On This Day in Sport for October 20
Events in Sport
- 1888 Chicago and All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1899 American yacht Columbia beats the Shamrock challenge from Royal Ulster Yacht Club in 11th America's Cup
- 1910 1st appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series
- 1910 Soccer team KFC forms in Alkmaar
- 1912 Hannes Kolehmainen runs world record marathon (2:29:39.2)
- 1924 1st Negro League World Series: KC Monarchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0
- 1934 MLB All-Star team led by Connie Mack and including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig sails to Japan for 18-game series against Big-Six University League
- 1935 Detroit Tigers future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Hank Greenberg is named AL MVP by the BWAA; Boston Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell is runner-up
- More Events in Sport
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Mickey Mantle
Keith HernandezDeaths in Sport
- 1906 William "Buck" Ewing, American Baseball HOF catcher (NL home run leader 1883 NY Giants; Cincinnati Reds) and manager (NY Giants, Cincinnati Reds), dies of diabetes at 67
- 1941 Ken Farnes English cricketer (15 Tests for England), dies in a plane crash during WWII at 30
- 1954 Wilbur Shaw, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1937, 39, 40; Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 1991), dies in an airplane crash at 51
- 1999 Calvin Griffith, Canadian baseball team owner (Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins 1955-84), dies at 87
October 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
