Today in Sporting History, October 4
1873 - Toronto Argonaut Football Club forms
1895 - 1st US Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport GC RI
1895 - Horace Rawlins wins 1st US Open golf tournament (Newport RI)
1923 - Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturns decision
1928 - 25th World Series begins, NY Yankees vs St Louis Cardinals
1940 - Wrestling returns to Madison Sq Garden after 12 year lay off
1948 - Indians beat Red Sox, 8-0, in 1st AL playoff game
1955 - Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7
1958 - 12th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-3 at Montreal
1959 - LA Dodgers set World Series attendance record at 92,394
1964 - 10th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills
1967 - 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yanks, Giants or Dodgers
1969 - Baseball's 1st divisional playoff games, Mets beat Braves 9-5 and Orioles beat Twins 4-3 in 12 innings
1981 - Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins Portland Ping Team Golf Champ
1981 - Pasakevi Kouna of Greece (9) is youngest intl gymnastics participant
1987 - 1st "Scrub Sunday" of NFL football with replacement players
1991 - San Jose Sharks lose 4-3 to Vancouver Canucks in their 1st NHL game
1991 - NHL NY Rangers trade Bernie Nichols to Edmonton for Mark Messier
1995 - Jim Leyritz homers with a man on in 15th inning to give Yankees 2-0 Division Series lead over Mariners
1996 - BPAA US Bowling Open by Dave Husted
1996 - BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Liz Johnson
1895 - 1st US Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport GC RI
1895 - Horace Rawlins wins 1st US Open golf tournament (Newport RI)
1923 - Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturns decision
1928 - 25th World Series begins, NY Yankees vs St Louis Cardinals
1940 - Wrestling returns to Madison Sq Garden after 12 year lay off
1948 - Indians beat Red Sox, 8-0, in 1st AL playoff game
1955 - Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7
1958 - 12th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-3 at Montreal
1959 - LA Dodgers set World Series attendance record at 92,394
1964 - 10th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills
1967 - 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yanks, Giants or Dodgers
1969 - Baseball's 1st divisional playoff games, Mets beat Braves 9-5 and Orioles beat Twins 4-3 in 12 innings
1981 - Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins Portland Ping Team Golf Champ
1981 - Pasakevi Kouna of Greece (9) is youngest intl gymnastics participant
1987 - 1st "Scrub Sunday" of NFL football with replacement players
1991 - San Jose Sharks lose 4-3 to Vancouver Canucks in their 1st NHL game
1991 - NHL NY Rangers trade Bernie Nichols to Edmonton for Mark Messier
1995 - Jim Leyritz homers with a man on in 15th inning to give Yankees 2-0 Division Series lead over Mariners
1996 - BPAA US Bowling Open by Dave Husted
1996 - BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Liz Johnson