1980 - Steve Carlton wins his third Cy Young Award after posting a 24-9 record with a 2.34 ERA and 286 strikeouts. Carlton joins Sandy Koufax, Tom Seaver and Jim Palmer as the only pitchers with three Cy Young Awards. 1987 - San Diego Padres catcher Benito Santiago, who ended the season with a rookie-record 34-game hitting streak, is a unanimous selection as the National League Rookie of the Year.
1991 - The Braves fall to the Twins, 1-0 in 10 innings in Game 7 of the World Series. Gene Larkin's single in the 10th is the difference. Jack Morris tosses 10 shutout innings and is named MVP. 1999 - The Yankees defeat the Braves, 4-1 to complete a four-game sweep. Atlanta joins the New York Giants as the only teams to lose four World Series in a decade. 2021 - The Braves fall to the Astros, 7-2 in Game 2 of the World Series
I see the Rossoneri looking very good, solid and compact again. Of course, the absences of Rabiot and Pulisic are weighing heavily. I hope they can give Leao even more responsibility: he's a champion, he can decide the match on his own.
1945 - Branch Rickey announces the signing of Jackie Robinson and John Wright by the Brooklyn Dodgers organization to a contract with Triple-A Montreal of the International League for 1946. The two will be the first black players to play in Organized Baseball this century (with a couple of brief exceptions) and Robinson will be the first in the National League or American League since 1884, paving the way for integration.
West Ham welcome Brentford to the London Stadium for Monday Night Football in the Premier League this evening. The Hammers are looking to finally get their campaign going after parting ways with Graham Potter already this term - with the ex-Hammers boss now the Sweden head coach. Meanwhile, the Bees are staying afloat under Keith Andrews having lost their head coach and core of their squad in the summer. Three points would be crucial for both sides in this clash.
1996 - Gary Gaetti hits a grand slam off Greg Maddux to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8 - 3 win over the Atlanta Braves and a tie of the NLCS. Todd Stottlemyre gets the victory. 1997 - The Florida Marlins take Game 3 of the NLCS by defeating the Atlanta Braves by a score of 5 - 2. Charles Johnson drives home three of Florida's runs, and Livan Hernandez gets the victory in relief.
Tottenham endured their worst top-flight finish since 1976/77 last season, coming 17th before salvaging the campaign by winning the Europa League to qualify for the Champions League. That success - which ended Tottenham's 17-year trophy drought - was not enough to spare boss Ange Postecoglou from Levy's wrath as the Australian was sacked after two turbulent seasons in charge. Levy hired Thomas Frank from Brentford to replace Postecoglou in the last significant decision of his reign.
When Howard Wilkinson was appointed as Leeds boss in October 1988, the Whites had been marooned in Division Two for six seasons, after a host of Revie-era players such as Allan Clarke, Eddie Gray and Billy Bremner had failed to replicate their on-the-pitch heroics in the dugout.