"1969 - Major League Baseball holds its first league championship games with the Mets beating the Braves 9-5 and the Orioles knocking off the Twins 4-3. 1995 - In the NLDS, the Braves defeat the Rockies 7-4 for the second straight game. Marquis Grissom homered for Atlanta while Larry Walker went deep for Colorado. 2019 - Mike Foltynewicz tosses seven scoreless innings as the Braves defeat St. Louis, 3-0 in Game 2 of the NLDS. Adam Duvall hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the seventh and Mark Melancon picked up the save to tie the series at one win apiece."
"1980 - Mike Schmidt homers off of Stan Bahnsen in the top of the 11th to give the Phillies a 6-4 win over Montreal and the NL East title. The homer is Schmidt's 48th of the season, breaking Eddie Mathews' single season record for third baseman set back in 1953. 1989 - Will Clark has four hits and drives in six, including the first grand slam in the NLCS since 1977 to lead the Giants to an 11-3 win over the Cubs. That slam came off of Greg Maddux and there is an interesting story as to whether or not Clark knew what pitch was coming before the homer."
Major League Baseball milestones include the first league championship games in 1969 with the Mets and Orioles winning their matchups. The Braves recorded postseason wins in 1995 and 2019 with notable homers and a dominant pitching performance by Mike Foltynewicz. The 1906 Chicago Cubs compiled a .763 winning percentage across 152 games. In 1919 Ed Cicotte’s two errors in one inning helped Cincinnati to a 2-0 victory. The World Series received its first complete radio broadcast in 1922. Whitey Ford’s World Series scoreless streak ended in 1962. Mike Schmidt’s 48th homer in 1980 clinched the NL East.
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