2009 NYY win their 40th AL pennant as Andy Pettitte gets his 16th postseason win – a record
2005 Chicago beats Houston 7-5 in 14 innings – longest World Series game – 5 hours, 41 minutes
2003 Florida wins their 2nd World Series – the only time in the last 11 years when they had a winning record they won the Series
1990 Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 to win the heavyweight title
1987 Minnesota wins their 1st World Series title
1986 Bill Buckner allows a slow ground ball to go threw his legs and NY Mets win 6-5 to tie the World Series 3-3
1985 Karl Malone makes his NBA debut with Utah – averaged 25.0 points and 10.1 rebounds in his 19 year career
1978 Gaylord Perry is the 1st to win Cy Young awards in both leagues
1964 Vikings Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in the wrong direction for a safety 1870 Pimlico Race track opens in Baltimore – 1st stakes race is won by a horse named Preakness – currently the 2nd leg of the Triple Crown
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