1958 – The New York Yankees’ Bob Turley pitches 6 2/3 shutout innings in relief to beat the Milwaukee Braves, 6 – 2, for the World Series title. New York becomes the first team since 1925 to win the World Series after being down three games to one.
2005 – The Houston Astros defeat the Atlanta Braves, 7 – 6, in extra innings in Game 4 of the NLDS, on a walk-off homer by substitute Chris Burke. The game sets several records, including the longest postseason game ever at 18 innings, longest postseason game by time (5 hours, 50 minutes), and first postseason game with two grand slams. Houston will now advance to the National League Championship Series for the second year in a row to face the NL Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
2019 – The Cardinals score a record ten runs in the 1st inning, chasing Mike Foltynewicz after just 23 pitches, as they go on to win Game 5 of the Division Series, 13 – 1, over the Braves. Jack Flaherty pitches six innings for the win.
2021 – The Braves knot up their Division Series with the Brewers with a 3 – 0 win in Game 2, behind some outstanding pitching by Max Fried who tosses six shutout innings, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out nine. Freddie Freeman and Ozzie Albies both drive in runs against Brandon Woodruff in the 3rd, and Austin Riley adds a solo homer in the 6th.
2023 – The Phillies lead 4 – 0 against the Braves in the middle of the 6th inning of Game 2 of the NLDS as Zack Wheeler has yet to allow a hit, but Atlanta scores a run on its first hit in the bottom of that inning. Travis d’Arnaud chases Wheeler with a two-run homer in the 7th, and Austin Riley does the same against Jeff Hoffman in the 8th. CF Michael Harris ends the game when he robs Nick Castellanos of extra-bases with a running catch, then fires back to the infield to catch Bryce Harper before he can return to first base. The 5 – 4 Braves win evens the series.
1905 – Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants outpitches 26-game winner Eddie Plank and the Philadelphia Athletics, 3 – 0, in the first game of an all-shutout World Series.
1984 – The Detroit Tigers win the World Series opener as Jack Morris pitches a complete game, 3 – 2, victory over San Diego. Larry Herndon’s two-run home run in the 5th inning provides the winning margin.
2020 – In the only Division Series to go the distance this year, the Rays defeat the Yankees, 2 – 1 in Game 5. All three runs come via homers: Aaron Judge in the 4th for New York; Austin Meadows in the 5th for Tampa; and the game-winning blow by Mike Brosseau off Aroldis Chapman at the end of a ten-pitch at-bat in the bottom of the 8th. Four Rays pitchers, all pitching two-plus innings, limit the Yanks to three hits in what is a premeditated strategy by manager Kevin Cash.