October 9 - Jeter gets help from a fan

October 9, 1996 - Bernie Williams hit a home run in the11th inning to give the New York Yankees a 5 - 4 victory over Baltimore in Game1 of the American League Championship Series. The Yankees were also aided by anassist from a young fan, which proved to be a game changer. The O’s held a 4-3lead when Derek Jeter hit a ball to deep right field. Right fielder TonyTarasco positioned himself to make the play when 12 year old Jeffrey Maierreached out and deflected the ball into the stands and Umpire Rich Garciacalled the hit a home run.  Garcia lateradmitted that there was spectator interference, though he maintained the ballwas not catchable despite overwhelming visual evidence to the contrary. October 9, 1910 - Nap Lajoie, in a batting race with TyCobb, collected eight hits for Cleveland in a season-ending doubleheader withthe St. Louis Browns. The hits were somewhat tainted; however, as St. Louisthird baseman Red Corriden played back as Lajoie bunted safely six times.Regardless, Cobb was awarded the batting title by a fraction of a point. October 9, 1920 - Several hours before the start of Game4 of the World Series, Brooklyn's Rube Marquard, a Cleveland native, isarrested when he tries to sell a ticket to an undercover cop for $350. He willbe found guilty and fined one dollar and court costs ($3.80). For their first WorldSeries game on the lakefront, 25,734 Indians fans watch their home team win thegame 5 - 1. October 9, 2005 - The Houston Astros defeated the AtlantaBraves 7 - 6 in a record setting NLDS Game 4 in extra innings. The game setseveral records, including longest post season game ever at 18 innings, longestpost season game by time (5 hours, 50 minutes), and first post season game withtwo grand slams. Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn Says