TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 6TH

1824 - Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed first rule book is born.

1882 - First World Series game, Cincinnati (AA) beats Chicago (NL) 4-0.

1905 - Helen Wills Moody, Centerville California,

American tennis player (8 Wimbledon titles 1927-1938) is born.

1911 - Cy Young's farewell appearance in a major league game is a

letdown as he loses to Brooklyn 13-3 in a Braves uniform in his 906th game.
1919 - White Sox catcher Ray Schalk is 2nd man ejected from a World Series.
1920 - First brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleveland's

Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Brooklyn.

1921 - Fewest hits in World Series Game, 5, Yanks (3) beat Giants (2), 3-0.
1923 - First NL unassisted triple play (Ernie Padgett, Braves against Phillies).
1926 - Babe Ruth hits 3 HRs in a World Series game, Yanks beat Cards 10-5.

1938 - Yanks Lefty Gomez sets record of 6 World Series wins without a loss.

1945 - Tavern owner "Billy Goat" Sianis buys seat for his goat for Game 4

of World Series & is escorted out, he casts goat curse on Cubs.

1959 - Single game World Series attendence record set (92,706 in LA).

1966 - Oriole Jim Palmer, 20, is youngest to pitch a World Series shutout.

1969 - Walter Hagen, US PGA golfer (US Open 1914, 19), dies at 76.

1995 - Colorodo Avalanche (former Quebec Nordiques) 1st NHL game, beat Detroit.

1996 - NY Jet Nick Lowrey ties Jan Stenerud with 373 NFL field goals.

1998 - Mark Belanger, American baseball player (b. 1944) dies of lung cancer at age 54.
2001 - Arne Harris, American television sports director (b. 1934) dies.
2006 - Buck O'Neil, American baseball player (b. 1911).