Today in Sporting History, October 2
1906 - Tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1909 - 1st rugby match (Twickenham)
1932 - NY Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series
1936 - NY Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4
1943 - Yankees sweep 14th doubleheader of year, beating Browns, 5-1 and 7-6
1949 - St Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3
1950 - Red Sox Dom DiMaggio leads AL with only 15 stolen bases
1950 - Bob Shaw of Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD receptions
1951 - Dodgers beat Giants 10-0, in 2nd game of play-offs
1953 - Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in World Series
1954 - 8th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Detroit 2-2 at Detroit
1955 - 9th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 3-1 at Detroit
1957 - NY Yankees appear in their 25th World Series
1960 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Tournament
1962 - SF beats LA, 8-7 in 4h18m 9 inning playoff game
1963 - Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees
1965 - Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL pennant
1965 - Phillies' Chris Short strikes-out 18 NY Mets
1966 - LA Dodgers Sandy Koufax clinches 3rd LA pennant in 4 years
1966 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational
1967 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Seven Lakes Golf Invitational
1970 - Plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30
1972 - Mont Expos Bill Stoneman 2nd no-hitter beats NY Mets, 7-0
1977 - Vivian Brownlee wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
1977 - Dusty Baker 30th HR joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), and Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers 1st team to boast 4 30-HR hitters
1978 - Yanks win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding
1980 - Larry Holmes TKOs Muhammad Ali in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1983 - Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA San Jose Golf Classic
1983 - Art Monk begins NFL streak of 136 plus consecutive game receptions
1986 - Mike Scott is 3rd NL pitcher to strike out 300 in a season (306)
1986 - NY Met Dwight Gooden is 1st to strike out 200 or more in 1st 3 seasons
1988 - 24th Olympic games close at Seoul, Korea
1988 - Gelindo Bordin wins 21st Olympics marathon (2:10:32)
1988 - Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens
1988 - Mike Tyson wrecks furniture in his Bernardsville NJ Mansion
1991 - Steffi Graf becomes the youngest woman to win 500 pro tennis matches
1995 - Seattle Mariners beat Cal Angels, 9-1 in a playoff game to win AL West
1909 - 1st rugby match (Twickenham)
1932 - NY Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series
1936 - NY Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4
1943 - Yankees sweep 14th doubleheader of year, beating Browns, 5-1 and 7-6
1949 - St Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3
1950 - Red Sox Dom DiMaggio leads AL with only 15 stolen bases
1950 - Bob Shaw of Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD receptions
1951 - Dodgers beat Giants 10-0, in 2nd game of play-offs
1953 - Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in World Series
1954 - 8th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Detroit 2-2 at Detroit
1955 - 9th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 3-1 at Detroit
1957 - NY Yankees appear in their 25th World Series
1960 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Tournament
1962 - SF beats LA, 8-7 in 4h18m 9 inning playoff game
1963 - Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees
1965 - Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL pennant
1965 - Phillies' Chris Short strikes-out 18 NY Mets
1966 - LA Dodgers Sandy Koufax clinches 3rd LA pennant in 4 years
1966 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational
1967 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Seven Lakes Golf Invitational
1970 - Plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30
1972 - Mont Expos Bill Stoneman 2nd no-hitter beats NY Mets, 7-0
1977 - Vivian Brownlee wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
1977 - Dusty Baker 30th HR joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), and Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers 1st team to boast 4 30-HR hitters
1978 - Yanks win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding
1980 - Larry Holmes TKOs Muhammad Ali in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1983 - Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA San Jose Golf Classic
1983 - Art Monk begins NFL streak of 136 plus consecutive game receptions
1986 - Mike Scott is 3rd NL pitcher to strike out 300 in a season (306)
1986 - NY Met Dwight Gooden is 1st to strike out 200 or more in 1st 3 seasons
1988 - 24th Olympic games close at Seoul, Korea
1988 - Gelindo Bordin wins 21st Olympics marathon (2:10:32)
1988 - Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens
1988 - Mike Tyson wrecks furniture in his Bernardsville NJ Mansion
1991 - Steffi Graf becomes the youngest woman to win 500 pro tennis matches
1995 - Seattle Mariners beat Cal Angels, 9-1 in a playoff game to win AL West