Today in sports history, October 9

Oct. 9

Today in sports history

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1905: Christy Mathewson pitched a four-hit shutout as the New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 3-0 in the World Series opener, beginning a record-setting Series in which he threw three shutouts.

1919: Cincinnati defeated the Chicago White Sox 10-5 in Game 8 of the best-of-nine World Series to capture the first championship in Reds history.

1928: Babe Ruth hit three home runs as the New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 to complete a World Series sweep and win their second consecutive championship.

1934: Dizzy Dean pitched a six-hit shutout on one day’s rest as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Detroit Tigers 11-0 in Game 7 of the World Series.

1943: No. 1 Notre Dame defeated No. 2 Michigan 35-12 in the first college football game matching the teams ranked first and second in the national media poll.

1944: The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the St. Louis Browns 3-1 in Game 6 to win the only World Series contested entirely in St. Louis.

1949: The New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-6 in Game 5 to win the World Series, beginning a major league-record run of five consecutive championships.

1958: The New York Yankees defeated the Milwaukee Braves 6-2 in Game 7, completing a comeback from a 3-1 Series deficit to win their 18th World Series championship.

1961: The New York Yankees scored five runs in the first inning and defeated the Cincinnati Reds 13-5 in Game 5 to win their 19th World Series championship.

1966: Dave McNally pitched a four-hit shutout as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 to complete a World Series sweep and win the first championship in franchise history.

1974: The expansion Washington Capitals played their first regular-season game, losing 6-3 to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

1982: Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky scored twice against Vancouver to reach 200 NHL goals in 242 games, becoming the fastest player in league history to reach the milestone.

1996: Derek Jeter’s disputed home run, assisted by 12-year-old fan Jeffrey Maier’s reach over the right-field wall, tied Game 1 of the AL Championship Series before Bernie Williams gave the Yankees a 5-4 victory over Baltimore with an 11th-inning homer.

2005: Chris Burke hit a walk-off home run in the 18th inning as the Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-6 and clinched their National League Division Series in what was then the longest postseason game in major league history.

2011: Sebastian Vettel finished third in the Japanese Grand Prix and clinched his second consecutive Formula One world championship, becoming the youngest two-time champion in series history at age 24.

2016: The Western New York Flash defeated the Washington Spirit on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw to win the NWSL Championship in the first shootout in league history.

2020: Mike Brosseau hit an eighth-inning home run off Aroldis Chapman as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees 2-1 in Game 5 to win their American League Division Series.

2022: Max Verstappen won a rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix and clinched his second consecutive Formula One world championship, becoming the second-youngest two-time champion in series history.

— USA TODAY Network

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