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FLASHBACKII Oct, 1i, 1903 — The Pittsburgh Pirates beat they Boston Pilgrims 7-3 in the first World Series- game. Jimmy Sebring hits the first Seriesy homer, Deacon Phillippe is the winningpitcher and Cy Young the loser.: 1933 — New York’s Babe Ruth, althoughif he gives up 12 hits and five earned runs, goes the distance to beat the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, 6-5. The 38-year-old Ruth's performance on the mound, a y ploy to attract fans to a meaningless game,i will be his last appearance as a pitcher, aposition in which the future Hall of Fame slugger will post a 9446 career record.J 1961 — Roger Maris hits his 61st homerun of the season, against Tracy Stallard of the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. 3 The blow gives New York a 1-0 victory- and eclipses Babe Ruth's 34-year-old single-season home run record.1975 — In the “Thrilla in Manila,” Muhammad Ali beats Joe Frazier in 14 rounds to retain his world heavyweight title.1977 — 75,646 fans come to the Mead-owlands to see soccer great Pele play his farewell game. Pele plays the first half with the New York Cosmos and the second half with his former team, Santos of Brazil.1997 — Kevin Garnett agrees to terms with the Minnesota Timberwolves on the richest long-term contract in professional sports history, a six-year deal worth more than $125 million.2004 — Ichiro Suzuki sets the major league record for hits in a season, breaking George Sister's 84-year-old mark with a ' pair of early singles as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-3. Sisler set the I hits record of 257 in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns over a 154-game schedule. Suzuki t breaks it in the Mariners' 160th game of the year.) 2006 — Tiger Woods matches his longest PGA Tour winning streak of six at the i American Express Championship. Woods finishes with a 4-under 67 for an eight-shot- victory. It's also his eighth victory of the year, making him the first player in PGAt Tour history to win at least eight times in three seasons.2011 — Tyler Wilson throws for a school-record 510 yards and Jarius Wright I catches 13 passes for a school-record 281 yards as Arkansas turns an 18-point half I time deficit into a 42-38 victory over Texas AM.i 2014 — Brandon Crawford of San Francisco becomes the first shortstop to hit a postseason grand slam when he clears the , bases in the fourth inning of the winner-take-all National League Wild Card Game,, an 8-0 Giants victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Crawford’s home run off Edinson , Volquez quiets the enthusiastic PNC Park crowd.2017 — Frankie Dettori wins an unprec-l edented fifth Prix de I'Arc de Triomphe as Enable caps a memorable season. Enable, the 10-11 favorite, leads for most of Europe's richest horse race to claim her fifth I consecutive victory after wins in the Epsom Oaks, the Irish Oaks, the King George VI I Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Yorkshire Oaks. The filly wins by 2 1/2 lengths over Cloth Of Stars.2017 — Houston’s Deshaun Watson becomes the first rookie to throw four touch-! downs and run for another one, since Fran Tarkenton in 1961 and tied an NFL record for most TDs by a rookie quarterback in Houston's 57-14 victory.
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