October 10, 2011

540 years ago
1471

War
Sten Sture the Elder, Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repelled an attack by King Christian I of Denmark in the Battle of Brunkeberg.

430 years ago
1581

Died on this date
Bayinnaung, 65. King of Burma, 1550-1581. Bayinnaung succeeded Tabinshwehti as King, and assembled the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, including included much of modern-day Burma; Chinese Shan states; Lan Na; Lan Xang; Manipur; and Siam. He died after a long illness, and was succeeded by his eldest son Nanda.

380 years ago
1631

War
An army of the Electorate of Saxony seized Prague.

175 years ago
1836

Politics and government
William Lyon Mackenzie and others founded the Toronto Political Union to press for constitutional reform.

160 years ago
1851

Disasters
The Great American Gale destroyed 80 fishing vessels--mainly American--and killed 130 men in one of Prince Edward Island's worst natural calamities.

150 years ago
1861

Born on this date
Fridtjof Nansen. Norwegian scientist, explorer, and diplomat. Mr. Nansen led the team that made the first crossing--on cross-country skis--of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a record northern latitude of 86°14′ during his Fram expedition of 1893–1896. He was a zoologist and oceanographer after his polar expeditions, and advocated Norway's independence from Sweden. Mr. Nansen served as his country's representative in London (1906-1908), helping to negotiate the Integrity Treaty to guarantee Norway's independent status. He worked with the League of Nations in his later years, and was named its High Commissioner for Refugees in 1921, resulting in him being awarded the 1922 Nobel Peace Prize "[For] his work in aiding the millions in Russia struggling against famine" and "his work for the refugees in Asia Minor and Thrace." Mr. Nansen died of a heart attack on May 13, 1930 at the age of 68.

125 years ago
1886

Born on this date
Charles Bedaux. French-born U.S. management consultant and explorer. Mr. Bedaux moved to the United States in 1906, and became an American citizen. He was a pioneer in the field of work measurement, and became a millionaire by persuading industrial firms to use his Bedaux System of Human Power Measurement, to the displeasure of labour unions. Mr. Bedaux financed the Bedaux Canadian Sub-Arctic Expedition in 1934, which departed Edmonton, heading westward through northern British Columbia. The expedition was intended to test the new Citroën half-track cars, but failed to reach its destination. Mr. Bedaux hosted the 1937 wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and was on friendly terms with the Nazis and the Vichy French regime during World War II. On January 13, 1943, Mr. Bedaux and his son were arrested by American authorities in Algeria, where he was reportedly supervising the construction of a German pipeline. Mr. Bedaux was kept in custody for a year without charge, but was sent to the United States in early 1944, where, as an American citizen, he was charged with treason and trading with the enemy. Mr. Bedaux committed suicide with an overdose of barbiturates on February 18, 1944 at the age of 57, while in Federal Bureau of Investigation custody in Miami.

Environment
Yoho National Park in British Columbia was established by the Canadian government of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald government.

Popular culture
The tuxedo dinner jacket made its first appearance at a ball in Tuxedo Park, New York.

120 years ago
1891

Football
ORFU
Round 1 (1st games of 2-game total points series)
Toronto 10 @ Hamilton 39
Osgoode Hall 33 @ Ottawa 3
London 2 @ Stratford 8

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Alberto Giacometti. Swiss sculptor and painter. Mr. Giacometti was known for his sculptures of human figures that were tall and extremely thin. He died on January 11, 1966 at the age of 64.

Died on this date
Lorenzo Snow, 87. U.S. religious leader. Mr. Snow joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in the mid-1830s He rose through the ranks and succeeded Wilford Woodruff as president of the church in 1898 and held the position until his death. During Mr. Snow's presidency, the Latter-day Saints adopted the policy that tithing--payment of 10% of one's income--to the church was regarded as a hallmark of one's membership in the church.

100 years ago
1911

World events
Revolutionaries led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Manchu dynasty that had ruled China since 1644.

Politics and government
A new government took office in Canada under Prime Minister Robert Borden, whose Conservative Party had captured 131 of 221 seats in the House of Commons in the federal election on September 21.

90 years ago
1921

Society
New Brunswick voters in a referendum voted against importing liquor for personal use.

Football
APFA
Rock Island (0-1-1) 10 @ Chicago Staleys (1-0) 14

Baseball
World Series
New York Yankees 3 @ New York Giants 1 (Yankees led best-of-nine series 3-2)

Waite Hoyte (2-0) gave up 10 hits, but just an unearned run in the 1st inning as he outduelled Art Nehf (0-2) before 35,758 fans at the Polo Grounds. Babe Ruth scored the winning run in the 4th inning after leading off with a bunt single.

80 years ago
1931

Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (0-1) 6 @ Montreal (1-0) 32
Toronto (0-1) 7 @ Hamilton (1-0) 12

ARU
Calgary (2-1) 2 @ Edmonton (1-2) 10

NFL
Providence (1-1-1) 6 @ Frankford (0-2-1) 0

Baseball
World Series
Philadelphia Athletics 2 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 (St. Louis won best-of-seven series 4-3)

The Cardinals scored 2 runs in the 1st inning and 2 in the 4th off Athletics' starting pitcher George Earnshaw (1-2). St. Louis starting pitcher Burleigh Grimes (2-0) carried a shutout into the 9th inning, but with 2 out, Philadelphia rallied for 2 runs and had runners on first and second bases. Bill Hallahan relieved Mr. Grimes and induced Max Bishop to hit a fly ball to center fielder Pepper Martin for the final out. 20,805 fans at Sportsman's Park witnessed the completion of one of the greatest upsets in World Series history; the Athletics had won the series in 1929 and 1930, and had compiled a regular season record of 107-47 in 1931.





75 years ago
1936

Football
CRU
IRFU
Hamilton (1-1) 2 @ Montreal (1-1) 7
Ottawa (0-2) 0 @ Toronto (2-0) 14

WIFU
Winnipeg (4-1-1) 16 Calgary (1-4) 6

80 years ago
1941

At the movies
Great Guns, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, opened in theatres. This was Laurel and Hardy's first movie with the 20th Century Fox studio, under a contract which deprived them of creative input, and thus can be said to mark a definite decline in the quality of their films compared to their previous work with Hal Roach Studios.





War
Dispatches from Moscow admitted that Russian forces were withdrawing in the Bryansk sector to a new line of defense on the central front. The British government disclosed that a secret invasion force was being trained for possible action on the European continent.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced government plans to rehabilitate 200,000 of the one million youths rejected for Army service because of physical or mental defects. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the $5.985-billion Lend Lease bill and sent it to the Senate. Panamanian President Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia issued a statement pledging collaboration in the defense of the continent and observance of its obligations to the United States.

Politics and government
General Nuri es-Said prepared to form a new Iraqi cabinet, following his arrival in Baghdad from Cairo.

The Argentine cabinet dissolved the elected municipal council of Buenos Aires and replaced it with 21 appointees.

The Communist Party withdrew its candidate for mayor and other offices in New York City elections, apparently to strengthen Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, who promptly repudiated Communist support.

Medicine
University of California physicist Dr. Ernest Lawrence said that strontium sould be made artificially radioactive and then, in the manner of radium, could be used to destroy cancer cells.

60 years ago
1951

Diplomacy
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and Western Allied authorities agreed to begin drafting a "peace contract" for West Germany, although disagreement remained on the extent of Allied contrl over West German industry and the nature of West Germany's contribution to the NATO defense force.

Defense
U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson admitted in a statement to a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee that he supportd the arms ban on Nationalist Chinse leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in 1949, a policy favoured by all of President Harry Truman's "top military and other civilian advisers pending clarification of the situtation" so that American equipment would not fall into Communist hands.
Protest
Nationalist rioters in Cairo sacked British and other foreign business establishments until they were stopped by police.

Boxing
Ezzard Charles (72-6-1), in his first fight since losing the world heavyweight title to Jersey Joe Walcott on July 18, 1951, scored a technical knockout of Rex Layne (34-3-2) in the 11th round at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.



Baseball
World Series
New York Giants 3 @ New York Yankees 4 (Yankees won best-of-seven series 4-2)

Yankees' right fielder Hank Bauer tripled in 3 runs off losing pitcher Dave Koslo (1-1) in the bottom of the 6th inning to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead. The Giants rallied for 2 runs in the top of the 9th, but Yankees' pitcher Bob Kuzava, who had been brought in to relieve starter Vic Raschi (1-1), induced pinch hitter Sal Yvars to hit a sinking line drive that Mr. Bauer caught for the final out. Yankees' center fielder Joe DiMaggio batted 1 for 2 and drew 2 intentional bases on balls, scoring a run, in his final game. He doubled in the 8th inning in his final plate appearance. 61,711 were in attendance at Yankee Stadium.



Nippon Series
Yomiuri Giants 5 @ Nankai Hawks 0 (Yomiuri led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Hideo Fujimoto (1-0) pitched a 10-hitter for the Giants as they amassed 15 hits in shutting out the Hawks before 29,074 fans at Osaka Stadium. Tadashi Eto (0–1) took the loss.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Hello Mary Lou/Travelin' Man--Ricky Nelson (14th week at #1)

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Hatbox, starring Paul Ford and Billy Gray

This was the first episode of the season.

At the movies
Splendor in the Grass, directed by Elia Kazan, and starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty, opened in theatres.



Diplomacy
The United States recognized the independence of Syria, three days after the Soviet Union had granted recognition, and 11 days after Syria had declared her independence from the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria that had been in effect since February 1, 1958. It was widely believed that the U.S.A. had delayed recognition of Syrian independence in order to preserve friendly relations with U.A.R. President Gamal Nasser.

Finnish President Urho Kekkonen arrived in Ottawa to start a six-day visit to Canada.

Baseball
The Houston Colt .45s and New York Mets, expansion teams scheduled to begin play in the National League in 1962, participated in the expansion draft of players. Houston's first selection was San Francisco Giants' shortstop Eddie Bressoud, while Giants' catcher Hobie Landrith was the Mets' first choice. New York manager Casey Stengel rationalized the choice of Mr. Landrith by saying that without a catcher, "You get all passed balls."

The Baltimore Orioles hired Billy Hitchcock as their new manager, replacing interim manager Lum Harris.

40 years ago
1971

Politics and government
The Socialist Party of Austria, led by Bruno Kreisky, won a narrow majority of seats in the National Council in the Austrian parlieamentary election. The Socialists took 93 of 183 seats, an increase of 12 from before the election. The Austrian People's Party, led by Hermann Withalm, was second with 80 seats, an increase of 2. The Freedom Party of Austria, led by Friedrich Peter, took the remaining 10 seats. The total number of seats increased to 183 from 165 in the most recent election in 1970.

Réal Caouette was re-elected leader of the Crédit Social (Ralliement des créditistes).

Football
CFL
Toronto (10-2) 32 @ Montreal (5-6) 5
Winnipeg (5-8-1) 14 @ Edmonton (3-10) 22

The Eskimos' win over the Blue Bombers at Clarke Stadium was their first win in 1971 that was by more than 1 point, and that didn't result from a last-minute field goal by Dave Cutler.

NFL
Pittsburgh (2-2) 17 @ Cleveland (3-1) 27
Baltimore (3-1) 43 @ Buffalo (0-4) 0
New Orleans (1-2-1) 14 @ Chicago (3-1) 35
Houston (0-3-1) 13 @ Washington (4-0) 22
New York Jets (1-3) 0 @ New England (2-2) 20
St. Louis (2-2) 26 @ Atlanta (1-2-1) 9
San Diego (1-3) 10 @ Kansas City (3-1) 31
Los Angeles (2-1-1) 20 @ San Francisco (2-2) 13
Green Bay (2-2) 28 @ Detroit (3-1) 31
Miami (2-1-1) 23 @ Cincinnati (1-3) 13
Oakland (3-1) 27 @ Denver (0-3-1) 16
Minnesota (3-1) 13 @ Philadelphia (0-4) 0

Baseball
The Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers executed a 10-player trade. The Red Sox traded first baseman George Scott, outfielders Joe Lahoud and Billy Conigliaro, pitchers Jim Lonborg and Ken Brett, and catcher Don Pavletich to the Brewers for pitchers Marty Pattin and Lew Krausse, outfielder Tommy Harper, and minor league outfielder Pat Skrable. Mr. Scott batted .263 with 24 home runs and 78 runs batted in in 146 games in 1971, while Mr. Lahoud hit .215 with 14 homers and 32 RBIs in 107 games; Mr. Conigliaro hit .262 with 11 homers and 33 RBIs in 101 games; and Mr. Pavletich hit .259 with 1 homer and 3 RBIs in 14 games. Mr. Lonborg was 10-7 with a 4.13 earned run average in 27 games in 1971, while Mr. Brett was 0-3 with a 5.34 ERA in 29 games. Mr. Pattin was 14-14 with a 3.12 ERA in 36 games with Milwaukee in 1971, while Mr. Krausse was 8-12 with a 2.95 ERA in 43 games. Mr. Harper batted .258 with 14 homers, 52 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases in 152 games with Milwaukee in 1971, while Mr. Skrable hit .216 with 4 homers and 24 RBIs in 70 games with the Evansville Triplets of the AAA American Association.

World Series
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Baltimore Orioles (postponed, rain) (Baltimore led best-of-seven series 1-0)

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Out Here on My Own--Nikka Costa (9th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Japanese Boy--Aneka (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)--Ottawan

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Prince Charming--Adam and the Ants (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Prince Charming--Adam and the Ants (4th week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Why Tell Me, Why--Anita Meyer (3rd week at #1)
2 I'm So Glad to Be a Woman--Love Unlimited
3 'n Beetje Verliefd--André Hazes
4 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
5 Just for You--Spargo
6 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
7 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
8 The Old Calahan "Live"--BZN
9 The Marvellous Marionettes--Doris D and the Pins
10 Volume III--Stars on 45

Singles entering the chart were Hurt (Nieuwe Versie)/Hurt (Oude Versie) by Timi Yuro (#26); Meer Nederlandse Sterre (Holland Olé) by Rubberen Robbie (#28); Pretend by Alvin Stardust (#31); Mano by Maywood (#35); Abacab by Genesis (#37); Ain't No Mountain High Enough/Remember Me by Boys Town Gang (#38); Vlieg Nooit Te Hoog by Bonnie St. Claire (#39); and Wake-Up by Daniel Sahuleka (#40). Hurt (Nieuwe Versie), as the title indicates, was a new version of the song that had been a hit for Miss Yuro in 1961; her original version was on the B-side.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (9th week at #1)
2 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
3 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
4 Who's Crying Now--Journey
5 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
6 Step by Step--Eddie Rabbitt
7 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
8 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates
9 Urgent--Foreigner
10 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were One More Night by Streek (#78); When She Dances by Joey Scarbury (#80); Wired for Sound by Cliff Richard (#83); Bet Your Heart on Me by Johnny Lee (#84); Never Too Much by Luther Vandross (#85); Back to the 60's by Tight Fit (#89); and Run to Me by Savoy Brown (#90).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (9th week at #1)
2 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
3 Who's Crying Now--Journey
4 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
5 Step by Step--Eddie Rabbitt
6 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
7 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
8 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
9 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
10 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates

Singles entering the chart included Waiting for a Girl Like You by Foreigner (#57); The Old Songs by Barry Manilow (#67); Take My Heart by Kool & The Gang (#82); Wired for Sound by Cliff Richard (#83); Take Me Now by David Gates (#85); Steal the Night by Stevie Woods (#89); and Bein' Here with You Tonight by Gene Cotton (#96).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (8th week at #1)
2 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
3 Who's Crying Now--Journey
4 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
5 The Beach Boys Medley--The Beach Boys
6 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
7 Step by Step--Eddie Rabbitt
8 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
9 Urgent--Foreigner
10 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were Waiting for a Girl Like You by Foreigner (#44); The Old Songs by Barry Manilow (#51); One More Night by Streek (#79); Take My Heart by Kool & The Gang (#87); Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move) by West Street Mob (#89); Steal the Night by Stevie Woods (#90); and Get it Up by Time (#96).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (3rd week at #1)
2 Urgent--Foreigner
3 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
4 Sausalito Summernight--Diesel
5 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
6 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
7 Who's Crying Now--Journey
8 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
9 The Voice--The Moody Blues
10 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton

Singles entering the chart were Hard to Say by Dan Fogelberg (#42); Say Goodbye to Hollywood by Billy Joel (#47); Breaking Away by Balance (#49); and Burnin' for You by Blue Oyster Cult (#50).

Football
CFL
Montreal (2-11) 3 @ Calgary (6-7) 29

The Stampeders' win over the Alouettes at McMahon Stadium was the first game for Jerry Williams as Calgary's head coach since the 1968 Grey Cup loss to the Ottawa Rough Riders. Mr. Williams had come out of retirement in 1981 to rejoin the Stampeders as an assistant to Ardell Wiegandt and had been elevated to the position of head coach upon Mr. Wiegandt's firing after 12 games.

Baseball
National League Division Series
Montreal 5 @ Philadelphia 6 (10 innings) (Best-of-five series tied 2-2)

Pinch hitter George Vukovich's home run leading off the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Phillies their win over the Expos before 38,818 fans at Veterans Stadium. Tug McGraw (1-0) pitched 3 innings of scoreless relief to get the win over Jeff Reardon (0-1).





Houston 1 @ Los Angeles 2 (Best-of-five series tied 2-2)

Steve Garvey led off the 7th inning with a single and scored from second base on a 2-out single by Bill Russell to provide the deciding run as the Dodgers held on to defeat the Astros before 55,983 fans Dodger Stadium. Pedro Guerrero opened the scoring with a solo home run with 2 out in the 5th. Terry Puhl doubled with 1 out in the 9th and scored from third base on a 2-out single by Tony Scott, but Jose Cruz popped out to catcher Mike Scioscia to end the game. Fernando Valenzuela (1-0) pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Vern Ruhle (0-1), who also allowed 4 hits in a complete game.



American League Division Series
Milwaukee 2 @ New York 1 (Best-of-five series tied 2-2)

The Brewers scored 2 runs in the top of the 4th inning and held on to defeat the Yankees before 52,077 fans at Yankee Stadium. Pete Vuckovich (1-0) was the winning pitcher over Rick Reuschel (0-1).

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): The Final Countdown--Europe

Died on this date
Russ Van Atta, 80. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Van Atta played with the New York Yankees (1933-1935) and St. Louis Browns (1935-1939), compiling a record of 33-41 with an earned run average of 5.60 in 207 games. His best year was his first, when he was 12-4 with a 4.18 ERA in 26 games. Mr. Van Atta batted .228 with 2 home runs and 17 runs batted in in 208 games; he remains the only American League pitcher to bat 4 for 4 in his first major league game.

Disasters
Up to 1,500 people were killed when a 5.7-Mw earthquake shook San Salvador, El Salvador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).

Football
CFL
Hamilton (6-8-1) 9 @ Edmonton (11-3) 28

The Tiger-Cats jumped to an early 8-0 lead over the Eskimos at Commonwealth Stadium before the Edmonton defense began to dominate the game. Matt Dunigan played most of the game at quarterback for the Eskimos, but backup Damon Allen put the game away with a 39-yard touchdown rush.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Boston 3 @ California 5 (California led best-of-seven series 2-1)

The Angels scored 3 runs in the 7th inning as John Candelaria won the duel of starting pitchers over Oil Can Boyd before 64,206 fans at Anaheim Stadium.



20 years ago
1991

Baseball
National League Championship Series
Atlanta 1 @ Pittsburgh 0 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Steve Avery (1-0) won a pitchers' duel over Zane Smith (0-1) before 57,533 fans at Three Rivers Stadium when Mark Lemke doubled in David Justice with the only run in the top of the 6th inning.



10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Eddie Futch, 90. U.S. boxer and trainer. Mr. Futch posted a 37-3 amateur record as a lightweight before retiring in 1936 because of a heart murmur before he could turn professional. He trained 21 professional world champions, including Joe Frazier and Larry Holmes, in a career spanning more than 50 years. Mr. Futch trained Mr. Frazier for his three fights against Muhammad Ali (1971-1975), and became Mr. Frazier's manager after the death of Yancey Durham in 1973. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994.

Vasily Mishin, 84. U.S.S.R. rocket engineer. Mr. Mishin was the deputy to legendary Chief Designer Sergey Korolev in the 1950s and '60s, and succeeded him upon Mr. Korolev's death in 1966. The Soviet space program experienced several major failures in the years following Mr. Korolev's death, including the failure to reach the moon, the failure to achieve a successful launch of the N-1 rocket, and the deaths of the three-man crew of the Soyuz 11 mission in 1971. Mr. Mishin was given much of the blame; he was regarded as a poor administrator, and criticized for his drunkenness. While in hospital in May 1974, Mr. Mishin was replaced by Chief Engine Designer Valentin Glushko.

Patrician-Anne McKinnon, 53. Canadian singer. Miss McKinnon, a native of Shilo, Manitoba, was the younger sister of singer Catherine McKinnon, and began her career on CBC television at the age of 13. She was a regular performer on the CBC TV music programs Singalong Jubilee and Frank's Place, and had a hit single in Canada with Blue Lipstick (1965), written for her by P.F. Sloan. Miss McKinnon had a minor hit with Land of Make Believe (1984). She suffered from Hodgkin's disease, which frequently interrupted her career, and ultimately caused her death.

Politics and government
Nancy Pelosi (Democrat--California) became minority whip in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Baseball
National League Division Series
Atlanta 1 @ Houston 0 (Atlanta led best-of-five series 2-0)



St. Louis 4 @ Arizona 1 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1)



American League Division Series
Oakland 5 @ New York 3 (Oakland led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Terrence Long led off the 4th and 8th innings with home runs to help the Athletics defeat the Yankees before 56,697 fans at Yankee Stadium.