Today in Sports, October 1 - Ichiro Suzuki sets the MLB record for hits in a season, ends season with 262 hits ...

2004 — Ichiro Suzuki sets the major league record for hits in a season, breaking George Sisler’s 84-year-old mark with a pair of early singles as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-3.

1967 — The Boston Red Sox won the American League pennant with a 5-3 win over the Twins on the final day of the season. Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski went 4-for-4 and finished with 44 home runs, 121 RBIs ...

In its final years leading to the goodbye game for the Oakland Athletics, the Coliseum was known for its small crowds, ...

In its final years leading to the goodbye game for the Oakland Athletics, the Coliseum was known for its small crowds, ...

Oct. 3 1942 — With a victory in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, Whirlaway becomes the first horse to amass more than $500,000 in lifetime earnings.