TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY OCTOBER 31

2005  Red Sox GM Theo Epstein resigns – will return

2001  NYY beat Arizona on Derek Jeter’s bottom of the 10^th

1989  Lenny Wilkens gets his 1^st NBA coaching win

1987  1^st jockey to win 9 races in a day – Chris Antley – 4 at Aqueduct and 5 at Monmouth

1983  Football pioneer George Halas died at age 88

1979  Mike Flanagan of Baltimore wins AL Cy Young – 23-9, 3.08 ERA – never won more than 16 in his next 15 seasons

1973  Tom Seaver wins the NL Cy Young – 1^st pitcher to win it that did not have at least 20 wins – 19-10, 2.08 ERA, 18 complete games, 251 strikeouts

1972  Gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young – 24-16, 1.92 ERA, 29 complete games

1967  Mike McCormick of Giants wins NL Cy Young – 20-10, 2.85 ERA, 14 complete games – never won more than 15 in his next 16 year career

1943  Washington Redskins Sammy Baugh passes for 6 TDs in a game