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What happened in history on this day: October 27?
On October 27 in ...
- 1931 - Chuhei Numbu of Japan sets long jump record at 26 feet 2.25 inches.
- 1961 - American Basketball League starts play.
- 1973 - First time New York Islanders beat the New York Rangers: 3-2.
- 1973 - Alabama sets offensive record (828 yards), beats Virginia Tech 77-6.
- 1979 - New York Islanders score two goals within 6 seconds, three goals within 44 seconds.
- 1980 - Dave Gryllis sets world bicycle speed record of 94.37 kph.
- 1984 - Washington State's Rueben Mayes sets college football record of 357 yards rushing.
- 1985 - Kansas City Royals beat Saint Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 (a score of 11-0 in the final game) in 82nd World Series. Kansas City is the first team World Series history to lose the first two games at home and then come back to win the World Championship.
- 1986 - The New York Mets win the Major League Baseball World Series, defeating the Boston Red Sox in 7 games.
- 1991 - Minnesota Twins beat Atlanta Braves 1-0 in ten innings to win the 8th World Series in seven games.
- 1999 - The New York Yankees complete a four-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves to win their second consecutive World Series of baseball.
- 2002 - The Anaheim Angels defeat the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series of baseball to win the title.
- 2004 - The Boston Red Sox win American baseball's World Series for the first time since 1918, defeating the Saint Louis Cardinals in four games. Curt Schilling becomes the first starting pitcher to win a World Series for three different teams.
- 2004 - Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball sells for US$804,129 in an online auction.
- 2006 - At the Busch Stadium, the Saint Louis Cardinals beat the heavily favored Detroit Tigers, 4-2, in Game 5 of the Fall Classic to win the 2006 World Series of baseball. The Cardinals, who lost ten of their last 14 regular season games, won less games than any World Series champion in baseball history.
- 2021 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Edmonton Oilers by score 5-3.
- 2021 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Dallas Stars by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Washington Capitals by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Boston Bruins by score 4-1.
Births of sports figures on October 27
- 1922 - Birth of Ralph Kiner; home run hitter (Pittsburgh Pirates), sportscaster (New York Mets).
- 1928 - Birth of Kyle Rote; football half-back (New York Giants 1951-61).
- 1930 - Birth of Bill George; NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams).
Deaths of sports figures on October 27
- 1955 - Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (New York Yankees), dies at age 85.
- 2017 - Death of Katalin Szoke, Hungarian Olympic swimmer (born 1935).
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