Events in Sport
- 1889 NY Giants (NL) beat Bkln (AA) in world series 6 games to 3
- 1920 Ed Barrow appointed GM of NY Yankees
- 1929 "Black Tuesday" Wall Street Stock Market crashes triggering the "Great Depression"
- 1931 Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP
- 1939 NHL Babe Seibert Memorial Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3
- 1942 Branch Rickey named president/GM of Brooklyn Dodgers
- 1945 Happy Chandler resigns as US Senator, remains as baseball commish
- 1949 White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox
- 1950 Cleveland Browns' Marion Motley sets record for highest avg gain in a game with 17.1 (10 attempts), Cleveland 45, Pittsburgh 7
- 1950 2nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bill Rexford wins
- 1959 10 nation soccer league to play all games on NY Randalls Is, announced
- 1960 Chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16
Event of Interest
1960 Muhammad Ali's [Cassius Clay] 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6
Muhammad Ali
Golf Tournament
1967 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Alamo Ladies' Golf Open
Kathy Whitworth
- 1972 Don Cockroft of Cleveland Browns kicks 57-yard field goal
- 1972 Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open
- 1979 Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Colgate Far East Golf Open
- 1981 Bill Giles becomes CEO of Philadelphia Phillies
- 1984 Orlando Pizzolato (2:14:53) & Greta Weitz (2:29:30) win NY Marathon
- 1986 Kirk Muller scores NJ Devil record 6 point, beat Penguins, 8-6
- 1986 Padres pitcher LaMarr Hoyt is arrested at US-Mexico border for drugs
- 1987 Thomas Hearns wins unprecidented 4th different weight boxing title
- 1989 Colleen Walker wins LPGA Nichirei Golf International
- 1989 Ozzie Newsome ends NFL streak of 150 consecutive game receptions
- 1991 Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as NY Yankee manager
- 1995 US beats Japan, 19-17, at Nichirei International LPGA Golf Tournament
- 2008 MLB World Series: The Philadelphia Phillies defeat Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 to become champions
- 2014 San Francisco Giants win the 2014 World Series
- 2014 Madison Bumgarner is named MLB 2014 World Series MVP
Birthdays in Sport
- 1877 Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930)
- 1915 Dennis Brookes, cricketer (one Test England v WI 1948, scored 10 & 7)
- 1917 Henry Carlsson, Swedish soccer (Olympic gold 1948)
- 1925 Betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), born in Portland, Oregon
- 1927 Frank Sedgman, Australian tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles, doubles grand slam 1951), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1935 David Allen, cricketer (England off-spinner of 60's)
- 1941 Brian Yuile, cricketer (NZ slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests)
- 1944 Claude Brochu, Major League Baseball executive (Montreal Expos)
- 1946 Anura Tennekoon, cricketer (Sri Lankan World Cup captain 1975-79)
- 1952 Beth Solomon, LPGA golfer
Denis Potvin
1953 Denis Potvin, Canadian born NHL defenseman (NY Islanders - Norris trophy), born in Vanier, Ontario
Denis Potvin
Mike Gartner
1959 Mike Gartner, NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Ottawa, Ontario
Mike Gartner
- 1960 Michael Carter, shot putter (Olympic silver 1984), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1961 Cornelia Oschkenat, German DR, hurdler (50m indoor)
- 1961 Joel Otto, Elk River MN, NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers, Team USA Olympics 1998)
- 1964 Greg Montgomery, punter (Baltimore Ravens)
- 1964 Jackie Pereira, field hockey center/forward (Olympics 1996), born in Perth, Australia
- 1964 May Allison, marathoner (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1967 Greg Gohr, pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Santa Clara, California
- 1968 Johann Olav Koss, speed skater (Olympics 3 gold-1994)
- 1969 Peter Breen, American dance skater, born in Brockton, Massachusetts
- 1969 Giorgos Donis, Greek footballer
- 1970 Charles Swann, WLAF cornerback (Scotland Claymores)
- 1970 Chris Thorpe, Waukegan Ill, doubles luger (Olympics 1994)
- 1970 Dan Ratushny, Nepean, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
- 1970 Edwin van der Sar, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (Ajax)
- 1970 Marquez Pope, NFL cornerback (SF 49ers)
- 1970 Phillip Cocu, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse, PSV)
- 1971 Greg Blewett, cricketer (Aust batsman, century on Test debut 1995)
- 1971 Matthew Hayden, cricketer (heavy scorer for Queensland, Aust 1994-96)
- 1972 Rhonda Blades, WNBA guard (NY Liberty)
- 1973 Adam Bacher, South African cricketer (nephew of former captain Ali Bacher), born in Johannesburg
- 1973 Robert Pirès, French footballer
- 1974 Mike Crawford, linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
- 1974 R A Dickey, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1974 Michael Vaughan, English cricketer
- 1978 Travis Henry, American football player
- 1980 B.J. Sams, American football player
- 1981 Amanda Beard, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m medley 1996, 200m breaststroke 2004), born in Newport Beach, California
- 1983 Maurice Clarett, American football player
- 1983 Dana Eveland, American baseball player
- 1983 Jason Tahincioglu, Turkish racing driver
- 1984 Eric Staal, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1985 Severino Jefferson, Brazilian football player
Weddings in Sport
- 2011 Actress Eva Amurri (26) weds former Major League Soccer player Kyle Martino (31) in Charleston, South Carolina
Deaths in Sport
- 1905 Etienne Desmarteau, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)
- 1941 Harvey Hendrick, American baseball player (b. 1897)
- 1969 Vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies
- 1993 George Pope, cricketer (one Test for England, 8 runs not out), dies
- 1993 Roger Turner, American figure skater (7x US National Champion), dies at 92