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What happened in history on this day: October 21?
On October 21 in ...
- 1871 - First US amateur outdoor athletic games (New York).
- 1905 - England Pilgrim Association beats All New York 11, 7-1 in soccer at Polo Grounds.
- 1935 - Hank Greenberg is unanimously selected as American League Most Valuable Player.
- 1973 - The Oakland Athletics' win the 70th World Series defeating the New York Mets, 5-2 in Game 7.
- 1974 - First New York Islanders' shut-out opponent-Billy Smith 5-0 vs Washington Capitals.
- 1975 - Boston Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning home run beats Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in game six of World Series.
- 1976 - Cincinnati Reds sweep New York Yankees in 73rd World Series.
- 1976 - New York Knicks retire first number, 19, Willis Reed.
- 1979 - Greta Waitz wins woman participation in New York City marathon (2:27:33).
- 1980 - In Game six in front of 65,838 fans at Veterans Stadium, the Philadelphia Phillies win their first World Series ever in the 98-year history of the franchise by defeating the Kansas City Royals, 4-1.
- 1984 - Steve Jones runs Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05.
- 1988 - Boston Celtics beat Yugoslavia 113-85 in Madrid, Spain.
- 1989 - Betram Lee and Peter Bynoe purchase Denver Nuggets for US$65 million.
- 1989 - Houston becomes first major college football team to gain 1000 yards in a game.
- 1998 - The New York Yankees defeat the San Diego Padres to sweep them in the baseball World Series. The Yankees had a magical season with 114 regular-season wins and 11 postseason victories (125 total - the most by any team in 123 years of Major League Baseball).
- 2004 - The Saint Louis Cardinals defeat the Houston Astros in game seven to win the National League Championship Series, advancing to the World Series for the first time in 17 years.
- 2007 - Kimi Räikkönen is crowned world champion as the 2007 Formula One season ends at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
- 2021 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Arizona Coyotes by score 5-1.
- 2021 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Anaheim Ducks by score 5-1.
- 2021 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Nashville Predators by score 3-1.
- 2021 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Detroit Red Wings by score 3-0.
- 2021 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats New York Islanders by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats New Jersey Devils by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Colorado Avalanche by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Ottawa Senators by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Montreal Canadiens by score 4-1.
Births of sports figures on October 21
- 1928 - Birth of Edward "Whitey" Ford; hall of fame pitcher (New York Yankees).
- 1940 - Birth of Osamu Watanabe in Japan; featherweight (Olympic-gold-1964).
- 1959 - Birth of George Bell in the Dominican Republic; outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays, 1987 American League Most Valuable Player).
Deaths of sports figures on October 21
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