October 2004 in Sports - October 14, 2004

October 14, 2004

  • Baseball:
    • National League Championship Series, Game 2: The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 6–4 and take a 2–0 lead in the series. The Cardinals break a 4–4 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning with back-to-back home runs from Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen; Rolen also hit a game-tying homer in the fifth inning. (ESPN)
  • Football:
    • FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifying
      • Chinese Taipei 0 – 1 Palestine
    • FIFA World Cup South American Qualifying
      • Venezuela 3 – 1 Ecuador

(FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com). Next matchday: 17 November.

  • NBA pre-season: The Washington Wizards defeat the Charlotte Bobcats, 128–126 in double overtime, despite Jason Hart's game tying three point shot with one second to go in the first overtime.

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