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Daily Digits October 7
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.
36 - 26 - 27 - 34 - 32 - 16 - 19 - 24 - 9
October 7, 1904 - New York Highlanders beat Boston Americans, 3-2 at Hilltop Park, NYC for pitcher Jack Chesbro's MLB record 41st win of the season (41-12)
October 7, 1952 - At the World Series the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-2 at Ebbets Field in Game 7 to tie down a record 4th straight World Series title. The Most Valuable Player was Yankee first baseman Johnny Mize, Number 36
October 7, 1979 - Cleveland Browns' Number 26, Dino Hall sets club records with 9 kickoff returns
October 7, 1979 - Frank Mahovlich, Number 27 formally retires from the NHL after a failed comeback attempt with the Detroit Red Wings
October 7, 1984 - Chicago Bears running back Number 34, Walter Payton passed legendary Cleveland Browns fullback, Number 32 Jim Brown as NFL's career rushing leader
October 7, 1985 - Lynette Woodward, Number 16 was chosen as the first woman on the Harlem Globetrotters
October 7, 1986 - Steve Yzerman, Number 19 was named as the captain of the Detroit Red Wings, a title he would hold for over 1,300 games
October 7, 1989 - Oakland A's Number 24, Rickey Henderson steals a record 8 bases in a playoff series (5 games) against Toronto Blue Jays
October 7, 2012 - New Orleans quarterback Number 9, Drew Brees breaks Colts great Number 19, Johnny Unitas' NFL record for consecutive games with a TD pass (48) when he connects with another Number 19, Devery Henderson in the Saints 31-24 win over the San Diego Chargers at the SuperDome
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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 Jack Chesbro of the New York Highlanders circa 1909, taken by an unknown.
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