Events in Sport
Sports History
Nov 2 New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris beats teammate Mickey Mantle for American League MVP Award, 225-222; second-closest vote ever
Sports History
Nov 15 Elgin Baylor of NBA LA Lakers scores 71 points vs NY Knicks
- Nov 17 New MLB Washington franchise is awarded to Elwood Quesada
- Nov 18 Charlie Finley makes a bid to purchase expansion LA Angels
- Nov 20 Australian driver Jack Brabham finishes 4th in season-ending US Grand Prix at Riverside Raceway to retain his F1 World Drivers Championship by 9 points from Bruce McLaren of New Zealand
Sports History
Nov 21 Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down
- Nov 23 Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year
NBA Record
Nov 24 Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain pulls down NBA record 55 rebounds in Warriors 132-129 defeat to Boston Celtics at Philadelphia Civic Center
Sports History
Nov 27 Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points
Birthdays in Sport
Fernando Valenzuela
Nov 1 Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (no-hitter 1990; 6-time MLB All Star; LA Dodgers; NL Cy Young Award 1981), born in Navajua, Mexico
- Nov 2 Bruce Baumgartner, American wrestler (Olympic gold 1984, 92), born in Haledon, New Jersey
- Nov 2 Rosalyn Fairbank, South African tennis player (French Open doubles 1981, 83), born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
- Nov 3 Karch Kiraly, American indoor & beach volleyball player (3 x Olympic gold 1984, 88, 96), born in Jackson, Michigan
- Nov 5 Mark West, American NBA center (Detroit Pistons), born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Nov 10 Dan Hawkins, American college football coach (University of Colorado 2006-10), born in Fall River Mills, California
- Nov 23 Jayananda Warnaweera, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan fastish off-spin bowler), born in Matara, Sri Lanka
- Nov 25 Mary Ostergren, biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Nov 26 Harold Reynolds, American baseball player, born in Eugene, Oregon
- Nov 27 Martin van Geel, Dutch soccer player (Willem II), born in Goirle, Netherlands
- Nov 27 Ken O'Brien, American football quarterback (NY Jets), born in Rockville Centre, New York
- Nov 28 Ken Howell, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2018)
Howard Johnson
Nov 29 Howard Johnson, American baseball player (NY Mets), born in Clearwater, Florida
Deaths in Sport
- Nov 3 Bobby Wallace, Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop, pitcher, manager, umpire and scout (St. Louis Browns), dies at 86
- Nov 12 John Trim, cricketer (occasional WI quick 1948-52, 18 wkts), dies at 45
- Nov 26 Helen Hellwig, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1894), dies at 86
- Nov 27 Frederick Fane, English cricketer (682 runs in 14 Tests for Eng 1905-10), dies at 85