MLB Playoff Schedule - 9/30 Phillies at Braves - 1:00 (ATL leads 1-0)White Sox at Astros - 4:00 (CHI leads 1-0)Red Sox at Yankees - 7:00 (NYY leads 1-0)Cubs at Padres - 9:00 (SD leads 1-0) NHL Schedule - 9/30 Penguins at Flyers - 6:30Islanders at Maple Leafs - 6:30Kings at Avalanche - 9:00  

1904 – White Sox pitcher Doc White throws his fifth shutout in 18 days. 1927 – Babe Ruth hits his 60th homer of the season. 1934 – Babe Ruth goes 0-3 at the plate in his final game as a New York Yankee. 1939 – Fordham defeats Waynesburg 34-7 in the first televised college football game. 1956 – At 16 years old, Jim Derrington…

1880 – The first baseball game at the historic Polo Grounds in New York takes places as the New York Metropolitans defeat the Washington Nationals 4-2. 1941 – Joe Louis knocks out Lou Nova in the sixth round in their bout at the Polo Grounds in New York to retain the heavyweight championship. 1945 – The Cubs clinch the NL pennant with a record…

1919 – The Giants beat the Phillies 6-1 in the fastest game in MLB history, lasting just 51 minutes. 1920 – A grand jury in Chicago indicts eight members of the White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series. White Sox owner Charles Comiskey immediately suspends all eight players. 1938 – Gabby Harnett of the Cubs hits one of the most famous…

1923 – Lou Gehrig hits his first career home run. He’d go on to hit 493 of them during his career. 1930 – Cubs’ slugger, Hack Wilson, sets the National League home run record, hitting two on the day to bring his total to 56.  1939 – The White Sox host the first day-night doubleheader in baseball history. They lost both games to Cleveland.…

1908 – Chicago Cubs pitcher Ed Reulbach throws a doubleheader shutout. 1959 – Milwaukee Braves pitcher, Warren Spahn, sets the record for most wins by a lefty pitcher in the National League.  1961 – Roger Maris hits his 60th home run of the season, tying Babe Ruth’s record for most in a single season. 1962 – Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills becomes the first player…

1882 – Baseball’s first doubleheader is played between Providence and Rochester.  1908 – Cubs pitcher Ed Reulach becomes the only pitcher in MLB history to throw a shutout in both games of a doubleheader. 1926 – The NHL grants franchises to Chicago and Detroit. 1934 – Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500th straight game.  1955 – Al Kaline becomes the youngest single season batting…

1919 – Babe Ruth, then with the Red Sox, sets the MLB single season home run record by hitting his 28th homer of the season. 1920 – Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 50 homers in a season. 1922 – St. Louis Cardinal, Rogers Hornsby, sets the National League homerun record at 42. 1927 – The New York Yankees get…

1845 – The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York is formed, making it the first baseball team in history. 1908 – Fred Merkle of the Giants fails to touch second base in the ninth inning of a tie game against the Cubs, causing the third out and disallowing the winning run. The Cubs win the replay of the game, capturing the NL pennant.…

1911 – Cy Young picks up career victory #511. It is the final win in his career. 1959 – The White Sox clinch the American League pennant. 1967 – It was close, but quarterback Jerry Perkins and the Wirt Troopers won their 17th straight game – a 7-6 nailbiter at Bulldog Turf in Crown Point. 1969 – San Francisco Giants great Willie Mays becomes…