1948 _ In the opening game of the World Series, the Boston Braves beat Bob Feller and the Cleveland Indians 1-0 with two hits and the benefit of a disputed call on a pickoff attempt in the eighth by Feller.1963 _ Frank Howard led Los Angeles to a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees with a home run and a single, giving the Dodgers a four-game sweep in the World Series.1966 _ Jim Palmer, 20, became the youngest player to pitch a World Series shutout as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-0. Sandy Koufax was the loser, his last appearance in the major leagues. Dodger outfielder Willie Davis committed three errors on successive plays in the fifth inning.1978... [More]

C A.J. Pierzynski was transferred from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. He was placed on the 15-day DL with a strained left hamstring on Sept. 11, after coming off the DL on Sept. 1 with the same ailment. He is hitting .219/.243/.304 with two homers and 23 RBIs in 81 games this year.

C A.J. Pierzynski, who returned Sept. 1 from a left hamstring strain, went back on the 15-day disabled Sunday due to the same ailment. He is hitting .219/.243/.304 with two homers and 23 RBIs in 81 games this year. Pierzynski, 39, was 1-for-3 on Saturday and made a stellar defensive play by blocking the plate. He has yet to say if he will retire at the end of the season.

C A.J. Pierzynski, out since Aug. 17 because of a left hamstring strain, was activated from the disabled list Thursday. He was hitting .218 with two homers and 23 RBIs in 74 games before going on the DL. Pierzynski, 39, is expected to retire after the season.

C A.J. Pierzynski (hamstring) was activated from the disabled list on Thursday.

C A.J. Pierzynski was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained left hamstring. In 73 games this season, the veteran is batting .218 with two homers and 23 RBIs. Pierzynski leads active major-leaguers with 1,934 career games behind the plate. His 16,316 1/3 career innings caught ranks sixth in the majors since the start of division play in 1969.

C A.J. Pierzynski was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a left hamstring strain.

C A.J. Pierzynski went 1-for-3 with one RBI. He has hit safely in nine of his past 10 games and is hitting .313 (10-for-32) in that span. Pierzynski was ejected in the eighth by home plate umpire Mike Winters after he tagged out Daniel Descalso, who was ruled safe because of an obstruction call on SS Erick Aybar as Descalso was running toward third base. "I kicked the ball to their dugout, because we needed a new ball," Pierzynski said. "I've done that 100 times over my career. I wasn't looking at him. I didn't say anything to him. I just dropped the ball when I was standing there talking to (pitcher Mauricio) Cabrera and was just kicking it to get a new ball, so I apologized Maybe I should have bent over, and picked it up and rolled it over there."

C A.J. Pierzynski continued his success against Mets starter Matt Harvey. The veteran was 2-for-3 against Harvey on Thursday and improved to 8-for-12 in his career against the right-hander. Pierzynski picked up two RBI, giving him 900 for his career, the 17th active player to reach that milestone.

C A.J. Pierzynski went 2-for-4, including a two-run double in the eighth inning on Saturday. He is hitting .316 in 181 career games against Kansas City. His 201 hits are the most against any club. He owns a .343 average in 89 games at Kauffman Stadium.

C A.J. Pierzynski played his 2,000th game Thursday, becoming the eighth active player to reach that milestone.

C A.J. Pierzynski, who spent part of his career with the Red Sox, singled in the second inning Wednesday night for his 2,000 career hit. He ranks 10th among catchers all time in hits. Pierzynski was also hit by a pitch with the bases loaded for an RBI in the third inning. "Good for him. I'm glad he got it first at-bat," manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "Those numbers, if you look at some of those names at the catching position that has reached 2,000 hits, it's a pretty good company. Anytime you're top 10 in anything in the major leagues, that's some kind of career." Pierzynski is the 10th active player with 2,000 hits.

C A.J. Pierzynski was 0-for-4 on Sunday against the Mets, remaining one hit shy of the 2,000 milestone for this career. He had three hits Friday and his 199 hits as a catcher ranks No. 10 all-time. Pierzynski, batting .233, has a chance to catch Hall of Famer Johnny Bench, who is ahead of him with 2,048 hits.

C A.J. Pierzynski had three hits on Friday night and needs only one hit to reach 2,000 for his career. It was his second multi-hit game of the season. He ranks 10th all-time among catchers for hits.

C A.J. Pierzynski, a 38-year-old free agent, agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract with the Braves on Thursday.Pierzynski first signed with the Braves as a free agent in January, joining his fifth team in four seasons. He was an All-Star for the Twins in 2002 and the White Sox in 2006, and he was a key member of the White Sox's World Series-winning team in 2005. Though he was expected to be a backup this year, Pierzynski wound up playing 113 games and starting 104. He batted .300 with a .309 on-base percentage, a .430 slugging percentage, nine homers and 49 RBIs.

On the same day they dealt away their promising young shortstop, the Atlanta Braves brought back veteran catcher A.J. Pierzynski.The 38-year-old free agent agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract Thursday. Earlier in the day, the Braves sent shortstop Andrelton Simmons to the Los Angeles Angels in a deal that brought back shortstop Erick Aybar and minor league prospects.Pierzynski first signed with the Braves as a free agent in January, joining his fifth team in four seasons. He was an All-Star for the Minnesota Twins in 2002 and the Chicago White Sox in 2006, and he was a key member of the White Sox's World Series-winning team in 2005.Though he was expected to be a backup this year, Pierzynski wound up playing 113 games and starting 104 for the Braves. He batted .300 with a .309 on-base percentage, a .430 slugging percentage, nine homers and 49 RBIs.In his 18-year major-league career that includes stops with seven teams, Pierzynski has a .282/.321/.424 batting line with 186 homers and 886 RBIs.

Pierzynski is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader.

Pierzynski will not have caught either of Sunday's two games, but should still be available off the bench in an emergency situation. Ryan Lavarnway will man the backstop for the second game of the day.

Pierzynski is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, Kevin McAlpin of 680 The Fan reports.

He'll likely be back on the mound for Game 2 to serve as the battery mate for Matt Wisler, but Ryan Lavarnway gets the nod behind the plate for the early game.