TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1908 — Baseball Writers Association forms.
1920 — Cleveland Indians’ Elmer Smith hits the first World Series grand slam (World Series No. 17). 1921 — NFL Decatur Staleys become Chicago Staleys, win 14-10. 1923 — The New York Giants and New York Yankees become the first teams to play each other for three consecutive World Series, also first played at Yankee Stadium (World Series No. 20).
1924 — The Washington Senators win their first World Series, beating the New York Giants in seven games (World Series No. 21).
1926 — St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, four games to three in the 23rd World Series. 1931 — St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia Athletics, four games to three in the 28th World Series. 1937 — New York Yankees beat New York Giants four games to one in the 34th World Series.
1945 — Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, four games to three in the 42nd World Series.
1951 — New York Yankees beat New York Giants four games to two for the title, Joe DiMaggio’s final game (World Series No. 48). 1957 — Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, four games to three inthe 54th World Series. 1960 — Ron Stewart of the Ottawa Rough Riders rushes for a Canadian Football League-record 287 yards. 1964 — The Games of the XVIII Olympiad open in Tokyo, Japan. 1968 — Detroit Tigers beat
St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three in 65th World Series. Pitcher Bob Gibson sets mark for total strikeouts in a World Series with 35.
1976 — Dimitrion Yordanidis, 98, of Greece is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33. 1976 — New Jersey Meadowlands’ (New York Giants) Stadium opens. 1979 — Quebec Nordiques’ Real Cloutier sets an NHL record by scoring a hat trick in first game. 1980 — New York Yankees lose, 4-2, and are swept by Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series.