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What happened in history on this day: October 13?
On October 13 in ...
- 1903 - Pittsburgh Pirates beats Boston Americans 5 games to 3 in first World Series.
- 1914 - Boston Braves sweep Philadelphia Athletics, first sweep in World Series history (World Series #11).
- 1915 - Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Phillies, four games to one in 12th World Series.
- 1921 - New York Giants beat New York Yankees, five games to three in 18th World Series.
- 1947 - NHL All Star Game - All Stars beat Toronto Maple Leafs.
- 1960 - Pittsburgh Pirates' Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off home run beats New York Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series.
- 1971 - First baseball World Series night game (Pittsburgh Pirates 4 - Baltimore Orioles 3) (World Series #68).
- 1982 - International Olympic Committee restores two gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe.
- 1982 - New Jersey Devils first short handed goal-Don Lever.
- 1984 - Chicago Blackhawks' Bill Gardner scores on 10th penalty shot against New York Islanders.
- 1984 - John Henry becomes first thoroughbred to win US$6 million.
- 1986 - 25th New York, National League appearance in World Series (New York Mets versus Oakland Athletics) (World Series #83).
- 1991 - Toronto Blue Jays' Cito Gaston is first manager ejected in a playoff game.
- 1993 - The Philadelphia Phillies win the National League pennant by beating the Atlanta Braves in Game six of the NLCS, 6-3.
- 2018 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, USA, the Motul Petit Le Mans race is held, round 11 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Cadillac DPi driven by Jordan Taylor, Ryan Hunter-Reay, and Renger VanDer Zande.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 12th overall is the Porsche GT Team #911 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Fred Makowiecki, Patrick Pilet, and Nick Tandy.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 21st overall is the Scuderia Corsa #63 Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Daniel Serra, Gunnar Jeannette, and Cooper MacNeil.
- 2021 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Winnipeg Jets by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Vancouver Canucks by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats New York Rangers by score 5-1.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Montreal Canadiens by score 2-1.
Births of sports figures on October 13
- 1902 - Birth of Franco Giorgetti in Italy; cyclist (Olympic-gold-1920).
- 1931 - Birth of Ed Matthews; American baseball player, Hall of Fame/Milwaukee Braves/home run hitter (512) (dies 2001).
- 1961 - Birth of Jerry Rice; NFL receiver (San Francisco 49ers).
Deaths of sports figures on October 13
- 1988 - Mike Venezia, jockey, dies in 5th-race fall at Belmont Race Track, New York.
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