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Sunday, October 23, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY OCTOBER 23

1997  In game 5 of the World Series, rookie Livan Hernandez gets his 2nd win of the series – beats Indians 8-7
1995  St. Louis hires Tony LaRussa as manager
1993  Joe Carter became the 2nd player in MLB history to end a World Series with a HR as Toronto wins 8-6
1993  Mike Piazza wins NL Rookie of the Year – batted .318, 35 HRs, and 112 RBI
1988  NY Jets beat Miami 44-30 despite Dan Marino throwing for 521 yards – he had 3 TDs and 5 interceptions
1984  Rick Sutcliffe names NL Cy Young winner – 20-6, 3.64 ERA – was 16-1, 2.69 ERA with the Cubs after he had been traded by Cleveland
1979  Billy Martin of the NYY gets into a barroom brawl with Joseph Cooper – a marshmallow salesman
1977  Pittsburgh beats Houston 27-10 as both teams have 6 turnovers – Dan Pastorini of Houston had -14 net passing yards and threw 5 interceptions
1974  Chicago Cubs trade 16 year veteran Billy Williams to Oakland
1940  Soccer great Pele was born
1921  Green Bay plays there 1st football game ever

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