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26.Arthur Ashe wins the first U.S. Open, September 9, 1968, West Side Tennis Club
27. The Yankees win a fifth straight World Series, October 5, 1953, Yankee Stadium
28. The Giants win 1–0 to finish the first Subway Series, October 13, 1921, Polo Grounds
29. The Subway Series rides again, October 21, 2000, Yankee Stadium
30. The Jets avenge their “Heidi” loss and win the AFL title, December 27, 1968, Shea Stadium
31. Notre Dame wins one for the Gipper, November 10, 1928, Yankee Stadium
32. The sky falls on Grady Little and Aaron Boone sinks the Sox, October 16, 2003, Yankee Stadium
33. Patrick Ewing lifts the Knicks into the NBA Finals, June 5, 1994, Madison Square Garden
34. Cookie Lavagetto ruins Floyd Bevens’s no-hitter, October 3, 1947, Ebbets Field
35. Every match goes the distance on Super Saturday, September 8, 1984, Louis Armstrong Stadium
36. The Giants win the NFL Championship in the “Sneaker Game,” December 9, 1934, Polo Grounds
37. The Brooklyn Atlantics hand the Cincinnati Red Stockings their first defeat, June 14, 1870, Capitoline Grounds
38. Man o’ War comes back to beat Grier at the Dwyer Stakes, July 10, 1920, Aqueduct Race Course
39. The Yankees win their first World Series, October 15, 1923, Polo Grounds
40. Reed goes down, but the Knicks come back to win in Game 5, May 4, 1970, Madison Square Garden
41. The Mets come back once more to win Game 7, October 27, 1986, Shea Stadium
42. Billy Martin saves the Yankees, October 7, 1952, Ebbets Field
43. Stephane Matteau scores in double overtime in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, May 27, 1994, Madison Square Garden
44. Tommy Agee saves the day .º.º. then does it again, October 14, 1969, Shea Stadium
45. John McEnroe gets revenge against Bjorn Borg, September 7, 1980, National Tennis Center
46. Tony Zale drops Rocky Graziano, September 27, 1946, Yankee Stadium
47. Carl Lewis lifts off at the Millrose Games, January 27, 1984, Madison Square Garden
48. Bill Tilden becomes the first tennis superstar with his revenge win over Bill Johnston, September 6, 1920, West Side Tennis Club
49. Summerall kicks a field goal in the snow, December 14, 1958, Yankee Stadium
50. Chris Chambliss homers the Yankees back into the World Series, October 14, 1976, Yankee Stadium
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| New York City sports history, like the city itself, is noisy, self-important and endlessly fascinating. This book ranks the Top 100 greatest days in New York City sports, with essays on each event, but it also chronicles the Top 25 greatest days New York’s teams ever had, the 10 greatest performances by opponents against New York teams and the worst days in New York sports |
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