TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY OCTOBER 21

2007  Patriots beat Miami 49-28 – Tom Brady threw 6 TDs and Randy Moss and Wes Welker combine for 260 yards and 2 TDs each

2007  Red Sox beat Cleveland in game 7 of ALCS to advance to the World Series

2001  Arizona wins NLCS to advance to the World Series – have only been in existence 4 years

1998  NYY sweep San Diego to win World Series – they had 114 regular season wins

1997  Florida scores 7 runs in the 9^th inning to beat Cleveland 14-11 in game 3 of the World Series

1995  Braves beat Cleveland 3-2 in game 1 of the World Series – Kenny Lofton steals 2 bases in one inning (ties record set in 1921) – teams combine for 5 hits (ties record for least hits in a World Series game)

1989  Houston becomes the 1^st major college team to gain over 1,000 yards in a game – beat Southern Methodist 95-21 – had 771 passing and 250 rushing

1984  Steve Jones runs the Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05

1980  Philadelphia wins their first World Series – have been a MLB team for 98 years

1979  Sam Smith of the Chicago Bulls scores the NBA’s first 4 point play

1976  The NY Knicks retire Willis Reed’s #19

1975  Carlton Fisk hits a 12^th inning HR to left field to tie the World Series with the Reds 3 games to 3

1973  Miami beats Buffalo despite committing 5 turnovers – they held Buffalo to 1 net passing yard and 75 yards on the ground – OJ Simpson had 55 of the 75

1973  Oakland wins the World Series for the 2^nd straight year

1973  Fred Dryer of LA Rams records 2 safeties in the game – NFL record