They won the National League pennant and an exhibition World Series, defeating the American Association champion St. Louis Browns, ten games to five.

After defeating the St. Louis Blues in seven games the Wings would fall in the Western Conference Finals to the eventual champion Colorado Avalanche.

After defeating the St. Louis Blues, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Colorado Avalanche in the first three rounds, the Wings went on to beat the Philadelphia Flyers in four straight games in the Stanley Cup Finals.

In August 1691 the Austrians under Louis of Baden regained the advantage by heavily defeating the Turks at the Battle of Slankamen on the Danube, securing Habsburg possession of Hungary and Transylvania.

In the playoffs they built on their cold weather reputation, defeating both the St. Louis Cardinals 30 – 14 and the Los Angeles Rams 14 – 10 in frozen Metropolitan Stadium.

The Vikings were led by quarterback Fran Tarkenton and the Purple People Eaters defense ; they advanced to their second consecutive Super Bowl and third overall after finishing the regular season with a 10-4 record and defeating the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams in the playoffs.

* October 10 – the Detroit Tigers win the 1968 World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3.

They won their first game a week later, defeating the St. Louis Blues on the road, 2 – 1.

Entering the 2003 playoffs with the fourth seed in the West, the Canucks won their first playoff series in eight years, defeating the St. Louis Blues in seven games before losing to the Minnesota Wild in the second round.

In November 2008, the Cassville High School Wildcats football team won their first ever Missouri Class 3 State Football Championship by defeating Cardinal Ritter ( St. Louis ), 31-6.

After defeating Louis, Schmeling expected a title shot against James J. Braddock, who had unexpectedly defeated Max Baer for the Heavyweight title the previous June.

After defeating Lee in a few matches, Louis discovered he had a heart ailment and retired from wrestling competition.

* Stanley Cup – Boston Bruins win the Cup for the first time in 29 years, defeating the St. Louis Blues four games to none.

Australia II dominated the 1983 Louis Vuitton Cup before defeating Azzurra in the semi finals and

The following year, Howser guided the Royals to their first and to date, only World Series title, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games.

* June 10 – Federal election: John Diefenbaker's PCs win a minority, defeating Louis Saint Laurent's Liberals

Guerin won the Stanley Cup on June 12, 2009 with the Penguins, defeating the Detroit Red Wings, by a final score of 2-1 for Game 7 at Joe Louis Arena.

Charles was recognized universally after defeating Louis.

In 1948, Payne was elected the 60th Governor of Maine after defeating his Democratic opponent, Biddeford mayor Louis Lausier, by a margin of 66 %- 34 %.

Davis was re-elected for Winnipeg in Manitoba's second general election ( December 30, 1874 ), defeating Thomas Scott ( not to be confused with the Thomas Scott executed by Louis Riel's provisional government ) by 198 votes to 183.

The most recent 2OT NFL game came in an NFC divisional playoff game on January 10, 2004, with the Carolina Panthers defeating the St. Louis Rams 29 – 23 in the first play of the second overtime, on a long touchdown pass.

For his efforts in defeating segregation, Louis Redding was honored with a life-size bronze statue of him embracing a young African-American schoolboy and a young white schoolgirl outside the City-County government complex, also named for him, in downtown Wilmington.

He shifted districts in 1968 to the neighboring, to make way for Louis Stokes whose growing political operation had challenged him in previous races, defeating Frances P. Bolton, who had served the district since 1939.

Helped by the coat tails effect of Lyndon Johnson's victory in the general election, he won by more than 500, 000 votes and 62 % of the vote, defeating Republican Washington University in St. Louis chancellor Ethan A. H. Shepley.

Hugh Capet, the first Capetian king, is not a well documented figure, his greatest achievement being certainly to survive as king and defeating the Carolingian claimant, thus allowing him to establish what would become one of Europe's most powerful house of kings.

For the 1966 tour to Australia and New Zealand John Robins became the first Lions Coach, and the trip started off very well for the Lions, who stormed through Australia, winning five non-tests and drawing one ; and most notably defeating Australia in two tests as well.

In 2008 however Barack Obama became the first Democrat since 1964 to win Ormsby County / Carson City, defeating John McCain 49 % to 48 %, by 204 votes, a margin of under 1 %.

The first game was played April 20, 1912, with mayor John F. Fitzgerald throwing out the first pitch and Boston defeating the New York Highlanders ( renamed the Yankees the next year ), 7-6 in 11 innings.

In the subsequent leadership election, John Gormley became the new leader on 17 July 2007, defeating Patricia McKenna by 478 votes to 263.

In " Robin Hood and the Monk ", for example, he is shown as quick tempered and violent, assaulting Little John for defeating him in an archery contest ; in the same ballad Much the Miller's Son casually kills a " little page " in the course of rescuing Robin Hood from prison.

While infiltrating the headquarters of ' Project: Wideawake ' to find his old teammate John Wraith, Wolverine encounters two full-sized Sentinels, destroying a half-finished Sentinel with a Sentinel hand-weapon and defeating the other one in a prolonged confrontation.

Case gained repute for defeating Quake designer John Romero in a Quake deathmatch.

Charles John, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army, successfully defended the approaches to Berlin and was victorious in battle against Oudinot in August and against Ney in September at the Battles of Grossbeeren and Dennewitz ; but after the Battle of Leipzig he went his own way, determined at all hazards to cripple Denmark and to secure Norway, defeating the Danes at Bornhöved in December.

In 2008, John McCain won the county by a 26. 1 % margin over Barack Obama, with Obama defeating McCain statewide by a 26. 7 % margin.

After defeating the Seleucid forces, Judas Maccabaeus's nephew John Hyrcanus established a new monarchy in the form of the priestly Hasmonean dynasty in 152 BCE — thus establishing priests as political as well as religious authorities.

It was only after defeating the latter two in 1205 that he was proclaimed Emperor and invited Patriarch John Kamateros to Nicaea.

The command of the expedition in Buffalo, New York, was entrusted by Roberts to Colonel John O ' Neill, who crossed the Niagara River ( the Niagara is the international border ) at the head of at least 800 ( O ' Neill's figure ; usually reported as up to 1, 500 in Canadian sources ) men on the night and morning of 31 May / 1 June 1866, and briefly captured Fort Erie, defeating a Canadian force at Ridgeway.

However, Republican George W. Bush carried Clallam twice, defeating John Kerry by 51. 3 % to 46. 3 % in 2004, and Al Gore by 50. 4 % to 42. 7 % in 2000 ( although Bush lost Washington as a whole both times ).

In 1959, he was elected Minority Leader of the Senate, defeating Kentucky's more liberal Senator, John Sherman Cooper, by a vote of 20 to 14.

In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 57. 2 % of the vote here, defeating Democrat Barack Obama, who received 42. 2 % of the vote, with 77. 9 % of registered voters participating.

In the 2004 election, Republican George W. Bush received 59. 6 % of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received 39. 5 %.

In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 57. 6 % of the vote here, defeating Republican John McCain, who received 41. 3 % of the vote, with 82. 0 % of registered voters participating.

In the 2004 election, Democrat John Kerry received 55 % of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received around 45 %.

In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 63. 9 % of the vote here, defeating Republican John McCain, who received 35. 1 % of the vote, with 83. 0 % of registered voters participating.

In the 2004 election, Democrat John Kerry received 56 % of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received 43 %.

In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 54. 1 % of the vote here, defeating Republican John McCain, who received 44. 9 % of the vote, with 75. 6 % of registered voters participating.

In the 2004 election, Democrat John Kerry received 53 % of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received around 46 %.

In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 55. 3 % of the vote here, defeating Republican John McCain, who received 43. 2 % of the vote, with 79. 0 % of registered voters participating.

In the 2004 election, Democrat John Kerry received 54 % of the vote here, defeating Republican George W. Bush, who received around 45 %.