This Day in Sports History
October 23

What happened in history on this day: October 23? On October 23 in ... 1871 - Columbia and Sappho (US) beat Livonia (United Kingdom) in third America's Cup yacht race. 1884 - First World Series OKed by AA, Providence (National League) beats New York Mets (AA) 6-0. 1910 - Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago Cubs four games to one in 7th World Series. 1915 - First national horseshoe throwing championship (Kellerton, Iowa, USA). 1921 - Green Bay Packers play first APFA game, win 7-6 over Minneapolis Marines. 1930 - The first miniature golf tournament is completed in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 1964 - Japanese beat Russians for first Olympic Gold in woman's volleyball. 1967 - New Jersey Americans (later New York / New Jersey Nets) play first ABA game. 1968 - Kip Keino (Kenya) wins gold medal for 1,500m (3 minutes 34.9 seconds). 1973 - New York Yankees' general manager and president Lee MacPhail named American League president. 1975 - New York Islanders' Glenn Resch's 5th shut-out opponent-Philadelphia Flyers 3-0. 1988 - Boston Celtics play Spain in Madrid. 1993 - Joe Carter hits only the second baseball World Series winning home run as the Toronto Blue Jays win Game Six of the World Series to beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to two. 2021 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-2. 2021 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Arizona Coyotes by score 3-0. 2021 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Los Angeles Kings by score 7-3. 2021 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Nashville Predators by score 6-4. 2021 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 5-1. 2021 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 7-1. 2021 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 4-2. 2021 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: New Jersey Devils beats Buffalo Sabres by score 2-1. 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 4-3. 2021 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Detroit Red Wings by score 6-1. 2021 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-3. 2021 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Washington Capitals by score 4-3. 2021 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Ottawa Senators by score 3-2. Births of sports figures on October 23 1906 - Birth of Gertrude Ederle; US swimmer (Olympic-gold-1924). 1912 - Birth of Ilse Dörffeldt in Germany; sprint relay (Olympic-1936). 1914 - Birth of Frank (Bruiser) Kinard; NFL, AAFC tackle (Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees). 1927 - Birth of Dezsö Gyarmati in Hungary; water polo player (Olympic-gold-1956, 1960, 1964). 1931 - Birth of Jim Bunning; American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies pitcher, perfect game against New York Mets 1965), US Senator. 1935 - Birth of Chi Chi Rodriguez; golfer (PGA Seniors-1987). 1940 - Birth of Edison "Pelé" Pel in Brazil; soccer player extraordinaire (New York Cosmos). 1946 - Birth of Miklos Nemeth in Hungary; javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1976). 1956 - Birth of Darrell Place; American archer (Olympic-gold-1976). 1962 - Birth of Doug Flute; WFL/NFL quarterback (New Jersey Generals, Chicago Bears, New England Patriots). Deaths of sports figures on October 23 2015 - Death of Paride Tumburus, Italian footballer (born 1939). vvv advertisement vvv ^^^ advertisement ^^^ You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://kpolsson.com/thisday/sports/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page.

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