THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 13TH

1903 - Pilgrims beat Pirates 5 games to 3 in first World Series.
1914 - Boston Braves sweep Philadelphia A's, first sweep in World Series history.

1920 - World Series celebration in Wade Park brings out 50,000+ Clevelanders.

1931 - Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (d. 2001) is born.

1942 - Jerry Jones, owner/GM (Dallas Cowboys) is born.

1947 - First NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 4-3 at Toronto.

1953 - Pat Day, American jockey is born.
1960 - Pirate's Bill Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off HR 

beats NY Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series.

1962 - Jerry Rice, NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver (SF 49ers) is born.

1971 - First World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3).

1971 - Stafford Smythe, Canadian NHL executive (b. 1921) dies.

1982 - IOC Executive Committee approves the reinstatement 

of Jim Thorpe's s gold medals from the 1912 Olympics.

1986 - IOC announces baseball will become a medal sport in 1992.

1993 - Mighty Ducks win their first NHL game.

1996 - Rene Lacoste, tennis player, dies at 92

1996 - NY Jet Nick Lowrey breaks Jan Stenerud NFL field goal record at 374.