TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 14TH

1905 - Giant's Christy Mathewson's 3rd straight World Series shutout.
1906 - All Chicago World Series, 1st AL victory, White Sox win 4 games to 2

Cubs losers share of $439.50 is lowest for World Series.
1908 - Baseball Writers Association of America forms.

1910 - John Wooden, basketball coach (UCLA-10 national championships) is born.

1926 - Walter Johnson retires, signs 2-year contract to manage Newark.

1956 - Beth Daniel, Charleston South Carolina,

LPGA golfer (1990 Kemper Open) is born.

1964 - Roger Maris & Mickey Mantle hit HRs runs on back-to-back pitches.

1964 - Joe Girardi, Peoria IL, catcher/manager (NY Yankees) is born.

1965 - Sandy Koufax hurls his 2nd shutout of World Series beating Twins 2-0.
1968 - In NL expansion draft, Expos & Padres choose 30 players each.
1970 - Cleveland Cavaliers lose to Buffalo Braves in their 1st game 107-92.
1972 - Oakland A Gene Tenace is 1st to homer in 1st 2 World Series at bats.

1978 - NY Yank Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy

by getting in the way of a throw to 1st & deflects the ball away.

1979 - NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretzky scores his 1st NHL goal.

1986 - IOC decides to stagger Winter & Summer Olympic schedule.

1989 - Dave Stewart is 1st since 1976 to start consec World Series openers.
1989 - Texas A&I, Johnny Bailey sets NCAA season rush record at 6,085 yards.

1991 - NY Rangers right wing Mike Gartner scores his 500th NHL goal.

1998 - Eric Robert Rudolph is charged with 6 bombings including the

1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia..