On This Day in Sport for October 10
Events in Sport
- 1892 Entire Hong Kong national cricket team dies in shipwreck off Taiwan
- 1899 African-American inventor Issac R. Johnson patents the bicycle frame
- 1904 Boston pitchers achieve 148 complete games-an AL record, also record for total complete games AL 1,098, NL 1,089
- 1916 In Game 3, Charlie Ebbets becomes the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3
- 1920 Phoenix Cardinals (then in Chicago) play 1st NFL game, a 0-0 tie
- 1920 Indian Bill Wambsganns makes 1st unassisted World Series triple play
- 1920 Cleveland Indians outfielder Elmer Smith hits baseball's first ever World Series grand slam (Game 5, 1920)
- 1921 NFL Decatur Staleys become Chicago Staleys, win 14-10
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Birthdays in Sport
- 1884 Ormy Pearse, South African cricketer (3 Tests for South Africa in Australia 1910-11), born in Pietermaritzberg, Natal (d. 1953)
- 1895 Johnny Taylor, Australian cricket batsman (20 Tests; 1 x 100, 8 x 50) and rugby union fly-half (2 caps), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1971)
- 1899 Brian Norton, South African tennis player (Wimbledon 1921 runner-up), born in Robben Island, South Africa (d. 1956)
- 1914 Tommy Fine, American baseball player, born in Cleburne, Texas (d. 2005)
Weddings in Sport
- 1987 Paralympian Rick Hansen (30) weds physiotherapist Amanda Reid
- 2009 Ice hockey right winger Pavel Bure (38) weds model Alina Khasanova (23) in Moscow, Russia
- 2015 Supermodel Hilary Rhoda (28) weds former pro hockey player Sean Avery (33) at the Parrish Art Museum in Long Island
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
Charlotte CooperOctober in Sport History
Black Power Salute
Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the podium at 1968 Olympics
October 16, 1968Prince of Wales Gallops Out of Horseracing After Scandal
Once regarded as the ‘first gentleman of Europe’, the lifestyle of a former Prince of Wales caused revulsion, starting with a horseracing scandal on this day.
October 20, 1791
