October 2, 2016

This day in baseball history — The Dodgers win pennant on final day

(Paul Mirengoff) When we last looked in on the 1966 pennant race, it was mid-September. The Los Angeles Dodgers had overcome a mediocre August and moved into first place, two and half games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates and three ahead of the San Francisco Giants. In the second half of September, the Dodgers maintained their lead, but couldn't shake the competition. When Sandy Koufax beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on

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