2007 New England Patriots beat Dallas 48-27, Tom Brady throws for 388 yards and 5 TDs – Dallas had 100 yards in penalties
2003 Florida, losing 3-0 with one out in the bottom of the 8th, score 3 runs and will beat the Cubs to win game 7 of NLCS – Cub fan Bartman will forever live in infamy for his actions in game 6
2000 NYY Roger Clemens records 15 strikeouts in World Series game – a record
1996 Atlanta beats St. Louis 14-0 with playoff record 22 hits
1990 Joe Montana throws for 6 TDs vs. Atlanta in a 45-35 win – Jerry Rice caught 5 of them for 225 yards
1985 NY Jets retire Joe Namath’s #12
1984 Detroit Tigers win the World Series – their 1st one since 1968
1984 Sparky Anderson becomes the 1st manager to win 100 games in a season and a World Series in both leagues – 104 wins with Detroit this year and 100+ wins 3 times with the Reds
1979 Wayne Gretzky scores his 1st NHL goal
1973 NY Mets win game 2 of the World Series – Willie Mays gets the last MLB hit of his career
1972 Gene Tenace of the A’s is the first player in World Series history to hit a HR in his first 2 at bats
1971 Roberto Clemente hits safely in his 12th straight World Series game
1970 Bob Lanier makes his NBA debut with the Detroit Pistons
1970 Nate Archibald makes his NBA debut with the Cincinnati Royals
1965 Sandy Koufax beats the Twins 2-0 on a 3 hitter to win the World Series for the Dodgers – his 3rd win of the Series
1964 Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit back to back HRs as NYY beat St. Louis 8-3 to even the series
1962 Houston Oilers beat NY Titans in the AFL as George Blanda throws 6 TDs
1927 Walter Johnson retires – won 417 career games and had a 2.17 ERA in 21 seasons, career 3,509 strikeouts – was 36-7 with a 1.14 ERA in 1913 and had 12 seasons with 20 or more wins
1908 Only 6,210 fans see the Cubs beat the Tigers in the World Series – smallest attendance in series history
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