November 1960 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Nov 2 New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris beats teammate Mickey Mantle for American League MVP Award, 225-222; second-closest vote ever

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

Nov 21 Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down

Nov 24 Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record)

Nov 26 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 16-6 for their 5th Championship
Nov 26 Minneapolis-St Paul baseball club takes the name Twins
Nov 26 25th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 3-0 in Birmingham

Nov 27 Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points

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, cricketer (Sri Lankan fastish off-spin bowler)
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)

Nov 29 Howard Johnson, American baseball player (NY Mets), born in Clearwater, Florida

Nov 30 Bob Tewksbury, pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Concord, New Hampshire
Nov 30 Dan Rashovich, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Nov 30 Gary Lineker, English soccer player (World Cup 1986)

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
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