Chicago Cubs history unpacked — October 2

Today in baseball history, in 1966 – Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers wins his 27th game of the season and the final game of his career. Koufax's 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies clinches the National League pennant for the Dodgers ; 1974 – Future Hall of Famer Al Kaline announces his retirement . During a 22-year career with the Detroit Tigers , Kaline compiled 3,007 hits and 399 home runs . He also batted .379 in the 1968 World Series ; 1983 – Carl Yastrzemski plays in his 3,308th and final game, hitting a single as the team's left fielder. After the Red Sox's 3-1 victory over Cleveland , "Yaz" takes one more "final lap" around Fenway Park and will stay to sign autographs on Yawkey Way for over an hour; and 2016 – Veteran broadcaster Vin Scully calls his final LA Dodgers game, a 7-1 loss in San Francisco, after a record 67 MLB seasons, and other stories as well.

1908 – Addie Joss of the Cleveland Naps tosses a perfect game against the Chicago White Sox . The future Hall of Famer wins a 1-0 decision over Ed Walsh in one of the greatest pitching duels in major league history. Joss strikes out only three batters, while Walsh fans 15.

1919 – The Chicago White Sox lose the second game of the World Series , 4-2, to the Cincinnati Reds . Lefty Williams , one of eight Sox players involved in a Series-fixing scandal , walks three men in the 4th inning. After the game, he is confronted and attacked by Sox catcher Ray Schalk .