2002: Defeating the Minnesota Twins in 5 games, the Anaheim Angels advanced to their very 1st World Series in franchise history
2001: New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter made his iconic run-saving “Flip”, nailing DH Jeremy Giambi at home plate that helped defeat the Oakland Athletics in Game 3 of the ALDS
1996: With a 6-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees won their 34th AL Pennant and advanced to the World Series for the 1st time since 1981
1996: New York Jets K Nick Lowrey broke Jan Stenerud’s career record of 373 field goals made in a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars
1995: For the first time in its history, the NBA cancelled regular season games due to a work stoppage
1991: Toronto Blue Jays MGR Cito Gaston became the very 1st manager to be ejected during a playoff game in MLB history — a series-deciding loss to the Minnesota Twins, no less
1985: New York Giants QB Phil Simms threw for 513 yards on an NFL-record 62 pass attempts while the team picked up a record 34 first downs in a 33-30 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals
1985: Dallas Cowboys RB Tony Dorsett became just the 6th player in NFL history to reach 10,000 career rushing yards
1970: Baltimore Orioles SP Dave McNally became the 1st and only pitcher to ever hit a grand slam in the World Series
1967: The American Basketball Association (ABA) began play, introducing the 3-point line and a red-white-and-blue ball
1967: The Seattle SuperSonics lost their NBA debut by nearly 30 points to the San Francisco Warriors
1961: Houston Oilers QB Jacky Lee set an AFL record with 457 passing yards along with 2 TDs in a 31-31 tie with the Boston Patriots; would be broken 2 weeks later by George Blanda, but remains the 2nd-most passing yards in AFL history
1914: The Boston Braves completed the very 1st sweep in World Series history with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics
1903: The Boston Americans (Red Sox) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the very 1st modern World Series
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