September 10, 2012

110 years ago
1902

Baseball
17,291 fans were in attendance at Columbia Park in Philadelphia to see the Athletics sweep a doubleheader from the Baltimore Orioles 9-5 and 5-4. Rube Waddell was the winning pitcher in both games, pitching 8 innings of relief in the first game and 2 innings of relief in the second game. Meanwhile, only 172 fans showed up at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia to see the Phillies play the Pittsburgh Pirates.

100 years ago
1912

Baseball
With 9th-inning relief help from Sea Lion Hall, Smoky Joe Wood picked up his 31st win of the season and 15th straight as the Boston Red Sox edged the Chicago White Sox 5-4.

Stan Coveleski made his major league debut on the mound for the Philadelphia Athletics and shut out the Detroit Tigers 3-0.

90 years ago
1922

Baseball
With an overflow crowd of 40,000 in attendance and 25,000 turned away, the New York Yankees swept a doubleheader from the Philadelphia Athletics 10-3 and 2-1, with Joe Bush and Waite Hoyt the respective winning pitchers. The games were the last home games ever played by the Yankees at the Polo Grounds in New York. The team moved into brand new Yankee Stadium in 1923.

80 years ago
1932

Baseball
Johnny Frederick of the Brooklyn Dodgers set a major league record with his 6th pinch-hit home run of the season, a 3-run blast off Burleigh Grimes with 2 out in the 9th inning to give the Dodgers a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

60 years ago
1952

On the radio
I Was a Communist for the FBI, starring Dana Andrews
Tonight’s episode: Violence Preferred

On television tonight
The Unexpected, hosted by Herbert Marshall, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Doctor Prescribes, starring Edgar Barrier, Mary Brian, Virginia Hall, and Clark Howat

50 years ago
1962

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (6-1) 16 @ Hamilton (3-1-1) 10

Leo Lewis rushed 7 yards for a touchdown on the opening play of the 4th quarter as the Blue Bombers defeated the Tiger-Cats before 26,353 fans in their first regular season game at Civic Stadium. The only Tiger-Cat touchdown came on a 28-yard pass from Bernie Faloney to Hal Patterson. The Hamilton fans were very unhappy about the officiating.

Baseball
The New York Yankees scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning against losing pitcher Hank Aguirre to beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 at Tiger Stadium. Mickey Mantle of the Yankees hit his 400th career major league home run off Mr. Aguirre in the 4th inning.

Dean Chance gave up just a single by Zoilo Versalles in the 8th inning as the Los Angeles Angels blanked the Minnesota Twins 5-0.

40 years ago
1972

Olympics
The U.S.S.R. edged the U.S.A. 51-50 in the men's basketball final in Munich in a game that ended in a controversial officials' decision after the Americans appeared to have won the game. The American team refused to accept the silver medals, and have never claimed them to this day.

Tennis
Ilie Nastase of Romania defeated Arthur Ashe of the United States 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, and 6-3 to win the men's singles title at the U.S. Open championships in Forest Hills, New York.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (4-3) 22 @ Toronto (1-6) 18
Calgary (2-5) 20 @ Edmonton (6-1) 27

Bruce Smith, Rick Shaw, and Al Brenner intercepted passes from former teammate Wally Gabler in the 4th quarter as the Tiger-Cats came from behind to beat the Argonauts before the usual capacity crowd of 33,135 at CNE Stadium. Mr. Smith’s interception was immediately followed by a 6-yard rush by Dave Fleming for the winning touchdown. Mr. Fleming also scored on a 1-yard rush in the 3rd quarter, set up by a 44-yard run by quarterback Chuck Ealey. Tight end Tony Gabriel scored a Hamilton touchdown when he recovered a fumble by punt returner Elmars Sprogis in the Toronto end zone in the 2nd quarter. The Argonauts jumped to an 11-0 lead after 1 quarter on a 43-yard field goal by Ivan MacMillan—set up by a 52-yard completion from Mr. Gabler to Leon McQuay--, a single by Zenon Andrusyshyn, and a 62-yard touchdown pass from Mr. Gabler to Eric Allen. The Argonauts scored their other touchdown in the 3rd quarter when Mr. Gabler threw to Mr. Allen for 57 yards to the Hamilton 18-yard line and then to Mr. McQuay for 15 yards and the touchdown. The Tiger-Cats outrushed the Argonauts 242 yards to 88. Mr. Ealey rushed 10 times for 88 yards; Mr. Fleming carried 20 times for 88; and Dave Buchanan gained 55 on 16 carries. Mr. McQuay led the Argonauts with 13 carries for 79 yards. Mr. Gabler completed just 11 of 32 passes, but for 251 yards. Mr. Ealey completed 4 of 12 for 45 yards and an interception.

Tom Wilkinson threw touchdown passes to George McGowan and Roy Bell and Dave Walker blocked a punt and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown before 22,921 fans at Clarke Stadium as the Eskimos beat the Stampeders for the second straight game. Veteran Edmonton middle linebacker Jerry Griffin suffered a season-ending knee injury, and his replacement, rookie Therman Couch, intercepted 2 passes, returning them for a total of 41 yards. The Stampeders, who trailed 20-6 after 3 quarters, scored 2 touchdowns in the 4th quarter. Fritz Seyferth, playing his first CFL game, rushed 2 yards for a touchdown with 12:21 remaining in the game. Mr. Bell’s converted touchdown gave the Eskimos a 27-13 lead with 3:54 remaining, but Calgary quarterback Jim Lindsey, who had replaced starter Jerry Keeling earlier in the game, marched his team downfield and connected with rookie receiver Gary Kerr for a 5-yard touchdown with 1:04 remaining. For Mr. Bell, it was also his first CFL game. Another player making his CFL debut was Calgary guard Marion Latimore, replacing the departed John Atamian. It was the only appearance in an Edmonton uniform for former British Columbia Lions’ punter Ken Phillips; he also suffered a knee injury and never played again. The game was the third and last CFL game for Edmonton defensive end Jerry Shay, and the only CFL game for Grant Cvitanich, who played defensive end for the Stampeders.

NFL
Gale Sayers, one of the most exciting players in NFL history, announced his retirement after seven seasons as a running back and kick returner with the Chicago Bears. The announcement came the day after he had fumbled twice in three carries during the Bears' 33-14 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in a pre-season game at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. Mr. Sayers scored 22 touchdowns in his rookie year, an NFL record for a single season. A serious injury to his right knee interrupted Mr. Sayers' 1968 season, but he came back to win the league rushing title in 1969. An injury to his left knee during a pre-season game in 1970 limited his playing time for that season and 1971, and he never regained his old form. Gale Sayers was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1977.

Baseball
Hawaii defeated a team of Caribbean all-stars 9-2 in the opening game of a round-robin tournament that was meant to replace the Junior World Series.

30 years ago
1982

Politics and government
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau shuffled his cabinet, moving Marc Lalonde from Energy Minister to Finance Minister; Allan MacEachen to Secretary of State for External Affairs; Mark MacGuigan from Secretary of State for External Affairs to Justice Minister; and Justice Minister Jean Chretien to Energy Minister.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (5-4) 30 @ Toronto (5-3-1) 25

Tom Clements threw touchdown passes to Rocky DiPietro and Steve Kearns and Mark Bragagnolo rushed for another touchdown as the Tiger-Cats beat the Argonauts before a record Exhibition Stadium crowd of 52,521. Toronto quarterback Condredge Holloway passed for 445 yards and 3 touchdowns, 2 to Terry Greer and the other to Dave Newman.



CIAU
McGill (1-0) 36 Carleton (0-1) 3

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
Edmonton’s top 10 (CKRA)
1 La Bamba—Los Lobos
2 I Want Your Sex—George Michael
3 Luka—Suzanne Vega
4 I Just Can’t Stop Loving You—Michael Jackson (with Siedah Garrett)
5 Who’s That Girl—Madonna
6 Love Power—Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne
7 Only in My Dreams—Debbie Gibson
8 I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For—U2
9 Didn’t We Almost Have it All—Whitney Houston
10 Wot’s it to Ya—Robbie Nevil

Diplomacy
U.S. President Ronald Reagan greeted Pope John Paul II upon the pontiff’s arrival in Miami.

East German leader Erich Honecker continued his trip to West Germany by visiting his birthplace at Wiebelskirchen, in Saarland, for the first time since the creation of the two German states in 1949.

20 years ago
1992

Baseball
Glenn Braggs of the Cincinnati Reds tore cartilage in his knee on his last major league swing, but connected for a home run in the Reds' 3-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves.

10 years ago
2002

Diplomacy
Switzerland became the 190th member of the United Nations.