July 22 1905 — Weldon Henley of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a no-hitter, defeating the St. Louis Browns 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. It was the highlight of Henley’s 4-11 season. 1906 — Bob Ewing pitched the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies without a single assist by his teammates. 1923 — Washington’s Walter Johnson fanned opposing pitcher Stan Coveleski for his 3,000th career strikeout. The Big Train, the first player in MLB history to reach 3,000 strikeouts, struck out five and allowed one run in the Senators’ 3-1 victory over Cleveland. 1926 — Cincinnati had four triples in an 11-run second inning, and the Reds beat the Boston Braves 13-1. Curt Walker tied an NL record with two triples in the inning. 1932 — Philadelphia’s Mickey Cochrane hit for the cycle and drove in four runs to lead the Athletics to an 8-4 win over the Washington Senators. Cochrance tripled in a run in the first inning, hit a two-run homer in the third, doubled in... [More]

July 22 1905 — Weldon Henley of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a no-hitter, defeating the St. Louis Browns 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. It was the highlight of Henley’s 4-11 season. 1906 — Bob Ewing pitched the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies without a single assist by teammates. 1923 — Washington’s Walter Johnson struck out opposing pitcher Stan Coveleski for his 3,000th career strikeout. The Big Train, the first player in MLB history to reach 3,000 strikeouts, struck out five and allowed one run to give the Senators a 3-1 win over Cleveland. 1926 — Cincinnati had four triples in an 11-run second inning as the Reds beat the Boston Braves, 13-1. Curt Walker hit two in the inning to tie an NL record for most triples in an inning. 1932 — Philadelphia’s Mickey Cochrane hit for the cycle and drove in four runs to lead the Athletics to an 8-4 win over the Washington Senators. 1962 — Floyd Robinson of the Chicago White Sox had six singles in six... [More]

Oct. 16 1909 — The Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series as rookie Babe Adams registered his third victory by beating the Detroit Tigers 8-0 in the seventh game. 1912 — Fred Snodgrass dropped a fly ball in the 10th inning that helped the Boston Red Sox score two runs and take the World Series from the New York Giants. 1962 — With the tying and winning runs in scoring position, San Francisco’s Willie McCovey hit a hard line drive at second baseman Bobby Richardson for the final out and the New York Yankees won 1-0 in Game 7 for their 20th World Series title. 1969 — The New York Mets won their fourth straight game from the Baltimore Orioles with a 5-3 triumph behind Jerry Koosman and took the World Series in five games. 1975 — Tony Perez broke an 0-for-15 slump with two home runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 5 of the World Series. 1983 — Eddie Murray hit two homers and Scott McGregor pitched a five-hitter to give Baltimore a 5-0 victory, their... [More]

Oct. 10 1904 — Boston clinched the pennant on the last day of the season when Jack Chesbro of the New York Highlanders threw a wild pitch in the ninth to allow the winning run to score from third. 1920 — The Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-1 in the fifth game of the World Series. For the Indians, Elmer Smith hit the first Series grand slam and Jim Bagby, the winner, hit the first Series homer by a pitcher. 1924 — The Washington Senators won their only championship by defeating the Giants 4-3 in 12 innings. The winning run scored when a ball hit by Earl McNeely bounced over third baseman Fred Lindstrom’s head. 1926 — Grover Alexander, 39, saved Game 7 and the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals, fanning Tony Lazzeri with the bases loaded in the seventh inning and pitching 2 1-3 hitless innings. 1957 — Lew Burdette’s third victory of the World Series, a 5-0 decision over the New York Yankees, gave the Milwaukee Braves the championship. 1968 — Mickey Lolich won the World... [More]

July 221905 — Weldon Henley of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a no-hitter, defeating the St. Louis Browns 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. It was the highlight of Henley’s 4-11 season.1906 — Bob Ewing pitched the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies without a single assist by his teammates.1923 — Washington’s Walter Johnson fanned opposing pitcher Stan Coveleski for his 3,000th career strikeout. The Big Train, the first player in MLB history to reach 3,000 strikeouts, struck out five and allowed one run in the Senators’ 3-1 victory over Cleveland.1926 — Cincinnati had four triples in an 11-run second inning, and the Reds beat the Boston Braves 13-1. Curt Walker tied an NL record with two triples in the inning.1932 — Philadelphia’s Mickey Cochrane hit for the cycle and drove in four runs to lead the Athletics to an 8-4 win over the Washington Senators. Cochrance tripled in a run in the first inning, hit a two-run homer in the third, doubled in the... [More]

July 221905 — Weldon Henley of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a no-hitter, defeating the St. Louis Browns 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. It was the highlight of Henley’s 4-11 season.1906 — Bob Ewing pitched the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies without a single assist by his teammates.1923 — Washington’s Walter Johnson fanned opposing pitcher Stan Coveleski for his 3,000th career strikeout. The Big Train, the first player in MLB history to reach 3,000 strikeouts, struck out five and allowed one run in the Senators’ 3-1 victory over Cleveland.1926 — Cincinnati had four triples in an 11-run second inning, and the Reds beat the Boston Braves 13-1. Curt Walker tied an NL record with two triples in the inning.1932 — Philadelphia’s Mickey Cochrane hit for the cycle and drove in four runs to lead the Athletics to an 8-4 win over the Washington Senators. Cochrance tripled in a run in the first inning, hit a two-run homer in the third, doubled in the... [More]

Oct. 141905 — Christy Mathewson blanked the Philadelphia Athletics 2-0 to give the New York Giants the World Series in five games. All were shutouts, with Mathewson getting three, Joe McGinnity one, and Chief Bender of Philadelphia one.1929 — The Philadelphia A's rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 and take the World Series in five games. Mule Haas' two-run homer tied the game and Bing Miller's RBI double won it.1965 — Sandy Koufax tossed his second shutout to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 2-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins and the world championship in seven games.1969 — New York's Tommie Agee made two spectacular catches to save five runs and secure a 5-0 victory over Baltimore as the Mets took a 2-1 lead in the World Series.1971 — Pittsburgh's Nelson Briles threw a two-hitter against the Orioles for a 4-0 victory to give the Pirates a 3-2 edge in the World Series.1972 — Oakland catcher Gene Tenace became the first player to hit home runs in each... [More]

Compiled by PAUL MONTELLAOct. 131903 — The Boston Pilgrims won the first World Series, five games to three, with a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.1914 — The Boston Braves completed a sweep of the Philadelphia Athletics, first in World Series history, with a 3-1 victory.1921 — Art Nehf tossed a 1-0, four-hitter against the New York Yankees for the World Series title in eight games. The Giants scored their run in the first inning on an error by shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh.1960 — Bill Mazeroski opened the bottom of the ninth with a home run off Ralph Terry of the New York Yankees to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 10-9 victory and the World Series in seven games.1971 — The first World Series night game was played in Pittsburgh with the Pirates beating Baltimore 4-3. Roberto Clemente had three hits for Pittsburgh.1978 — New York third baseman Graig Nettles put on a fielding clinic and prevented seven runs as the Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 3 of the World Series.... [More]

Using the search engine at Baseball-Reference.com, The Associated Press evaluated each team's draft performance from 1996 through 2018, adding up wins above replacement (WAR) figures for drafted players.For each pick, the player's career WAR was added to the appropriate total for the team, depending on whether or not the player signed with the team after being drafted. Some players had their WAR totals included multiple times, if they were drafted more than once.Stats are through May 25. Compensation picks were considered part of the first round where applicable.___ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSTotal WAR for all drafted players: 581.8 (MLB rank: 4th)Total WAR for drafted players who signed: 440.1 (rank: 5th)Total WAR for drafted players who did not sign: 141.7Impact players (10 WAR or more) drafted: 17 (rank: tie-9th)Impact players drafted and signed: 13 (rank: 12th)Most recent impact player drafted and signed: Trevor Bauer, 2011, first round, pick No. 3 (15.2 WAR)Lowest pick for impact player drafted... [More]

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — When spring training opened, one of Oakland's biggest questions was its catching situation following the departure of Jonathan Lucroy. The Athletics had Josh Phegley on the roster and signed Chris Herrmann to a one-year deal in December. It's a good thing they added Nick Hundley, too.Herrmann had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee this past week. That leaves Phegley and Hundley behind the plate."No one knew what direction they were going to go," said Phegley, who is entering his fifth year with the A's. "We're all good options."The 35-year-old Hundley agreed to a minor league deal with Oakland last month. He spent the previous two seasons with San Francisco, batting .241 with 10 homers in 96 games last year.Hundley isn't taking anything for granted. He has an opt out in his contract that Oakland has to decide on by Thursday. That's also the day the Athletics leave for Japan, where they will open the regular season on March 20 against the Mariners."They haven't told... [More]

OF Coco Crisp's game-winning RBI single in Friday's 1-0 victory over the Cubs made him the third-oldest Indians' batter at age 36 to have an RBI in the World Series. The older players are Eddie Murray (39, three RBI in 1995) and Hank Majeski (37, three RBI in 1954). Crisp was also the fifth Indians' batter with a pinch-hit RBI in the World Series.

PH Coco Crisp broke a scoreless tie with a seventh-inning RBI base hit off Cubs reliever Mike Montgomery to drive in pinch-runner Michael Martinez for the only run in the Indians' 1-0 victory. Before the game, Crisp and his teammates figured the strong winds blowing out to left field would result in a slugfest. "We were out there (at batting practice) and the balls were flying all over the place," said Crisp, a late-season acquisition from the Oakland A's. "I even hit a few out."

TORONTO -- Carlos Santana and Coco Crisp homered, rookie Ryan Merritt allowed two hits in 4 1/3 innings, and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 Wednesday to win the American League Championship Series in five games.The Indians will face the Los Angeles Dodgers or the Chicago Cubs in the World Series, which opens Tuesday in Cleveland.Merritt was making his postseason debut and his second start in five major league appearances. The left-hander allowed no walks and no runs while striking out three before the Indians' bullpen took over.Cleveland relievers Andrew Miller and Cody Allen took care of the final 3 2/3 innings, with Allen pitching the ninth to earn his fifth save of the postseason. Miller was named MVP of the ALCS, recording 14 strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings while allowing two hits, no walks and no runs.Cubs 10, Dodgers 2LOS ANGELES -- Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell broke out of slumps by hitting home runs, and Chicago pounded Los Angeles to even the National League Championship Series at two games apiece.The Cubs, who were shut out the previous two games, broken a scoreless tie with a four-run fourth inning before pulling away.Game 5 is Thursday at Dodger Stadium.Rizzo and Russell each three hits, and Rizzo drove in three runs. Rizzo was 1-for-11 in the series before Wednesday, and Russell was 0-for-9. Ben Zobrist and Dexter Fowler added two hits apiece for Chicago.

LF Coco Crisp laid down a key sacrifice bunt that set up the Indians' first two runs, then hit a two-run homer that gave Cleveland a 4-1 lead over Boston in the sixth inning. Crisp became the seventh different player in Cleveland franchise history to homer in a postseason game at age 36 or older, joining Harold Baines, Kenny Lofton, Eddie Murray, Tony Pena, Hank Majeski and Ellis Burks.

LF Coco Crisp hit a two-run home run, his 13th, to get Cleveland off to a 2-0 start in the second inning Monday night at Detroit. Crisp will have a chance to play a big role in the playoffs because OF Abraham Almonte won't be eligible.

OF Coco Crisp's two-run double was the big blow in the Indians' four-run fifth inning. Crisp leads the American League with a .403 batting average with runners in scoring position.

OF Coco Crisp made his third start in left field and fourth overall for Cleveland on Saturday night. Acquired Aug. 31 via trade with Oakland, the 36-year-old's .406 average with runners in scoring position is second in the American League.

DH Coco Crisp made his first start since being traded to the Indians on Aug. 31. Crisp hit leadoff and was 3-for-5 with a double and three runs scored. I just told myself, 'Get on base one time, and help the team'," Crisp said. "You don't want to come in and strike out three times. You want to do something special."

OF Coco Crisp, acquired from Oakland in a trade on Thursday, was in uniform for the first time Friday. "He played here when he first came to the majors, and I was his manager for three years in Boston. I think this should be an easy transition for him," manager Terry Francona said. "I thought it was going to be a little weird since this is the first time I've been involved in a midseason trade, but coming back here brings back old memories, good memories. I'm excited," Crisp said.

OF Coco Crisp has been acquired from Oakland in a trade for minor league LHP Colt Hynes. Crisp, 36, broke into the big leagues with the Indians in 2002. In 393 at bats with the A's this year he hit .235 with 11 home runs and 47 RBI. He leads the major leagues with a .424 batting average with runners in scoring position. As a five-and-10 player Crisp had a right to veto the trade, but didn't. "In talking to Coco, he's pretty excited to be coming here," said Indians President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti. The Indians were in need of an outfielder because OF Abraham Almonte was suspended for the first 80 games of the season for a positive steroids test, and he is not eligible for the postseason. Crisp is expected to be in uniform Friday, when the Indians begin a three-game series with Miami.