1989: Los Angeles Raiders HC Art Shell, the 1st African-American HC in NFL history, debuted with a 14-7 victory over the New York Jets on Monday Night Football
1989: The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs to win the National League pennant for the 1st time since 1962
1988: The Oakland Athletics completed a sweep of the Boston Red Sox as OF Jose Canseco tied an AL Playoff record with 3 HRs and RP Dennis Eckersley became the 1st in MLB history to record a save in each game of a Championship Series
1966: Setting a World Series record with 33 consecutive scoreless innings pitched, the Baltimore Orioles completed a sweep of the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers with a 1-0 victory by virtue of a Frank Robinson HR
1961: New York Yankees SP Whitey Ford broke Babe Ruth’s World Series record of 29.2 consecutive scoreless innings pitched
1958: Appearing in their 9th of the last 10 World Series, the New York Yankees secured their 7th World Series victory over that span
1938: The New York Yankees became the very 1st team to win 3 consecutive World Series in a sweep of the Chicago Cubs
1919: The Cincinnati Reds secured their very 1st World Series against the Chicago White Sox in what would become known as the infamous Black Sox Scandal
1916: Boston Red Sox SP Babe Ruth pitched 14 innings and allowed only 1 run to the Brooklyn Robins in Game 2 of the World Series