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ON THIS DATE
Oct. 3
1914 – In one of the most lopsided college football games ever, Washington & Jefferson defeats Dickinson, 105-0. The Presidents have an 815-39 edge in total yards.
1951 – Bobby Thomson hits a three-run homer off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers with one out in the bottom of the ninth to give the New York Giants a dramatic 5-4 playoff victory and the National League pennant.
1969 – Doug Kotar returns a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter. giving Canon-McMillan a 26-22 come-from-behind win over host Chambersburg. Kotar began the scoring with a 70-yard TD run in the first quarter. The win gives the Big Macs a 5-0 record.
1970 – Tim Kelly scores on a one-yard run with 4:53 remaining to give Waynesburg College a 7-0 victory over California State at College Field.
1970 – The Cleveland Browns defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 15-7, in the last of the Saturday night games played between the NFL teams.
1971 – Bob Robertson’s three home runs lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-4 trouncing of the San Francisco Giants, tying the National League playoffs at 1-1.
1973 – The formation of the World Football League is announced.
1979 – Dave Parker’s single to left field in the top of the 10th inning scores Omar Moreno from second base and gives the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. The Pirates lead the series, 2-0.
1980 – Burgettstown gains 321 yards of offense — all of it on the ground — and blanks McGuffey 12-0 in the Century Conference. All the scoring comes during a two-minute stretch of the third quarter and is by Terry Fowler, on a one-yard run and a 40-yard interception return.
2000 – St. Louis’ Rick Ankiel becomes the first pitcher in 110 years to throw five wild pitches in one inning but the Cardinals still defeat the Atlanta Braves, 7-5, in the National League Division Series opener.