2005 Chicago Cubs win AL pennant – 1st since 1959
2004 NYY beat Boston 19-8 to take a 3-0 lead in ALCS
2003 Aaron Boone hits a HR in the 11th to give NYY a 6-5 win over Boston and advance to the World series – Mariano Rivera pitches 3 innings in relief for the win
1990 Eric Davis of the Cincinnati Red hits a HR in his first World Series at bat – the 22nd to do so
1988 Orel Hershiser beat the A’s 3-0 on 3 hits – also had 3 hits himself including 2 doubles
1977 The Denver Broncos beat the Oakland Raiders 30-7 as Kenny Stabler throws 7 interceptions
1969 100-1 long shot NY Mets win the 66th World Series in 5 games
1968 Wes Unseld makes his NBA debut – will win MVP award in his rookie year – only other player than Wilt Chamberlain to do so
1965 Billy Cunningham makes his NBA debut with the Philadelphia 76ers
1962 Dave DeBusschere makes his NBA debut
1936 Lou Gehrig is named AL MVP - .354 batting average, 49 HRs, and 152 RBI for the season
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