On This Day in Sport for October 28

Events in Sport

Event of Interest

1978 Bobby Orr scores his last career NHL goal (vs Detroit Red Wings)

Ice Hockey Legend Bobby Orr — Ice Hockey Legend
Bobby Orr

1981 NY Yankee George Frazier loses 3 World Series games
1984 14th NYC Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:29:30
1984 15th NYC Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:14:53
1989 Oakland A's beat San Francisco, 9-6 at Candlestick Park to sweep Giants in earthquake affected "Bay Bridge" Baseball World Series; A's pitcher Dave Stewart MVP
1995 Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians, 1-0 in Game 6 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium to win their 3rd Baseball World Series; Braves starter Tom Glavine MVP
1995 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Belmont Park; winners: Cigar, Desert Stormer, Inside Information, My Flag, Northern Spur, Ridgewood Pearl, Unbridled's Song
1995 11th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats England 16-8
1995 7th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 20-10 in South Bend
1996 Goa upset Karnataka to win their 1st Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever
1997 NBA announces hiring of Dee Kantner & Violet Palmer as 1st women to officiate a major-league all-male sports league
2007 Boston Red Sox beats Colorado, 4-3 in Game 4 at Coors Field, Denver to sweep the Rockies and win their 2nd Baseball World Series in 4 years; Boston 3rd baseman Mike Lowell MVP
2011 St. Louis beats Texas Rangers, 6-2 in Game 7 at Busch Stadium to win Cardinals' 11th Baseball World Series; Cards 3rd baseman David Freese MVP
2012 San Francisco beats Detroit, 4-3 in 10 innings in Game 4 at Comerica Park; sweep Tigers, 4-0 for Giants' 2nd Baseball World Series in 3 years; SF 3rd baseman Pablo Sandoval MVP
2012 Pablo Sandoval is named MLB 2012 World Series MVP.

Event of Interest

2012 American Serena Williams wins her 3rd season ending tennis title; beats Maria Sharapova of Russia 6–4, 6–3 in the WTA Championship decider in Istanbul, Turkey

Tennis Player Serena Williams — Tennis Player
Serena Williams

Tennis Player Maria Sharapova — Tennis Player
Maria Sharapova

2015 Longest ever 1st game of Baseball World Series (5h 9min), Kansas City Royals defeat New York Mets 5-4, also joint longest by innings

Event of Interest

2018 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 4th in the Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez to clinch his 5th Formula 1 World Drivers Championship

Formula 1 Driver Lewis Hamilton — Formula 1 Driver
Lewis Hamilton

2018 Boston Red Sox beats LA Dodgers, 5-1 in Game 5 at Dodger Stadium to win 9th Baseball World Series in franchise history
2018 Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina registers biggest win of her career when she rallies for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 triumph over American Sloane Stephens in a classic WTA Finals title decider in Singapore

Birthdays in Sport

1877 Joe Adams, American baseball player (d. 1952)
1881 Bruno Söderström, Swedish athlete (d. 1969)
1881 Vin Coutie, Australian footballer
1910 Marie Dollinger, German dropped baton in 1936 Olympic sprint
1918 Harold Shepherdson, British soccer trainer, born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire (d. 1955)
1921 Peggy Kirk, American golfer, (Titleholders Championship 1949), born in Findlay, Ohio (d. 2016)
1922 Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball coach (d. 2007)
1924 Antonio Creus, Spanish racecar driver (d. 1996)
1926 Bowie Kuhn, American lawyer, sports administrator (MLB Commissioner 1969-1984), born in Takoma Park, Maryland (d. 2007)
1928 Wim van Heumen, coach of Dutch field hockey team
1928 Lawrie Reilly, Edinburgh, Scotland, footballer (Hibernian, 28 caps), (d. 2013)
1929 Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966)
1930 Bernie Ecclestone, English motorsports impresario (F1), born in St Peter, South Elmham
1933 Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (d. 1983)
1934 Jim Beatty, track runner (1st sub 4 minute indoor mile)

Lenny Wilkens

1937 Lenny Wilkens, NBA Point Guard and Head Coach (Seattle SuperSonics), born in Brooklyn, New York

1938 Peter Carlstein, cricketer (South African Test batsman 1958-64)
1939 Miroslav Cerar, Yugoslav gymnast
1942 Kees Verkerk, skater World Champion (1967)/(Olympic gold 1968)
1945 Dennis Lillie [sic], cricketer (Queensland leg-spinner 1965-66/80-82)
1946 Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer and coach
1949 Caitlyn Jenner [born Bruce Jenner], American decathalete (Olympic gold 1976), TV personality, and prominent transgender figure, born in Mt Kisco, New York
1950 Ludo Delcroix, Belgian cyclist
1954 Samuel "Sammy" Stewart, Americal MLB pitcher (Cleveland Indians), born in Asheville, North Carolina (d. 2018)
1962 Peter Cantrell, cricketer (Queensland opening batsman, Neth WC 1996)
1962 Erik Thorstvedt, Norwegian footballer
1963 Kevin Dineen, Canadian NHL right wing, coach (Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers), born in Quebec City, Québec
1963 Lisa Bettio, WPVA volleyballer (Ft Myers Beach-17th-1992), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1963 Robert Bailey, cricketer (England batsman in four Tests 1988-90)
1964 Lenny Harris, infielder (Cincinnati Reds), born in Miami, Florida
1964 Paul Wylie, figure skater (Olympic-silver)
1965 Eric Floyd, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
1965 Mark Carrier, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)
1966 Benoit Hogue, Repentigny, NHL center (Dallas Stars)
1966 Juan Guzman, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1966 Kaylynn Hick, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
1966 Steve Atwater, NFL safety (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1966 Tim Bogar,infielder (NY Mets), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1967 James Joseph, NFL running back (Cin Bengals)
1968 Chris Oldham, cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1968 Ernie Mills, NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers)
1968 Glenn Clear, soccer player (Vitesse)
1968 Rodney Thomas, NFL running back (Houston Oilers), born in Trinity, TX, (d. 2014)
1968 Shawna Molcak, Cardston Alberta, basketball guard (Olympics 1996)
1968 Stan Thomas, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers)
1968 Marc Lièvremont, French rugby union footballer and coach
1969 Denny Fercho, Ventura California, team handball circle (Olympics 1996)
1969 Pete Shufelt, WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
1969 Troy Ridgley, WLAF defensive tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
1970 Bracey Walker, NFL safety (Cin Bengals, Miami Dolphins)
1970 Rob Hitchcock, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1971 John Coker, NBA center (Phoenix Suns)
1971 Nicole Green, 400m runner, born in Springfield, Ohio
1972 Calvin Jackson, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins)
1972 Chad Folk, CFL cornerback (Toronto Argonauts)
1972 Terrell Davis, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1973 Frank Juric, Australian soccer goalie (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
1974 Braden Looper, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Weatherford, Oklahoma
1974 Henri Crockett, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
1974 Dejan Stefanović, Serbian footballer
1974 Vicente Moreno, Spanish footballer
1979 Martin Škoula, Czech ice hockey player
1980 Alan Smith, English footballer
1981 Milan Baroš, Czech footballer
1981 Solomon Andargachew, Ethiopian footballer
1982 Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player
1982 Anthony Lerew, American baseball player
1983 Jarrett Jack, American basketball player
1984 Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer

Deaths in Sport

1919 Ted Wainwright, cricketer (Yorks stalwart, 5 Tests 1893-98), dies
1957 Anthony J Morabito, co-owner of San Francisco '49ers, dies while watching a game
1959 Abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies
1975 Georges Carpentier, French boxer (world light heavyweight champion, 1st $1m gate v J Dempsey), dies of a heart attack at 81
1991 George Treweeke, Australian Rugby League second rower (7 Tests, South Sydney), dies at 86
1998 Ghulam Ahmed, Indian cricketer (off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's), dies at 76
2000 Andujar Cedeno, Dominican baseball player for the Houston Astros (b. 1969)
2000 Andújar Cedeño, Dominican infielder (Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers), dies in a car accident at 31
2004 Jimmy McLarnin, Northern Irish-born boxer (b. 1907)
2005 Bob Broeg, American sports writer (b. 1918)
2005 Tony Jackson, American basketball player (b. 1942)