TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY NOVEMBER 10

2005  Chris Carpenter of St. Louis wins NL Cy Young – 21-5, 2.83 ERA, 213 strikeouts

2003  Dontrelle Willis named NL Rookie of the Year – 14-6, 3.30 ERA, 142 strikeouts

2002  Atlanta and Pittsburgh play to a 34-34 tie as Pittsburgh has 645 total yards and Atlanta 447

1998  Rangers Juan Gonzalez names AL MVP - .318 average, 45 HRs, 157 RBI

1997  Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young – 21-7, 2.05 ERA, 292 strikeouts

1996  Dan Marino becomes the 1^st QB to pass for 50,000 yards

1991  Washington beats Atlanta 56-17 as Mark Rypien throws for 442 yards and 6 TDs and Atlanta has 6 turnovers

1990  Phoenix beats Denver Nuggets 173-143 to tie record most p0ints scored in a non OT game – Suns had 107 in 1^st half (NBA record) – Phoenix coach Cotton Fitzsimmons gets his 700^th win

1989  Minnesota Timberwolves win their 1^st NBA game

1988  Orel Hershiser wins NL Cy Young – 23-8, 2.26 ERA, 8 shutouts, and 15 complete games

1974  Joe Ferguson of Buffalo throws 6 interceptions in a 21-9 loss

1971  Joe Torre wins NL MVP - .363 average, 230 hits, 137 RBI        

1971  Vida Blue wins AL MVP – 24-8, 1.82 ERA, 8 shutouts, 301 strikeouts

1965  Willie Mays wins NL MVP - .317 average, 52 HRs, 112 RBI

1963  Don Meredith of Cowboys passes for 460 yards in a 31-24 loss to San Francisco

1957  NFL record crowd of 102.368 see 49ers play the Rams in Los Angeles

1945  College football’s #1 Army beat #2 ranked Notre Dame 48-0