Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Dec 3 As part of a famous MLB fire sale of players, Philadelphia A's owner Connie Mack sells catcher Mickey Cochrane to Detroit for $100,000; Cochrane is immediately named Tigers manager
Connie Mack
Event of Interest
Dec 12 Eddie Shore hits Toronto Maple Leaf star Ace Bailey from behind, fracturing his skull and ending his career
Eddie Shore
- Dec 15 Baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15
- Dec 17 B H Valentine scores 133 on Test Cricket debut, Eng v India at Bombay
- Dec 17 Lala Amarnath scores century on Test Cricket debut (went on to 118)
- Dec 17 NFL starts official stats as Bears beat Giants 23-21 in champ game
NHL Record
Dec 23 Montreal Canadiens center Howie Morenz scores in 3-0 win v Detroit Red Wings; his NHL record 249th career goal
Howie Morenz
Birthdays in Sport
- Dec 2 Michael Larrabee, American athlete (d. 2003)
- Dec 6 Jim Pothecary, cricketer (South African pace bowler on 1960 England tour)
- Dec 9 Milt Campbell, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1956), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2012)
- Dec 9 Orville Moody, American golfer (US Open 1969), born in Chickasha Oklahoma (d. 2008)
- Dec 10 Grenville Alabaster, New Zealand cricketer (NZ tourist to Aust 1973-74), born in Invercargill, New Zealand
- Dec 10 Larry Morris, NFL Linebacker (NFL 1960s All-Decade Team), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2012)
- Dec 17 Bruce Morrison, cricketer (one Test NZ v England 1963)
- Dec 19 Kevan Gosper, Australian athlete
- Dec 20 Rik Van Looy, Belgian cyclist (world champion, 1961)
- Dec 21 Jackie Hendriks, cricketer (West Indian wicket-keeper of 60's)
- Dec 27 Dave Marr, golfer/sportscaster, (PGA Championship 1965), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1997)
Deaths in Sport
- Dec 9 Morice Bird, cricketer (scored 280 runs in 10 Tests for England), dies