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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY OCTOBER 18


2009  The New England Patriots beat the Titans 59-0 – Tom Brady threw for 6 TDs and the Titans had -7 yards in the air
2007  Joe Torre is done as manager of the NYY after 12 years
2004  Boston beats NYY 5-4 in 14 innings of the ALCS – David Ortiz drives in the winning run – NYY still lead the series 3-2
1977  Reggie Jackson hits 3 HRs in a World Series game tying Babe Ruth’s record – each HR was off a different pitcher and each on the first pitch thrown to him
1974  Former UCLA standout, Bill Walton makes his NBA debut with the Portland Trailblazers
1974  Moses Malone makes his ABA debut – career ABA/NBA – 1,455 games, 29,580 points, 17,834 rebounds
1974  In his first Bulls game, Nate Thurmond becomes the first NBA player to score a quadruple double – 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, and 12 blocks – Alvin Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon, and David Robinson will be the other 3 to join him
1969  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar makes his NBA debut
1967  Earl “The Pearl” Monroe makes his NBA debut with the Baltimore Bullets

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