28 October in Sports History

We cover the greatest moments in sports history on a daily basis recognizing the athletes that performed them and the uniform numbers they wore for the date of October 28 in history.

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.

14- 11 - 18 - 23 - 4 - 7 - 28 - 10 - 34 - 47 - 25 

October 28, 1962 - New York Giants legendary Quarterback, Y A  Tittle, Number 14 passed for 7 touchdowns vs Wash Redskins (49-34)

October 28, 1974 - 1st time 2 New York Islanders hat trick in same game Billy MacMillian, Number 11 & captain Ed Westfall, Number 18

October 28, 1975 - Guard Calvin Murphy, Number 23 of the the Houston Rockets began an NBA free throw streak of 58 games

October 28, 1978 - Chicago Black Hawks defenseman ,Bobby Orr, Number 4 scored his last career NHL goal against the Detroit Red Wings

October 28, 1981 - World Series: LA Dodgers beat NY Yankees, 9-2 at Yankee Stadium to clinch series, 4 games to 2; first co-MVP's: LA's Ron Cey (Number 10) , Pedro Guerrero (Number 28), and Steve Yeager (Number 7)

October 28, 1989 - At the World Series known as the "Bay Bridge Series," the Oakland A's defeated the San Francisco Giants, 9-6 at Candlestick Park to sweep Giants in the earthquake affected series. MVP: A's pitcher Number 34, Dave Stewart

October 28, 1995 - World Series: Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians, 1-0 in Game 6 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium to win their 3rd title; MVP: Braves starter Number 47, Tom Glavine

October 28, 2007 - World Series: Boston Red Sox beat Colorado, 4-3 in Game 4 at Coors Field, Denver to sweep the Rockies and win their 2nd title in 4 years; MVP: Boston 3rd baseman Mike Lowell, Number 25

October 28, 2011 - World Series: St. Louis beats Texas Rangers, 6-2 in Game 7 at Busch Stadium to win Cardinals' 11th title; MVP: Cardinals 3rd baseman David Freese, Number 23

October 28, 2012 - World Series: San Francisco beats Detroit, 4-3 in 10 innings in Game 4 at Comerica Park; sweep Tigers, 4-0 for Giants' 2nd title in 3 years; MVP: SF 3rd baseman Number 48, Pablo Sandoval

October 28, 2018 - World Series: Boston Red Sox beats LA Dodgers, 5-1 in Game 5 at Dodger Stadium to win 9th title in franchise history; MVP: Boston utility Number 25, Steve Pearce

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.

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