TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY OCTOBER 5

2004  St. Louis Cardinals hit 5 HRs to tie the NL postseason record and beat the Dodgers 8-3

2003  Chicago beats Atlanta to advance to the NLCS – 1^st postseason win for the Cubs since 1908

2002  Anaheim beats NY Yankees 9-5 to win their first postseason series in their history

2001  Barry Bonds hits his 71^st and 72^nd HRs of the season to break Mark McGwire’s record

2001  Seattle wins its 115^th game of the season – AL record

2001  Braves beat the Marlins 20-3 and gets their 10^th straight divisional championship

2001  Cal Ripken plays in his 3,000^th game

1996  23 Orioles strikeout in a 12 inning playoff game vs. Cleveland – they still win 4-3

1985  Grambling’s Eddie Robinson wins his 324^th football game – record

1980  Mariners Mike Parrot loses his 16^th straight game – record is 1-16 – he won 14 in 1979

1980  St. Louis beats New Orleans 40-7 as the Saints manage just 65 yards in the air and 15 on the ground

1967  Red Sox beat St. Louis 5-0 in the World Series as Jim Lonborg pitches a one hitter – only the 4^th one hitter in World Series history

1956  Yogi Berra becomes the 4^th NYY player to hit a grand slam in the World Series

1953  NYY win their 5^th straight World Series – Billy Martin had 12 hits in the series

1922  The Yankees and the Giants play a World Series game to a tie