Tuesday, November 3, 2009

November 2: This Day in Sports

November 2

1938 -- Babe Ruth applies for the job of St. Louis Browns manager.

1960 -- Roger Maris beats Mickey Mantle, 225-222, for AL MVP

1974 -- Art Modell gets snowed in and misses his first Cleveland Brown game in 33 years.

1991 -- Nevada makes the biggest comeback in NCAA football history, overcoming a 35-point deficit in the third quarter to beat Weber State 55-49.