THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 9TH

1903 - Walter O'Malley, baseball team owner (Dodgers) is born.

1915 - Woodrow Wilson becomes first president to attend a World Series game
1916 - Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings
1916 - Babe Ruth pitches & wins longest WS game (14 innings) 2-1
1920 - First World Series game in Cleveland, Indians win 2-1
1921 - Babe Ruth's first WS homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays

1928 - NY Yankees become first to sweep consecutive World Series

1938 - NY Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win

1958 - NY Yankees appear in 9 & win 7 of last 10 World Series

1959 - Mike Singletary, NFL Hall of Fame middle linebacker (Chicago Bears) is born.

1961 - Yank Whitey Ford breaks Ruth record of 29 2/3 consecutive inning

1974 - Frank Robinson becomes first Black baseball manager (Cleveland Indians)

1974 - Washington Capitals first NHL game, losing 6-3 to NY Rangers at 

Madison Square Garden Wash Caps begin a 37 game road losing streak

1986 - Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, became 12th NHLer to score 500 goals

1989 - First NFL game coached by a black man (Art Shell), his 

LA Raiders beat NY Jets 14-7 on Monday Night Football
1991 - San Jose Sharks beat Calgary for their first NHL win, 4-3

1994 - Fred Lebow, US founder of New York Marathon, dies of cancer
1997 - NY Rangers are first NHL team to open with 4 straight ties