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 29 in history. This edition covers a variety of sports as events in baseball, Canadian and NFL football as well as the NBA are spotlighted.
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Daily Digits October 29
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.
10 - 15 - 18 - 76 - 9 - 82 - 35 - 40 - 11 - 30
October 29, 1910 - Hamilton Tigers running back / kicker Ben Simpson scored a CFL record 11 singles in Tigers 14-7 win over Montreal at Montreal AAA Grounds
October 29, 1931 - Lefty Grove, Number 10 A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP
October 29, 1949 - The Chicago White Sox traded Number 15, Joe Tipton to A's for Number 18, Nellie Fox
October 29, 1950 - Cleveland Browns' Number 76, Marion Motley set a record for highest avg gain in a game with 17.1 (10 attempts), Cleveland 45, Pittsburgh 7
October 29, 1950 - Detroit Lions Wally Triplett, Number 18 achieved a kickoff return yardage of 294 yards against the LA Rams, the second highest in a single-game in NFL history
October 29, 1969 - Tom Seaver, Number 41 of the New York Mets was voted NL Cy Young Award
October 29, 1986 - Kirk Muller, Number 9 scored the New Jersey Devils record 6 point, beat Penguins, 8-6
October 29, 1989 - Ozzie Newsome, Number 82 had his NFL streak of 150 consecutive game receptions end
October 29, 2008 - World Series: Philadelphia beats Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3 in Game 5 at Citizens Bank Park for Phillies second title in their 126-year history; MVP: Phillies pitcher Number 35, Cole Hamels
October 29, 2014 - World Series: San Francisco beats Kansas City Royals, 3-2 in Game 7 at Kauffman Field, KC to win Giants' 3rd title in 5 years; MVP: SF starter Madison Bumgarner, Number 40
October 29, 2018 - Golden State shooting guard Number 11, Klay Thompson broke the NBA record previously held by teammate Number 30, Stephen Curry for most 3-pointers in a game with 14 in Warriors' 149-124 win over the Bulls in Chicago
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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 Marion Motley, American football fullback, on a 1950 Bowman football card..
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