September 10, 1985: The Scotland soccer national team gets a late equalizer to tie Wales, in a World Cup qualifying match at Ninian Park in Cardiff. But at the end of the game, Scotland manager John "Jock" Stein suffers a heart attack and dies. He was 62 years old.
Stein -- pronounced "Steen," not "Stine" -- was born on October 5, 1922 in Burnbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Like many Scots, especially those named John, he was nicknamed "Jock." After years of playing centre half with Coatbridge side Albion Rovers, and an ill-fated season with Llanelli Town in Wales, in 1951 he signed with Celtic of Glasgow, and helped them win the Scottish Football League title in 1954.
He managed Dunfermline Athletic to the 1961 Scottish Cup, and spent some time at Hibernian of Edinburgh, before Celtic hired him as manager in 1965. He managed them to 9 consecutive Scottish Football League titles, 1966 to 1974, and a 10th in 1977. He led them to 8 Scottish Cups from 1965 to 1977. He managed them to 6 Scottish League Cups from 1966 to 1975.
In 1967, he became the 1st manager of a British team, and the 1st British manager, to win the European Cup, as Celtic beat Internazionale Milano in the Final, at Portugal's National Stadium in Lisbon, earning them the nickname the Lisbon Lions. As Celtic also won all 3 domestic trophies, they became the 1st, and remain the only, side in European history to win such a Quadruple.
Like Brian Clough, he was a successful manager who nonetheless managed very briefly at Leeds United -- each man managing the Yorkshire club for just 44 days. He managed Scotland briefly in 1965, and was hired to manage the national side again in 1978. He got them into the 1982 World Cup. In 1985, managing a Home Nations match against Wales at Ninian Park in Cardiff, which ended in a 1-1 draw, he suffered a heart attack, and died in the dressing room. He was only 62.
A stand at Celtic Park was named in his memory, and a statue of him holding the European Cup stands outside. He was posthumously elected to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.
A stand at Celtic Park in Glasgow is named for him, and a statue of him stands outside. (And that's pronounced "Steen," not "Styne.")
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September 10, 1985 was a Tuesday. These Major League Baseball games were played:
* The New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 13-10 at Milwaukee County Stadium. The Yankees got home runs from Dan Pasqua, Ron Hassey and Ken Griffey Sr. Dave Winfield went 1-for-4. Don Mattingly went 1-for-5 with 3 RBIs. Rickey Henderson went 1-for-4 with a walk and 3 RBIs. For the Brewers, Robin Yount did not play, but Paul Molitor went 2-for-5 with an RBI.
Ed Whitson was the winning pitcher, but, due to manager Billy Martin being a psychopath, didn't win another game that season.
* The New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4 at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. Ron Darling outpitched Danny Cox, and Howard Johnson hit a home run.
* A doubleheader was split at Fenway Park in Boston. The Baltimore Orioles won the opener, 7-5. Mike Young hit 2 home runs for the O's. The Boston Red Sox won the nightcap, 5-3. Over the 2 games, Eddie Murray went 2-for-8 with a home run, a walk and 2 RBIs; Cal Ripken went 3-for-7 with 2 walks; and Wade Boggs went 6-for-8 with a walk.
* The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Montreal Expos, 5-2 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. Mike Schmidt won the game with a home run in the bottom of the 11th inning.
* The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Atlanta Braves, 10-1 and 10-4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
* The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs, 2-1 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.
* The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers, 2-1 at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.
* The San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds, 3-2 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Tony Gwynn went 2-for-4. Reds player-manager Pete Rose went 0-for-4, letting down a crowd of 51,045. The next day, he got his 4,192nd career hit, breaking what had officially been the all-time hits record.
* The Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-2 at Comiskey Park in Chicago.
* The Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants, 4-1 at the Astrodome in Houston.
* The Kansas City Royals beat the California Angels, 6-0 at Anaheim Stadium (now Angel Stadium of Anaheim). Charlie Liebrandt pitched a 3-hit shutout. George Brett went 2-for-4. Neither Reggie Jackson nor Rod Carew, in his last full month as an active player, got into the game.
* The Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers, 10-3 at the Oakland Coliseum.
* And the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners, 8-5 at the Kingdome in Seattle.
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