Saturday, October 13, 2012

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 13TH

1903 - Pilgrims beat Pirates 5 games to 3 in the first World Series.
1914 - Boston Braves sweep the Philadelphia A"s for the first time in World Series history.
1947 - First NHL All-Star game as the All-Stars beat Toronto 4-3 in Toronto.
1960 - Pittsburgh Pirate's Bill Mazeroski's bottom of the 9th lead off HR beats the NY Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of the 57th World Series.
1971 - First World Series night game as Pittsburgh defeats Baltimore 4-3.
1982 - IOC Executive Committee approves the reinstatement of Jim Thorpe's gold medals from the 1912 Olympics.
1991 - Toronto Blue Jays Cito Gaston is the first black manager ejected in a playoff game.
1993 - Mighty Ducks win their first NHL game.
1996 - NY Jet Nick Lowery breaks Jan Stenerud NFL field goal record at 374.
1996 - Yankees, 3, and Orioles, 3, combine to tie play off record of 6 HRs.

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