Events in Sports History on October 14

  • 1862 Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting HR, dies 10/18

British Golf Open

1881 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Bob Ferguson retains title with 3 stroke win over Jamie Anderson in shocking weather conditions

  • 1905 Baseball World Series: NY Giants (NL) beat Philadelphia A's (AL), 2-0 in Game 5 at the Polo Grounds to win first league sanctioned WS, 4-1; Christy Mathewson's 3rd straight WS shutout
  • 1906 Baseball World Series: In all-Chicago series, White Sox beat Cubs, 8-3 at South Side Park to win title, 4-2; first AL victory
  • 1908 Baseball World Series: Chicago Cubs beat Detroit Tigers, 2-0 at Bennett Park, Detroit to clinch 4-1 series win; 6,210 fans is smallest crowd in WS history; Cubs retain title
  • 1908 Upset over seating arrangements at the Baseball World Series, sports reporters form a professional group that will become Baseball Writers Association of America
  • 1909 Pirates beat Tigers, 5-4, forces 1st full 7 game world series
  • 1911 Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A's, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379)

PGA Championship

1916 1st PGA Championship Men's Golf, Siwanoy CC, Bronxville, NY: Englishman Jim Barnes defeats Jock Hutchison by 1 hole in the 36-hole final

Walter Johnson Retires

1926 Walter Johnson retires, signs 2-year contract to manage Newark

  • 1929 Baseball World Series: Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs, 3-2 at Shibe Park to clinch 4 games to 1 series victory; A's first title in 16 years

Charles TKOs Valentino

1949 Ezzard Charles TKOs Pat Valentino in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

  • 1951 NFL Detroit Lions Jack Christiansen returns 2 punts for touchdowns vs Los Angeles Rams
  • 1953 Charley Dressen resigns rather than take 1 year contract as Dodger mgr
  • 1961 Ryder Cup Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes: Jerry Barber captains US to 14½-9½ win

Sports History

1962 Houston Oiler George Blanda throws for 6 TD passes vs NY Titans 56-17

  • 1964 Al Oerter wins his third Olympic gold medal in discus throw at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
  • 1964 American swimmer Cathy Ferguson sets world record 1:07.7 to beat Kiki Caron of France by 0.2s and win the women's 100m backstroke gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
  • 1964 American swimmer Dick Roth sets world record 4:45.4 to beat teammate Roy Saari and win the men's 400m individual medley gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
  • 1964 Little known American distance runner Billy Mills scores major upset by winning the 10,000m at the Tokyo Olympics; beats Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia by 0.4s; only American to ever win the event
  • 1964 Mary Rand of Great Britain leaps a world record 6.76m to win the women's long jump gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics

Baseball Record

1964 Roger Maris & Mickey Mantle hit HRs runs on back-to-back pitches

  • 1964 US 4 x 100m freestyle relay team of Steve Clark, Mike Austin, Gary Ilman & Don Schollander swim world record 3:33.2 to beat Germany by 4.0s and win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics

World Series

1965 Baseball World Series: LA Dodgers edge Minnesota Twins, 2-0 in Game 7 at Metropolitan Stadium; Dodgers 3rd title since move to LA; MVP: LA pitcher Sandy Koufax

  • 1968 Al Oerter wins his fourth Olympic gold medal in discus throw at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City

World Record

1968 American sprinter Jim Hines runs a world record 9.95s to beat Lennox Miller of Jamaica and Charles Greene of the US, and win the 100m gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics

  • 1968 MLB National League expansion draft: Snaan Diego Padres pick San Francisco Giants outfielder 'Downtown' Ollie Brown & Montreal Expos pick Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Manny Mota 1st as they choose 30 players each
  • 1968 Viorica Viscopoleanu of Romania sets world record 6.82m to win the women's long jump at the Mexico City Olympics; beats Sheila Sherwood of Great Britain by 0.14m
  • 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers lose to Buffalo Braves in their 1st game 107-92
  • 1972 Oakland catcher Gene Tenace is first to homer in first 2 World Series at-bats as A's beat Reds, 3-2 in Game 1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Sports History

1973 42-year-old future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays' last MLB career hit, as NY Mets beat A's, 10-7 in World Series Game 2 in Oakland

  • 1976 Chris Chambliss' 9th inning lead off homer gives NY Yanks pennant #30
  • 1976 MLB American League Championship: New York Yankees beat Kansas City Royals, 3 games to 2

Sports History

1977 Linda Ronstadt sings national anthem prior to World Series Game 3 at Dodger Stadium; criticised for casual attire but ranked by Washington Examiner as second-best rendition ever at a sporting event

Sports History

1978 Despite Denis Potvin hat trick in 3:21 NY Islanders lose 7-10 making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-22-2-1

Sports History

1978 NY outfielder Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy; interferes with a throw to 1st, deflects ball away during Yankees, 4-3 Game 4 win over LA Dodgers at Yankee Stadium

  • 1979 NHL NY Rangers retire Rod Gilbert's uniform number 7, the first number to be retired by the team

Sports History

1979 NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretzky scores his 1st NHL goal

  • 1981 Yank Graig Nettles is 1st to get 2 hits in same inning of an ALSC game
  • 1982 Islanders assessed 108 penalty minutes, Penguins 125 (233 total)
  • 1982 NY Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 1984 Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, 8-4 at Tiger Stadium to clinch series, 4 games to 1; MVP: Detroit shortstop Alan Trammell
  • 1984 NFL Cleveland Browns' Ozzie Newsome sets club records with 14 receptions for 191 yds, in 24-20 loss to visiting NY Jets

Sports History

1985 New York Jets retire Joe Namath's #12 on nationally televised Monday Night Football; beat Miami Dolphins, 23-7

  • 1986 IOC decides to stagger Winter & Summer Olympic schedule
  • 1987 MLB National League Championship: St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco Giants, 4 games to 3
  • 1988 NJ Devils raise their 1st pennant by winning the Patrick Division Playoff Championship
  • 1989 MLB Oakland A's Dave Stewart is 1st MLB pitcher to start consecutive World Series openers since Cincinnati Reds Don Gullett in 1976
  • 1989 Texas A&I University running back Johnny Bailey sets NCAA season rush record at 6,085 yards

Sports History

1990 SF 49er Joe Montana passes for 6 touchdowns vs Atlanta (45-35)

Sports History

1991 NY Rangers right wing Mike Gartner becomes 1st NHL player to score his 500th goal, 500th assist, and 1000th point all in the same season

  • 1992 MLB American League Championship: Toronto Blue Jays beat Oakland Athletics, 4 games to 2
  • 1992 MLB National League Championship: Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 games to 3
  • 1992 Toronto Blue Jays beats Oakland A's to win their 1st AL pennant
  • 1995 Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds)
  • 1995 MLB National League Championship: Atlanta Braves beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 0
  • 1996 Braves blow out St Louis, 14-0 in an NLCS game
  • 1997 MLB National League Championship: Florida Marlins beat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2
  • 1998 Eric Robert Rudolph is charged with 6 bombings including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • 1998 MLB National League Championship: San Diego Padres beat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2
  • 1998 NY Islanders beat Tampa Bay, 7-1, to end 11 game winless streak

F1 World Champion

2001 German Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher wins his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship by 58 points from David Coulthard; takes out Japanese GP at Suzuka for 9th win of the season

  • 2002 MLB National League Championship: San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 1

Sports History

2003 Fan Steve Bartman deflects the ball away from Chicago Cubs outfielder Moises Alou. Cubs give up eight runs in the inning and lose to the Marlins 8-3, and the Bartman incident is seen as the turning point in the series

  • 2006 MLB American League Championship: Detroit Tigers beat Oakland Athletics, 4 games to 0
  • 2018 Afghan batsman Hazratullah Zazai becomes only the 6th player in cricket history (3rd in T20) to hit 6-sixes in an over; scores 62 in 17 balls in Kabul Zwanan loss v Balkh Legends in Afghanistan Premier League
  • 2020 NFL cancels Pro Bowl game scheduled for 31 January, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic