September 23, 2012

80 years ago
1932

Died on this date
Oliver Brown, 83. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Brown was an outfielder and first baseman with the Brooklyn Atlantics when they were an amateur team (1869), and when they were part of the National Association (1872, 1875), batting .080 (2 for 25) in 7 games.

75 years ago
1937

Baseball
The New York Yankees lost 9-5 to the St. Louis Browns, but clinched the American League pennant for the second straight year when the Detroit Tigers lost to the Boston Red Sox.

60 years ago
1952

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Set-Up for Death, starring Mary Sinclair, Brian Keith (billed as Robert Keith, Jr.), Robert Emhardt, and John Marley

Music
Hank Williams made his last recording session, recording such songs as Kaw-Liga, Your Cheatin' Heart, and Take These Chains from My Heart.

Politics and government
U.S. Senator Richard Nixon, the Republican Party’s 1952 candidate for Vice-President of the United States, delivered a nationally-televised address concerning a “slush fund” that had been created for his benefit by wealthy supporters. The address, which became known as the “Checkers” speech because of Mr. Nixon’s reference to a cocker spaniel puppy that had been sent to his daughters, was probably the first major address ever given by a politician directly to a television audience, and showed the effect that television could have in politics. The reaction was so favourable to Mr. Nixon that Republican presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower, who had been under pressure to drop Mr. Nixon as his running mate, said “You're my boy!” when he saw him several days later in Wheeling, West Virginia.



Popular culture
Movie actor and director Charlie Chaplin returned to his native England for the first time in 21 years.

Boxing
Rocky Marciano (43-0) knocked out Jersey Joe Walcott (51-17-2) at 43 seconds of the 13th round to win the world heavyweight title at Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia.



Baseball
The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 to clinch the National League pennant.

50 years ago
1962

Baseball
Los Angeles Dodgers' shortstop Maury Wills stole his 96th and 97th bases of the season in a 12-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, breaking the single-season record for stolen bases set by Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers in 1912.

40 years ago
1972

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K.: Mama Weer All Crazy Now--Slade (3rd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Daddy Don't You Walk so Fast--Wayne Newton (4th week at #1)
2 Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)--The Hollies
3 Conquistador--Procol Harum (with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra)
4 Long Haired Lover from Liverpool--Little Jimmy Osmond
5 Run to Me--The Bee Gees
6 Puppy Love--Donny Osmond
7 Red Back on the Toilet Seat--Slim Newton
8 Rock and Roll Parts I and 2--Gary Glitter
9 Boppin' the Blues--Blackfeather
10 The Candy Man--Sammy Davis, Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation

Singles entering the chart were Promised Land by Dave Edmunds (#31); Ongo Bongo by Jerry and the Joy Boys (#35); School's Out by Alice Cooper (#37); and So Tough by Johnny O'Keefe (#38).

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me--Mac Davis

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Back Stabbers--O'Jays
2 Black & White--Three Dog Night
3 Rock and Roll Part 2--Gary Glitter
4 Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me--Mac Davis
5 Saturday in the Park--Chicago
6 Alone Again (Naturally)--Gilbert O'Sullivan
7 Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)--The Hollies
8 I'm Still in Love with You--Al Green
9 Everybody Plays the Fool--The Main Ingredient
10 The Guitar Man--Bread

Singles entering the chart were Carry Me, Carrie by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (#83); All the Young Dudes by Mott the Hoople (#88); Summer Breeze by Seals and Crofts (#92); If You Let Me by Eddie Kendricks (#94); Take Me Bak 'Ome by Slade (#96); Why Can't We Be Lovers by Holland-Dozier (#98); and We Can Make it Together by Steve & Eydie and the Osmonds (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)--The Hollies (2nd week at #1)
2 Saturday in the Park--Chicago
3 Black & White--Three Dog Night
4 Rock and Roll Part 2--Gary Glitter
5 Alone Again (Naturally)--Gilbert O'Sullivan
6 Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me--Mac Davis
7 The Guitar Man--Bread
8 You Don't Mess Around with Jim--Jim Croce
9 Beautiful Sunday--Daniel Boone
10 Run to Me--The Bee Gees

Singles entering the chart were Drop Your Guns by April Wine (#77); Don't Do It by The Band (#90); What Would I Do by Skylark (#97); Listen to These Chords I Play by Roger Rodier (#99); and Spaceman by Nilsson (#100).

Winnipeg's Top 10 (Winnipeg Tribune)
1 Concrete Sea--Terry Jacks
2 Black & White--Three Dog Night
3 Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)--The Hollies
4 Lonely Boy--Donny Osmond
5 Saturday in the Park--Chicago
6 Goodbye to Love--Carpenters
7 Go All the Way--Raspberries
8 Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me--Mac Davis
9 (Make Me Do) Anything You Want--A Foot in Coldwater
10 Some Sing, Some Dance--Pagliaro

Winnipeg's Top 24 (CKRC)
1 Black & White--Three Dog Night
2 My Ding-A-Ling--Chuck Berry
3 Saturday in the Park--Chicago
4 Go All the Way--Raspberries
5 Honky Cat--Elton John
6 Concrete Sea--Terry Jacks
7 Play Me--Neil Diamond
8 Burning Love--Elvis Presley
9 Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me--Mac Davis
10 Everybody Plays the Fool--The Main Ingredient
11 You Wear it Well--Rod Stewart
12 I Believe in Music--Gallery
13 Ben--Michael Jackson
14 Speak to the Sky--Rick Springfield
15 Beautiful Sunday--Daniel Boone
16 Run to Me--The Bee Gees
17 Nights in White Satin--The Moody Blues
18 Back Stabbers--The O'Jays
19 The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.--Donna Fargo
20 City of New Orleans--Arlo Guthrie
21 Some Sing, Some Dance--Pagliaro
22 Witchy Woman--Eagles
23 Easy Living--Uriah Heep
24 Thunder and Lightning--Chi Coltrane
(#4 Canadian)--Money Back Guarantee--Five Man Electrical Band
(#5 Canadian)--All I Really Need is You--Cycle

World events
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos proclaimed martial law, calling the emergency measure a “last desperate step” to save the Philippines from Communist insurgency and to attack the deep-rooted social and economic problems.

Disasters
West Java reported that 440 had died of cholera in three districts and 1,449 had been hospitalized during the month.

A restaurant fire on the Greek island of Rhodes killed 32 and injured 16, most of them Scandinavian tourists.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (6-2) 10 @ Edmonton (6-3) 9

An otherwise dull game before 21,652 fans at Clarke Stadium ended in a wild punting exchange on the last play, and what appeared to by the tying point was disallowed on a penalty. With 5 seconds remaining, Edmonton’s Dave Cutler was wide on a 41-yard field goal attempt. Rod Woodward of the Rough Riders caught the ball in the end zone and punted it back out. Mr. Cutler fielded the ball and lateralled to quarterback Tom Wilkinson, who punted it back into the end zone for the tying point. However, the officiating crew of referee Jim Lysack ruled that Edmonton centre Bob Howes had illegally blocked Mr. Woodward while Mr. Woodward was trying to head downfield after punting the ball out of the end zone. The Eskimos filed an official protest, but the protest was denied several days later. Mr. Cutler’s field goal attempt had been set up by a 48-yard completion from Mr. Wilkinson on a third down-and-10 yards-to-go play from the Eskimos’ 15-yard line. The Eskimos led 9-3 after 3 quarters on 3 field goals by Mr. Cutler to 1 by Ottawa’s Gerry Organ. The Rough Riders scored the game’s only touchdown on a 2-yard rush by Art Cantrelle 46 seconds into the 4th quarter, set up by runs of 17 and 23 yards by Mr. Cantrelle. Mr. Organ’s convert proved to be the winning point. It was the first CFL game for rookie Eskimo running back Calvin Harrell, and the first game in an Ottawa uniform for Hugh McKinnis. The Rough Riders activated Mr. McKinnis, who had formerly starred with the Calgary Stampeders, in place of Bob Houmard, who was released.

CIAU
Calgary (1-1) 4 @ Manitoba (3-0) 10
British Columbia (1-2) 13 @ Saskatchewan (0-2) 11

Exhibition
Alberta 36 Alberta alumni 9

Bud Harden completed a 14-yard pass to Bob Johnston on a fake field goal attempt in the 2nd quarter for the game's only touchdown as the Bisons held on to defeat the Dinosaurs at Pan-Am Stadium in Winnipeg. The Dinosaurs mounted a late drive, aided by the recovery of an onside punt, and had the ball on the Manitoba 5-yard line on the last play, but quarterback Alec Lockington's pass into the end zone was incomplete. Don Kates led the Manitoba rushing attack with 120 yards.

A 13-yard field goal by Bruce Kiloh in the final seconds of the game enabled the Thunderbirds to edge the Huskies at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon. UBC quarterback Ten Hon Choo completed just 2 of 11 passes, but for 87 yards, with a 63-yard completion to Henry Thiessen setting up Mr. Kiloh's game-winning FG. Archie Thompson rushed 21 times for 101 yards and the only Saskatchewan touchdown, while Saskatchewan quarterback Dave Pickett completed 9 of 24 passes for 102 yards and 3 interceptions, all by UBC defensive back Jim D'Alfonso. Gord Penn led UBC with 107 yards rushing, while Nick Zuccaro added 50.

Kim Ziola rushed for 202 yards, including touchdowns of 71 and 91 yards, to lead the 1972 Golden Bears over the Golden Bears’ alumni at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton. Brian Fryer and Vance Curtis also scored TDs for the 1972 team. Ludwig Daubner rushed 1 yard for the alumni TD, converted by Joe Petrone.

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
Canada’s Top 20 (Weekly Music Magazine)
1 Jack & Diane—John Cougar
2 You Should Hear How She Talks About You—Melissa Manchester
3 Eye in the Sky—Alan Parsons Project
4 Somebody’s Baby—Jackson Browne
5 Hard to Say I’m Sorry—Chicago
6 Only Time Will Tell—Asia
7 Take it Away—Paul McCartney
8 Down Under—Men at Work
9 Blue Eyes—Elton John
10 Vacation—Go-Go’s
11 I Keep Forgettin’—Michael McDonald
12 Don’t it Make You Feel—Headpins
13 You Can Do Magic—America
14 Eye of the Tiger—Survivor
15 Hold On—Santana
16 Wasted on the Way—Crosby, Stills & Nash
17 Voyeur—Kim Carnes
18 Never Been in Love—Randy Meisner
19 Hold Me—Fleetwood Mac
20 Don’t Fight It—Kenny Loggins with Steve Perry

Died on this date
Jimmy Wakely, 68. U.S. singer. Mr. Wakely was a singing cowboy who appeared regularly in western movies from the late 1930s through the late 1940s and had a string of hit songs on the U.S. country and pop charts from 1943-1951. His biggest hit was Slippin' Around, the first of a series of duets with Margaret Whiting, which reached #1 on the Billboard country and pop charts in 1949.

Politics and government
Amin Gemayel was sworn in as President of Lebanon. His brother Bashir was to have been sworn in as President that day, but he had been assassinated on September 14.

Disasters
The death toll from flooding and mudslides in El Salvador and Guatemala reached 1,200.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): It's a Sin--Pet Shop Boys (9th week at #1)

Died on this date
Bob Fosse, 60. U.S. choreographer and theatre and film director. Mr. Fosse won eight Tony Awards for choreography and another for Best Direction of a Musical for Pippin (1973). He won an Emmy for directing Liza with a "Z": A Concert for Television (1972) and the Academy Award for Best Director for Cabaret (1972).

Politics and government
U.S. Senator Joseph Biden (Democrat—Delaware) withdrew his candidacy for the 1988 Democratic party nomination for President of the United States in the wake of revelations that he had plagiarized a speech by British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock and had been disciplined by Syracuse University for plagiarism while he was a law student there.

Saskatchewan became the first English-speaking Canadian province to ratify the Meech Lake constitutional accord.

Law
A court in New South Wales lifted the ban on the publication of Peter Wright's autobiography Spycatcher.

Economics and finance
Canada halted free trade negotiations with the United States over disagreements with the Americans on culture, regional development, and settling trade disputes.

The United States Labor Department reported that consumer prices had risen 0.5% in August.

Baseball
Albert Hall of the Atlanta Braves hit for the cycle in a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros before 2,977 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, becoming the first Brave to accomplish the feat since Bill Collins in 1910. Mr. Hall led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a triple and scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Dave Smith.

Gary Carter batted 4 for 4, singling in a run in the 4th inning and 2 in a 3-run 6th as the New York Mets edged the Montreal Expos 4-3 before 41,050 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. John Candelaria, in his first appearance in a New York uniform, started on the mound for New York and allowed 5 hits and 3 earned runs in 6 innings, and was credited with the win.



Bruce Ruffin pitched a 6-hitter to improve his 1987 record to 11-14 as the Philadelphia Phillies shut out the Chicago Cubs 5-0 before 7,160 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Randy Ready and John Kruk hit consecutive home runs with 2 out in the top of the 13th inning to break a 4-4 tie as the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 before 17,082 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.

Brian Fisher pitched a 2-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Greg Mathews as the Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 before 30,235 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.

The San Francisco Giants scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning and held on to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-8 before 29,827 fans at Candlestick park in San Francisco. Pinch runner Jose Gonzalez was on third base with the potential tying run with 2 out in the 9th, but Steve Sax grounded out to shortstop to end the game.

Jim Clancy pitched a 5-hit complete game to improve his record for the season to 15-10 and Ernie Whitt and George Bell supported him with home runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 before 22,590 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore to remain 1/2 game ahead of the Detroit Tigers in the American League East Division pennant race.

Doyle Alexander pitched a 2-hitter to improve his record in a Detroit uniform to 8-0 as the Tigers shut out the Boston Red Sox 4-0 before 23,798 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Detroit designated hitter Bill Madlock doubled in the 5th inning for his 2,000th career major league hit.

The Cleveland Indians scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to defeat the Oakland Athletics 8-6 before 4,879 fans at Cleveland Stadium.

The Milwaukee Brewers scored a run in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the game 6-6 and 2 in the bottom of the 10th to defeat the New York Yankees 8-7 before 11,219 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Jim Paciorek played the last 2 innings at first base for the Brewers, making 4 putouts, and striking out to lead off the 10th in the 48th and last game of his major league career.

Dan Gladden hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 6th inning to tie the score 2-2 and the Minnesota Twins scored 2 in the 8th to defeat the Texas Rangers 4-2 before 20,640 fans at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. Texas center fielder Oddibe McDowell homered to lead off the 3rd and 5th innings.

Mark Gubicza pitched a 5-hitter to improve his 1987 record to 12-17 and Danny Tartabull batted 3 for 3 with a double, run, and 2 runs batted in as the Kansas City Royals shut out the Seattle Mariners 9-0 before 8,503 fans at the Kingdome in Seattle.

The California Angels scored 4 runs in each of the 3rd and 8th innings as they defeated the Chicago White Sox 10-6 before 22,188 fans at Anaheim Stadium. California third baseman Roy Howell batted 4 for 5 with a run and 2 runs batted in.

20 years ago
1992

On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Homecoming

Died on this date
Bernice Gera, 61. U.S. baseball umpire. Mrs. Gera was the first female umpire in U.S. professional baseball. A 1967 graduate of the Florida Baseball School, she was given a contract with the New York-Penn League in 1972 after filing a suit against the National Association of Baseball Leagues, and made her debut on the bases in the first game of a doubleheader between the Geneva Rangers and Auburn Phillies. After making a call in the 4th inning and then reversing it, Mrs. Gera ejected Auburn manager Nolan Campbell after an argument. She decided to resign as an umpire between games of the doubleheader when the other umpires refused to co-operate with her. Mrs. Gera never umpired again, although she later found employment with the New York Mets in the front office.

Baseball
Bip Roberts of the Cincinnati Reds tied a National League record by making his 10th consecutive hit in a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The San Diego Padres celebrated "Unemployment Night" at San Diego-Jack Murphy Stadium by firing manager Greg Riddoch and replacing him with Jim Riggleman. The Padres then lost 7-6 to the Houston Astros.

10 years ago
2002

Baseball
The St. Louis Cardinals scored 10 runs in the 7th inning--making 9 consecutive hits with 2 out--as they routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-1.