1908: The CUBS won the NL pennant as Mordecai Brown beat the New York Giants and Christy Mathewson 4-2 in the playoff of the disputed game Sept. 23 when Fred Merkle failed to touch second base.
1929: Howard Ehmke, a surprise starter for the Philadelphia Athletics, struck out 13 CUBS to win the opening game of the World Series 3-1.
1956: Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitched the only perfect game in World Series history, beating the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-0. Sal Maglie, the opposing pitcher, gave up five hits.
1961: Green Bay’s Paul Hornung scores 33 points, with four touchdowns, six extra points and a field goal, to lead the Packers to a 45-7 rout of the Baltimore Colts.
1961: The Yankees’ Whitey Ford set a World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings by extending his streak to 32 innings in a 7-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 4.
1973: Rusty Staub’s two home runs powered the New York Mets to a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and a 2-1 lead in the NLCS. Pete Rose of the Reds and Bud Harrelson of the Mets scuffled at second base in the fifth inning after Rose slid hard into the base.
1986: Mike Scott equaled a playoff record with 14 strikeouts and pitched a five-hitter as the Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets 1-0 in the first game of the NLCS. Glenn Davis opened the second inning with a home run off Dwight Gooden.
1997: Adam Oates reaches the 1,000-point mark with three goals and two assists as the Washington Capitals post a 6-3 victory over the New York Islanders.
