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Monday, October 3, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY OCTOBER 3

2000  St. Louis beats Atlanta in 7-5 in 1st game of NLDS – pitcher Rick Ankiel throws MLB record 5 wild pitches in the 3rd 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 65th HR, Sammy Sosa his 63rd
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 1st 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 27th 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 1st game of ALCS, pitcher Mike Cuellar hits a grand slam – 1st and only HR by a pitcher in ALCS history
1965  Cubs record their 3rd 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 104th steal of the season
1915  Ty Cob gets his 96th steal – will last until Maury Wills breaks it in 1962

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