1910
World Series: Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago Cubs 1, Philadelphia Athletics 4.
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October 17
The record for October 17 in baseball history — 48 milestones, 1 final game, 63 births, 27 deaths and 7 games played.
Milestones · October 17
1911
World Series: Philadelphia Athletics at New York Giants
Philadelphia Athletics 3, New York Giants 2.
1971
World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates at Baltimore Orioles
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Baltimore Orioles 1.
1973
World Series: Oakland Athletics at New York Mets
Oakland Athletics 1, New York Mets 6.
1974
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Oakland Athletics
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Oakland Athletics 3.
1976
World Series: New York Yankees at Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees 3, Cincinnati Reds 4.
1978
World Series: New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Yankees 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 2.
1979
World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates at Baltimore Orioles
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Baltimore Orioles 1.
1980
World Series: Philadelphia Phillies at Kansas City Royals
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Kansas City Royals 4.
1981
League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Montreal Expos
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Montreal Expos 1.
1982
World Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 6.
1987
World Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Twins
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Minnesota Twins 10.
1990
World Series: Oakland Athletics at Cincinnati Reds
Oakland Athletics 4, Cincinnati Reds 5.
1991
League Championship Series: Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates
Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0.
1992
World Series: Toronto Blue Jays at Atlanta Braves
Toronto Blue Jays 1, Atlanta Braves 3.
1993
World Series: Philadelphia Phillies at Toronto Blue Jays
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4.
1995
League Championship Series: Cleveland Indians at Seattle Mariners
Cleveland Indians 4, Seattle Mariners 0.
1996
League Championship Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves
St. Louis Cardinals 0, Atlanta Braves 15.
1998
World Series: San Diego Padres at New York Yankees
San Diego Padres 6, New York Yankees 9.
1999
League Championship Series: New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 2.
1999
League Championship Series: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 4.
2000
League Championship Series: Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees
Seattle Mariners 7, New York Yankees 9.
2001
League Championship Series: New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners
New York Yankees 4, Seattle Mariners 2.
2001
League Championship Series: Atlanta Braves at Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves 8, Arizona Diamondbacks 1.
2004
League Championship Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 6.
2004
League Championship Series: New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 6.
2005
League Championship Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 4.
2006
League Championship Series: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4.
2009
League Championship Series: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at New York Yankees
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3, New York Yankees 4.
2010
League Championship Series: San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies
San Francisco Giants 1, Philadelphia Phillies 6.
2012
League Championship Series: San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Giants 1, St. Louis Cardinals 3.
2013
League Championship Series: Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3.
2015
League Championship Series: Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 6.
2015
League Championship Series: Chicago Cubs at New York Mets
Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 4.
2016
League Championship Series: Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays
Cleveland Indians 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2.
2017
League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 1.
2017
League Championship Series: Houston Astros at New York Yankees
Houston Astros 4, New York Yankees 6.
2018
League Championship Series: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 5.
2018
League Championship Series: Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros
Boston Red Sox 8, Houston Astros 6.
2019
League Championship Series: Houston Astros at New York Yankees
Houston Astros 8, New York Yankees 3.
2020
League Championship Series: Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Braves 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 3.
2020
League Championship Series: Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays
Houston Astros 2, Tampa Bay Rays 4.
2021
League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 5.
2023
League Championship Series: Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies
Arizona Diamondbacks 0, Philadelphia Phillies 10.
2024
League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, New York Mets 2.
2024
League Championship Series: New York Yankees at Cleveland Guardians
New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Guardians 7.
2025
League Championship Series: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee Brewers 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 5.
2025
League Championship Series: Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Seattle Mariners 6.
Final major-league games · October 17
1888
Bill McClellan
Bill McClellan played a final major-league game on October 17, 1888.
7 regular-season games played on October 17
1872
New York Mutuals at Baltimore Canaries
New York Mutuals 7, Baltimore Canaries 7.
1873
Boston Red Stockings at Brooklyn Atlantics
Boston Red Stockings 24, Brooklyn Atlantics 4.
1873
Baltimore Canaries at Philadelphia Athletics
Baltimore Canaries 17, Philadelphia Athletics 6.
1874
Boston Red Stockings at Philadelphia Whites
Boston Red Stockings 5, Philadelphia Whites 2.
1874
Brooklyn Atlantics at New York Mutuals
Brooklyn Atlantics 9, New York Mutuals 2.
1876
Hartford Dark Blues at New York Mutuals
Hartford Dark Blues 3, New York Mutuals 0.
1888
Cleveland Blues at Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Blues 4, Philadelphia Athletics 14.
Born on this day
b. October 17, 1857 · Catcher across two clubs, 1884 to 1884.
b. October 17, 1859 · A catcher who caught fewer than half his games, played every other position on the field, and led the National League in home runs in 1883.
b. October 17, 1863 · Right fielder who batted .267 across three clubs, 1888 to 1894.
b. October 17, 1886 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1906 to 1914.
b. October 17, 1898 · Pitcher for the New York Giants, 1922 to 1923.
b. October 17, 1906 · Won 223 games and lost 212, including a season in which he went 7-27.
b. October 17, 1911 · Kansas City Monarchs catcher who caught Satchel Paige, was twice an All-Star, and lost two seasons to army service in the Second World War.
b. October 17, 1919 · Pitcher for the Boston Braves, 1945 to 1945.
b. October 17, 1921 · Pitcher for the Indianapolis Clowns, 1948 to 1948.
b. October 17, 1927 · Right-hander who pitched eighteen seasons for nine clubs and was part of a combined no-hitter that both teams lost the chance to win.
b. October 17, 1928 · Came from the Baltimore Elite Giants, was Rookie of the Year in 1953, and had his number retired although he is not in the Hall of Fame.
b. October 17, 1933 · Baseball figure for the Chicago White Sox, 1955 to 1957.
b. October 17, 1945 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1968 to 1970.
b. October 17, 1965 · Second baseman for the Montreal Expos, 1993 to 1993.
b. October 17, 1969 · Catcher across four clubs, 1995 to 2004.
b. October 17, 1974 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1996 to 1996.
b. October 17, 1981 · Pitcher for the Washington Nationals, 2006 to 2006.
b. October 17, 1982 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 2004 to 2006.
b. October 17, 1985 · Right fielder who batted .285 across four clubs, 2008 to 2019.
b. October 17, 1986 · Catcher for the Boston Red Sox, 2014 to 2018.
b. October 17, 1989 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2019 to 2022.
b. October 17, 1993 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 2021 to 2021.
b. October 17, 1994 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2022 to 2024.
b. October 17, 2000 · Pitcher for the Colorado Rockies, 2025 to 2025.
63 players were born on October 17; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. October 17, 1905 · Catcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1895 to 1895.
d. October 17, 1939 · Right fielder for the Cleveland Spiders, 1899 to 1899.
d. October 17, 1940 · A switch-hitting shortstop with 619 stolen bases and 2,665 hits, so thoroughly forgotten that he was not elected to the Hall of Fame until 1998.
d. October 17, 1944 · Won 245 games and lost 255, the most losses of any pitcher who won 200.
d. October 17, 1951 · Third baseman for the St. Louis Browns, 1911 to 1911.
d. October 17, 1953 · Hit .339 with 184 hits for Detroit in 1911, the peak of a thirteen-season career spent at four main positions.
d. October 17, 1961 · Third baseman for the Toledo Tigers, 1923 to 1923.
d. October 17, 1961 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1901 to 1902.
d. October 17, 1962 · Right fielder for the Boston Red Sox, 1911 to 1917.
d. October 17, 1964 · Left fielder who batted .287 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1916 to 1926.
d. October 17, 1966 · Catcher who batted .231 across three clubs, 1940 to 1953.
d. October 17, 1971 · Second baseman for the Boston Braves, 1917 to 1917.
d. October 17, 1977 · The only man in both the Baseball and the Pro Football halls of fame, having played the one and umpired the other.
d. October 17, 1981 · Catcher who batted .262 across four clubs, 1937 to 1945.
d. October 17, 1982 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1931 to 1933.
d. October 17, 1985 · Catcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1951 to 1953.
d. October 17, 1989 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1953 to 1955.
d. October 17, 1992 · Catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1928 to 1929.
d. October 17, 1996 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1925 to 1925.
d. October 17, 2007 · Third baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1947 to 1947.
d. October 17, 2010 · Left fielder who batted .233 across four clubs, 1970 to 1977.
d. October 17, 2017 · Pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, 1965 to 1966.
d. October 17, 2024 · Catcher for the Houston Colt .45's, 1962 to 1963.
d. October 17, 2025 · Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, 1961 to 1966.
27 players died on October 17; these are the 24 best known.