Tuesday, October 9, 2012

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 9TH

1909 - Ty Cobb steals home in a World Series game.
1915 - Woodrow Wilson become the first president to attend a World Series game.
1916 - Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings.
1928 - New York Yankees become the first team to sweep consecutive World Series.
1938 - Cleveland Browns & Chicago Bears play a penalty free NFL game.
1951 - Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam help the Yankees beat the Giants 13-1.
1958 - New York Yankees appear in nine of the last ten World Series while being victorious in seven of them.
1961 - New York Yankee Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruths' record of 29 2/3 consecutive innings.
1974 - Frank Robinson is hired by the Cleveland Indians and becomes the first black baseball manager.
1989 - Art Shell becomes the first NFL black coach as he leads the LA Raiders 14-7 over the New York Jets on Monday Night Football.

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