1913 - The Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series as Eddie Plank outduels New York Giants pitching great Christy Mathewson in Game 5. Plank allows only two hits in the Athletics' 3 - 1 victory, giving Philadelphia its third World Championship in the last four seasons.
2006 - Former Oakland pitcher Cory Lidle is killed when a small plane he is in crashes into a residential building in New York City..
