On this date: Oct. 12-18, 2015 (archive)

October 18, 2015 (Sunday)

On this date: Oct. 12-18, 2015

Oct. 18, 1983: Pro bowler Mark Roth wins his 28th title, 2nd-most in PBA history
Oct. 17, 1968: Two Jews medal in Olympic 4×100 freestyle relay: Mark Spitz (U.S., gold), Semyon Belits-Geiman (USSR, silver)
Oct. 16, 1974: A’s pitcher Ken Holtzman homered and earned his 2nd win in Game 4 of the World Series
Oct. 15, 1933: NFL rookie Buckets Goldenberg of the Packers scores on a 67-yard interception return and a 3-yard run
Oct. 14, 1965: MVP Sandy Koufax blanks Twins in Game 7, ends World Series having yielded 1 earned run in 24 innings (see video)
Oct. 13, 1905: Lightweight boxer Young Otto (aka Arthur Susskind) earns 17th straight knockout victory in New York
Oct. 12, 1947: Sid Luckman throws TD passes of 74, 70 and 24 yards as the Bears crush the Eagles 40-7 at Wrigley Field

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