Don Larsen's World Series Perfect Game, Edgar Martinez's Double saves Seattle, and Schumacher's savvy pit strategy - This DiSH for Oct. 8

Here are a few links to Western North Carolina organizations providing assistance to those displaced by Hurricane Helene.

Western North Carolina Red Cross

Hospitality House, Boone, NC

Hunger and Health Coalition, Boone, NC

North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund

Second Harvest Food Bank

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1956, New York Yankee Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history.

In 1995, Seattle Mariner Edgar Martinez hit the most famous double in Major League Postseason History.

In 2000, Michael Schumacher used savvy pit strategy to win a race and wrap up another F1 Championship.

In 1988, Columbia University snapped their 44-game losing streak against Princeton.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND

Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.

Takeaways:

• Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series is a historic baseball achievement.
• Edgar Martinez's famous double helped save baseball in Seattle and marked a turning point.
• Michael Schumacher secured his third Formula One championship with a strategic pit stop victory.
• Columbia University's football team ended their 44-game losing streak with a historic win against Princeton.
• The significance of Edgar Martinez's double cannot be overstated in Mariners' history.
• Larsen's perfect game remains the only one thrown in postseason baseball history.

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