On This Day in Sport for October 29
Events in Sport
- 1889 "World Championship" Baseball Series, Polo Grounds, NYC: defending champion NY Giants (NL) beat Brooklyn Bridegrooms (AA), 3-2 in Game 9 to claim series, 6-3
- 1910 Hamilton running back / kicker Ben Simpson lands CFL record 11 singles in Tigers 14-7 win over Montreal at Montreal AAA Grounds
- 1920 Ed Barrow appointed GM of NY Yankees
- 1931 Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP
- 1939 NHL Babe Seibert Memorial Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3
- 1942 Branch Rickey named president and General Manager of Brooklyn Dodgers
- 1945 Happy Chandler resigns as US Senator, remains as baseball commissioner
- 1949 White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox
- More Events in Sport
Denis Potvin
Mike GartnerWeddings in Sport
- 2011 Actress Eva Amurri (26) weds former Major League Soccer player Kyle Martino (31) in Charleston, South Carolina
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
Deaths in Sport
- 1905 Etienne Desmarteau, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)
- 1941 Harvey Hendrick, American baseball player (b. 1897)
- 1965 Bill McKechnie, American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1940 Cincinnati Reds) and coach (World Series 1948 Cleveland Indians), dies at 79
- 1969 Vic Richardson, Australian cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies at 75
October in Sport History
Black Power Salute
Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the podium at 1968 Olympics
October 16, 1968Prince of Wales Gallops Out of Horseracing After Scandal
Once regarded as the ‘first gentleman of Europe’, the lifestyle of a former Prince of Wales caused revulsion, starting with a horseracing scandal on this day.
October 20, 1791
