On This Day in Sport for October 9
Events in Sport
- 1905 First league sanctioned Baseball World Series begins; New York Giants (NL) beat Philadelphia A's (AL), 3-0 in Game 1 at Columbia Park
- 1909 Ty Cobb steals home in World Series game
- 1910 Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting average with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won
- 1915 Woodrow Wilson becomes first US President to attend a World Series game
- 1919 Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds beat Chicago White Sox, 10-5 at Comiskey Park for a 5-3 series victory; due to 'Black Sox Scandal' last WS to take place without a Commissioner of Baseball in place
- 1921 Babe Ruth's 1st WS homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays
- 1928 Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3 at Sportsman's Park to become first to sweep consecutive World Series; Babe Ruth hits smashes 3 HRs for Yanks
- 1934 Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals rout Detroit Tigers, 11-0 at Navin Field to clinch 4 games to 3 series victory and 3rd championship
- More Events in Sport
Joe Pepitone
Annika Sörenstam
George HainsworthWeddings in Sport
- 1916 Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (21) weds Maxine Gates in Farmington, Utah
- 1985 NBA guard George Gervin (33) weds Joyce King in Bexar County, Texas
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
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
