TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 5TH

1887 - 1st U.S. Women's National Championship:

Ellen Hansell beats Laura Knight (6-1, 6-0).
1895 - The first individual time trial for racing

Cyclists is held on a 50-mile course north of London.

1908 - White Sox Ed Walsh tops Detroit 6-1 for his 40th victory.

1921 - 1st World Series radio broadcast, Yanks beat Giants 3-0.
1922 - Yanks & Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie World Series game.

1947 - Al Gionfriddo makes a great catch off Joe DiMaggio in World Series.

1949 - Bill James [George William James], Holton Kansas,

American baseball writer and statistician is born.
1952 - 6th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 1-1 at Detroit.
1953 - 50th World Series sees NY Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2,

as NY Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yanks win record 5th consec WS.
1956 - Yogi Berra becomes 4th Yank to hit a World Series grand slam.

1962 - Michael Andretti, Indy-car racer/Auto Hall of Fame (elected 1986) is born.

1965 - Mario Lemieux, Montreal Quebec, NHL

high scoring center (Pitts Penguin, #66) is born.
1965 - Patrick Roy, Quebec City Quebec, NHL goalie

(Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche) is born.

1969 - Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks 55-yard field goal.

1991 - NJ Devils begin their 10th Anniversary with a 7-2 win over the Blues.
1991 - Carlos Huerta's NCAA record streak of

successful points after a touchdown ends at 157.
1991 - Fresno State ties NCAA record with 49 points

in a quarter, as they route New Mexico 94-17.

2001 - Barry Bonds hits his 71st home run, breaking Mark McGwire's record of

70 for the most home runs hit in a single season (Bonds would end up with 73 in total).
2013 - Wladimir Klitschko defeats Alexander Povetkin to retain his WBA Heavyweight Championship.