TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1915 — Woodrow Wilson becomes first U.S. president to attend a World Series game (World Series No. 12).
1916 — Babe Ruth pitches and wins longest World Series game,
2-1 in 14 innings.
1921 — Babe Ruth’s first World Series homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays.
1928 — The New York Yankees sweep the St. Louis Cardinals in the 25th World Series; Babe Ruth hits three home runs in game — New York Yankees become first to sweep consecutive World Series. 1934 — The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers, four games to three in the 31st World Series. 1938 — The New York Yankees sweep the Chicago Cubs in the 35th World Series, third straight title win.
1951 — Gil McDougald’s World Series grand slam helps the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants, 13-1. 1958 — The New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Braves four games to three in the 55th World Series — Yankees appear in 9 and win 7 of last 10.
1960 — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Eddie LeBaron throws the shortest touchdown pass (two inches).
1960 — Howard Glenn, a New York Titans player, dies of injuries suffered in the day’s game.
1961 — New York Yankees beat Cincinnati Reds, four games to one in 58th World Series.
1966 — The Baltimore Orioles win Major League Baseball’s
Fall Classic, four games to none against the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking the final contest, 1-0, on a home run by Frank Robinson. 1974 — The Washington Capitals play their first National Hockey League game, losing, 6-3, to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
1989 — In the first National Football League game coached by a black man (Art Shell), his Los Angeles Raiders beat the New York Jets, 14-7, on Monday Night Football.
2011 — The National Hockey League’s Winnipeg Jets return to Manitoba from Arizona.