A two-run homer by Norm Siebern and a solo blast by Bill Tuttle tied the game, and single runs in the eighth and ninth gave the Athletics their fifth victory in eight starts.

A draw in the final Test gave England victory in an Ashes series for the first time in 18 years and their first Ashes victory at home since 1985.

The victory gave Zurich the opportunity to force the Catholic cantons out of the government in the county of Baden and the adjacent area of the Freie Ämter.

Thus, Octavian's victory at the Battle of Actium gave him sole and uncontested control of " Mare Nostrum " ( Our Sea i. e. the Roman Mediterannean ) and he became " Augustus Caesar " and the " first citizen " of Rome.

Levine also noted that the victory " gave encouragement to isolationist and conservative strains that were deeply rooted in Ethiopian culture, strengthening the hand of those who would strive to keep Ethiopia from adopting techniques imported from the modern West-resistances with which both Menelik and Ras Teferi / Haile Selassie would have to contend "

The victory over its neighbors gave Chile and its new political system a psychological boost.

Ryan Elmquist's free throw with 3. 3 seconds in regulation gave the Beavers the victory.

This aggressive new doctrine gave the Swiss victory over a range of adversaries, and their enemies found that the only reliable way to defeat them was by the use of an even more comprehensive combined arms doctrine, as evidenced in the Battle of Marignano.

José Froilán González gave the team its first F1 victory at the 1951 British Grand Prix.

The # 1 car was driven by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby, and together with the # 2 car driven by Bruce McLaren / Chris Amon ( 1st overall ) and # 5 car driven by Bucknum / Hutcherson ( 3rd overall ) gave Ford its first victory in a 24 hour race.

This result, added to four other round wins for the GT40, gave Ford victory in the 1968 International Championship for Makes.

This act gave Gálvez a virtually unopposed victory, and in January 1949, he assumed the presidency.

Symeon of Durham records the victory of Offa in 771 over the Hestingorum gens, that is, " the people of the Hastings tribe ", and the same tribe gave their name to Hastingleigh in Kent.

The victory gave the Colts their fourth NFL championship and first Super Bowl victory.

When Mexico rejected American annexation of Texas, Polk led the nation to a sweeping victory in the Mexican-American War, which gave the United States most of its present Southwest.

Tommy Docherty gave Dalglish his debut for the Scottish national side as a substitute in the 1 – 0 Euro 1972 qualifier victory over Belgium on 10 November 1971 at Pittodrie.

Impressed by the victory of the Lebanese ruler, the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul gave him the title of Sultan al Barr ( Sultan of Land ).

The victory gave the Lombards great booty and confidence, as they "... became bolder in undertaking the toils of war.

One notable victory was at Manzikert, where a conflict among the generals of the Byzantines gave the Turks the perfect opportunity to strike.

They came within one strike of losing the World Series against the Boston Red Sox before a series of hits and defensive miscues ultimately led to an error by Boston's Bill Buckner which gave the Mets a Game 6 victory.

This victory gave Pisa supremacy in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

His only challenger, Ray Watson of the United States, gave up before the last lap and Nurmi was able to slow down and coast to victory ahead of Willy Schärer, Henry Stallard and Douglas Lowe, still breaking the Olympic record by three seconds.

There had been some speculation that the Padres would be the first team in history to win a division and finish below. 500, but their victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 30 gave them their 81st victory.

) Sampras failed to defend his Australian Open title, losing in the quarterfinals to Karol Kučera, and won Wimbledon only after a hard-fought five-set victory over Goran Ivanišević.

After this victory, Sampras did not win another title for more than two years.

After losing for a third consecutive time against Rafter, Sampras won their final four meetings, including a four-set victory in the 2000 Wimbledon final, after being down a set and trailing in the second-set tiebreaker.

Krajicek's victory over Sampras proved to be no fluke.

Although his record on other surfaces was less impressive, a late season victory over Pete Sampras on a fast indoor carpet gave him an outside chance at finishing the year no.

Throughout his singles career Arthurs experienced victory over no fewer than six players to reach the number 1 world ranking: Pete Sampras, Marat Safin, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Patrick Rafter, Andy Roddick and Gustavo Kuerten.

The fight was stopped by the referee in the 13th round, declaring it a TKO victory for Robinson.

During the 13th century, one of the two main battles of England's Second Barons ' War took place near the town, marking the victory of Prince Edward who later became King Edward I.

The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari, to commemorate his alleged victory at the Battle of Kadesh, and to intimidate his Nubian neighbors.

In the 13th century, the Mongols plundered Ponizie ; Algirdas ( Olgierd ), prince of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, freed it from their rule following his victory against the Golden Horde in the Battle of Blue Waters of 1362, annexing it to his own territories under the name of Podolia, which has the same meaning as Ponizie.

In the 1990s, he worked as a media consultant for several campaigns, including Jim Moran's 1990 victory over Republican Stan Parris in Virginia's 8th Congressional District and Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky's 1992 win in Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District, which had not been won by a Democrat since 1904.

With former city councilman Michael McMahon's victory in the Staten Island-based 13th District, the Democrats took all of the city's congressional seats for the first time in 76 years.

The 13th has always been a somewhat conservative district, but Thornberry's victory is still regarded as an upset.

On November 13th, at the newly configured Phoenix International Raceway, Kahne held off Carl Edwards in the closing laps to take his first victory of the season, his first victory for the Red Bull Racing Team, and Kahne's first victory in over two years.

It is mentioned in the victory stele of Merneptah, dating from the end of the 13th century BCE, which also specifically mentions " Israel " as a nation that had been defeated.

His nickname, The Truth, was accorded to him by Shaquille O ' Neal after a 112-107 Lakers ' victory over the Celtics on March 13th, 2001 in which Pierce scored 42 points on 13 of 19 shooting.

He led his team to a victory in the first round over Chad Pennington and his Ohio team, as Marquis celebrated his 13th birthday by throwing a three-hitter, striking out 11, not allowing a walk, and adding three hits and three RBIs.

With the victory of Michael McMahon for the open seat in the Staten Island-based 13th District, Democrats now hold every seat in New York City — something which hasn't happened in over 70 years.

Soldier of the 13th Foot, 1742In 1742 Pulteney's Regiment sailed to Flanders, and in the following year was part of the joint British, Hanoverian and Austrian force that secured a victory over the French at the Battle of Dettingen in June 1743.

The 13th took part in the decisive victory at Ghazni in July 1839.

On October 21, 2010 Mendes helped Red Bulls record its 13th clean sheet of the season in a 2-0 victory over New England Revolution which clinched the regular season Eastern Conference title.

Following the Phillies ' explosive victory on the 13th, Utley went a career-long 0-for-24 in the midst of a 1-for-29 slump, during which the Phillies dropped a season-high six in a row.

Then, he singled and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 13th, also picking up the victory in the 16-15 contest.

Vinokourov was tested after his victory in the 13th stage time trial of the Tour on July 21, 2007.