1903 - Pilgrims beat Pirates 5 games to 3 in 1st World Series.
1931 - Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (d. 2001) is born.
1947 - 1st NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 4-3 at Toronto.
1953 - Pat Day, American jockey is born.
1960 - Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off HR beats
1960 - Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off HR beats
NY Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series.
1962 - Jerry Rice, Starkville MS, NFL wide receiver (San Francisco 49ers) is born.
1971 - 1st World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3).
1971 - Stafford Smythe, Canadian NHL executive (b. 1921) dies.
1972 - Commish Bowie Kuhn allows Bert Campaneris to play in World Series.
1978 - Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3
1972 - Commish Bowie Kuhn allows Bert Campaneris to play in World Series.
1978 - Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3
as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yanks win next 4.
1982 - IOC Executive Committee approves the reinstatement of
1982 - IOC Executive Committee approves the reinstatement of
Jim Thorpe's gold medals from the 1912 Olympics.
1986 - IOC announces baseball will become a medal sport in 1992.
1988 - Mike Venezia, jockey, dies in 5th-race fall at Belmont Race Track, NY.
1989 - Bob Quinn resigns as NY Yankee VP/GM & replaced by Harding Peterson.
1991 - Blue Jay Cito Gaston is 1st manager ejected in a playoff game.
1991 - Blue Jay Cito Gaston is 1st manager ejected in a playoff game.
1993 - Mighty Ducks win their 1st NHL game.
1996 - Rene Lacoste, tennis player, dies at 92.
2002 - 53rd Formula One WDC: Michael Schumacher wins by 67 points.
2002 - 53rd Formula One WDC: Michael Schumacher wins by 67 points.
2012 - Helmut Haller, German footballer,
dies from Parkinson's disease and dementia at 73.
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