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1932: Babe Ruth, as legend has it, called his home run against Chicago’s Charlie Root in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the World Series, won by the N.Y. Yankees 7-5 at Wrigley Field. Ruth and Lou Gehrig each hit two homers for the Yankees.
1978: The Indians beat the Yankees 9-2 on the last day of the season to force a one-game playoff between N.Y. and Boston.
1988: Tony Gwynn — 1st to win the NL batting title with an average below .320 — went 2-for-3 to raise his average to .313 but injured his hand in a 6-3 victory over Houston.
