October 2004 in Sports - October 2, 2004

October 2, 2004

• Baseball: The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the San Francisco Giants 7–3 on a walk-off grand slam from Steve Finley. The Anaheim Angels defeat the Oakland Athletics 5–4. The Dodgers and Anaheim clinched the NL West and AL West division titles, respectively. The Athletics were eliminated from playoff contention.
• Boxing: in what some experts are already calling the fight of the year, Félix Trinidad rises from a knockdown in round three and drops Ricardo Mayorga three times in round eight to score an eighth round knockout. (Boxing Central) (See: Trinidad versus Mayorga)
• Former WBO world Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko also recovers from a knockdown, to defeat DaVarrill Williamson by a fifth round technical decision.
• Cycling
  • 2004 UCI Road World Championships
    • Women's road race: (1) Judith Arndt Germany, (2) Tatiana Guderzo Italy, (3) Anita Valen Germany