October 2004 in Sports - October 1, 2004

October 1, 2004

• Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki sets the major league record for base hits in a season, breaking George Sisler's 84 year old record of 257 base hits. Yahoo! Sports
• Sports magazines: Sports Illustrated releases its 50th anniversary issue.
• Basketball: DeMya Walker of the Sacramento Monarchs sinks a shot as time run out in overtime, to lift the Monarchs to a 74–72 win and a 1–0 lead over the Seattle Storm, in their WNBA western conference finals series. Walker's shot seemed to have gotten stuck on the back of the rim, then the ball moved slightly and went into the basket as time had expired.(WNBA)
• Cycling
  • 2004 UCI Road World Championships
    • Junior women's road race: (1) Marianne Vos Netherlands, (2) Marta Bastianelli Italy, (3) Ellen van Dijk Netherlands

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