TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY OCTOBER 6

2007  Arizona sweeps Cubs in NLDS

2003  Red Sox advance to the ALCS beating Oakland 4-3 – Manny Ramirez hit a 3 run HR and Derek Lowe struck out the last batter with the bases loaded

2001  Cal Ripken plays in his final game

1993  Michael Jordan announces he is retiring from the NBA – will return March 19, 1995

1973  Tom Seaver strikes out 13, but gives up a HR to Pete Rose and Johnny Bench as Cincinnati beats Mets 2-1 in 1^st game of NLCS

1969  NY Mets win the NLCS

1968  In a 10-1 win over Detroit, Bob Gibson gets his 7^th straight World Series win and Lou Brock gets a HR, triple, and double – he ends with 7 steals in the Series

1966  Jim Palmer (20) is the youngest to pitch a World Series shutout – beats Dodgers and Sandy Koufax 6-0 – it is Koufax’s last game

1959  A single game attendance record for a World Series game – 92,706 at the Los Angeles Coliseum

1926  Babe Ruth hits 3 HRs in a World Series game