This Day in History: 2000-10-09

October 9, 1967: On the verge of elimination down three-games-to-one, and facing a World Series loss, Jim Lonborg pitches his third-straight clutch game coming to the rescue of the Red Sox with a 3-1 win before 54,545 Cardinal fans at Busch Stadium II; Lonborg pitches a complete game and holds the Cardinals to three hits following his Game Two one-hitter.