TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY OCTOBER 3

2000  St. Louis beats Atlanta in 7-5 in 1^st game of NLDS – pitcher Rick Ankiel throws MLB record 5 wild pitches in the 3^rd inning

1999  Chicago Bears beat New Orleans despite 5 turnovers

1999  Chargers beat Chiefs 21-14 despite being out gained 314 to 132

1999  Atlanta beats Florida 18-0 with 21 hits – MLB record 15 players score

1999  In the last game of the season, Mark McGwire hits his 65^th HR, Sammy Sosa his 63^rd

1990  NY Mets George Jelic hits his first, last, and only HR of his career – will only have 11 at bats and this is his only hit

1978  Reggie Jackson hits a 3 run HR, a double, and a single as NYY beat Royals 7-1 in 1^st game of ALCS

1976  Baltimore Colts beat Tampa Bay 42- 17 as they hold Tampa to 13 net passing yards and 89 total yards – Colts have 458 total yards

1976  Hank Aaron singles in his last MLB at bat – career 3,771 hits, 755 HRs, 2,297 RBI, .305 average in 23 seasons

1972  Steve Carlton wins his 27^th game – team had 59 total wins

1971  Houston and New Orleans play to a 13-13 tie both teams have 263 total yards each

1970  In 1^st game of ALCS, pitcher Mike Cuellar hits a grand slam – 1^st and only HR by a pitcher in ALCS history

1965  Cubs record their 3^rd triple play of the season – pitcher Bill Faul was on the mound for all three

1965  Washington (8) and Lions (6) combine for 14 turnovers in the game – QBs in the game did not record a TD, but did have 10 interceptions

1962  Maury Wills gets his 104^th steal of the season

1915  Ty Cob gets his 96^th steal – will last until Maury Wills breaks it in 1962