Oct. 19
Today in sports history
Today is Oct. 19. On this date in:
1873: Representatives from Princeton, Rutgers and Yale met in New York to organize and standardize the rules of intercollegiate football, a major step in the development of American college football.
1940: Alabama ended Tennessee’s NCAA-record streak of 71 consecutive quarters without allowing a point, a run that had begun against LSU in 1938.
1957: Montreal Canadiens star Maurice “Rocket” Richard scored his 500th career NHL goal in a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks, becoming the first player in league history to reach the milestone.
1960: Oscar Robertson and Jerry West made their NBA debuts against each other as the Cincinnati Royals defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 140-123 in the Lakers’ first regular-season game after relocating to Los Angeles.
1966: Bobby Orr made his NHL regular-season debut for the Boston Bruins and recorded an assist in a 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, beginning one of hockey’s most celebrated careers.
1968: American Madeline Manning won the Olympic women’s 800 meters in Mexico City in an Olympic-record 2 minutes, 0.9 seconds.
1968: American Bill Toomey won the Olympic decathlon in Mexico City with an Olympic-record 8,193 points.
1981: Rick Monday hit a two-out home run in the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 2-1 victory over Montreal in Game 5 of the NLCS and send the Dodgers to the World Series.
1982: Rookie John Stuper pitched a complete-game four-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Milwaukee Brewers 13-1 in Game 6 of the World Series to force a decisive seventh game.
1999: The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series to capture the NL pennant and advance to the World Series.
2004: Curt Schilling pitched seven innings on an injured ankle, with blood visible on his sock, as the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-2 in Game 6 of the ALCS to force Game 7 after trailing the series 3-0.
2005: The Houston Astros defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 of the NLCS to clinch the first World Series berth in franchise history.
2006: Yadier Molina hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and Adam Wainwright struck out Carlos Beltrán for the final out as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets 3-1 in Game 7 of the NLCS to reach the World Series.
2013: The Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series to win the AL pennant and advance to the World Series.
2014: Peyton Manning threw his 509th career touchdown pass, breaking Brett Favre’s NFL record as the Denver Broncos routed the San Francisco 49ers 42-17.
2014: Brad Keselowski won the GEICO 500 at Talladega in a must-win situation to advance to the next round of the NASCAR Sprint Cup playoffs.
2019: Jose Altuve hit a two-run, walk-off homer off Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning of Game 6 of the ALCS, giving the Houston Astros a 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees and a berth in the World Series.
2022: Philadelphia Phillies ace Aaron Nola faced his brother, San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola, in the National League Championship Series, marking the first pitcher-versus-batter matchup between brothers in MLB postseason history.
2024: Juan Soto hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning as the New York Yankees defeated Cleveland 5-2 in Game 5 of the ALCS, clinching their first World Series berth since 2009.
— USA TODAY Network
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