October 7 - Curt Flood Traded

October 7, 2001 San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds extends his major league record for home runs in season to 73 as he drives a 3-2 first inning knuckleball off Dodgerspitcher Dennis Springer over the right field fence. The blast also secures twomore major league records for Bonds; as he surpassed Babe Ruth’s .847 sluggingpercentage in 1920 with a .863 season slugging percentage and crushed MarkMcGwire’s 1998 mark of one HR every 7.27 at bats by homering in every 6.52at-bats. October 7, 1936 - The Brooklyn Dodgers fire future Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel.Thirteen years later, Stengel will be hired by the New York Yankees and willlead the team to five straight World Championships. Stengel will eventuallyconclude his Hall of Fame career with the cross-town New York Mets. October 7, 1969 - The St. Louis Cardinals trade outfielder Curt Flood to the PhiladelphiaPhillies in a blockbuster deal involving slugging first baseman Richie Allen.Flood will refuse to report to the Phillies and will take baseball to courtover the reserve clause that binds a player perpetually to one team. October 7, 2001 -  On the last day of the season,Rickey Henderson of the San Diego Padres bloops a double down the right fieldline off Colorado Rockies' pitcher John Thomson to become the 25th majorleaguer to collect 3,000 career base hits.  October 7, 1950 - At Yankee Stadium, rookie pitcher Whitey Ford gets the win against BobMiller and the Philadelphia Phillies 5 - 2 as the Yankees complete the WorldSeries sweep of the "Whiz Kids." The sweep of the Phillies gives theYankees their 13th World Championship, all coming since the acquisition of “TheBabe”. Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn Says