"1992- Pinch-hitter Francisco Cabrera delivers a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning, driving in Sid Bream who narrowly beats the throw home for a 3-2 win over the Pirates in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series. 1997 - Kevin Brown pitches a complete game and Bobby Bonilla collects three RBI as the Florida Marlins defeat the Atlanta Braves, 7-4, winning the National League Championship Series, 4-2."
"1998 - The San Diego Padres reach the World Series for the first time since 1984, shutting down the Atlanta Braves' comeback bid behind MVP Sterling Hitchcock, for a 5-0 victory in Game 6 of the NLCS. 1972 - Catcher Gene Tenace becomes the first player ever to hit home runs in each of his first two at-bats in the World Series, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 3-2 opening-game victory over the Cincinnati Reds."
"1968 - The National League holds an expansion draft for two new teams: the Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres. The list of players taken in the draft includes future Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm and notables like Nate Colbert, Donn Clendenon, Cito Gaston, Dave Giusti, Mudcat Grant, Al McBean, Manny Mota and Maury Wills. The American League will hold its draft tomorrow."
Francisco Cabrera delivered a two-out, ninth-inning single in 1992 that drove in Sid Bream for a 3-2 Game 7 NLCS win over the Pirates. In 1997 Kevin Brown threw a complete game and Bobby Bonilla had three RBI as the Florida Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 to clinch the NLCS. The 1998 Padres reached the World Series after a 5-0 Game 6 win over Atlanta behind Sterling Hitchcock. The 1968 National League expansion draft stocked the Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres with numerous notable players. In 1972 Gene Tenace homered in his first two World Series at-bats. In 2021 the Cardinals fired manager Mike Shildt, citing philosophical differences.
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