TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY OCTOBER 14

2007  New England Patriots beat Dallas 48-27, Tom Brady throws for 388 yards and 5 TDs – Dallas had 100 yards in penalties

2003  Florida, losing 3-0 with one out in the bottom of the 8^th, score 3 runs and will beat the Cubs to win game 7 of NLCS – Cub fan Bartman will forever live in infamy for his actions in game 6

2000  NYY Roger Clemens records 15 strikeouts in World Series game – a record

1996  Atlanta beats St. Louis 14-0 with playoff record 22 hits

1990  Joe Montana throws for 6 TDs vs. Atlanta in a 45-35 win – Jerry Rice caught 5 of them for 225 yards

1985  NY Jets retire Joe Namath’s #12

1984  Detroit Tigers win the World Series – their 1^st one since 1968

1984  Sparky Anderson becomes the 1^st manager to win 100 games in a season and a World Series in both leagues – 104 wins with Detroit this year and 100+ wins 3 times with the Reds

1979  Wayne Gretzky scores his 1^st NHL goal

1973  NY Mets win game 2 of the World Series – Willie Mays gets the last MLB hit of his career

1972  Gene Tenace of the A’s is the first player in World Series history to hit a HR in his first 2 at bats

1971  Roberto Clemente hits safely in his 12^th straight World Series game

1970  Bob Lanier makes his NBA debut with the Detroit Pistons

1970  Nate Archibald makes his NBA debut with the Cincinnati Royals

1965  Sandy Koufax beats the Twins 2-0 on a 3 hitter to win the World Series for the Dodgers – his 3^rd win of the Series

1964  Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit back to back HRs as NYY beat St. Louis 8-3  to even the series

1962  Houston Oilers beat NY Titans in the AFL as George Blanda throws 6 TDs

1927  Walter Johnson retires – won 417 career games and had a 2.17 ERA in 21 seasons, career 3,509 strikeouts – was 36-7 with a 1.14 ERA in 1913 and had 12 seasons with 20 or more wins

1908  Only 6,210 fans see the Cubs beat the Tigers in the World Series – smallest attendance in series history