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What happened in history on this day: October 10?
On October 10 in ...
- 1908 - Baseball Writers Association forms.
- 1920 - Cleveland Indians' Bill Wambsganns makes first unassisted World Series triple play (World Series #17).
- 1920 - Cleveland Indians' Elmer Smith hits the first World Series grand slam (World Series #17).
- 1920 - Chicago Cardinals play first APFA game, a 0-0 tie.
- 1921 - NFL Decatur Staleys become Chicago Staleys, win 14-10.
- 1923 - New York Giants and New York Yankees become first teams to play each other for three consecutive World Series, also first played at Yankee Stadium (World Series #20).
- 1924 - Washington Senators win their first World Series beating New York Giants in 7 (World Series #21).
- 1926 - Saint Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to three in 23rd World Series.
- 1931 - AJ Bennett hits H Garbarino for first scoring pass in Canada's Big 4.
- 1931 - Saint Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia Athletics, four games to three in 28th World Series.
- 1937 - New York Yankees beat New York Giants four games to one in 34th World Series.
- 1945 - Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series.
- 1951 - New York Yankees beat New York Giants four games to two in World Series, Joe DiMaggio's final game (World Series #48).
- 1957 - Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series.
- 1960 - Ron Stewart of Ottawa Rough Riders rushes for Canadian Football League-record 287 yards.
- 1964 - (to October 24) The Games of the XVIII Olympiad are held in Tokyo, Japan.
- 1968 - Detroit Tigers beat Saint Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series.
- 1968 - Saint Louis Cardinals' pitcher Bob Gibson sets mark for total strikeouts in a World Series, 35.
- 1971 - First game played at Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium, Philadelphia Phillies win 4-1.
- 1973 - In the fifth and deciding game, the New York Mets win the National League pennant beating the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2.
- 1976 - Greece's 98-year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33.
- 1976 - New Jersey Meadowlands' (New York Giants) Stadium opens.
- 1979 - Quebec Nordiques' Real Cloutier sets NHL record of a hat trick in first game.
- 1980 - New York Yankees lose 4-2 and are swept by Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship series.
- 2020 - At the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, the Motul 100% Synthetic Grand Prix at Charlotte race is held, round 8 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 1st overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 4th overall is the Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M6 GT3 driven by Bill Auberlen and Robby Foley.
Births of sports figures on October 10
- 1946 - Birth of Peter Mahvolich; NHL star (Montreal Canadiens).
- 1953 - Birth of Gus Williams; NBA guard (Golden State, Seattle SuperSonics, Washington Wizards).
- 1964 - Birth of Maxi Gnauck in the German Democratic Republic; uneven parallel bars (Olympic-gold-1980).
Deaths of sports figures on October 10
- 1978 - Death of Ralph Metcalfe at age 68, American athlete, politician (Representative-Democrat-Illinois) (born 1910).
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