TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 6TH

1882 - 1st 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 - 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleveland's

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

1926 - Babe Ruth hits 3 HRs in a World Series game, Yanks beat Cards 10-5.

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.

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

1983 - NY Jets announce they are leaving Shea for Meadowlands.

1985 - Yankee Phil Niekro becomes 18th pitcher to win 300 games

& also at 46 becomes oldest to pitch a shut-out beating Toronto 8-0.

1991 - Orioles' last game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium (vs Det Tigers).
1995 - Colorodo Avalanche (former Que 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.

2006 - Buck O'Neil, American baseball player (b. 1911).
2010 - Roy Halladay pitches the second no-hitter in MLB Postseason

History during Game 1 of the NLDS versus the Cincinnati Reds.