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What happened in history on this day: October 8?
On October 8 in ...
- 1818 - Two English boxers are first to use padded gloves.
- 1887 - Philadelphia Phillies set club record 16th straight victory.
- 1904 - First Vanderbilt Cup auto race (Hicksville, Long Island, New York).
- 1909 - Chicago Cubs beat New York Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win National League pennant.
- 1922 - New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series.
- 1927 - New York Yankees sweep Pittsburgh Pirates in 24th World Series.
- 1928 - Eastern Soccer League forms in US.
- 1930 - Philadelphia Athletics beat Saint Louis Cardinals, four games to two in 27th World Series.
- 1939 - New York Yankees sweep Cincinnati Reds in 36th World Series, fourth straight World Series win.
- 1940 - Cincinnati Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series of Baseball.
- 1951 - Ford C Frick replaces Happy Chandler as third commissioner of baseball.
- 1951 - Warren C Giles becomes president of baseball's National League.
- 1956 - Don Larsen, New York Yankees, pitches only perfect World Series game, versus Brooklyn Dodgers (World Series #53).
- 1957 - Brooklyn Dodgers announce move to Los Angeles.
- 1959 - Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox, four games to two in 56th World Series.
- 1960 - Bobby Richarson hits a World Series grand slammer (World Series #57).
- 1966 - University of Wyoming's Cowboys' Jerry DePoyster kicks three field goals over 50 yards (54, 54, 52).
- 1977 - Largest baseball crowd in Pennsylvania, 64,924 see Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in fourth National League championship game (Dodgers win pennant).
- 1978 - New York Yankees win third straight American League Championship, all against Kansas City.
- 1978 - Australia's Ken Warby sets the world water speed record of 317.6 mph (511.13 km/h) at Blowering Dam, Australia.
- 1981 - USAC appeals panel restores disputed Indy 500 victory to Al Unser.
- 1982 - New Jersey Devils first victory, beating New York Rangers 3-2 at the Meadowlands Coliseum.
- 1983 - The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 to win the National League Championship Series.
- 1983 - Washington Capitals' first NHL overtime game losing to New York Islanders 8-7.
- 1986 - Mike Scott ties playoff record of 14 strikeouts, beats New York Mets 1-0.
- 2000 - At Shea Stadium, the New York Mets defeat the San Francisco Giants to win the National League Division Series in four games.
- 2007 - Track and field star Marion Jones surrenders her five Olympic medals she won in the 2000 Sydney Games after admitting to doping.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL pre-season game: Calgary Flames beats Winnipeg Jets by score 3-1.
- 2021 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL pre-season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 7-3.
- 2021 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL pre-season game: Washington Capitals beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 5-3.
Births of sports figures on October 8
- 1903 - Birth of Lina Radke in Germany; 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1928).
- 1909 - Birth of Bill Hewitt; NFL end (Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1917 - Birth of Danny Murtaugh; baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 1920 - Birth of Maxie Herber in Germany; figure skater pairs (Olympic-gold-1936).
- 1924 - Birth of Arkady Vorobyev; middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 1960).
- 1927 - Birth of Torbjörn Falkanger in Norway; took Olympic oath (1952).
- 1938 - Birth of Penny Pitou; American skier (Olympic-2 silvers-1960).
- 1946 - Birth of Aleksandr Gorshlov; ice dancer (holds six titles).
- 1955 - Birth of Bill Elliott; auto racer (Daytona-1978).
- 1959 - Birth of Tony Eason; football quarterback (New England Patriots).
Deaths of sports figures on October 8
- 2023 - Death of Burt Young at age 83 in Los Angeles, California; boxer, actor (Paulie Pennino - Rocky movie (1976), Once Upon a Time in America movie (1984)).
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