Wednesday, October 21, 2015

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 21ST

1928 - Whitey Ford [Edward Charles Ford], American
hall of fame baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in NYC.
1935 - Hank Greenberg selected AL MVP unanimously.
1964 - Braves ask NL to allow them to leave Milwaukee for Atlanta.
1973 - A's manager Dick Williams quits after A's beat Mets in World Series.
1973 - Fred Dryer of the then Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player
in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.
1975 - Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning HR beats Reds 7-6 in game 6 of WS.
1976 - NY Knicks retire 1st number, # 19, Willis Reed.
1976 - NY Yankee Thurman Munson ties World Series mark of 6 straight singles.
1979 - 10th NYC Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:42.
1979 - Greta Weitz wins woman participation in NYC marathon (02:27:33).
1979 - Ozzie Newsome begins NFL streak of 150 consecutive game receptions.
1983 - Zack Greinke, Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher is born.
1984 - Niki Lauda becomes 3rd time motor racing world champ.
1984 - Steve Jones runs Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05.
1990 - Esther Canseco calls Oakland A's manager Tony La Russa
a "punk" for not starting husband Jose in the World Series.

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