On This Day in Sport
Events in Sport
- 1888 "World Championship" Baseball Series, Sportsman's Park, St. Louis; St. Louis Browns rout NY Giants, 18-7 in Game 10 but lose series, 6-4
- 1931 Chuhei Numbu of Japan, sets then long jump record at 26' 2½"
- 1961 American Basketball League starts play
- 1963 Detroit Red Wings right wing Gordie Howe scores 544th career goal in 6-4 loss to Montreal Canadiens, tying Maurice Richard's all-time NHL regular season record
- 1973 1st time Islanders beat Rangers-3-2
- 1974 French runner Chantal Langlacé sets female world marathon record (2:46:24) in Neuf-Brisach, France
- 1979 Islanders score 2 goals within 6 seconds 3 goals within 44 seconds
- 1980 Astros owner John McMullen replaces GM Tal Smith with Al Rosen
- More Events in Sport
Birthdays in Sport
Patty Sheehan
65th Birthday
Patty SheehanDeaths in Sport
- 1919 John Harry, cricket wicket-keeper (Aust one Test 1895, one catch), dies
- 1935 E. A. D. [Ernest Arthur Douglas] Eldridge, British racing driver, dies at 40
- 1949 Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916)
- 1953 Thomas Wass, English cricketer (b. 1873)
Weddings in Sport
- 1910 Baseball legend Connie Mack (47) weds Katherine Holahan
- 1971 Baseball player Steve Garvey (22) weds Cyndy Truman
- 2005 Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Fonsi Nieto (27) weds model Ariadne Artiles at Iglesia de San Miguel in Ibiza
October in Sports History
Black Power Salute
Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the podium at 1968 Olympics
October 16, 1968Prince of Wales Gallops Out of Horseracing After Scandal
Once regarded as the ‘first gentleman of Europe’, the lifestyle of a former Prince of Wales caused revulsion, starting with a horseracing scandal on this day.
October 20, 1791
