Year 1974 in Sports History

• Jan 1 Lee MacPhail takes over as AL president, succeeding Joe Cronin

• Jan 1 60th Rose Bowl: #4 Ohio State beats #7 Southern California, 42-21
• Jan 1 40th Orange Bowl: #6 Penn State beats #13 LSU, 16-9
• Jan 1 Ernie DiGregorio of Buffalo hands out 25 assists in the Braves' 120-119 win over Portland, establishing an NBA single-game record for assists by a rookie
• Jan 13 Super Bowl VIII, Rice Stadium, Houston, TX: Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings, 24-7; MVP: Larry Csonka, Miami, RB
• Jan 15 24th NBA All-Star Game, Seattle Center Coliseum: West beats East, 134-123; MVP: Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons, C
• Jan 19 Notre Dame beats UCLA, 71-70 in South Bend, Indiana to end Bruins' NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak
• Jan 20 24th NFL Pro Bowl, Arrowhead Stadium, KC, Missouri: AFC beats NFC, 15-13; MVP: Garo Yepremian, Miami Dolphins, PK
• Jan 20 Essex Comm College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball

• Jan 29 27th NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium: Western Division beats Eastern Division, 6-4; MVP: Garry Unger, St. Louis, C
• Jan 29 1974 NFL Draft: Ed Jones from Tennessee State first pick by Dallas Cowboys
• Feb 2 Smallest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Golden State-1,641)
• Feb 5 Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win
• Feb 6 3rd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0


• Feb 10 Judy Ikenberry wins 1st Us women's marathon (2:55:17)
• Feb 11 Minnesota Twins pitcher Dick Woodson is first of 48 to invoke Major League Baseball's new arbitration rule
• Feb 11 First Major League Baseball arbitration case; Minnesota Twins pitcher Dick Woodson seeking $29,000 wins; Twins offered $23,000

• Feb 17 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt
• Feb 17 16th Daytona 500: Richard Petty first driver to win back-to-back titles at Daytona; his 5th Great American race

• Feb 24 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champ all-round skater
• Feb 25 Veronica & Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975
• Mar 1 Australian cricketing brothers Ian (145) and Greg Chappell (162no) record 264 partnership in 1st Test draw vs New Zealand at Wellington; Ian (121) and Greg (133) double up with centuries in 2nd innings
• Mar 2 Australian cricket batsman Greg Chappell makes 247no in drawn 1st Test vs NZ in Wellington; also hits 133 in 2nd innings; brother Ian 145 and 121 also scores twin centuries
• Mar 3 Despite Billy Harris' hat trick Islanders lose 3-4
• Mar 6 Australian cricketing brothers Ian (145 & 121) and Greg Chappell (247no and 133) score unique twin centuries in drawn 1st Test vs New Zealand in Wellington
• Mar 9 21st ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Maryland, 103-100 (OT)
• Mar 16 Both Wales (12-16 v England) and France (6-19 v Scotland) lose their final round matches handing Ireland their 8th Five Nations Rugby Championship
• Mar 24 36th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette, 76-64; Wolfpack first title; first tournament officially designated as a Division I championship

• Mar 30 128th Grand National: Brian Fletcher aboard Red Rum wins for the 2nd consecutive year; horse goes on to win 1977 race for 3 GN victories; Fletcher's record 3rd GN win
• Mar 31 American golfer Lee Trevino goes bogey-free for the full 4 rounds as he wins the Greater New Orleans Open by 8 strokes from Bobby Cole and Ben Crenshaw

• Apr 5 Last day of Test cricket for Garry Sobers & Rohan Kanhai
• Apr 6 Yankees 1st home game at Shea Stadium, beat Indians 6-1
• Apr 8 Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th HR, breaking Babe Ruth's record in Atlanta
• Apr 9 San Diego Padres owner Ray Kroc, addresses fans "Ladies & gentlemen, I suffer with you I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life"

• Apr 15 78th Boston Marathon: Neil Cusack of Ireland takes men's race in 2:13:39; American Miki Gorman women's winner in 2:47:11
• Apr 19 Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park HR against NY Yankees
• Apr 24 NFL grants franchise to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Apr 25 NFL moves goal posts & adopts sudden-death playoff
• Apr 26 Yankees trade Peterson, Beene, Kline & Buskey to Indians for Chambliss, Tidrow & Upshaw
• May 4 100th Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. wins aboard Cannonade for first of 3 Derby victories
• May 6 A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Balt ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games
• May 8 FC Magdenburg of East Germany win 14th European Cup Winner's Cup against AC Milan of Italy 2-0 in Rotterdam
• May 10 7th ABA championship: NY Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1
• May 12 28th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee, 4 games to 3
• May 17 18th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Atletico Madrid 4-0 at Brussels
• May 18 99th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6
• May 19 Stanley Cup Final, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA: In their first Finals appearance the Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins, 1-0 to take the title, 4 games to 2
• May 22 Soccer team Veendam forms
• May 26 Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford wins in 3:09:10.094 (255.224 km/h)
• May 27 Pirates Ken Brett no-hits Padres until 9th inning
• May 30 10th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 9-4
• Jun 4 NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks

• Jun 7 Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1
• Jun 8 106th Belmont: Miguel Rivera aboard Little Current wins in 2:29.2

• Jun 11 Mel Stottlemyre sets an American League record by making his 272nd consecutive start without pitching a game in relief

• Jun 16 US Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Hale Irwin's score of 287 (+7) is good enough for the first of his 3 Open titles, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Forrest Fezler

• Jun 19 KC Royals pitcher Steve Busby throws his 2nd career no-hitter; beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0
• Jun 23 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: 1965 champion Sandra Haynie wins by 2 shots from JoAnn Carner
• Jun 24 India is dismissed for 42 in 17 overs in 2nd Test defeat to England at Lord's; lowest total in country's Test cricket history; Chris Old 5-21, Geoff Arnold 4-19
• Jun 24 Kansas City pitcher Steve Busby retires first 9 White Sox to set AL record with 33 consecutive batsmen retired; Royals still lose, 3-1 to Chicago
• Jun 30 Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Candiac GC: Carole Jo Skala wins by 3 from JoAnn Carner
• Jul 1 NFL players go on strike for 41 days challenging the "Rozelle Rule" but had to wait until 1977 for new collective bargaining agreement
• Jul 3 Pitching in MLB-record 13th consecutive game for the LA Dodgers, Mike Marshall saves Tommy John's 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds
• Jul 5 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Chris Evert wins her first Wimbledon title beating Russian Olga Morzova 6-0, 6-4
• Jul 6 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Jimmy Connors wins his first of 2 Wimbledon singles titles beating Ken Rosewall of Australia 6-1, 6-1, 6-4
• Jul 7 Milwaukee's Don Money sets MLB record for consecutive errorless games at 3rd base (78) in Brewers 8-5 win v Twins
• Jul 7 FIFA World Cup Final, Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany: Striker Gerd Müller scores 43rd minute winner as West Germany beats the Netherlands, 2-1
• Jul 7 New Zealand imposes a blanket ban on sports teams from South Africa
• Jul 8 Yank shortstop Jim Mason ties record with 4 doubles in 9 inn game
• Jul 13 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: South African Gary Player wins his 3rd Open Championship, 4 strokes clear of runner-up Peter Oosterhuis of England
• Jul 14 Billy Martin is 1st AL manager ejected by umpire from 2 games in 1 day
• Jul 17 Bob Gibson becomes 2nd pitcher to strike-out 3,000 (Cesar Geronimo)
• Jul 19 Cleveland Indians pitcher Dick Bosman no-hits Oakland A's, 4-0
• Jul 21 US Open Women's Golf, La Grange CC: Sandra Haynie wins by 1 shot from Beth Stone and Carol Mann
• Jul 21 61st Tour de France: Eddy Merckx of Belgium wins 5th Tour that he enters; equals Jacques Anquetil record for Tour victories
• Jul 23 45th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-2 at 3 Rivers Stadium, Pitts
• Jul 23 All star MVP: Steve Garvey (LA Dodgers)

• Aug 12 Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 & walks only 2 as Angels top Red Sox, 4-2

• Aug 15 Longest team (6) trampoline bouncing marathon (1,248 hours or 52 days)
• Aug 20 Brooklyn pitcher Dan Bankhead is 1st black to homer in his 1st at bat
• Aug 20 Nolan Ryan pitch measured at record 161.6 kph (100.4 mph)
• Aug 23 Zaheer Abbas scores 240 Pakistan v England at The Cricket Oval
• Aug 27 NY Met Benny Ayala hits a HR in his 1st at bat
• Sep 2 PGA Tournament Players Championship, Atlanta CC: Jack Nicklaus wins inaugural event; first of his 3 TPC titles, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up J. C. Snead
• Sep 3 SF Giants' pitcher John Montefusco in his MLB debut, homers in his first at bat and pitches 9 innings in relief to earn a 9 - 5 victory over the Dodgers

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Birthdays 1 - 100 of 560

• Jan 2 Ludmila Formanová, Czech athlete (World C'ship gold 800m 1999), born in Čáslav, Czech Republic
• Jan 2 Tomáš Řepka, Czech soccer defender (46 caps; Sparta Prague, Fiorentina, West Ham United), born in Slavičín, Czech Republic
• Jan 3 Stefan Ustorf, Kaufbeuren Ger, NHL right wing (Washington Capitals)
• Jan 3 Alessandro Petacchi, Italian road cyclist (Tour de France 2010; Giro d'Italia 2004; Vuelta a España 2005), born in La Spezia, Italy
• Jan 4 Carl Powell, American football defensive end (Indianapolis Colts), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Jan 5 Calvin Collins, American football guard (Atlanta Falcons), born in Beaumont, Texas
• Jan 6 Juan Roque, American football tackle (Detroit Lions), born in San Diego, California
• Jan 6 Marcus Crandell, CFL quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Jan 6 Paul Grant, NBA center (Minn Timberwolves), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Jan 6 Daniel Cordone, Argentine footballer, born in General Rodríguez Partido, Argentina
• Jan 8 Arjan Blaauw, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen), born in Stadskanaal, Netherlands
• Jan 9 Craig Wishart, Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman vs South Africa 1995), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
• Jan 9 Jamain Stephens, American NFL offensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Lumberton, North Carolina
• Jan 10 Hollis Thomas, American football defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Abilene, Texas
• Jan 10 Davide Dionigi, Italian footballer, born in Modena, Italy
• Jan 10 Steve Marlet, French footballer, born in Pithiviers, France
• Jan 11 Goran Lozanovski, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
• Jan 11 Rod Jones, American NFL guard (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Jan 11 Warren Morris, American baseball infielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Alexandria, Louisiana
• Jan 11 Jens Nowotny, German footballer, born in Malsch, Germany

• Jan 13 Matt Lepsis, NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
• Jan 13 Sergei Brylin, NHL center (NJ Devils), born in Moscow, Russia
• Jan 14 Hugues Legault, Canadian 50m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
• Jan 14 Nancy Napolski, American sports shooter (Olympics 1996), born in Hinsdale, Idaho
• Jan 15 Mike Minter, American football safety (Carolina Panthers), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• Jan 15 Ray King, American baseball player, born in Chicago, Illinois
• Jan 17 Derrick Mason, American football wide receiver (Tennessee Oilers), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Jan 17 Guillermo Mercedes, Dominican-American baseball infielder (Texas Rangers), born in La Romana, Dominican Republic
• Jan 17 Marcus Spriggs, American offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Jan 17 Sharon Marie Ferris, New Zealand sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Scarborough, Canada
• Jan 17 Yang Chen, Chinese footballer, born in Beijing, China
• Jan 18 Shane Burton, American football defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins), born in Logan, West Virginia
• Jan 19 Amaury Telemaco, Dominican baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Higüey, Dominican Republic
• Jan 19 Gregory Playfair, Dutch football player (PSV), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
• Jan 19 Tarik Oulida, Dutch football player (Ajax/Seville), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Jan 19 Walter Jones, American football offensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks), born in Aliceville, Alabama
• Jan 19 Jaime Moreno, Bolivian footballer, born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
• Jan 20 Calvin Harrison, American athlete (Olympic gold medalist), born in Orlando, Florida
• Jan 20 Rae Carruth, American football wide receiver (Carolina Panthers), born in Sacramento, California
• Jan 21 Jerald Sowell, fullback (NY Jets)
• Jan 21 Jerry Wunsch, tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
• Jan 21 Orpheus Roye, defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
• Jan 21 Alex Sperafico, Brazilian racing driver
• Jan 22 Stephanie Rottier, Dutch tennis player (1995 semi Prague), born in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
• Jan 23 Glen Chapple, English cricketer (Lancashire & England A pace bowler), born in Skipton, United Kingdom
• Jan 23 Yosvani Pérez, Cuban baseball player, born in Rodas, Cuba
• Jan 24 Tim Biakabutuka, American football running back (Carolina Panthers), born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Jan 25 Adam Meadows, American football player (Indianapolis Colts), born in Powder Springs, Georgia
• Jan 25 Daniel Sproule, Australian field hockey halfback (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
• Jan 28 Derrick Mayes, NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
• Jan 28 Jermaine Dye, outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Oakland, California
• Jan 28 Tony Delk, NBA guard (SF Warriors)
• Jan 28 Zack Bronson, safety (San Francisco 49ers)
• Jan 28 Jermaine Dye, American baseball player
• Jan 28 Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player
• Jan 29 David LaFleur, American football tight end (Dallas Cowboys), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
• Jan 29 Jeff Mitchell, American football corner (Baltimore Ravens), born in Dallas, Texas
• Jan 29 Kris Burley, Canadian gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Truro, Canada
• Jan 30 Martina Jerant, Canadian basketball player (Olympics 1996), born in Windsor, Ontario
• Jan 30 Robert Rollins, English cricketer (big-hitting Essex wicketkeeper-batsman), born in London, England
• Jan 31 Bob Mulder, Dutch football player (Appingedam, FC Groningen), born in Delfzijl, Netherlands
• Jan 31 Lorenzo Styles, American football linebacker (Atlanta Falcons), born in Sharon, Pennsylvania
• Jan 31 Othella Harrington, American basketball forward (Houston Rockets), born in Jackson, Mississippi
• Jan 31 Pavi Sald, Finnish ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics 1998)
• Jan 31 Tory Toogood, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
• Jan 31 Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player, born in Cuba
• Feb 1 Roberto Heras, Spanish road cyclist (Vuelta a España 2000, 03, 04, 05 record), born in Béjar, Spain
• Feb 1 David Meca, Spanish open water swimmer (World C'ship gold 10k 2000, 25k 2005), born in Sabadell, Spain
• Feb 2 J R Conrad, offensive tackle/guard (NY Jets)
• Feb 2 Jeff Cassar, soccer goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1996)
• Feb 3 Konrad Gałka, Polish swimmer
• Feb 4 Brandon Convery, Kingston, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)
• Feb 4 Chris Ward, defensive end (Baltimore Ravens)
• Feb 5 Adrienne Johnson, American basketball guard, administrator, broadcaster (WNBA Cleveland Rockers; Uni of Louisville), born in Louisville, Kentucky
• Feb 6 Nathan Davis, American football defensive lineman (Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys), born in Hartford, Connecticut
• Feb 6 Olaf Lindenbergh, Dutch football player (Ajax, De Graafschap), born in Purmerend, Netherlands
• Feb 7 Ryan Phillips, linebacker (NY Giants)

• Feb 8 Ulises de la Cruz, Ecuadorian footballer
• Feb 9 Brad Maynard, punter (NY Giants)
• Feb 9 John Wallace, NBA forward (Toronto Raptors)
• Feb 9 Orlando Bobo, guard (Minnesota Vikings)
• Feb 10 Andrew English, CFL receiver (BC Lions), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• Feb 10 Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi, French tennis star (1994 Futures NC), born in Colombes, France
• Feb 10 Ty Law, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
• Feb 11 Brian Newman, American football guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Houston, Texas
• Feb 11 Ronnie Ward, American NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins), born in St. Louis, Missouri
• Feb 11 Wally Richardson, American NFL quarterback (Baltimore Ravens), born in Orangeburg, United States
• Feb 11 Jaroslav Špaček, Czech NHL defenseman (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Rokycany, Czechoslovakia
• Feb 12 Ian Mcintyre, NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Montreal, Quebec
• Feb 12 Toranosuke Takagi, Japanese auto racer (Japanese Formula Nippon 2000), born in Shizuoka, Japan
• Feb 14 Rob Jahrling, Australian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Burruyacú Department, Argentina
• Feb 14 Philippe Léonard, Belgian footballer, born in Liège, Belgium
• Feb 15 Erik Schulz, US pairs skater (& Ilana Goldfogel), born in Port Huron, Michigan
• Feb 15 Tim Hall, US running back (Oakland Raiders), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1998)
• Feb 15 Ugueth Urbina, Venezuelan pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Caracas, Venezuela
• Feb 15 Seattle Slew, American racehorse, born in White Horse Acres Farm, Texas (d. 2002)
• Feb 15 Alexander Wurz, Austrian racing driver, born in Waidhofen an der Thaya, Austria
• Feb 16 Jevon Langford, defensive end (Cincinnati Bengals)

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• Jan 21 Ken Viljoen, cricketer (played 27 Tests for South Africa 1930-47), dies
• Jan 30 Bill Whitty, Australian cricketer (left-arm bowler 1909-12), dies at 87
• Jan 31 Glen Morris, American Olympic track and field champion (Olympic gold, 1936) and actor (Tarzan, Hold That Co-ed), dies of congestive heart failure at 61
• Feb 14 C S Dempster, cricketer (10 Tests for NZ, 723 runs), dies

• Mar 1 Larry Doyle, American baseball second baseman (NL MVP 1912, NL batting champion 1915; NY Giants), dies of tuberculosis at 87
• Mar 4 Bill Aston, British racing driver (Aston Butterworth), dies at 73
• Mar 22 Peter Revson, US race car driver (Indianapolis 500), dies at 35
• Apr 18 John Henry Lewis, American boxer (World Light-Heavyweight champion 1935-38), dies of emphysema and Parkinson's at 59
• Apr 21 Charles "Chic" Harley, American football player (b. 1895)
• Apr 23 Cy Williams, American MLB outfielder (4-time NL HR leader), dies at 86

• May 18 Dan Topping, American baseball team owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61
• May 25 Frank Ward, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia 1936-38), dies
• May 26 Silvio Moser, Swiss racing driver (b. 1941)
• Jun 2 Waldemar F Eric Marx, cricketer (3 Tests South Africa v Aust 1921-22), dies
• Jun 2 Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese racing driver, dies at 25
• Jun 17 Yadavendra Singh, cricketer (Yuvraj of Patiala, Test for India), dies
• Jun 20 Horace Lindrum, Australian snooker and billiards player, dies at 62
• Jul 1 Kick Smit, Dutch soccer striker and manager (29 caps; HFC Haarlem), dies at 62
• Jul 9 Ted Bowley, cricketer (England batsman in 5 Tests 1929-30), dies
• Jul 17 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher (St Louis Cards), dies at 63
• Jul 19 Erno Schwarz, Hungarian-American soccer player, dies at 69
• Jul 28 Jack Ellis, Australian cricketer (Victorian WK, Ashes tourist 1926), dies
• Aug 2 W. Douglas Hawkes, British racing driver, dies at 80
• Aug 7 Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 72
• Aug 11 Jack Hill, Australian cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1953-55, 8 wickets), dies at 51
• Aug 13 Hugo Yarnold, English cricketer (Umpire in 3 Tests for England), dies at 57
• Oct 6 Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian Formula One driver (b. 1948)
• Oct 27 Rudolf Dassler, German entrepreneur who founded sportswear company Puma, dies at 76
• Nov 4 Bert Patenaude, American soccer forward (4 caps; scorer of first hat-trick in World Cup history, 1930), dies at 65
• Nov 29 James J. Braddock, American boxer (World Heavyweight champion 1935-37), dies at 69
• Dec 5 Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1909-11, 19), dies at 87
• Dec 9 George Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies
• Dec 13 Rufus "Rufe" Davis, American actor (Cocoanut Grove, Trail Blazers, Gangs of Sonora), dies at 66
• Dec 16 Helen Hicks, American golfer (Western Open 1937, Titleholders Championship 1940), dies of throat cancer at 63
• Dec 18 Harry Hooper, American baseball player, dies at 87

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