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Daily Digits October 12
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.
20 - 29 - 42 - 32 - 81 - 16 - 34 - 4
October 12, 1967 - At the World Series, Cardinals Number 20, Lou Brock steals WS record 7 bases as St Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 7-2 at Fenway Park for a 4-3 series win; MVP: Cards pitcher Bob Gibson
October 12, 1977 - In a game no known as "Throwaway Game" Catfish Hunter, Number 29 lost Game 2 of the World Series contest 6-1 to the LA Dodgers as the resting Yankees were apparently resting other pitchers
October 12, 1979 - Boston Celtics guard Number 42, Chris Ford scores first 3-point basket in NBA history in 1st quarter of 114-106 win v Houston at Boston Garden; game also marks debut of Boston rookie Larry Bird
October 12, 1979 - Future Basketball Hall of Fame guard/ forward Number 32, Magic Johnson made his debut for Los Angeles Lakers at the San Diego Clippers; Lakers win, 103-102
October 12, 1982 - Milwaukee Brewer Paul Molitor, Number 4 produced a World series record 5 hits
October 12, 1989 - Blockbuster NFL Trade. Dallas running back Herschel Walker (Number 34) was traded from the Cowboys to the Minnesota Vikings for 5 players and 6 future draft picks including future stars Emmitt Smith (Number 22), Russell Maryland (Number 67), Kevin Smith and Darren Woodson
October 12, 1991 - Doug Flutie, Number 22 of BC Lions sets CFL passing record of 582 yards despite losing to Edmonton Eskimos, 45-38 in overtime
October 12, 1991 - Mike Lerch of Princeton ties NCAA record with 370 receiving yards
October 12, 1992 - Washington Redskins Number 81, Art Monk sets NFL record with 820th reception
October 12, 1999 - Pat LaFontaine, Number 16 for multiple franchises, was forced to formally retire from the NHL due to lingering concussion problems
October 12, 2003 - FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Home Depot Center, Carson, CA: Number 4, Nia Künzer scored the winner in sudden death extra time as Germany beats Sweden, 2-1
October 12, 2016 - Auston Matthews, Number 34 became first player to score 4 goals in his NHL debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa
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A Very Special thanks to information obtained from the following brilliant internet sites: On This Day Sports, the Sports Reference's family of website databases & Stathead.com.
Banner photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of the Professional baseball player Lou Brock, with the St Louis Cardinals circa 1977, taken and contributed by an Unknown author
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