THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 2ND

1907 - Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants.

1921 - NY Yankee Babe Ruth hits then record 59th HR.
1932 - NY Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series.
1932 - Washington Redskins (as Boston Braves) play first NFL game, lose 14-0.

1932 - Maury Wills, baseball shortstop (LA Dodgers, NL MVP 1962) is born.
1936 - NY Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4.
1936 - Tony Lazzeri becomes first Yankee to hit a World Series grand slam.
1947 - Yankee Yogi Berra becomes first to pinch hit a World Series homer.

1950 - Bob Shaw of Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD receptions.

1957 - NY Yankees appear in their 25th World Series.

1967 - Thomas Muster, Leibnitz Austria, tennis star (1995 French Open) is born.

1968 - Bob Gibson sets a World Series record of 17 strikeouts.

1972 - Montreal Expos Bill Stoneman 2nd no-hitter beats NY Mets, 7-0.

1973 - Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76.
1974 - Hank Aaron's 733rd career HR on his last NL at bat.

1977 - Dusty Baker 30th HR joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), 

& Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers first team to boast 4 30-HR hitters.

1988 - Minnesota Twins are first AL club ever to break 3 million season attendance.

1991 - Eric Lindros, refused to sign with Quebec Nordiques.
1991 - Steffi Graf becomes the youngest woman to win 500 pro tennis matches.

2005 - NFL plays first regular season game outside United States when the 

Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-14 in Mexico City, Mexico.