Today in sports history, October 29
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1889: The New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3-2 to win the best-of-11 World Series and become the first major league club to capture consecutive postseason championships.
1920: The New York Yankees hired Ed Barrow as business manager, effectively making him the club’s de facto general manager, a move that helped lay the foundation for one of the most successful dynasties in sports history.
1921: Centre College stunned Harvard 6-0 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, ending the Crimson’s 25-game unbeaten streak in one of college football’s greatest upsets.
1931: Philadelphia Athletics ace Lefty Grove was named American League MVP after a dominant 31-win season.
1952: Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard scored his 323rd and 324th career goals to tie Nels Stewart’s NHL record in a 7-5 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
1960: Olympic gold medalist Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, made his professional boxing debut and earned a six-round unanimous decision over Tunney Hunsaker in Louisville, Kentucky.
1961: Cincinnati Royals star Oscar Robertson recorded a franchise-record 22 assists in a 139-132 victory over the Syracuse Nationals.
1969: New York Mets ace Tom Seaver received 23 of 24 first-place votes to win his first National League Cy Young Award after leading the majors with 25 victories.
1969: Jean Béliveau became the first Montreal Canadiens player to appear in 1,000 NHL games when he played in a 4-1 loss to the Minnesota North Stars.
1970: Detroit Red Wings great Gordie Howe collected two assists in a 5-3 victory over Boston to become the first NHL player to reach 1,000 career assists.
1975: Boston Red Sox outfielder Fred Lynn was named American League Rookie of the Year after batting .331 and helping lead Boston to the AL pennant.
1977: Boston Celtics star John Havlicek became the second player in NBA history to make 10,000 career field goals during a 103-98 loss to Cleveland.
1987: Thomas Hearns knocked out Juan Roldán in the fourth round to win the vacant WBC middleweight championship and become the first boxer to capture recognized world titles in four weight divisions.
1988: Washington State rallied to upset No. 1 UCLA 34-30, one of the biggest victories in school history and a stunning setback for Troy Aikman and the Bruins’ national title hopes.
1995: San Francisco 49ers star Jerry Rice surpassed James Lofton to become the NFL’s all-time leader in career receiving yards during a game against the New Orleans Saints.
2003: Eighteen-year-old LeBron James made his NBA debut and recorded 25 points, nine assists and six rebounds in Cleveland’s 106-92 loss to Sacramento.
2003: Pittsburgh Penguins star Mario Lemieux became the sixth NHL player to reach 1,700 career points, recording an assist in a 4-4 tie against the New York Islanders.
2005: Cristiano Ronaldo scored Manchester United’s 1,000th Premier League goal during a 4-1 loss to Middlesbrough, making United the first club to reach the milestone.
2008: The Philadelphia Phillies completed the rain-suspended fifth game of the World Series with a 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay, winning the series in five games and capturing their first championship since 1980.
2014: Madison Bumgarner pitched five scoreless relief innings on two days’ rest as the San Francisco Giants defeated Kansas City 3-2 in Game 7 of the World Series, winning their third championship in five seasons.
2018: Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson made an NBA-record 14 3-pointers and scored 52 points in a 149-124 victory over the Chicago Bulls.
2024: Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman homered for a sixth consecutive World Series game, setting a major league record.
2025: Toronto rookie Trey Yesavage struck out 12 without issuing a walk in a 6-1 World Series Game 5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, setting a Series strikeout record for a rookie pitcher. Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also hit the first back-to-back home runs to open a World Series game.
— USA TODAY Network
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