October 13

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1960
2 Births
- 2.1 1876
- 2.2 1931
- 2.3 1942
- 2.4 1961
- 2.5 1962
- 2.6 1969
- 2.7 1972
- 2.8 1973
- 2.9 1977
- 2.10 1978

[edit] Events

[edit] 1960

Pittsburgh Pirates' second baseman Bill Mazeroski hits the first walk-off homerun to ever end a World Series. The Pirates beat the Yankees 10-9 in the game and 4-3 in the series.

[edit] Births

[edit] 1876

MLB Pitcher Rube Waddell born in Bradford, Pennsylvania.

[edit] 1931

MLB Hall-of-Famer Eddie Mathews born in Texarkana, Texas.

[edit] 1942

Dallas Cowboys majority owner Jerry Jones born in Los Angeles, California.

[edit] 1961

NBA player and coach Doc Rivers born in Chicago, Illinois.

[edit] 1962

NFL receptions king Jerry Rice born in Starkville, Mississippi.

[edit] 1969

American Figure Skater Nancy Kerrigan born in Stoneham, Massachusetts.

[edit] 1972

American Olympic Swimmer Summer Sanders born in Roseville, California.

[edit] 1973

NFL defensive back Brian Dawkins born in Jacksonville, Florida.

[edit] 1977

NBA player Paul Pierce born in Oakland, California.

[edit] 1978

NBA player Jermaine O'Neal born in Columbia, South Carolina.

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