TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY OCTOBER 4

2009  NYY end the season with 243 HRs – franchise record

2005  NYY beat Angels 4-2 in 1^st game of ALDS as Robinson Cano hits a bases loaded triple

2005  White Sox get ALDS record 5 HRs in a 14-2 win

2001  Barry Bonds hits his 70^th HR to tie Mark McGwire’s MLB record

2001  Rickey Henderson becomes MLB’s all time career runs scored leader when he gets 2,246^th

1992  San Francisco’s Greg Litton hits a pinch hit grand slam to beat Cincinnati in the 13^th inning

1991  Jim Thome of Indians hits his 1^st HR

1989  Oakland’s Rickey Henderson steals four bases in the ALCS win

1986  White Sox pitcher Floyd Bannister gives up back to back inside the park HRs to Greg Gagne

1981  NY Jets and Miami play to a 28-28 tie as no points are scored in OT – Jets had 546 total yards and Miami 399

1964  Larry Jackson wins his 24^th game of the season for last place Cubs – record is 76-86

1969  MLB’s first divisional playoff games are played – NY Mets vs. Braves and Orioles vs. Twins

1955  The Brooklyn Dodgers win their only World Series

1948  The Indians beat the Red Sox in the first AL playoff game

1925  Ty Cobb ends the season with a .378 batting average – will hit above .300 23 of his 24 seasons – career .366 average