Back in Time: October 15

SI Staff | Oct 15, 2010

Back in Time: October 15

Earl Weaver

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Earl Weaver becomes the first manager ejected in a World Series game.

Walt Frazier

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The New York Knicks retire Walt Frazier's No. 10 jersey.

Kirk Gibson

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With two outs in bottom of ninth, an injured Kirk Gibson hits a dramatic two-run home run to give the Dodgers a 5-4 win in the first game of the World Series.

Wayne Gretzky

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Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe and becomes the NHL's all-time top scorer.

Mitch Green

AP

A New York jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in a civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson for a street brawl in 1988.

Tony Womack

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The Diamondbacks beat the Cardinals, 2-1, on Tony Womack's two-out game-winning hit in the deciding fifth game of the NLDS. Arizona would defeat the New York Yankees a week later to claim its first championship.

Born on this Day

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Willie O'Ree (1935) Jim Palmer (1945) Carlos Garcia (1967) Fred Hoiberg (1972) Elena Dementieva (1981)