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What happened in history on this day: October 7?
On October 7 in ...
- 1916 - In Lebanon, Tennessee, Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222-0 in the most lopsided victory in American college football.
- 1927 - New York Yankees' Herb Pennock retires first 22 Pittsburgh Pirates in World Series game (World Series #24).
- 1933 - New York Giants beat Washington Senators, four games to one in 30th World Series.
- 1935 - Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, four games to two in 32nd World Series.
- 1950 - New York Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series.
- 1952 - New York Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series; New York Yankees tie their own record of four consecutive World Series wins.
- 1964 - New York Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 and 29th in 61st World Series.
- 1965 - 50-mph gust carries 165-pound Robert Mitera's tee shot 447 yards to score the world's longest straight hole-in-one at Miracle Hills in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
- 1972 - First season game at Nassau Coliseum, Calgary Flames-3, New York Islanders-2.
- 1977 - With two outs in top of 9th, Los Angeles Dodgers trailing Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 in playoffs, score three runs and win 6-5. Dodgers hold 2-1 game lead.
- 1978 - The Los Angeles Dodgers win their second straight National League pennant.
- 1981 - In first Eastern Division championship New York Yankees beat Milwaukee Brewers 5-3.
- 1984 - The San Diego Padres win the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs.
- 1984 - Walter Payton passes Jim Brown as NFL's career rushing leader.
- 1989 - Rickey Henderson steals a record 8 bases in a play off (5 games).
- 2017 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, USA, the Motul Petit Le Mans race is held, round 10 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Tequila Patron ESM #2 Nissan DPi driven by Brendon Hartley, Ryan Dalziel, and Scott Sharp.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 15th overall is the BAR1 Motorsports #26 ORECA FLM09 driven by Garett Grist, John Falb, and Tomy Drissi.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 7th overall is the BMW Team RLL #25 BMW M6 GTLM driven by Alexander Sims, Bill Auberlen, and Kuno Wittmer.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 16th overall is the Montaplast by Land Motorsport #29 Audi R8 LMS GT3 driven by Conner De Phillippi, Sheldon vander Linde, and Christopher Mies.
- 2021 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL pre-season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 3-1.
- 2021 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL pre-season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Vancouver Canucks by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL pre-season game: Minnesota Wild beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL pre-season game: Dallas Stars beats Colorado Avalanche by score 3-1.
- 2021 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL pre-season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL pre-season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Florida Panthers by score 6-2.
- 2021 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL pre-season game: Ottawa Senators beats Montreal Canadiens by score 5-4.
Births of sports figures on October 7
- 1901 - Birth of Frank X Boucher in Ottawa, Canada; All-star NHL center (Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers).
- 1904 - Birth of Chuck Klein in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Philadelphia Phillies baseball player (43 home runs in 1929).
- 1919 - Birth of Erik Elmsäter in Sweden; first to compete in summer and winter Olympics (1948).
- 1931 - Birth of Cotton Fitzsimmons; American basketball coach (dies 2004).
- 1934 - Birth of Willie Naulls; NBA star (New York Knicks).
- 1952 - Birth of Ludmila Tourischeva in USSR; gymnast (Olympic-gold-1972).
Deaths of sports figures on October 7
- 1991 - Leo Durocher, baseball coach/manager (Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants), dies at age 86.
- 2001 - Death of Chris Adams, American judoka and professional wrestler (murdered) (born 1955).
- 2015 - Death of Dominique Dropsy, French footballer (born 1951).
- 2015 - Death of Harry Gallatin, American basketball player and coach (born 1927).
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