TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 15TH

1910 - Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel,

heavy weight boxing champ, shot & killed

1912 - Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only World Series

unassisted double play, from the outfield

1928 - Walter Johnson signs a 3-year contract to manage the Senators
1933 - Philadelphia Eagles play 1st NFL game, lose to NY Giants 56-0
1935 - NHL's St Louis Eagles fold

1945 - Jim Palmer, New York City, New York, baseball player

(Baltimore Orioles 1965-1984) is born
1945 - Baseball Attendance hits record 10.28 million (Tigers 1.28 is highest)
1946 - Smallest World Series share since 1918 (Cards $3,748, Red Sox $2,140)

1957 - Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox

for SF Seals-franchises only, not the players

1969 - Oriole Earl Weaver becomes 1st manager ejected in a World Series

1972 - Omni in Atlanta opens - Hawks beat NY Knicks 109-101

1979 - NY Knicks retire 2nd number, # 10, Walt Frazier
1980 - George Brett is forced out of World Series with hemorrhoids

1988 - With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic

2 run HR to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series
1989 - Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howes as NHL's all time top scorer

1995 - Carolina Panthers win 1st game ever beating NY Jets 26-15