Year 1992 in Sports History (Part 3)

Events in Sport

Events 201 - 300 of 323

• Aug 4 Italian fencer Giovanna Trillini wraps up gold medals in both women's foil events at the Barcelona Olympics as part of the winning team
• Aug 5 Cuba wins baseball's inaugural gold medal at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, beating Chinese Taipei 11-1

• Aug 6 Wrestler Bruce Baumgartner becomes the first American to win in three straight Olympics, capturing the gold in the 286-pound freestyle division in Barcelona
• Aug 7 San Francisco Giants announce sale of MLB franchise to group of Tampa Bay investors; move blocked by other investors

• Aug 7 Taking advantage of 6 months training on home town Terrassa pitch, Spain wins their first hockey gold medal beating Germany 2-1 in the women's final at the Barcelona Olympics

• Aug 8 Bulgarian canoeist Nikolay Bukhalov completes the C-1 500 / 1,000 double winning the latter at the Barcelona Olympics
• Aug 8 Germany goes through the field hockey competition undefeated to win gold with a 2-1 win over Australia in the men's final at the Barcelona Olympics
• Aug 8 Spanish centre forward Kiko scores twice as the home team takes the football Olympic gold medal with a 3-2 win over Poland in front of 95,000 at Camp Nou, Barcelona
• Aug 8 Fermín Cacho wins Spain's first ever Olympic gold medal in a running event when he takes out the 1,500m at the Barcelona Games

• Aug 9 Future 6-weight boxing world champion Oscar De La Hoya of the US beats German Marco Rudolph on points to win the lightweight gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics
• Aug 9 Cuban boxer Félix Savón wins the first of 3 consecutive Olympic heavyweight gold medals when he dominates Nigerian David Izonritei on points at the Barcelona Games

• Aug 15 Striker Brian Deane scores both goals for Sheffield United in a season-opening 2-1 home win over Manchester United at Bramall Lane; first of Deane's goals is the first in EPL's inaugural season
• Aug 16 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), St. Charles CC: American Sherri Steinhauer wins first of 2 majors (British Open 2006) by 3 from Judy Dickinson

• Aug 17 Kevin Gross of Dodgers tosses only 9-inning no-hitter of season, a 2-0
• Aug 19 Romesh Kaluwitharana scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (SL v Australia)
• Aug 19 Sri Lanka make their highest cricket score ever 8-547 v Australia
• Aug 23 Dennis Eckersley, who previously set record for most consecutive saves (40), is 1st pitcher to record 40 saves in 4 different seasons
• Aug 24 Cleveland Browns suffer their worst preseason loss, 56-3, to Vikings
• Aug 27 CFL revokes BC Lions franchise
• Aug 27 Mets trade David Cone to Toronto for Jeff Kent & Ryan Thompson
• Aug 28 Brewers beat Blue Jays 22-2 with AL record 31 hits in 9 innings
• Aug 28 Test cricket debut of Muttiah Muralitharan, vs Australia at Colombo
• Aug 30 92nd US Golf Amateur Championship won by Justin Leonard

• Sep 5 Dan O'Brien sets world record decathlon (8891 pts)

• Sep 7 Baseball commissioner Faye Vincent resigns
• Sep 7 Former owner and team president of the Milwaukee Brewers Bud Selig is appointed interim Commissioner of Major League Baseball; holds office until becoming official Commissioner in 1998
• Sep 8 Danny Tartabull has 9 RBIs as Yanks beat Orioles 16-4


• Sep 9 1st time Baltimore Orioles draw 3 million fans at home
• Sep 9 MLB player Robin Yount, is 17th to reach 3,000 hits

• Sep 13 NY Giants trailing Dallas Cowboys 34-0 in 3rd, lose 34-28

• Sep 17 NFL decides to suspend World League Football
• Sep 19 Sergei Boebka pole vaults world record (6.13m)

• Sep 23 Bill Comrie purchases BC Lions from CFL
• Sep 23 1st female to play in a NHL exhibition game (Manon Rheaume, goalie) for Tampa Bay Lightning - gives up 2 goals on 9 attempts in 1 period
• Sep 24 John Jaha ties record of 11 teammates to steal 10 bases (Brewers)
• Sep 24 Scott Stevens is named 5th Captain in NJ Devils history
• Sep 24 Toronto's Dave Winfield, 40, is oldest player to reach 100-RBI

• Sep 26 Jimmy Connors beats Martina Navratilova, 7-5, 6-3
• Sep 26 1st time a positional player pitches for NY Mets, Phil Pecota, in 19-2 lose to Pirates
• Sep 27 LA Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place
• Sep 27 Pittsburgh Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title
• Sep 28 Oakland A's win AL West title
• Sep 29 Atlanta Braves wins 2nd straight NL West title
• Sep 29 Magic Johnson announces return to play basketball (he doesn't)

• Oct 1 Gil Stein officially becomes only the 5th president in the NHL's 75 year history; serves for just one year before the title changed to “commissioner”
• Oct 3 Atlanta Braves end season with 1-0 victory v San Diego Padres at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium for franchise record 98th MLB win (old record 95 in 1957)

• Oct 7 Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win opener (7-2)
• Oct 8 Ottawa Senators 1st NHL game

• Oct 12 Wash Redskin Art Monk sets NFL record with 820th reception
• Oct 14 Toronto Blue Jays beats Oakland A's to win their 1st AL pennant
• Oct 14 MLB National League Championship: Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 games to 3
• Oct 14 MLB American League Championship: Toronto Blue Jays beat Oakland Athletics, 4 games to 2
• Oct 17 1st Baseball World Series featuring non-American team; Game 1: Toronto Blue Jays lose 3-1 to Braves at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
• Oct 18 1st non-American team to win a Baseball World Series game; Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves, 5-4 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
• Oct 18 Philadelphia Eagle Randall Cunningham sets NFL quarterback scramble record of 3,683
• Oct 20 1st Baseball World Series game is played outside United States; Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves, 3-2 in Game 3 at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario
• Oct 22 Atlanta Braves become 1st American team to win a Baseball World Series game outside of United States; beat Toronto Blue Jays, 7-2 in Game 5 at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario
• Oct 24 World Series Baseball: Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves, 4-3 in Game 6 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium to win their first-ever title; MVP: Toronto catcher Pat Borders
• Oct 24 10th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats Great Britain 10-6
• Oct 25 Rene Lachemann hired as Fla Marlins 1st manager
• Oct 27 Don Baylor appointed 1st manager of Colorado Rockies
• Oct 31 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Gulfstream Park; winners: A P Indy, Fraise, Gilded Time, Liza, Lure, Paseana, Thirty Slews
• Nov 1 New York City Marathon: Willie Mtolo of South Africa wins men's race, 2:09:29; Australian Lisa Ondieki women's champion, 2:24:40
• Nov 1 NY Jets wide receiver Al Toon becomes 10th NFL player to make a reception in 100 straight games; Jets beat Miami Dolphins, 26-24 at The Meadowlands
• Nov 4 NY Giants announce they will quit WNEW Radio after 32 years for WOR
• Nov 4 NY Jets announce they are moving from WABC to WFAN radio

• Nov 7 1st NBA game at America West Arena, Phoenix Suns beat Clippers 111-105
• Nov 7 4th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 54-7 in South Bend
• Nov 8 Nigel Mansell in a Williams crashes during the season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide but wins his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 52 points; Mansell won record 9 GPs during the season
• Nov 12 NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is reinstated for 8th time

• Nov 15 Praveen Amre scores century on Test Cricket debut (103 v SA, Durban)
• Nov 15 42nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Alan Kulwicki wins
• Nov 17 Blue Jay Nigel Wilson is 1st pick of Marlins in expansion draft

• Nov 21 Jan Karlsson swims world record 50m butterfly (23.80 sec)
• Nov 21 Jani Sievinen swims world record 100m medley (53.78 sec)
• Nov 21 Louise Karlsson swims world record 50m freestyle (31.19 sec)
• Nov 22 Sandra Volker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.57 sec)
• Nov 22 Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova for the second consecutive year to win WTA Tour Championship 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 in NYC; her 3rd straight end of season title
• Nov 26 57th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-0 in Birmingham

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