October 19

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1932
- 1.2 1933
- 1.3 1987
- 1.4 1998
- 1.5 1999
- 1.6 2004
2 Debuts
3 Births
- 3.1 1876
- 3.2 1943
- 3.3 1962
- 3.4 1972
- 3.5 1976
4 Deaths
- 4.1 1954
- 4.2 1987

[edit] Events

[edit] 1932

Jimmie Foxx (Philadelphia Athletics) and Chuck Klein (Philadelphia Phillies) are each awarded their respective league's MVP Award.

[edit] 1933

Basketball was introduced to the 1936 Olympic Games by the Berlin Organization Committee.

[edit] 1987

Billy Martin is hired by George Steinbrenner for the fifth time as Yankees manager.

[edit] 1998

Mike Tyson gets his boxing license back after having it revoked for biting Evander Holyfield's ear in an earlier fight.

[edit] 1999

The Atlanta Braves clinch the National League pennant with an 11-inning 10-9 victory over the New York Mets.

[edit] 2004

The Boston Red Sox win their third straight ALCS game against the New York Yankees to even the series at three. Curt Schilling gets the win in the infamous "Bloody Sock Game" and Mark Bellhorn contributes a home run that the umpires confer about for several minutes. Also in this game: the infamous "A-Rod Swat" of Bronson Arroyo in an attempt to avoid being tagged out.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] Births

[edit] 1876

MLB Hall-of-Famer Mordecai Brown born in Nyesville, Indiana.

[edit] 1943

MLB player Sandy Alomar born in Salinas, Puerto Rico.

[edit] 1962

American boxer Evander Holyfield born in Atmore, Alabama.

[edit] 1972

MLB pitcher Keith Foulke born in San Diego, California.

[edit] 1976

MLB shortstop Michael Young born in Covina, California.

[edit] Deaths

[edit] 1954

MLB Hall-of-Famer Hugh Duffy died in Boston, Massachusetts.

[edit] 1987

German race car driver Hermann Lang died in Germany.

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