On This Day in Sport for October 11
Events in Sport
- 1902 US Open Men's Golf, Garden City GC: Scotsman Laurie Auchterlonie sets new 72-hole event scoring record to win his only major title, 6 strokes ahead of Stewart Gardner and amateur Walter Travis
- 1902 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket between South Africa & Australia
- 1906 White Sox Ed Walsh strikes out then record 12 in a World Series game
- 1911 Ty Cobb (AL) and Frank Schulte (NL) are named inaugural MLB MVPs; prize is a car
- 1913 Baseball World Series: Philadelphia A's beat NY Giants, 3-1 at Brush Stadium, NYC; clinch 4-1 series win for 3rd title in 10 years
- 1923 A pair of Babe Ruth home runs in the 4th and 5th innings is the difference; NY Yankees beat NY Giants, 4-2 at the Polo Grounds to tie World Series, 1-1
- 1925 NY Giants play 1st NFL game, lose to Providence 14-0
- 1927 New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig is named American League MVP; despite hitting MLB record 60 HR's Babe Ruth as a former winner is not eligible
- More Events in Sport
Maria Bueno
Joe MorganOctober 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
