On this day in sports: October 13

1. 1903 The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game. Source
2. 2001 Born: Cam Thomas, American basketball player Source
3. 2008 Died: Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (born 1989) Source
4. 2013 Died: Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (born 1953) Source
5. 2019 At the Chicago Marathon, Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei (pictured) set the marathon world record for women running in a mixed-sex race. Source
6. 2019 Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new women's world record with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon. Source

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