October 6, 2004
- Baseball:
- The Houston Astros open their National League Division Series matchup with the Atlanta Braves 8–3. In the later games, the New York Yankees needed 12 innings to defeat the Minnesota Twins 7–6 to even their series at one game apiece and the Boston Red Sox defeat the Anaheim Angels 4–3 and take a 2 games to 0 lead.
- Sammy Sosa is fined USD 87,400 for arriving late to the Chicago Cubs final game of the regular season and for leaving the game early. (ESPN)
- Football:
- FIFA World Cup North / Central American & Caribbean Qualifying
- Mexico 7 – 0 St Vincent & the Grenadines (FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)
- FIFA World Cup North / Central American & Caribbean Qualifying
Read more about this topic: October 2004 In Sports
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