1972
World Series: Oakland Athletics at Cincinnati Reds
Oakland Athletics 1, Cincinnati Reds 8.
This day in baseball ● On this day
October 21
The record for October 21 in baseball history — 32 milestones, 55 births, 33 deaths and 10 games played.
Milestones · October 21
1973
World Series: New York Mets at Oakland Athletics
New York Mets 2, Oakland Athletics 5.
1975
World Series: Cincinnati Reds at Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Red Sox 7.
1976
World Series: Cincinnati Reds at New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Yankees 2.
1980
World Series: Kansas City Royals at Philadelphia Phillies
Kansas City Royals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 4.
1981
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers 0, New York Yankees 3.
1986
World Series: New York Mets at Boston Red Sox
New York Mets 7, Boston Red Sox 1.
1987
World Series: Minnesota Twins at St. Louis Cardinals
Minnesota Twins 2, St. Louis Cardinals 7.
1992
World Series: Atlanta Braves at Toronto Blue Jays
Atlanta Braves 1, Toronto Blue Jays 2.
1993
World Series: Toronto Blue Jays at Philadelphia Phillies
Toronto Blue Jays 0, Philadelphia Phillies 2.
1995
World Series: Cleveland Indians at Atlanta Braves
Cleveland Indians 2, Atlanta Braves 3.
1996
World Series: Atlanta Braves at New York Yankees
Atlanta Braves 4, New York Yankees 0.
1997
World Series: Florida Marlins at Cleveland Indians
Florida Marlins 14, Cleveland Indians 11.
1998
World Series: New York Yankees at San Diego Padres
New York Yankees 3, San Diego Padres 0.
2000
World Series: New York Mets at New York Yankees
New York Mets 3, New York Yankees 4.
2001
League Championship Series: Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees
Seattle Mariners 1, New York Yankees 3.
2001
League Championship Series: Arizona Diamondbacks at Atlanta Braves
Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Atlanta Braves 2.
2003
World Series: New York Yankees at Florida Marlins
New York Yankees 6, Florida Marlins 1.
2004
League Championship Series: Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros 2, St. Louis Cardinals 5.
2006
World Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Detroit Tigers 2.
2007
League Championship Series: Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 11.
2009
League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 10.
2010
League Championship Series: Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants
Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Francisco Giants 2.
2012
League Championship Series: St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals 1, San Francisco Giants 6.
2014
World Series: San Francisco Giants at Kansas City Royals
San Francisco Giants 7, Kansas City Royals 1.
2015
League Championship Series: Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays
Kansas City Royals 1, Toronto Blue Jays 7.
2015
League Championship Series: New York Mets at Chicago Cubs
New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 3.
2017
League Championship Series: New York Yankees at Houston Astros
New York Yankees 0, Houston Astros 4.
2020
World Series: Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Dodgers
Tampa Bay Rays 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4.
2021
League Championship Series: Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Braves 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 11.
2022
League Championship Series: San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres 2, Philadelphia Phillies 4.
2023
League Championship Series: Philadelphia Phillies at Arizona Diamondbacks
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 1.
10 regular-season games played on October 21
1871
Chicago White Stockings at Troy Haymakers
Chicago White Stockings 11, Troy Haymakers 5.
1872
Brooklyn Atlantics at Brooklyn Eckfords
Brooklyn Atlantics 8, Brooklyn Eckfords 3.
1873
Philadelphia Athletics at New York Mutuals
Philadelphia Athletics 3, New York Mutuals 15.
1873
Boston Red Stockings at Baltimore Canaries
Boston Red Stockings 18, Baltimore Canaries 13.
1874
Philadelphia Athletics at Philadelphia Whites
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Philadelphia Whites 11.
1874
Boston Red Stockings at Brooklyn Atlantics
Boston Red Stockings 6, Brooklyn Atlantics 8.
1875
Philadelphia Whites at New York Mutuals
Philadelphia Whites 14, New York Mutuals 3.
1875
St. Louis Brown Stockings at Hartford Dark Blues
St. Louis Brown Stockings 7, Hartford Dark Blues 18.
1875
Chicago White Stockings at Boston Red Stockings
Chicago White Stockings 9, Boston Red Stockings 11.
1876
Hartford Dark Blues at Boston Red Caps
Hartford Dark Blues 11, Boston Red Caps 1.
Born on this day
b. October 21, 1863 · Left fielder for the Boston Beaneaters, 1891 to 1891.
b. October 21, 1877 · Third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, 1899 to 1899.
b. October 21, 1884 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1909 to 1910.
b. October 21, 1885 · Catcher across two clubs, 1911 to 1912.
b. October 21, 1887 · Right fielder across two clubs, 1913 to 1915.
b. October 21, 1909 · Pitcher who won 169 games with a 3.54 ERA across four clubs, 1934 to 1947.
b. October 21, 1916 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 1944 to 1947.
b. October 21, 1916 · Pitcher who batted .268 across three clubs, 1941 to 1945.
b. October 21, 1917 · First baseman for the Washington Senators, 1939 to 1939.
b. October 21, 1917 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1945 to 1950.
b. October 21, 1928 · Went 236-106; among pitchers with 200 wins, only Clayton Kershaw has won a larger share of his decisions.
b. October 21, 1948 · Played eighteen seasons at shortstop for one club and stood in the infield that stayed together longest.
b. October 21, 1959 · Was the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1987 for a club that lost the division on the last day.
b. October 21, 1960 · First baseman who batted .232 across four clubs, 1984 to 1995.
b. October 21, 1973 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1998 to 2008.
b. October 21, 1979 · Right fielder who batted .239 across four clubs, 2004 to 2010.
b. October 21, 1983 · Won the 2009 Cy Young Award, striking out 2,979 across seven clubs and two decades.
b. October 21, 1983 · Third baseman who batted .218 across three clubs, 2005 to 2014.
b. October 21, 1983 · Pitcher across five clubs, 2009 to 2017.
b. October 21, 1984 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2008 to 2011.
b. October 21, 1986 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 2013 to 2015.
b. October 21, 1989 · Pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, 2016 to 2018.
b. October 21, 1994 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2021 to 2025.
b. October 21, 2002 · Second baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 2025 to 2025.
55 players were born on October 21; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. October 21, 1891 · Pitcher who batted .239 across seven clubs, 1885 to 1891.
d. October 21, 1912 · Right fielder across four clubs, 1875 to 1883.
d. October 21, 1918 · Catcher across four clubs, 1912 to 1916.
d. October 21, 1936 · Right fielder across three clubs, 1875 to 1883.
d. October 21, 1954 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1923 to 1923.
d. October 21, 1959 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1910 to 1910.
d. October 21, 1959 · Right fielder who batted .295 across eight clubs, 1910 to 1924.
d. October 21, 1961 · Third baseman who batted .218 across two clubs, 1901 to 1905.
d. October 21, 1965 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1932 to 1939.
d. October 21, 1968 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1911 to 1911.
d. October 21, 1979 · Shortstop who batted .238 across 11 clubs, 1928 to 1941.
d. October 21, 1981 · Third baseman who batted .280 across three clubs, 1919 to 1930.
d. October 21, 1984 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1937 to 1947.
d. October 21, 1990 · Center fielder for the St. Louis Browns, 1931 to 1931.
d. October 21, 1991 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1933 to 1943.
d. October 21, 1991 · Catcher for the New York Giants, 1926 to 1927.
d. October 21, 1992 · Baseball figure for the Cincinnati Reds, 1937 to 1937.
d. October 21, 1995 · Center fielder who stole 305 bases across six clubs, batting .286 with 2,757 hits.
d. October 21, 1997 · Was the Most Valuable Player of 1941 for the Brooklyn club that won its first pennant in twenty-one years.
d. October 21, 2004 · Second baseman who batted .265 across three clubs, 1934 to 1945.
d. October 21, 2008 · Center fielder for the St. Louis Browns, 1952 to 1952.
d. October 21, 2015 · Catcher across two clubs, 1954 to 1955.
d. October 21, 2017 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1957 to 1959.
d. October 21, 2021 · Second baseman who batted .263 across two clubs, 1958 to 1965.
33 players died on October 21; these are the 24 best known.