TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 9TH

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

1915 - Woodrow Wilson becomes first US President to attend a World Series game.
1916 - Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings.

1921 - Babe Ruth's 1st WS homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays.
1928 - NY Yankees sweep Cards in 25th World Series, Ruth hits 3 HR in game.
1928 - NY Yankees become first to sweep consecutive World Series.

1938 - Cleveland Browns & Chicago Bears play a penalty free NFL game.
1938 - NY Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win.

1940 - Joe Pepitone, Brooklyn New York, MLB 1st baseman (NY Yankees) is born.

1950 - George Hainsworth, NHL goaltender, dies in a car accident at 55.

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

1970 - Annika Sorenstam, Stockholm Sweden,

LPGA golfer (1995 US Women's Open) is born.

1974 - Frank Robinson became 1st Black baseball manager (Cleve Indians).
1974 - Washington Capitals 1st 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 1st NHL win, 4-3.

1994 - Fred Lebow, US founder of New York Marathon, dies of cancer.