On This Day in Sport
Events in Sport
- 1903 7th Boston Marathon won by Irishman John Lorden in 2:41:29.8
- 1908 12th Boston Marathon won by Tom Morrissey in 2:25:43.2
- 1908 Opening day of competition of the New South Wales Rugby League.
- 1910 Cleveland Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0
- 1912 Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11
- 1912 Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 6-5
- 1914 18th Boston Marathon won by Canadian James Duffy in 2:25:01.2
- 1916 Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 7-6
Birthdays in Sport
- 1851 Young Tom Morris, Scottish professional golfer, born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland (d. 1875)
- 1907 Miran Bakhsh, Pakistani cricketer (his one season of Test & 1st-class play 1954-55), born in Rawalpindi, British India (d. 1991)
- 1912 David Townsend, English cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935), born in Norton, County Durham (d. 1997)
- 1925 Ernie Stautner, German-American football player, born in Cham, Bavaria, Germany (d. 2006)
Deaths in Sport
- 1908 Henry Chadwick, English-American baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book, dies at 85
- 1918 Reginald Harry Mybirgh Hands, cricketer (1 Test for SA), dies
- 1925 Herbert Lawford, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1887), dies at 73
- 1964 Eddie Dyer, American baseball player, dies at 64
Weddings in Sport
- 2002 MLB Outfielder Carl Yastrzemski (62) weds Nancy Benson
- 2002 MLB player Mark McGwire (38) weds Stephanie Slemer (26) in Las Vegas, Nevada