1914 - Boston Braves sweep Phila A's, 1st sweep in World Series history.
1931 - Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (d. 2001) is born.
1947 - First NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 4-3 at Toronto.
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 Mississippi,
NFL wide receiver (San Francisco 49ers) is born.
1971 - First World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3).
1972 - Commish Bowie Kuhn allows Bert Campaneris to play in World Series.
1972 - Commish Bowie Kuhn allows Bert Campaneris to play in World Series.
1972 - Summer Sanders, California, butterfly
swimmer (Olympics-gold-1992, 96) is born.
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.
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.
1996 - NY Jet Nick Lowrey breaks Jan Stenerud NFL field goal record at 374.
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