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Friday, October 5, 2012

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY OCTOBER 5

2004  St. Louis Cardinals hit 5 HRs to tie the NL postseason record and beat the Dodgers 8-3
2003  Chicago beats Atlanta to advance to the NLCS – 1st postseason win for the Cubs since 1908
2002  Anaheim beats NY Yankees 9-5 to win their first postseason series in their history
2001  Barry Bonds hits his 71st and 72nd HRs of the season to break Mark McGwire’s record
2001  Seattle wins its 115th game of the season – AL record
2001  Braves beat the Marlins 20-3 and gets their 10th straight divisional championship
2001  Cal Ripken plays in his 3,000th game
1996  23 Orioles strikeout in a 12 inning playoff game vs. Cleveland – they still win 4-3
1985  Grambling’s Eddie Robinson wins his 324th football game – record
1980  Mariners Mike Parrot loses his 16th straight game – record is 1-16 – he won 14 in 1979
1980  St. Louis beats New Orleans 40-7 as the Saints manage just 65 yards in the air and 15 on the ground
1967  Red Sox beat St. Louis 5-0 in the World Series as Jim Lonborg pitches a one hitter – only the 4th one hitter in World Series history
1956  Yogi Berra becomes the 4th NYY player to hit a grand slam in the World Series
1953  NYY win their 5th straight World Series – Billy Martin had 12 hits in the series
1922  The Yankees and the Giants play a World Series game to a tie

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