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What happened in history on this day: October 1?
On October 1 in ...
- 1903 - First baseball World Series game, Pittsburgh Pirates versus Boston Americans at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston.
- 1908 - Jack Chesbro's final New York Yankees' victory, beats Walter Johnson 2-1.
- 1919 - World Series #16 begins as a best of 9 affair, Chicago White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (The Black Sox Scandal).
- 1921 - First all New York series to be played entirely in one stadium (the Polo Grounds) and first New York Yankees World Series begins (World Series #18).
- 1922 - Former Chicago Staleys play first NFL game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0.
- 1932 - Babe Ruth's points and hits a home run there, off of Chicago Cubs' Charlie Root.
- 1932 - NHL re-admits Ottawa and drops Pittsburgh.
- 1933 - Green Bay Packers make five first downs, the New York Giants make 0, but still win 10-7.
- 1933 - Washington Senators' coach Nick Altrock plays in a game at age 57.
- 1944 - Saint Louis Browns win their only American League pennant.
- 1946 - First National League playoffs, Brooklyn Dodgers versus Saint Louis Cardinals (Saint Louis wins two games to 0).
- 1946 - Bob Feller is 348th strikeout of the season.
- 1947 - NHL Pension Society founded.
- 1950 - Philadelphia Phillies win National League pennant on last day of season (10th inning home run).
- 1956 - Johnny Heckmann rides seven winners at Chicago Hawthorne Horse track.
- 1959 - First World Series (World Series #56) since 1948 not to feature a New York team (Los Angeles Dodgers versus Chicago White Sox).
- 1961 - New York Yankees' Roger Maris sets record of 61 home runs, last off of Tracy Stallard.
- 1970 - The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Montreal Expos in final game to be played at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia, 2-1. After the game, fans swarm onto the field and destroy it.
- 1972 - First games of the World Hockey Association.
- 1973 - Leo Durocher resigns as Houston Astros' manager.
- 1977 - Brazilian soccer great Pele retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games.
- 1977 - New York Yankees win second consecutive American League East title.
- 1978 - New York Yankees lose 9-2 to Cleveland Indians forcing a playoff game with Boston Red Sox.
- 1984 - Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as 6th commissioner of baseball.
- 1988 - Lowest batting average for National League champion (Tony Gwynn .313).
- 1989 - Dallas Cowboys' Ed "Too Tall" Jones records his 1,000th NFL tackle.
- 2000 - Closing ceremony of Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney, Australia.
- 2004 - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners breaks the major league record for hits in a single season, with hit number 258.
- 2006 - Brisbane Broncos beat Melbourne Storm in the controversial 2006 National Rugby League Grand Final at Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
- 2016 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, USA, the Petit Le Mans race is held, round 12 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Corvette DP driven by Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, and Max Angelelli.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 5th overall is the Performance Tech Motorsports #38 ORECA FLM09 driven by Kyle Marcelli, James French, and Kenton Koch.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 9th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #66 Ford GT driven by Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller, and Sebastien Bourdais.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 17th overall is the Dream Racing Motorsport #27 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 driven by Luca Persiani, Paolo Ruberti, and Cedric Shirrazzueli.
- 2021 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL pre-season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Los Angeles Kings by score 4-0.
- 2021 - At Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Washington, USA, NHL pre-season game: Seattle Kraken beats Edmonton Oilers by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL pre-season game: Calgary Flames beats Vancouver Canucks by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL pre-season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 6-3.
- 2021 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL pre-season game: New Jersey Devils beats New York Rangers by score 7-1.
- 2021 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL pre-season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Buffalo Sabres by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL pre-season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 8-5.
- 2021 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL pre-season game: Florida Panthers beats Dallas Stars by score 6-3.
- 2021 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL pre-season game: Ottawa Senators beats Montreal Canadiens by score 7-2.
- 2022 - A stampede at a soccer game in Indonesia leads to over 120 deaths.
Births of sports figures on October 1
- 1903 - Birth of "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom in New York City, New York, USA; light-heavyweight boxing champion (1932-34).
- 1911 - Birth of Richard Torriani; Switzerland, took 1948 Olympic oath.
- 1945 - Birth of Rod Carew; baseball slugger (American League Rookie of the Year 1967).
- 1946 - Birth of Eva Klobukowska in Poland; relay (Olympic-gold-1964).
- 1953 - Birth of Greta Waitz in Norway; marathon runner (New York City).
- 1962 - Birth of Trevor Baxter; record holder for high jumping with a skateboard.
- 1963 - Birth of Mark McGwire; Oakland Athletics baseball player (American League rookie of year 1988).
Deaths of sports figures on October 1
- 2016 - Death of David Herd, Scottish footballer (born 1934).
- 2022 - Death of Antonio Inoki at age 79; Japanese professional wrestler, lawmaker.
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