October 6, 2012

130 years ago
1882

Baseball
World Series Game 1
Chicago White Stockings 0 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 (Cincinnati led series 1-0)

Will White pitched a shutout for the National League champions as they beat the American Association champions at Bank Street Grounds in the first match ever held between the champions of two different major leagues.

120 years ago
1892

Died on this date
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 83. U.K. poet. Lord Tennyson was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1850 until his death.

Defense
German and Austrian army officers concluded a race between Berlin and Vienna.

90 years ago
1922

Baseball
World Series Game 3
New York Yankees 0 @ New York Giants 3 (Giants led best-of-seven series 2-0-1)

Jack Scott pitched a 4-hitter for the Giants; Waite Hoyt took the loss. Frankie Frisch drove in 2 runs. 37,630 attended the game at the Polo Grounds.

75 years ago
1937

Baseball
World Series
New York Giants 1 @ New York Yankees 8 (Yankees led best-of-seven series 1-0)

The Yankees erupted for 7 runs in the 6th inning as Lefty Gomez won the pitching matchup over Carl Hubbell before 60,573 fans at Yankee Stadium.

60 years ago
1952

Football
CRU
WIFU
Saskatchewan (2-11) 27 @ Calgary (6-7) 30
Winnipeg (9-3-1) 12 @ Edmonton (8-4-1) 18

Bob Shaw scored 20 points on 2 touchdowns, 2 field goals, and 4 converts as the Stampeders came back from a 27-15 halftime deficit to beat the Roughriders before a capacity crowd of 12,000 at Mewata Stadium and clinch a playoff spot.

Rollin Prather scored 2 touchdowns and Joe Blanchard added another as the Eskimos beat the Blue Bombers before a Clarke Stadium crowd of 15,000. Winnipeg quarterback Jack Jacobs was ejected in the 1st quarter for using abusive language toward the referee.

Baseball
World Series Game 6
New York Yankees 3 @ Brooklyn Dodgers 2 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Mickey Mantle's first career World Series home run in the 8th inning provided the winning margin for the Yankees. Yogi Berra also homered for New York. Duke Snider hit solo homers off winning pitcher Vic Raschi in the 6th and 8th innings for the Dodgers. Allie Reynolds relieved Mr. Raschi with 1 out in the 8th and preserved the win. Brooklyn starter Billy Loes took the loss before 30,037 fans at Ebbets Field. Mel Allen and Red Barber called the game on television for NBC, and this is believed to be the oldest extant recording of a World Series telecast.

50 years ago
1962

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy: Ogni giorno--Paul Anka

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Telstar--The Tornados

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Sherry--The 4 Seasons (4th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Sherry--The 4 Seasons (5th week at #1)
2 Ramblin' Rose--Nat King Cole
3 Monster Mash--Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt Kickers
4 Green Onions--Booker T. and the M.G.'s
5 Patches--Dickey Lee
6 Alley Cat--Bent Fabric
7 Let's Dance--Chris Montez
8 Do You Love Me--The Contours
9 I Remember You--Frank Ifield
10 Venus in Blue Jeans--Jimmy Clanton

Singles entering the chart were Nothing Can Change this Love by Sam Cooke (#66); The Cha-Cha-Cha by Bobby Rydell (#71); That Stranger Used to Be My Girl by Trade Martin (#76); Next Door to an Angel by Neil Sedaka (#77); I was Such a Fool by Connie Francis (#80); Leah by Roy Orbison (#91); Did You Ever See a Dream Walking by Fats Domino (#97); Pop Pop Pop-Pie by the Sherrys (#99); and Hello Out There, with versions by Nick Noble; and Carl Belew (#100). Leah was the B-side of Workin' for the Man, charting at #52.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (5-4-1) 9 @ Toronto (3-7) 10
British Columbia (6-6) 18 @ Winnipeg (8-3) 6
Calgary (7-5-1) 22 @ Edmonton (4-7-1) 15

Bill Mitchell's 19-yard field goal with 1:22 remaining in the game gave the Argonauts their win over the Tiger-Cats before 25,174 fans at CNE Stadium.



Joe Kapp and Willie Fleming scored touchdowns, and the B.C. defense held the Winnipeg offense without a touchdown as the Lions beat the Blue Bombers before a Winnipeg Stadium crowd of 16,050.

Jim Dillard scored 2 touchdowns and Earl Lunsford 1 as the Stampeders overcame a 14-1 3rd-quarter deficit to beat the Eskimos before 15,447 fans at Clarke Stadium. The Stampeders were held to 6 yards rushing in the 1st half but amassed 186 yards in the 2nd half. Jackie Parker, playing his first game since breaking his collarbone on Labour Day, completed passes to Bobby Walden and Bill McKenny for the Edmonton touchdowns.

30 years ago
1982

World events
The U.S.S.R. suggested that the Swedish Navy’s search for a suspected Soviet submarine along the coast of the Baltic Sea might be a hoax aimed at disrupting Scandinavian-Soviet ties.

War
Iraq announced that its warplanes and ground forces had repelled another Iranian offensive near Sumar and had killed 2,352 Iranian soldiers.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Milwaukee 2 @ California 4 (California led best-of-seven series 2-0)
Atlanta @ St. Louis (postponed, rain) (1st game of best-of-seven series)

Bruce Kison pitched a 5-hitter and Reggie Jackson hit a home run as the Angels beat the Brewers at Anaheim Stadium.

The Braves were leading the Cardinals 1-0 at Busch Memorial Stadium when the game was rained out in the 5th inning.

25 years ago
1987

Politics and government
The United States Senate Judiciary Committee voted 9-5 to recommend to the full Senate to reject Judge Robert Bork’s nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Economics and finance
The Dow Jones industrial average declined 91.55 points. The drop was attributed to concern over rising interest rates.

Disasters
50-100 people drowned or were killed by sharks when a boat carrying them from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico capsized and sank.

Baseball
National League Championship Series Game 1
San Francisco 3 @ St. Louis 5 (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 1-0)

20 years ago
1992

Died on this date
Denholm Elliott, 70. U.K. actor. Mr. Elliott was a character actor whose movies included The Cruel Sea (1953); Alfie (1966); Robin and Marian (1976); A Room with a View (1985); Defense of the Realm (1986); and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).

Politics and government
David Mitchell resigned as house leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party in protest over the party’s official stand on the “No” side of the October 26 national referendum on the Charlottetown constitutional accord.

Crime
Statistics Canada reported that homicides had increased from 656 in 1990 to 753 in 1991, an increase of 13%, with twice as many killings in 1991 involving handguns than in 1990.

Baseball
Lou Piniella resigned as manager of the Cincinnati Reds, two years after leading them to the World Series championship.

National League Championship Series Game 1
Pittsburgh 1 @ Atlanta 5 (Atlanta led best-of-five series 1-0)

John Smoltz was the winning pitcher, and Jeff Blauser hit a home run as the Braves beat the Pirates at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

10 years ago
2002

Terrorism
A French oil tanker, carrying nearly 400,000 barrels of crude oil, was crippled by an explosion when it was rammed by a small craft packed with explosives. One member of the tanker’s crew remained unaccounted for.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (12-3) 37 @ Ottawa (3-12-0-2) 34
Winnipeg (8-6) 35 @ Saskatchewan (7-7-0-2) 32 (OT)

Sean Fleming’s 14-yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining in regulation time gave the Eskimos their win over the Renegades before 20,576 shocked fans at Frank Clair Stadium. The Renegades had rallied from a 34-20 deficit after 3 quarters to tie the game: Lawrence Tynes kicked a 49-yard field goal, quarterback Dan Crowley rushed 1 yard for a touchdown and passed to Reggie Jones for a 2-point convert, and Mr. Tynes kicked an 11-yard field goal with 1:21 remaining to tie the game. The Ottawa defense forced the Eskimos to punt, but two plays after taking possession at their own 51-yard line with 33 seconds remaining, Mr. Crowley completed a pass to Jimmy Oliver, but the ball was fumbled, and Steve Charbonneau recovered for Edmonton on the Ottawa 35. John Avery then rushed 28 yards to set up the winning field goal. Mr. Avery finished with 155 yards on 20 carries and 2 touchdowns, while Eskimo quarterback Ricky Ray threw 2 touchdown passes to Jason Tucker and another to Chris Brazzell. Mr. Crowley completed 2 touchdown passes to running back Josh Ranek. It was the first CFL game for Edmonton receiver Durell Robinson, who caught 1 pass for 10 yards. Eskimo linebacker A.J. Gass, who had suffered a season-ending injury to his right knee in September 2001, suffered a similar season-ending injury to his left knee.

Winnipeg’s Milt Stegall caught 10 passes from Khari Jones for 194 yards and 4 touchdowns, but it was Troy Westwood’s 32-yard field goal in overtime that enabled the Blue Bombers to edge the Roughriders before 24,157 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Saskatchewan had the ball first in overtime, but Paul McCallum was short on a 49-yard field goal attempt. Saskatchewan’s only touchdown in the first 3 quarters came on Omarr Morgan’s 55-yard return of a blocked field goal attempt on the last play of the 1st half. In the 4th quarter, quarterback Nealon Greene completed a 21-yard touchdown pass to Quincy Jackson and then connected with Derick Armstrong for a 35-yard touchdown with 15 seconds remaining; Mr. McCallum’s convert tied the score. Mr. Armstrong caught 8 passes for 148 yards. Mr. Stegall’s touchdowns gave him a total of 18 for the season.

Baseball
American League Division Series Game 5
Minnesota 5 @ Oakland 4 (Minnesota won best-of-five series 3-2)

National League Championship Series Game 4
Atlanta 3 @ San Francisco 8 (Best-of-five series tied 2-2)

Brad Radke picked up his second win of the series and A.J. Pierzynski hit a home run as the Twins eliminated the Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Rich Aurilia hit a home run in support of winning pitcher Livan Hernandez as the Giants defeated the Braves at Pacific Bell Park.