1927 - New York Yankee Herb Pennock retires first 22 Pirates in a World Series game.
1935 - Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs, 4 game to 2 in the 32nd World series.
1936 - Seventh place Brooklyn Dodgers fire their manager Casey Stengel.
1940 - Reds Bucky Walters in the first pitcher in 14 years to homer in a World Series game.
1950 - The Yankees win their 13th world championship as they sweep the Phillies.
1952 - NY Yankees beat the Dodgers 4 games to 3 in the 49th World Series and tie their own record of 4 consecutive World Series wins.
1964 - NY Yankees make their 14th appearance in the last 16 series and the 29th in the last 61 World Series contests.
1984 - Walter Payton, Chicago Bears, passes Jim Brown as the NFL's career rushing leader.
1989 - Rickey Henderson steals a record 8 bases in a five game playoff series.
1991 - Scorecard Harry, Space Appeal & Cafe Lex in the 9th race at Belmont Track, create the second ever triple dead heat in NY thoroughbred racing history.
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