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Seventy-eight years ago - Oct. 4, 1948 - two home runs by player-manager LOU BOUDREAU (pictured) and a three-run shot by Ken Keltner helped the Cleveland Indians to an 8-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the first pennant playoff in American League history. Boudreau, whose team had suffered a tough final-day loss to Detroit that threw the American League race into a tie, would eventually go on to defeat the Boston Braves for their first World Series title in 28 years.
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Illini and Spartan History
ILLINI HISTORY - Celebrating his 83rd birthday on Oct. 1 is former Fighting Illini head coach JOHN MACKOVIC. All four of Illinois team (1988-89-90-91) went to post-season bowl games and his third team shared the Big Ten title. Mackovic would go on to coach at Texas (1992-97) and Arizona (2001-03). He now resides in California.
SPARTAN HISTORY
- On Oct. 4, 1975, Coach Denny Stolz's Michigan State football team defeated Notre Dame, 10-3, and claimed its first victory in the series since 1968. The key play in the game was a 76-yard run by TYRONE WILSON that set up the game's only touchdown.
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