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Fifty-eight years ago - Oct. 10, 1968 - Mickey Lolich's five-hit complete game pitching and a misjudged fly ball were too much for Bob Gibson to overcome as the Detroit Tigers wrapped up a 4-1 Game 7 World Series victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals. The pitching win by Lolich was his third in the series. It was the Tigers' first championship since 1945.
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Illini and Spartan History
ILLINI HISTORY - Celebrating his 62nd birthday on Saturday, Oct. 10th, is former "Flying Illini" star Kenny Battle. No. 33 was a fan favorite due to his hustle and spectacular slam dunks. Today, Illinois basketball awards the Kenny Battle Inspirational Award to the player who shows the most hustle during the season.
SPARTAN HISTORY
- Born on Oct. 9, 1891, was pioneering Michigan State athletics standout Lyman "Frim" Frimodig. He was the only athlete in Spartan history to have received ten varsity letters, four each in basketball and baseball and two in football. Frimodig held the school's single-game scoring record in basketball (30 points) for 35 years.
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