TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY OCTOBER 24

2004  Red Sox Curt Schilling beats St. Louis 6-2 – 3^rd different team he has won a World Series game with – Philadelphia and Arizona

2004  Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys rushes for 100 yards for the 78^th time – NFL record

2000  NY Mets beat NYY 4-1 – it is the first Yankee loss after 14 straight wins in World Series games

1996  NYY win their 3^rd straight game in Atlanta in the World Series – Andy Pettitte beat John Smoltz 1-0 – Pettitte gave up 5 hits, Smoltz 4

1994  Greg Maddux wins his 3^rd straight Cy Young award – 16-6, 1.56 ERA – will win it again in 1995 – ends his career with 355 wins, 3.16 ERA

1992  Toronto wins their 1^st World Series championship

1990  Red Sox announce they will not pick up the contract on 18 year veteran Dwight Evans

1987  Minnesota’s Kent Hrbek hits a grand slam to lead them to a comeback win over St. Louis 11-5 to tie the series 3-3

1977  Atlanta Braves hire Bobby Cox as manager

1963  Yogi Berra hired as NYY manager

1963  Sandy Koufax wins NL Cy Young award – 25-5, 1.88 ERA, 11 shutouts, 306 strikeouts

1959  Wilt Chamberlain plays in his 1^st NBA game – will play in 1,045 and never foul out