Template:Today in Baseball/October 23

January 5: Today's featured birthday is that of Chris Nabholz, who turns 58.

• 1910 - Jack Coombs (pictured) wins his third game of the World Series to give his Athletics the title against the Cubs.
• 1945 - Branch Rickey announces the signing of former Kansas City Monarchs shortstop Jackie Robinson by the Brooklyn Dodgers, integrating Organized Baseball for the first time in decades.
• 1988 - Hiromi Matsunaga walks for the 11th straight plate appearance, a new record. The tactic is used to prevent him from beating Hideaki Takazawa in the batting title race.
• 1993 - Down 6-5 in the bottom of the 9th, the Blue Jays win the last game of the 1993 World Series on a three-run walk-off homer by Joe Carter off Phillies closer Mitch Williams. Paul Molitor is named Series MVP.
• 1997 - Terry Bross and four relievers, including winning pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii and Shingo Takatsu, combine on a shutout of the Seibu Lions to give the Yakult Swallows the 1997 Japan Series title. Catcher Atsuya Furuta is named Series MVP.

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