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What happened in history on this day: October 22?
On October 22 in ...
- 1845 - The first known box score appears in the New York Morning News a month after the first set of rules are written by Alexander Cartwright and some his fellow Knickerbockers.
- 1939 - First TV NFL game: Philadelphia Eagles versus Brooklyn Dodgers.
- 1950 - Los Angeles Rams beat Baltimore Colts 70-27.
- 1972 - Oakland Athletics' first championship, beating Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 3 in 69th World Series.
- 1974 - New York Yankees trade Bobby Murcer to San Francisco Giants for Bobby Bonds.
- 1975 - Cincinnati Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series.
- 1984 - NFL quarterback Ken Stabler retires.
- 1989 - Denver Nuggets beat Jugoplastika Split 135-129 in third McDonald Open.
- 2009 - Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 in Major league Baseball to win the National League Championship Series four games to one and advance to the World Series.
- 2021 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 5-3.
- 2021 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Los Angeles Kings by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Buffalo Sabres by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 5-3.
Births of sports figures on October 22
- 1880 - Birth of Joe Carr in Ohio, USA; NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39).
- 1907 - Birth of Jimmie Foxx; baseball home run hitter (Detroit Tigers).
- 1923 - Birth of Pete Pihos; NFL end (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1935 - Birth of Judy Devlin Hashman; ten time badminton champion (1957-67).
- 1948 - Birth of John Peterson; American middleweight (Olympic-gold-1976).
- 1961 - Birth of Barbara Potter in Connecticut, USA; tennis player (changed shirt on Wimbledon Court).
- 1961 - Birth of Leonard Marshall; NFL defensive end (New York Giants).
- 1963 - Birth of Brian Boitano; American figure skater (Olympic-gold-1988).
Deaths of sports figures on October 22
- 1988 - Death of Henry Armstrong, American boxer (born 1912).
- 2000 - Death of Rodney Anoa'i, American wrestler known as Yokozuna (born 1966).
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