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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY OCTOBER 8

2004  David Ortiz hits a 2 run HR in the bottom of the 10th to sweep the Angels in the ALDS
2000  Bobby Jones of NY Mets pitches a complete game one hitter to beat the Giants – 6th time in postseason history
1989  A’s beat Blue Jays 4-3 to win ALCS – Rickey Henderson batted .400 and stole 8 bases in the 5 games
1974  Vida Blue throws a 2 hitter to beat Baltimore and take a 2-1 ALCS lead
1967  Bob Gibson dominates again with a 5 hit shutout of the Red Sox
1961  Whitey Ford runs his World Series scoreless streak to 32 innings – a record
1960  NYY Bobby Richardson gets 6 RBI with a grand slam to beat Pittsburgh on Whitey Ford’s 4 hit shutout
1958  NYY beat Milwaukee Braves to win World Series – Braves batters struck out a World Series record 53 times
1956  Don Larsen of NYY pitches the only perfect World Series game

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