TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY NOVEMBER 1

2009  Miami beats NY Jets 30-25 despite only getting 104 total yards on offense vs. 378 for the Jets – Ted Ginn Jr. had kickoff returns for 100 and 101 yards, and Jason Taylor had a 48 yard fumble return for a TD

2001  NYY beat Atlanta in 12 innings 3-2 – 1^st World Series game ever started in November

2000  Pat Riley wins his 1,000^th NBA game as coach

1982  MLB owners decide to continue with Bowie Kuhn as commissioner

1978  Ron Guidry of NYY wins AL Cy Young – 25-3, 1.74 ERA, 9 shutouts

1971  Green Bay and Detroit play to a 14-14 tie as Green Bay manages 0 net yards in the air on only 5 pass attempts

1968  Denny McLain of Detroit is unanimous winner of AL Cy Young – 31-6, 1.96 ERA, 28 complete games

1966  Sandy Koufax wins Cy Young for 3^rd time – 27-9, 1.73 ERA, 27 complete games, 317 strikeouts

1959  Jim Brown scores 5 TDs vs. Colts

1959  The 1^st NHL goalie to wear a face mask – Jacques Plante

1950  Bob Cousy makes his NBA debut with the Boston Celtics

1950  The first black player in the NBA – Celtics Charles Cooper

1947  The great Man O’ War died at age 30

1946  The 1^st NY Knicks basketball game – a 68-66 win

1938  Seabiscuit beat War Admiral in a match race at Pimlico

1924  The 1^st U.S. NHL franchise is formed – Boston Bruins