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Thursday, November 1, 2012

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY NOVEMBER 1


2009  Miami betas NY Jets 30-25 despite only getting 104 total yards on offense vs. 378 for the Jets – Ted Ginn Jr. had kickoff returns for 100 and 101 yards, and Jason Taylor had a 48 yard fumble return for a TD
2001  NYY beat Atlanta in 12 innings 3-2 – 1st World Series game ever started in November
2000  Pat Riley wins his 1,000th NBA game as coach
1982  MLB owners decide to continue with Bowie Kuhn as commissioner
1978  Ron Guidry of NYY wins AL Cy Young – 25-3, 1.74 ERA, 9 shutouts
1971  Green Bay and Detroit play to a 14-14 tie as Green Bay manages 0 net yards in the air on only 5 pass attempts
1968  Denny McLain of Detroit is unanimous winner of AL Cy Young – 31-6, 1.96 ERA, 28 complete games
1966  Sandy Koufax wins Cy Young for 3rd time – 27-9, 1.73 ERA, 27 complete games, 317 strikeouts
1959  Jim Brown scores 5 TDs vs. Colts
1959  The 1st NHL goalie to wear a face mask – Jacques Plante
1950  Bob Cousy makes his NBA debut with the Boston Celtics
1950  The first black player in the NBA – Celtics Charles Cooper
1947  The great Man O’ War died at age 30
1946  The 1st NY Knicks basketball game – a 68-66 win
1938  Seabiscuit beat War Admiral in a match race at Pimlico
1924  The 1st U.S. NHL franchise is formed – Boston Bruins

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