Events in Sport
- Mar 19 42nd Grand National: Tommy Beasley aboard Irish 8/1 chance Empress wins by 2 lengths from defending champion The Liberator
- Apr 9 British Open Golf, Musselburgh Links: Scotsman Bob Ferguson wins first of 3 straight titles; beats Peter Paxton by 5 strokes
- Apr 24 Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England
- May 18 6th Kentucky Derby: George Lewis aboard Fonso wins in 2:37.5
- May 28 8th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:40.5
- May 31 League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island
- Jun 12 John Lee Richmond pitches 1st major league perfect game, Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0
- Jun 14 14th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:47
- Jul 15 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Reigning champion John Hartley beats Herbert Lawford 6-2, 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
- Sep 6 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket in England, v Australia at The Oval
Event of Interest
Sep 6 W. G. Grace scores 152 in debut Test Cricket innings, v Aust The Oval
W. G. Grace
Birthdays in Sport
- Jan 28 Herbert Strudwick, cricketer (England wicket-keeper before & after WWI)
- Feb 16 Frank Burke, American baseball player (d. 1946)
- Mar 1 Julian Myrick, promoter of junior tennis
- Mar 10 Michael Jacobs, American boxing promoter, born in NYC, New York
- Mar 12 Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (d. 1958)
- Mar 22 Ernie Quigley, Canadian-American sports official (d. 1960)
- Apr 18 Sam Crawford, American MLB baseball player, born in Wahoo, Nebraska (d. 1968)
- Jun 29 Harry Frazee, American MLB team owner (Boston Red Sox), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 1929)
- Jul 4 George Mullin, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers-no-hitter on 7/4/1912), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1944)
- Jul 24 Kristian Hellström, Swedish athlete, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1946)
- Jul 27 Joe Tinker, American professional baseball player and manager, born in Muscotah, Kansas (d. 1948)
- Jul 27 Jack Doscher, American baseball pitcher (1st son of a major leaguer to play MLB), born in Troy, New York (d. 1971)
- Aug 12 Christy Mathewson, HOF baseball pitcher (Won 37 in 1908)
- Aug 14 Fred Alexander, American tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1908, 5-time US Indoor winner), born in Sea Bright, New Jersey (d. 1969)
- Aug 17 Percy Sherwell, cricketer (great South African batsman-keeper-captain)
- Sep 14 Archie Hahn, American sprinter, born in Dodgeville, Wisconsin (d. 1955)
- Oct 22 Joe Carr, Ohio, NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39)
- Nov 1 Grantland Rice, sportswriter (NY Her Trib 1914-30, Colliers 1925-37)
- Nov 3 Edmond Barrett, heavyweight wrestler (Olympic bronze 1908)
- Nov 20 George McBride, American MLB shortstop/manager (AL fielding leader 1912-15), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1973)
- Dec 11 Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer, born in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria (d. 1951)
- Dec 31 Fred Beebe, American baseball player, born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 1957)