1910
World Series: Philadelphia Athletics at Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago Cubs 4.
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October 22
The record for October 22 in baseball history — 29 milestones, 58 births, 32 deaths and 6 games played.
Milestones · October 22
1972
World Series: Oakland Athletics at Cincinnati Reds
Oakland Athletics 3, Cincinnati Reds 2.
1975
World Series: Cincinnati Reds at Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Red Sox 3.
1985
World Series: Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals
Kansas City Royals 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1.
1986
World Series: New York Mets at Boston Red Sox
New York Mets 6, Boston Red Sox 2.
1987
World Series: Minnesota Twins at St. Louis Cardinals
Minnesota Twins 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4.
1991
World Series: Minnesota Twins at Atlanta Braves
Minnesota Twins 4, Atlanta Braves 5.
1992
World Series: Atlanta Braves at Toronto Blue Jays
Atlanta Braves 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2.
1995
World Series: Cleveland Indians at Atlanta Braves
Cleveland Indians 3, Atlanta Braves 4.
1996
World Series: New York Yankees at Atlanta Braves
New York Yankees 5, Atlanta Braves 2.
1997
World Series: Florida Marlins at Cleveland Indians
Florida Marlins 3, Cleveland Indians 10.
2000
World Series: New York Mets at New York Yankees
New York Mets 5, New York Yankees 6.
2001
League Championship Series: Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees
Seattle Mariners 3, New York Yankees 12.
2002
World Series: Anaheim Angels at San Francisco Giants
Anaheim Angels 10, San Francisco Giants 4.
2003
World Series: New York Yankees at Florida Marlins
New York Yankees 3, Florida Marlins 4.
2005
World Series: Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox
Houston Astros 3, Chicago White Sox 5.
2006
World Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Detroit Tigers 3.
2008
World Series: Philadelphia Phillies at Tampa Bay Rays
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2.
2009
League Championship Series: New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
New York Yankees 6, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7.
2010
League Championship Series: New York Yankees at Texas Rangers
New York Yankees 1, Texas Rangers 6.
2011
World Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Texas Rangers
St. Louis Cardinals 16, Texas Rangers 7.
2012
League Championship Series: St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals 0, San Francisco Giants 9.
2014
World Series: San Francisco Giants at Kansas City Royals
San Francisco Giants 2, Kansas City Royals 7.
2016
League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers 0, Chicago Cubs 5.
2019
World Series: Washington Nationals at Houston Astros
Washington Nationals 5, Houston Astros 4.
2021
League Championship Series: Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros
Boston Red Sox 0, Houston Astros 5.
2022
League Championship Series: San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres 6, Philadelphia Phillies 10.
2022
League Championship Series: Houston Astros at New York Yankees
Houston Astros 5, New York Yankees 0.
2023
League Championship Series: Texas Rangers at Houston Astros
Texas Rangers 9, Houston Astros 2.
6 regular-season games played on October 22
1872
Boston Red Stockings at Brooklyn Eckfords
Boston Red Stockings 4, Brooklyn Eckfords 3.
1873
Boston Red Stockings at Washington Blue Legs
Boston Red Stockings 11, Washington Blue Legs 8.
1873
Philadelphia Athletics at Brooklyn Atlantics
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Brooklyn Atlantics 4.
1874
Boston Red Stockings at Brooklyn Atlantics
Boston Red Stockings 11, Brooklyn Atlantics 5.
1875
St. Louis Brown Stockings at New York Mutuals
St. Louis Brown Stockings 4, New York Mutuals 3.
1875
Chicago White Stockings at Boston Red Stockings
Chicago White Stockings 4, Boston Red Stockings 11.
Born on this day
b. October 22, 1856 · Right fielder across five clubs, 1879 to 1884.
b. October 22, 1863 · Second baseman who batted .245 across five clubs, 1884 to 1891.
b. October 22, 1868 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1898 to 1898.
b. October 22, 1883 · Catcher who batted .257 across two clubs, 1906 to 1916.
b. October 22, 1888 · Third baseman for the Detroit Tigers, 1910 to 1911.
b. October 22, 1900 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1921 to 1921.
b. October 22, 1907 · Hit 534 home runs, won three Most Valuable Player awards and the 1933 Triple Crown, and hit 30 or more homers twelve seasons running.
b. October 22, 1941 · Started 49 games in 1972 and 48 the next year, which nobody has come close to since.
b. October 22, 1942 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1966 to 1975.
b. October 22, 1943 · Left fielder who batted .235 across two clubs, 1970 to 1975.
b. October 22, 1954 · Caught and played three corner positions across eighteen consecutive seasons.
b. October 22, 1963 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 1987 to 1987.
b. October 22, 1969 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1995 to 2001.
b. October 22, 1970 · Pitcher for the Anaheim Angels, 1997 to 1997.
b. October 22, 1973 · Ten straight 200-hit seasons and a single-season record 262, all of it beginning at 27 after a career in Japan the archive does not hold.
b. October 22, 1982 · Threw sidearm and finished with one of the ten lowest career earned run averages of anyone who has pitched 600 innings since 1990.
b. October 22, 1982 · Second baseman who batted .301 with 2,639 hits across five clubs, eight times an All-Star.
b. October 22, 1982 · Shortstop across three clubs, 2008 to 2012.
b. October 22, 1982 · Pitcher across six clubs, 2009 to 2019.
b. October 22, 1986 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2012 to 2020.
b. October 22, 1991 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 2017 to 2017.
b. October 22, 1992 · Second baseman who batted .232 across four clubs, 2016 to 2019.
b. October 22, 1994 · Right-hander who won the 2021 National League Cy Young Award for Milwaukee on the strength of a cutter that became the game's most-copied pitch.
b. October 22, 1996 · Pitcher for the Texas Rangers, 2020 to 2021.
58 players were born on October 22; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. October 22, 1903 · Pitcher for the Washington Nationals, 1886 to 1886.
d. October 22, 1926 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1884 to 1886.
d. October 22, 1927 · Giants right fielder who batted .322 through four straight pennants, then died at 30, fourteen months after his last game.
d. October 22, 1928 · Shortstop who batted .245 across five clubs, 1897 to 1904.
d. October 22, 1929 · Left fielder who batted .215 across three clubs, 1884 to 1889.
d. October 22, 1933 · Center fielder across two clubs, 1874 to 1876.
d. October 22, 1934 · Third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, 1890 to 1890.
d. October 22, 1936 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1908 to 1911.
d. October 22, 1939 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1876 to 1876.
d. October 22, 1940 · Second baseman for the New York Lincoln Giants, 1925 to 1925.
d. October 22, 1944 · Center fielder across two clubs, 1915 to 1916.
d. October 22, 1952 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1912 to 1912.
d. October 22, 1954 · Won 218 games with a 4.36 earned run average and shut out the Giants in the 1933 World Series.
d. October 22, 1956 · Stole 57 bases and drew 76 walks for Toledo in 1890 during a twenty-year career span.
d. October 22, 1956 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1933 to 1933.
d. October 22, 1960 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1908 to 1908.
d. October 22, 1970 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1940 to 1947.
d. October 22, 1973 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1909 to 1912.
d. October 22, 1984 · Third baseman who batted .276 across three clubs, 1918 to 1927.
d. October 22, 2000 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1942 to 1951.
d. October 22, 2009 · Right fielder across three clubs, 1949 to 1949.
d. October 22, 2015 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1957 to 1968.
d. October 22, 2017 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1965 to 1970.
d. October 22, 2024 · The only man to win Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in the same season, which he did at twenty in 1981.
32 players died on October 22; these are the 24 best known.