Trivia

Q: Jay Bruce's walk-off home run in the ninth inning Tuesday night gave the Cincinnati Reds a 3-0 victory over the New York Mets at Great American Ball Park. Name the three players tied for the career lead in walk-off homers.

A: According to baseball-reference.com, Hall of Famers Frank Robinson and Mickey Mantle, and another slugger who one day may reach the Hall, Jim Thome, are tied for the career lead in walk-off home runs, with 12 each.

Today in …

1930 – Jim Dandy, a 100-1 shot, beats 1930 Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox on a muddy course to win the Travers Stakes at the Saratoga Racetrack in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Gallant Fox goes off as a 1-2 favorite and battles Whichone for the lead for most of the race. Then Jim Dandy stuns the crowd by running along the rail, passing both horses. The loss proves to be the only one of the year for Gallant Fox. Among those in the crowd is New York Gov. Franklin Roosevelt. In November 1932, Roosevelt will be elected President. The race marks the second upset by Jim Dandy at Saratoga, following a 1929 win as a 50-1 underdog in the Grand Union Hotel Stakes. Gallant Fox sires another Triple Crown winner, Omaha, who will win in 1935.

Birthdays

Chiefs runningback Christian Okoye, born 1961. Vikings tackle Ron Yary, born 1946.