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On This Day: October 9

3 verified moments happened on October 9. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

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  1. 1916 Babe Ruth out-pitches Sherry Smith, winning the longest World Series game in 14 innings for the Red SoxSports · Source: SABR: 'October 9, 1916: Red Sox win Game 2 on a loaned diamond; Babe Ruth goes the distance in 14'
  2. 1949 Casey Stengel's Yankees beat the Dodgers at Ebbets Field to win the World Series in his debut season.Sports · Source: SABR, 'Oct 9, 1949: Yankees dumbfounded that they won it so easily' (Oct 9 1949)
  3. 2021 Tyson Fury stops Deontay Wilder with an eleventh-round knockout to close their heavyweight trilogy.Sports · Source: ESPN, 'Fury retains WBC heavyweight title, closes trilogy with KO' (Oct 9 2021)

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