2014 Event Walt Disney Company will be marketing the next Star Wars movie through a series of YouTube videos produced by its subsidiary, Maker; the videos will connect younger audiences to the characters and stories from earlier movies in the franchise 2014 Event 'The Battle of the Five Armies', the last film in 'The Hobbit' series, grosses over $90 million in its first five days of release, exceeding box office expectations of $75 million 2014 Event A series of hidden online markets are taken down after raids by U.S. and European authorities and the arrest of 17 people; the markets were used to secretly trade illegal goods 2014 Event The San Francisco Giants are this year's World Champions of Baseball after winning the World Series over the Kansas City Royals with a score of 3-2; this marks the third title by the Giants in the last 5 years 2014 Event 16-year-old Cole Custer wins the NASCAR Truck Series, becoming the youngest winner of the race 2014 Event Seth Meyers hosts the 66th Annual Emmy Awards; winning series include 'Modern Family' for best comedy and 'Breaking Bad' for best drama; winning actors include Julianna Margulies ('The Good Wife') and Bryan Cranston ('Breaking Bad') 2014 Event 'Nympheas', a painting in Claude Monet's 'Water Lilies' series, is auctioned today for a price of $54 million; this is only the second-highest price paid for a Monet - another painting in the series sold in 2008 for $80.3 million at auction 2014 Event The cast has been announced for the next film in the "Star Wars" series, due out in 2015; the cast includes some original cast members as well as actors new to the franchise 2014 Event Dubai International Airport beat London Heathrow Airport in the first quarter of this year as the world's busiest international airport; Dubai Airport hopes to retain this position after a series of expansion projects are completed 2014 Event Kevin Harvick wins The Profit on CNBC 500 in Arizona, placing him in 4th position in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2013 Event A series of spacewalks are made by two NASA astronauts in an effort to fix the faulty coolant pump on the International Space Station 2013 Event In Game 3 of the World Series baseball championships, the St. Louis Cardinals score a 2-1 series lead over the Boston Red Sox 2013 Event The fifth installment of the 'Grand Theft Auto' videogame series is released by Rockstar Games, netting $800 million on the day it is launched 2013 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces a series of NSA reforms aimed at minimizing criticism over the NSA's electronic surveillance program 2013 Event U.S. Republicans unveil a series of bills designed to prevent government abuse, including the 'STOP IRS Act,' which would allow IRS employees to be fired when they take actions for political purposes 2013 Event 'Panorama,' a BBC documentary series airing unseen footage from the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, casts doubt on medical evidence provided from testimony in the case 2013 Event In racing, Danica Patrick becomes the first woman at the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to win pole position 2012 Event After a series of self-immolation by Tibetan monks, hundreds of Tibetan monks and students protest against education policies in China's western Qinghai Province 2012 Event Britain's MP Nadine Dorries is suspended from the Conservative Party after deciding to become the first politician to appear on a reality TV series 2012 Event A pageant on London's River Thames marks the highpoint of a series of events celebrating The Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II 2011 Event In Major League Baseball's World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals win Game 1 against the Texas Rangers 2011 Event In Game 5 of the American League Division Series, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees, moving on to play the Texas Rangers 2011 Event The 63rd Emmy Awards for U.S television programs is held in Los Angeles, California: Mad Men wins for the outstanding drama series 2011 Event A 6.6 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Japan, setting off a series of aftershocks 2010 Event Jimmy Johnson becomes the first driver ever to win five straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships 2010 Event A series of eight 3G wireless transmitters have been installed along the trail to base camps on Mount Everest, with coverage reaching the summit 2010 Event The New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins, progressing to Major League Baseball's 2010 American League Championship Series 2010 Event After a series of delays, Iran agrees to release U.S. hiker Sarah Shourd, arrested in 2009; she is released on bail and permitted to leave the country 2010 Event At least 70 people are killed and 300 wounded in a series of bombings over the three-day Shia pilgrimage to the Musa Kadhim mausoleum in Iraq 2010 Event A series of bomb explosions in Baghdad, near Shia mosques, kill dozens of people and wound 100 others 2006 Death Steve Irwin, wildlife expert, television personality, 'The Crocodile Hunter', wildlife documentary series, dies in Batt Reef, Australia, of a stingray barb 2004 Event World Series, Boston Red Sox beat Saint Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0 2004 Event World Series, Florida Marlins beat the New York Yankees 4 games to 2 2002 Event World Series, Anaheim Angels beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 2001 Event World Series, Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees 4 games to 3 2000 Event World Series, New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 4 games to 1 2000 Death Patrick O'Brian, author of sea-faring novels, Aubrey-Maturin series, dies at 85 1999 Death Greg Moore, promising Canadian racecar driver, competed in Indy Lights, CART World Series, fatally injured in violent car crash on the 10th lap of the CART season finale 1999 Event World Series, New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 0 1999 Death Marion Zimmer Bradley, writer, Darkover series, dies at 69 1998 Event World Series, New York Yankees beat San Diego Padres 4 games to 0 1998 Death Rodney Harvey, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho', died at age 30, of a heroin overdose 1997 Event World Series: Florida Marlins beat Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 3 1997 Event Cleveland Marquis Grissom World Series hitting streak ends after 15 games 1997 Event Coldest World Series game Marlins vs Cleveland (38 degrees F) 1997 Event 2nd longest 9 inning World Series game (4:12) as Marlins and Indians were tied 7-7 going into the 9th, Mariners win 14-11 1997 Event Cleveland Marquis Grissom hit in his 15th straight World Series game (streak ends at 15, he is 2nd to Hank Baur with 17) 1997 Event 700th World Series home run (Sandy Alomar, Cleveland Indians) 1997 Event Greg Norman wins World Series of Golf shooting 273 1997 Event "Daytime to Remember" a series showing old soaps premieres on ABC-TV 1997 Event Pakistan defeat West Indies 2-0 to win Australia one-day Series 1997 Event Zimbabwe clean-sweep ODI series vs. England 3-0 1996 Event New York Yankees set record by coming back from 6-0 in World Series game to beat Atlanta Braves 8-6, also set record of 7th straight road win 1996 Event Braves Andruw Jones is youngest player to homer in World Series 1996 Event Braves beat New York Yankees by record tying 11 runs, 12-1 in a World Series 1996 Event Sri Lanka defeat Australia to win Singer World Series at Colombo 1996 Event Yankees lose ending 3rd best home series victory streak at 24 1996 Event New York Yankees sweep complete season series in Baltimore for 1st time 1996 Event Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win World Series Cup 1995 Death Benny Lee, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder, dies at 84 1995 Event Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians in 6 games in World Series 1995 Event Edgar Martinez drives home tying and winning runs to rally Mariners to 6-5 win in bottom of 11th to beat Yankees and win AL Division Series 1995 Event Mariners rally from 5-0 to force Game 5 of Division Series vs Yankees 1995 Event Jim Leyritz homers with a man on in 15th inning to give Yankees 2-0 Division Series lead over Mariners 1995 Event Mary Tyler Moore returns to series TV in "NY News," on CBS 1995 Event Sri Lanka complete 2-1 Test Cricket series win in Pakistan from 0-1 1995 Event Australia beat Australia A 2-0 to win the World Series Cup 1994 Event Australia beat South Africa 2-1 to win the World Series Cup 1993 Event Tor Blue Jays beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 2, in 89th World Series 1993 Event Highest scoring World Series game Blue Jays 15, Phillies 14 in 4h14m 1993 Event India complete a 3-0 series drubbing of England 1993 Event West Indies win the World Series Cup, beating Australia 2-0 1992 Event Toronto Blue Jays beat Atl Braves, 4 games to 2, in 88th World Series 1992 Event Atlanta, becomes 1st U.S. team to win a World Series game out of US 1992 Event 1st World Series game outside of U.S. - Toronto beats Atlanta 1992 Event 1st non-U.S. team to win a World Series Game; Toronto 5, Atlanta 4 1992 Event 1st World Series with non-U.S. team, Toronto loses 3-1 to Braves 1992 Event Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup 1991 Event Minn Twins beat Altanta Braves 1-0 in 10 to win World Series in 7 1991 Death Hotze de Roos, carpenter/kid book writer (Chameleon series), dies 1991 Event Taiwan captures its 15th Little League World Series, 11-0 1991 Event College World Series: Louisiana State defeats Wichita State 6-3 1991 Event 356th and final episode of CBS 2nd longest running series Dallas, 2nd only to Gunsmoke 1991 Event Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup 1990 Event Pakistan make 3-0 drubbing of New Zealand, Waqar Younis 29 series wkts 1990 Event Esther Canseco calls Oakland A's manager Tony La Russa a "punk" for not starting husband Jose in the World Series 1990 Event Cincinnati Reds sweep Oakland A's in 86th World Series 1990 Event Reds Eric Davis is 22nd player to homer in his 1st World Series at bat 1990 Event 1st time in New York Yankee history they are completely swept season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0 1990 Death Johnny Beagley, winner of two 1942 World Series games, dies 1990 Birthday Emma Watson, born in Paris, France, British actress, model, known for role as Hermione in 'Harry Potter' film series, earning her more than $10 million pounds 1990 Event Australia beat Pakistan 2-0 to win the Cricket World Series Cup 1989 Event Oakland A's sweep San Francisco Giants in earthquake/BART series 1989 Event After a weeks delay due to earthquake, World Series game 3 is played 1989 Event Earthquake in San Francisco (6.9) cancels 3rd game of World Series, kills 67 1989 Event Dave Stewart is 1st since 1976 to start consec World Series openers 1989 Event Oakland beats Toronto, 4-3 in Game 5, to advance to the World Series 1989 Event Australia take 3-0 series lead over England to regain Cricket Ashes 1989 Birthday Daniel Radcliffe, born in Hammersmith, England, actor, famous for playing role of Harry Potter in film series, 'Harry Potter' 1989 Event David Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo 1989 Event Yankees beat Mets 4-0, sweeping 1989 mayor's trophy series in 2 games 1989 Event West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup 1988 Birthday Vanessa Hudgens, born in Salinas, California, actress, singer, debut album, titled, 'V', certified Gold, screen debut, drama film, 'Thirteen', 2003, known for playing role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series 1988 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat Oakland A's in World Series 4 games to 1 1988 Event Dodgers win World Series, LA 1st to have both NBA and baseball champs as LA beats Oakland A's, 4 games to 1 in 85th World Series 1988 Event Orel Hirsheiser, 1st to pitch shutout in playoff and World Series 1988 Event With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run home run to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series 1988 Event Dennis Eckersley, 1st to save all 4 games in a championship series 1988 Event Jury awards Valerie Harper $1.6 M in dispute over TV series 1988 Event Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup 1987 Event Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series 1987 Event 1st indoor World Series game (Minnesota Metrodome) 1987 Birthday Blake Lively, born in Tarzana, California, actress, first role, Bridget, 'The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants', cast in CW television network series 'Gossip Girl', has appeared on covers of magazines Seventeen, Vogue 1987 Event Red Sox waive Bill Buckner, the goat of last years World Series 1987 Event England beat Australia 2-0 to win the World Series Cup 1986 Event Michael Sergio, who parachuted into Shea Stadium during game 6 of the World Series, sentenced to 100 hours of community service and fined $500 1986 Event New York Mets beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 83rd World Series 1986 Event Trailing 5-3 with 2 out and no one on in bottom of 10th, New York rallies to win Game 6 of the World Series, 6-5, Bill Buckner misplays a ball 1986 Event 25th NY, NL appearance in World Series (Mets vs A's) 1986 Event Phillies and Pirates play a 6 game series in 4 days 1986 Birthday Shia LaBeouf, born in Los Angeles, California, voice actor, actor, comedian, appeared in Disney's 'Even Stevens' television series, film debut, 'Holes', appeared in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' 1986 Event Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup 1985 Event Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series 1985 Event On a poor call in 6th game, umpire Don Deckinger starts a string of events costing Cardinals the World Series 1985 Event Bret Saberhagen gives Kansas City Royals their 1st World Series win 1985 Event Caps 1-Isles 2-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isle win series 3-2 1985 Event West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win cricket World Series Cup 1984 Event 4th meeting of Giants-Jets, Giants even series at 2 with 20-10 win 1984 Event Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, 4 games to 1 in 81st World Series 1984 Birthday Ashlee Simpson, born in Waco, Texas, singer, songwriter, actress, appeared on 'The Ashlee Simpson Show' reality series, successful album titled, 'Autobiography' 1984 Event West Indies complete 5-0 series annihilation of England 1984 Event West Indies beat Australia 2-0-1 to win cricket World Series Cup receiving all perfect scores for quality and gold medal 1983 Event Baltimore Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 3 in 80th World Series 1983 Birthday Christopher Parker, born in Lewisham, London, actor, television presenter, appeared in 'Hotel Babylon' BBC series, presenter on 'This Morning' television show 1983 Event Bruins 4-Isles 8-Wales Conference Championship-Isles win series 4-2 1983 Event Rangers 2-Isles 5-Patrick Div Finals-Isles win series 4-2 1983 Event Caps 3-Isles 6-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isles win series 3-2 1983 Event Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup 1983 Event NY Supreme Court issues a preliminary injunction barring New York Yankees from playing season-opening series against Tigers in Denver 1983 Event Australia regain the Ashes with a 2-1 series win vs. England 1982 Birthday Lucas Black, born in Decatur, Alabama, actor, appeared in film, 'Sling Blade', 'Jarhead', 'Friday Night Lights' and television series, 'American Gothic' 1982 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat Mil Brewers, 4 games to 3 in 79th World Series 1982 Event Robin Yount is 1st to have 2 4-hit games in a World Series 1982 Birthday Billie Piper, born in Swindon, England, singer, actress, pop singer, appeared as Rose Tyler in television series, 'Doctor Who' 1982 Event Nordiques 2-Isles 4-Semifinals-Isles win series 4-0 1982 Birthday Kelly Clarkson, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, winner of first season of 'American Idol' television series, hits include, 'Thankful', 'Because of You' 1982 Event Penguins 3-Isles 4 (OT)-Preliminary-Isles win series (3-2) 1982 Birthday Jessica Biel, born in Ely, Minnesota, actress, appeared in television series, '7th Heaven', films include, 'The Illusionist', 'Valentine's Day', 'Summer Catch' 1982 Event Sharie Langford, California, sets women's bowling series record of 853 1982 Event West Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup 1981 Event New York Yankee George Frazier loses 3 World Series games 1981 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 2 in 78th World Series 1981 Event Yankees beat Brewers 7-3 and win only Eastern Championship Series 1981 Birthday Nicole Richie, actress, socialite, known for television series, 'The Simple Life' with Paris Hilton, author of 'The Truth About Diamonds' 1981 Event West Tampa Florida defeats Richmand Virgina, 6-4 to win American Legion World Series 1981 Birthday Larisa Oleynik, born in Santa Clara County, California, actress, starred in 'The Secret World of Alex Mack' television series and film, '10 Things I Hate About You' 1981 Birthday Jessica Alba, born in Pomona, California, actress, appeared in television series, 'Dark Angel', films include, 'Sin City', 'Into the Blue', 'Good Luck Chuck' 1981 Birthday Paris Hilton, born in New York City, New York, model, actress, socialite, heiress, fashion designer, appeared in 'The Simple Life' television series 1981 Event Australia beats New Zealand 3-1 to win World Series Cup 1980 Event 4,800 die in series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy 1980 Event 1st (& only) time Phillies win World Series (in 98 years) 1980 Event Yankees lose 4-2 and are swept by Royals in AL Championship series 1980 Event Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Series of Women's Golf 1980 Event ESPN begins televising college world series games 1980 Event West Indies beat England 2-0 to win 1st World Series Cup 1979 Event Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series 1979 Event Padres and Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it 1978 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series 1978 Event 1st TV movie from a TV series - "Rescue from Gilligan's Island" 1978 Event New York Yankee Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy by getting in the way of a throw to 1st and deflects the ball away 1978 Event Yankees and Dodgers play in World Series # 75 1978 Birthday Topher Grace, born in New York City, New York, actor, appeared in 'Spider-Man 3' and television series, 'That '70s Show' 1978 Birthday Mia Maestro, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, actress, known for playing Nadia Santos in 'Alias' television series 1977 Event Reggie Jackson hits 3 consecutive homers tying Ruth's series record 1977 Event Linda Ronstadt sings national anthem at World Series 1977 Event England regain cricket Ashes by taking a 3-0 series lead over Australia 1976 Event Cincinnati Reds sweep New York Yankees, in 73rd World Series 1976 Event New York Yankee Thurman Munson ties World Series mark of 6 straight singles 1976 Event Coldest World Series game Yankees vs Cincinnati, 39 degrees F (until 1997) 1976 Birthday Ali Larter, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, actress, fashion model, appeared in 'Heroes', 'Dawson's Creek' television series, appeared in film, 'Legally Blonde' 1976 Event Australia complete 5-1 series drubbing of West Indies 1975 Event Cincinnati Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series 1975 Event Gladys Knight and Pips Summer Series premieres on NBC-TV 1975 Birthday Tobey Maguire, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, known for role as Peter Parker and Spider-Man in the 'Spider-Man' film series 1975 Birthday Linda Cardellini, born in Redwood City, California, actress, known for television comedy series, 'Freaksand Geeks', also for 'ER' television show, and 'Scooby-Doo' films 1975 Birthday Jamie Oliver, born in Clavering, England, known as 'The Naked Chef', check, media personality, television series include, 'Jamie's Ministry of Food' 1975 Event Penguins 0-Isles 1-Quarterfinals-Isles win series 4-3 1975 Birthday Greg Moore, born in New Westminster, British Columbia, promising Canadian racecar driver, competed in Indy Lights, CART World Series 1975 Event W I win Fifth Test against India to take exciting series 3-2 1974 Event 2nd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets even series at 1 with 26-20 OT win 1974 Event Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series 1974 Event U.S. General George Brown's speech deplores Jewish influence in U.S. over his treatment during the 1973 World Series 1974 Birthday Alyson Hannigan, born in Washington, D.C., actress, known for television series, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer', appeared in 'American Pie' films 1974 Birthday Tiffani Thiessen, born in Long Beach, California, actress, appeared in 'Saved By the Bell' and 'Beverly Hills, 90210' television series 1973 Event A's manager Dick Williams quits after A's beat Mets in World Series 1973 Event Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him 1973 Birthday Tina Yothers, born in Whittier, California, actress, singer, played role of Jennifer Keaton on television series, 'Family Ties' 1972 Event Apollo 17, last of Apollo Moon landing series, returns to Earth 1972 Birthday Sandrine Holt, born in London, England, actress, model, appeared in '24' as Evelyn Martin and 'The L Word' television series 1972 Event Oakland A's 1st championship; beat Reds, 4 games to 3 in World Series 1972 Event Oakland A Gene Tenace is 1st to homer in 1st 2 World Series at bats 1972 Event Commish Bowie Kuhn allows Bert Campaneris to play in World Series 1972 Event 1st TV series about mixed marriage-Bridgit Loves Bernie 1971 Event Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series 1971 Event 1st World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3) 1971 Event Brooks Robinson ties Series record, reaches base 5 straight times 1971 Event Rain washes out Game 2, 1st World Series postponement since 1962 1971 Birthday Matt Stone, born in Houston, Texas, musician, actor, screenwriter, co-creator of 'South Park' Emmy-Award winning television series, co-created film, 'Team America: World Police' 1971 Birthday Johnny Knoxville, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, born Philip John Clapp, actor, comedian, co-creator of MTV television series, 'Jackass', appeared in film, 'The Ringer' 1971 Event Series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi and Louisiana killing 117 1971 Event England regains cricket Ashes with a 2-0 series win 1970 Birthday Oded Fehr, born in Tel Aviv, Israel, actor, television, appeared in NBC series, UC: Undercover, films include, 'The Mummy', 'The Mummy Returns' 1970 Birthday Sabrina Lloyd, born in Fairfax, Virginia, actress, television and films, played role of Wade Welles in TV series, 'Sliders' 1970 Event Baltimore Orioles beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series 1970 Birthday John Carmack, born in Roeland Park, Kansas, game programmer, co-founder of id Software, lead programmer for computer games, 'Quake', 'Doom', 'Commander Keen' series 1970 Birthday Jaason Simmons, born in Hobart, Tasmania, actor, known for his role as Logan Fowler on the television series 'Baywatch' 1970 Birthday Carl Everett, born in Tampa, Florida, baseball player, outfielder, played for Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball team, played for New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, 2005 World Series Champion 1970 Birthday Jason Lee, born in Orange, California, actor, professional skateboarder, known for playing Earl Hickey on 'My Name Is Earl' television series 1970 Event South Africa complete 4-0 series drubbing of Australia 1970 Birthday Matthew Lillard, born in Lansing, Michigan, actor, film roles include Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo film series, Stu Macher in Scream 1970 Event Afro-American Historical Calendar Series Established 1969 Event 100-1 shot New York Mets beat Orioles 5-3 and win 66th World Series in 5 1969 Event Met Cleon Jones awarded 1st base when shoe polish on ball proves he is hit by a pitch, he scores on a home run in World Series 1969 Event New York Met Ron Swoboda's spectacular diving catch of sinking liner with runners at 1st and 3rd in 9th, Mets win in 10th in World Series game 1969 Event Oriole Earl Weaver becomes 1st manager ejected in a World Series 1968 Birthday Vanessa Marcil, born in Indio, California, actress, appeared in television series, 'Beverly Hills, 90210' and 'General Hospital' soap opera 1968 Event Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series 1968 Event Bob Gibson sets a World Series record of 17 strikeouts 1968 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies World Series of Golf 1968 Birthday Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder, completed the first 2.5-revolution aerial spin, the 900, licensed the 'Tony Hawk' videogame series 1968 Birthday Lisa Loeb, born in Bethesda, Maryland, singer, songwriter, actress, hit song, 'Stay (I Missed You)', appeared in 'Firecracker' film, 'Dweezil and Lisa' television series 1968 Birthday Moira Kelly, born in Queens, New York, actress, director, played Mandy Hampton in the television series, The West Wing, and Karen Roe on the show, One Tree Hill 1968 Birthday David Chokachi, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, actor, known for roles in television series Baywatch, Witchblade, Beyond the Break 1968 Birthday Traci Bingham, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actress, model, appeared on television series, 'Baywatch' 1968 Event Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by U.S. for soft-landing on Moon 1967 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 World Series 1967 Event World Series record 3 consecutive home runs (Carl Yastremski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox 1967 Event 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yankees, Giants or Dodgers 1967 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf 1967 Birthday Rodney Harvey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho' 1967 Event Monkees take home an Emmy for their Outstanding comedy Series 1967 Birthday Lauren Graham, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, producer, appeared on 'Gilmore Girls' television series, films include, 'Bad Santa', 'Evan Almighty' 1967 Birthday Andrew Shue, born in Wilmington, Delaware, actor, played Billy Campbell on Melrose Place television series, co-founder of social networking site, CafeMom 1967 Death Sid Emery, cricket leg-spinner (NSW and Aus, 5 wkt in 1912 series), dies 1966 Event Baltimore Orioles sweep Los Angeles Dodgers, in 63rd World Series 1966 Event Oriole Jim Palmer, 20, is youngest to pitch a World Series shutout 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf 1966 Birthday Alan Davies, born in Loughton, England, actor, writer, comedian, star in 'Jonathan Creek' television series 1966 Event "Daktari" African adventure series premieres on CBS TV 1965 Event Dodgers and Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins 1965 Event Sandy Koufax hurls his 2nd shutout of World Series beating Twins 2-0 1965 Birthday J. K. Rowling, born in Yate, England, author, 'Harry Potter' series of fantasy novels, listed as the 12th richest woman in Britain, 2008, with a net worth of $798 million 1965 Birthday Martin Lawrence, born in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, comedian, actor, producer, director, appeared in his own hit series, Martin on FOX 1965 Birthday Marlon Vonhagt, cricketer, 1 ODI Sri Lanka 1984-85 World Series Cup 1964 Event "The Pink Panther" cartoon series premieres (Pink Phink) 1964 Birthday Boyd Kestner, born in Virginia, actor, appeared in 'The Outsiders' television series, known for role as Alex Barth in 'Knots Landing' television series 1964 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series 1964 Event New York Yankees appears in 14 and win 9 of last 16 World Series 1964 Event New York Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 and 29th in 61 World Series 1964 Event St. Louis Cardinals are 11 games back in NL, and win World Series 1964 Birthday Yeardley Smith, born in Paris, France, actress, writer, painter, known for role as Lisa Simpson on 'The Simpsons' animated television series, appeared on 'Dharma & Greg' sitcom 1964 Birthday Courteney Cox, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, known for playing Monica on 'Friends' television sitcom, appeared in 'Cougar Town' television series, films include 'Scream' 1964 Birthday Dedee Pfeiffer, born in Midway City, California, actress, appeared on Cybill Shepherd's television series, Cybill, featured in Playboy magazine, February 2002 1963 Event "Doctor Who," the long-running British sci-fi series debuts in England 1963 Event Los Angeles Dodgers sweep New York Yankees, in 60th World Series 1963 Event Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees 1963 Event W I beat England 2-1 in series, 1st holders of Wisden Cricket Trophy 1963 Birthday Jose Oquendo, born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Jose Manuel Roberto Guillermo Contreras Oquendo, baseball player, infielder, coach, signed with New York Mets at age fifteen, member, St. Louis Cardinals, played 1987 World Series, record for fewest second baseman errors, 1990 1963 Death Frank "Home Run" Baker, (hit 2 home runs in 1911 world series) dies at 77 1962 Event Yankees (20th championship) beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 in World Series 1962 Event New York Yankees appear in 12 and win 9 of last 14 World Series 1962 Event Whitey Ford's World Series 33 2/3 scoreless inning streak ends 1962 Event TV comedy series "Beverly Hillbillies" premieres on CBS 1962 Birthday Rachel Sweet, born in Akron, Ohio, singer, songwriter, actress, writer, recorded theme song for Nickelodeon series, Clarissa Explains It All, appeared as George Costanza's cousin, in Seinfeld, television episode, 'The Contest', released Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet, 1992 1962 Birthday Steve Irwin, born in Essedon, Australia, wildlife expert, television personality, 'The Crocodile Hunter', wildlife documentary series, owned and operated Australia Zoo 1961 Birthday Jon Tenney, born in Princeton, New Jersey, actor, lead role in television series, Brooklyn South, appeared in Fools Rush In, Nixon, was married to Terri Hatcher 1961 Event New York Yankees beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1 in 58th World Series 1961 Event World Series scoreless pitching streak Yankees beat Reds 4 games to 1 1961 Event Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruth's World Series record of 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, running his streak to 32 1961 Event Whitey Ford's 3rd straight World Series shutout 1961 Event 1st movie to become a TV series - How to Marry a Millionaire 1961 Birthday James Gandolfini, born in Westwood, New Jersey, actor, famous role of Tony Soprano in HBO series, 'The Sopranos', movies include, 'The Mexican', 'Get Shorty' 1961 Birthday Jared Harris, born in London, England, actor, known for role of Lane Pryce on 'Mad Men' television series 1961 Birthday Gary Varsho, born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Gary Andrew Varsho, baseball player, outfielder, played for Major League Baseball teams, the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, played in 1991 and 1992 National League Championship Series 1961 Event Australia beat WI 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever 1960 Event CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series 1960 Birthday Neil Gaiman, born in Portchester, Hampshire, author, science fiction, wrote, 'Good Omens', 'The Sandman' comic book series 1960 Event Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off home run beats New York Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series 1960 Event Bobby Richarson hits a World Series grand slammer 1960 Birthday Richard Roeper, born in Chicago, Illinois, film critic, columnist, 'Chicago Sun Times' newspaper, co-host of 'At the Movies' television series with Roger Ebert 1960 Event Orioles-Reds series for Havana, is moved to Miami 1959 Birthday Mike Moore, born in Eakly, Oklahoma, pitcher, professional baseball player, played for Seattle Mariners, World Series champion, 1989 1959 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2 in 56th World Series 1959 Event Single game World Series attendence record set (92,706 in LA) 1959 Event 1st World Series game played west of St. Louis (in LA) 1959 Event Los Angeles Dodgers set World Series attendance record at 92,394 1959 Event 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature a New York team (LA vs Chic) 1959 Event England complete 5-0 series drubbing of India 1959 Birthday Sean Bean, born in Handsworth, England, actor, television, appeared in series 'Sharpe', films include 'The Lord of the Rings', 'GoldenEye' 1958 Event New York Yankees beat Braves 4 games to 3 in 55th World Series 1958 Event New York Yankees appear in 9 and win 7 of last 10 World Series 1958 Event Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time 1957 Event Braves' Lew Burdette beats Yankees for 3rd time in 1 World Series 1957 Event Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series 1957 Event New York Yankees appear in their 25th World Series 1957 Birthday Stephen Fry, born in Hampstead, England, actor, comedian, film director, starred in comedy series, 'Absolute Power', film 'Wilde' 1957 Birthday Danny Heep, born in San Antonio, Texas, Daniel William Heep, athlete, baseball player, outfielder, coach, played for Houston Astros, played in two World Series, 1986 with New York Mets, 1988 with Los Angeles Dodgers, head coach for University of the Incarnate Word, Texas 1956 Event Yankees Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series 1956 Event On Skowron's grand slammer New York Yankees beat Dodgers 9-0 in series game 7 1956 Event Don Larsen, New York, pitches only perfect World Series game, vs Brooklyn 1956 Event Yogi Berra becomes 4th Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1956 Event Sal Maglie and Dodgers defeat Yankees 6-3 in opening game of World Series 1956 Event England retain cricket Ashes, Jim Laker 46 wickets in the series 1956 Birthday Paul Molitor, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, infielder, Mn Twins, 1993 World Series MVP 1956 Death Clarence Beaumont, 1st batter in 1st World Series, dies at 75 1956 Birthday David Caruso, born in Forest Hills, New York, actor, producer, known for television series, 'CSI: Miami', appeared in films, 'First Blood', 'China Girl', 'An Officer and a Gentleman' 1955 Event Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7 1955 Event 1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (New York Yankees beat Dodgers) 1955 Event Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas and most of Blackwell Okla 1955 Event Pakistan vs. India 5 Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw 1954 Event New York Giants sweep Cleveland Indians, in 51st World Series 1954 Birthday Michael Shermer, born in Glendale, California, science writer, historian, television producer of Fox series 'Exploring the Unknown', founder, The Skeptics Society 1953 Birthday Alan Moore, born in Northampton, England, author, wrote comic book series, 'Watchmen', 'From Hell' and 'V for Vendetta', wrote novel, 'Voice of Fire' 1953 Event 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yankees win record 5th consec WS 1953 Event Mickey Mantle hits a grand slam in World Series 1953 Event Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in World Series 1953 Event England regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0 1953 Birthday Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet 1953 Event "Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication 1952 Birthday Roseanne Barr, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, comedian, actress, television producer, won Emmy award for television series, 'Roseanne' 1952 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series 1952 Event Yankees tie their own record of 4 consecutive World Series wins 1952 Birthday Jean Paul Gaultier, born in Arceuil, France, fashion designer, host of television series, 'Eurotrash', clothing line for Hermes 1952 Event England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II 1951 Event Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game 1951 Event Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps Yankees beat Giants 13-1 1951 Event In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn 1950 Event Gillette and Mutual buy All Star and World Series rights ($6M for 6 yrs) 1950 Event New York Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series 1950 Event Whitey Ford wins his 1st World Series game, 5-2 1950 Event Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army 1950 Event West Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England 1950 Birthday Jon Provost, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, known for childhood role as Timmy Martin on television series, Lassie 1949 Birthday Bill Buckner, born in California, 1st baseman, error cost Red Sox 1986 world series 1949 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in 46th World Series 1949 Event "Dragnet" premieres on NBC radio; also a TV series in 1951 and 1967 1949 Event "Colgate Theater" dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV 1948 Event Cleveland Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series 1948 Event Then record 86,288 see game 5 of World Series in Cleveland 1948 Birthday Shakti Gawain, author, personal development expert, environmentalist, wrote series of successful books, including 'Creative Visualization' and 'Creating True Prosperity', books have sold over 10 million copies, co-founder, New World Library Publishing Company 1947 Event Series of forest fires $30 million of timber (New England States) 1947 Event Radio rights for the World Series sell for $475,000 for 3 years 1947 Event Larry MacPhail resigns as Yankees General Manager after final game of World Series 1947 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series 1947 Event Al Gionfriddo makes a great catch off Joe Dimaggio in World Series 1947 Event With only 1 out to go, Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking his World Series no-hit bid, it scored 2 runs and he lost game 1947 Event Yankee Yogi Berra becomes 1st to pinch hit a World Series homer 1947 Event Record World Series crowd of 73,365 at Yankee Stadium ($325,828) 1947 Event Happy Chandler announces Ford and Gillette to sponsor World Series 1947 Event 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport Pennsylvania win 1946 Event Smallest World Series share since 1918 (Cards $3,748, Red Sox $2,140) 1946 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 43rd World Series 1946 Event Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series 1945 Event Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series 1945 Event Tavern owner "Billy Goat" Sianis buys seat for his goat for Game 4 of World Series and is escorted out, he casts goat curse on Cubs 1945 Event Tigers and Cubs meet in World Series for 4th time 1945 Event Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually 1944 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2 in 41st World Series 1944 Event 1st All St. Louis World Series, all games played at Sportsman's Park 1944 Event St. Louis Browns win 1st World Series game in their only appearance 1943 Event New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series 1943 Birthday Neale Donald Walsch, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, author, wrote series of books titled, 'Conversations With God', which include, 'What God Wants', 'Happier than God', 'Friendship with God', ' Communion with God' 1942 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 1, in 39th World Series 1942 Event New York Yankees Frank Crosetti shoves ump Bill Summers in World Series, he is fined $200 and suspended for 1st 30 days of 1943 season 1941 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1, in 38th World Series 1941 Event Yankees beat Dodgers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium in opener of World Series 1941 Birthday Jeremy Clyde, born in Dorney, England, musician, television actor, appearing in action series, Crossbow, drama series, The Alan Clark Diaries 1940 Event Cincinnati Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series 1940 Event Reds Bucky Walters is 1st pitcher in 14 years to homer in World Series 1940 Event Reds beat Tigers ending NL's 10-game World Series losing streak 1939 Birthday Ken Walter, South African cricket pace bowler, 1961-62 series vs. New Zealand 1939 Event New York Yankees sweep Reds in 36th World Series, 4th straight WS win 1938 Event New York Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win 1938 Event Yankees Lefty Gomez sets record of 6 World Series wins without a loss 1938 Birthday James Botten, cricketer, all-rounder in 1965 South Africa series vs. England 1938 Event Superman 1st appears in DC Comics' Action Comics Series issue #1 1937 Event New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series 1937 Birthday David Behrman, born in Salzburg, Austria, composer, producer, Music of Our Time series, Columbia Records, founding member, Sonic Arts Union 1937 Event Australia snatch series against England 3-2 after being 2-0 down 1937 Death "Barlow" Carkeek, Australia cricket wicketkeeper (1912 series), dies 1936 Event England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI 1936 Event New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in 33rd World Series 1936 Event Record 66,669 at Yankee Stadium for 4th game of World Series 1936 Event Yankees set new attendance record of 64,842 in 3rd game of World Series 1936 Event New York Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4 1936 Event Tony Lazzeri becomes 1st Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1936 Birthday Bill Mazeroski, MLB 2nd baseman, won 1960 World Series for Pitts 1936 Birthday Keith Slater, cricketer, one Test for Australia 1958-59 series 1935 Event Judge Landis fines ump George Moriarty, Cubs manager Charlie Grimm and Chicago players W English, B Jurges and B Herman for actions in World Series 1935 Event Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series 1934 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series 1934 Event Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000 1933 Event New York Giants beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 1 in 30th World Series 1932 Event New York Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series 1932 Event World Series moves to Chicago, In 5th inning, Babe Ruth waits until he has 2 strikes, points and hits next pitch into center field bleachers 1932 Event New York Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3 1932 Birthday Per Norgard, born in Gentofte, Denmark, composer, famous 20th century Danish composer, music features use of infinity series for serializing melody, harmony, rhythm in musical composition 1931 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 3 in 28th World Series 1931 Event World Series is a rematch as A's seek 3rd straight title vs Cards 1930 Event Philadelphia A's beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series 1930 Event A's Jack Quinn, 46, pitches 2 inn, is oldest to play in World Series 1930 Event World Series opens at Phila's Shibe Park, Philadelphia A's beat St. Louis 5-2 1930 Birthday Colin Dexter, born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, author, crime writer of 13 detective novels and 33 episode television series featuring fictional character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, portrayed by John Thaw 1930 Birthday Bryan Magee, born in Hoxton, England, broadcaster, author, politician, presented current affairs television show This Week, made philosophy accessible with his 'Men of Ideas' television series 1929 Event Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series 1929 Event Philadelphia A's set World Series record of 10 runs in an inning 1929 Event Cubs blow 8-0 World Series lead, A's score 10 in 1 inning 1929 Event A's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs 1928 Event New York Yankees sweep Cards in 25th World Series, Ruth hits 3 home run in game 1928 Event New York Yankees become 1st to sweep consecutive World Series 1928 Event 25th World Series begins, New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals 1927 Event New York Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th World Series 1927 Event Yank Herb Pennock retires 1st 22 Pirates in World Series game 1926 Event Chicago Tribune reports the Tigers threw a 4-game series to the White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substaniated) 1926 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series 1926 Event Babe Ruth hits 3 home runs in a World Series game, Yankees beat Cards 10-5 1926 Event England regain Ashes with 5th Test Cricket win, to take series 1-0 1925 Event Pittsburgh Pirates beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 3 in 22nd World Series 1925 Event White Sox Dickie Kerr, 1st appearance since winning 2 world series games in 1919 1925 Birthday David Bache, born in Worcestershire, England, David Ernest Bache, son of footballer Joe Bache, car designer, worked with Rover, established design company David Bache Associates, created the Land Rover, Series II Land Rover 1925 Death D. French Slaughter, Jr., Representative-R-Virginia, 1985 - 1991, died from a series of strokes 1925 Event AL decides to alternate leagues for game 1 of World Series each year 1924 Event Aggrement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years 1924 Event Washington Senators win their 1st World Series beat Giants in 7 1924 Event New York Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series 1924 Event Landis bans Giants Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan from World Series after they admit an attempt to bribe Phils shortstop Heinie Sand 1923 Event New York Yankees 1st World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to 2 1923 Event New York Giant's Casey Stengel home run beats Yankees 1-0 in World Series 1923 Event Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a World Series game 1923 Event New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium 1922 Event New York Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series 1922 Event 1st radio link, WNJ (Newark) and WGY (Senectady) link for World Series 1922 Event Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain 1922 Event Yankees and Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie World Series game 1922 Event For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ and WGY) 1921 Event AL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7 1921 Event Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, and Bill Piercy defy Landis ban on World Series 1921 Event New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3 in 18th World Series 1921 Event Babe Ruth's 1st World Series homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays 1921 Event Fewest hits in World Series Game, 5, Yankees (3) beat Giants (2), 3-0 1921 Event 1st World Series radio broadcast, Yankees beat Giants 3-0 1920 Event Chicago grand jury indicts Abe Attell, Hal Chase, and Bill Burns as go-betweens in Black Sox World Series scandal 1920 Event World Series celebration in Wade Park brings out 50,000+ Clevelanders 1920 Event Cleveland Indians beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series 1920 Event Indian Bill Wambsganns makes 1st unassisted World Series triple play 1920 Event Indian's Elmer Smith hits 1st World Series grand slam 1920 Event 1st World Series game in Cleveland, Indians win 2-1 1920 Event 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleveland's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Bkln 1920 Event 8 White Sox indicted, threw 1919 World Series (Black Sox scandal) 1920 Event Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series 1919 Event Reds beat White Sox, 5 games to 3 in 16th World Series. This series is known as black sox scandal as 8 White Sox throw series 1919 Event White Sox catcher Ray Schalk is 2nd man ejected from a World Series 1919 Event Reds Adolfo Luque is 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series 1919 Event World Series begins as a best of 9 affair, White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (Black Sox Scandal) 1919 Event National Commission recommends a best-of-9 World Series 1919 Event Cincinnati Reds are 10 games back in NL, and win World Series 1918 Event Boston Red Sox beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 15th World Series 1918 Event Players on both sides threaten to strike the World Series unless they are guaranteed $2,500 to the winners and $1,000 each for the losers 1918 Event Due to WW I, 15th World Series begins a month early 1918 Event Sect Baker grants extended exemption to World Series players 1917 Event Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 14th World Series 1917 Event Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter 1916 Event Boston Red Sox beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series 1916 Event In Game 3, Charlie Ebbets becomes the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3 1916 Event Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings 1915 Event Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1 in 12th World Series 1915 Event Woodrow Wilson becomes 1st President to attend a World Series game 1915 Event Red Sox ask Braves for use of their larger park for World Series 1915 Event Boston Braves start move from last place to become world series champs 1914 Event Boston Braves sweep Philadelphia A's, 1st sweep in World Series history 1914 Event NL's Boston Braves start climb from last place to world series sweep 1914 Event Boston Braves are 15 games back in NL, and win World Series 1913 Event John McGraw, after drinking, blames Wilbert Robinson's coaching mistakes for World Series lose, Robertson blames McGraw and is fired 1913 Event Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series 1912 Event Boston beats New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with a tie in 9th World Series 1912 Event Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield 1911 Event Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series 1911 Birthday Benny Lee, born in Glasgow, Scotland, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder 1911 Event Philadelphia Athletics are 12 games back in AL, and will win World Series 1910 Event Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1 in 7th World Series 1910 Event 1st appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series 1910 Birthday Ulrich Becher, born in Germany, writer, author, playwright, studied law in Berlin, novella series condemned by Nazi party, burned in book-burning fire, received Lifetime Achievement Award from Swiss Schiller Foundation 1909 Event Pirates beat Tigers 4 games to 3 in 6th World Series 1909 Event Pirates beat Tigers, 5-4, forces 1st full 7 game world series 1909 Event Ty Cobb steals home in World Series game 1909 Birthday Arnold Shaw, born in America, composer, songwriter, music business executive for Leeds Music Corporation, later MCA, wrote book on Harry Belafonte, series on 20th century American music 1908 Event Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 1 in 5th World Series, 1st rematch 1908 Event Smallest crowd at World Series, 6,210 fans see Cubs beat Tigers 1907 Event Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series 1906 Birthday Lowell Gilmore, Minnesota, actor, Living Christ Series 1906 Event All Chicago World Series, 1st AL victory, White Sox win 4 games to 2 Cubs losers share of $439.50 is lowest for World Series 1906 Event White Sox Ed Walsh strikes out then record 12 in a World Series game 1906 Event South Africa complete a 4-1 series drubbing of England 1905 Event New York Giants beats Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 1 in 2nd World Series 1905 Event Giant's Christy Mathewson's 3rd straight World Series shutout 1905 Event Philadelphia A's meet Giants in World Series, Giants win 3-0 1904 Event England regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead vs. Australia 1903 Death Patrick McShane, cricket player/ump (1884-85 Ashes series), dies 1903 Event 1st baseball World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates vs Americans Pilgrims (Red Sox) 1901 Birthday Eddie Paynter, cricketer, England batting hero in Bodyline series 1901 Event After 63 years England stops sale of Queen Victoria postage stamps series and begins King Edward VII series 1898 Event Australia complete a 4-1 series annihilation of England 1897 Birthday Bill Woodfull, cricketer, Australian captain in the Bodyline series 1895 Event England beat Australia to win one of the best cricket series ever, 3-2 1891 Birthday Bert McGirr, cricketer, played in New Zealand's 1st Test series 1890 Event Last NL-AA World Series game Brooklyn ties Louisville 3 games and 1 tie 1889 Event New York Giants (NL) beat Brooklyn (AA) in world series 6 games to 3 1889 Event 1st all New York City World Series New York Giants (NL) play Brooklyn (AA) 1887 Event Detroit (NL) beats St. Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series 1886 Birthday Joe Cox, cricketer, South African pace bowler in 1913-14 series vs. England 1886 Birthday John "Home Run" Baker, hall of famer, hit 2 home run in 1911 world series 1884 Event 1st World Series OK by AA, Providence (NL) sweeps New York Mets (AA) in 3 1884 Event 1st World Series OKed by AA, Providence (NL) beats New York Mets (AA) 6-0 1884 Event Sporting Life announces that both pennant winners will meet in 3 game series Oct 23-25 at Polo Grounds New York City to determine baseball champion 1884 Birthday Earl Biggers, author, "Charlie Chan" detective series 1882 Event 1st World Series (game 2), Chicago (NL) beats Cincinnati (AA) 2-0 1882 Event 1st World Series game, Cincinnati (AA) beats Chicago (NL) 4-0 1865 Birthday Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician, Taylor series 1864 Event Last engagement in series of battles known as Spotsylvania 1860 Event Comanche, Iowa completely destroyed by 1 of a series of tornadoes 1829 Death Niels H Able, Norwegian mathematician (infinite series), dies at 26 1824 Event Series of fires kills 10 (Edinburgh Scotland)
