Events in Sport
- 1882 1st World Series Baseball Game 2: Chicago White Stockings (NL) beats Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA), 2-0 at Bank Street Grounds, Cincinnati
- 1891 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Hugh Kirkaldy wins by 2 strokes from brother Andrew Kirkaldy and Willie Fernie; last Open contested in a single day over 36 holes
- 1904 NY Highlander Jack Chesbro wins record 41st game of season (41-12)
Event of Interest
1916 Georgia Tech, coached by John Heisman, defeats Cumberland, 222-0; most lopsided score in the history of US college football
John Heisman
World Record
1928 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10 miles (50:15.0)
Paavo Nurmi
Event of Interest
1936 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel
Casey Stengel
Event of Interest
1950 Whitey Ford wins his 1st World Series game 5-2
Whitey Ford
Event of Interest
1953 Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply
Bill Veeck
- 1961 15th NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: All-Stars beat Chicago Black Hawks, 3-1
- 1962 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Stardust CC, LV: Judy Kimball wins her only major title by 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Shirley Spork
- 1964 NY Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 & 29th in 61 World Series
- 1972 1st season game at Nassau Coliseum, Flames-3, Islanders-2
- 1973 Scotsman Jackie Stewart wins his 3rd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship despite withdrawing from the season ending US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen; wins title by 16 points from Emerson Fittipaldi
- 1975 Players' Association files a suit on behalf of Dodgers' Andy Messersmith
- 1975 MLB National League Championship: Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 0
- 1975 MLB American League Championship: Boston Red Sox beat Oakland Athletics, 3 games to 0
- 1978 LA Dodgers win the pennant
- 1978 MLB National League Championship: Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia Phillies, 3 games to 1
- 1978 MLB American League Championship: New York Yankees beat Kansas City Royals, 3 games to 1
- 1979 Cleveland Browns' Dino Hall sets club records with 9 kickoff returns
Event of Interest
1979 Frank Mahovlich formally retires from the NHL after a failed comeback attempt with the Detroit Red Wings
Frank Mahovlich
- 1979 Ferrari driver Jody Scheckter retires with tyre trouble in US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen; becomes first South African to claim Formula 1 World Drivers Championship; wins by 4 points from race winner Gilles Villeneuve
- 1981 In 1st Eastern Division championship Yanks beat Brewers 5-3
- 1984 Striking umps return for Game 5 of NLCS, San Diego Padres win pennant
Event of Interest
1984 Walter Payton passes Jim Brown as NFL's career rushing leader
Walter Payton
Jim Brown
Event of Interest
1986 Steve Yzerman is named captain of the Detroit Red Wings, a title he would hold for over 1,300 games
Steve Yzerman
Event of Interest
1989 Howard Stern's US Open Sores Tennis match
Howard Stern
Baseball Record
1989 Rickey Henderson steals a record 8 bases in a play off (5 games)
Rickey Henderson
- 1991 Scorecard Harry, Space Appeal & Cafe Lex in 9th race at Belmont, creating 2nd triple dead heat in NY thoroughbred racing history
- 1992 Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win opener (7-2)
- 1995 Boston's Fleet Center opens, NY Islanders & Boston Bruins tie at 4-4
- 1995 Mariners rally from 5-0 to force Game 5 of Division Series vs Yankees
- 2000 Last ever competitive soccer match at Wembley Stadium, England defeated 1-0 by Germany, last goal scored by Liverpool's Dietmar Hammann. Match is Tony Adams' 60th at Wembley, the record for most appearances at the stadium.
Event of Interest
2007 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Baltimore CC: Loren Roberts wins his third of 4 Champions Tour major titles by 6 strokes from Tom Watson
Tom Watson
NFL Record
2012 New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees breaks Johnny Unitas' NFL record for consecutive games with a TD pass (48) when he connects with Devery Henderson in Saints 31-24 win over San Diego at the SuperDome
Drew Brees
Birthdays in Sport
- 1857 Moses Walker, American baseball catcher (first African-American open about his heritage to play MLB; Toledo Blue Stockings), born in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio (d. 1924)
- 1868 Fred Hovey, American tennis player (US Nationals 1895), born in Newton Centre, Massachusetts (d. 1945)
- 1887 A C "Jack" Russell, cricketer (prolific England batsman post-WWI)
- 1896 Cyril Allcott, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in their early Tests)
- 1901 Frank Boucher, Canadian all-star NHL center (NY Rangers), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 1977)
Chuck Klein
1904 Chuck Klein, American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (Triple Crown, 1933; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1958)
Chuck Klein
- 1913 Victor Trumper Jr, Australian cricketer (son of Mr & Mrs Trumper NSW 1940-41), born in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1981)
- 1914 Herman Keiser, American golfer (US Masters 1946), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2003)
- 1922 Grady Hatton, American baseball player, (d. 2013)
- 1931 Cotton Fitzsimmons, American basketball coach (NJCAA C'ship 1966, 67; Moberly Area CC; Kansas State; NBA: Phoenix Suns; Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs), born in Hannibal, Missouri (d. 2004)
- 1934 Willie Naulls, American NBA player (NY Knicks), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2018)
- 1938 Ann Haydon-Jones, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1969, French Open 1961, 66), born in Birmingham, England
- 1938 Carlos Contreras, Chilean soccer defender (30 caps; Universidad de Chile), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2020)
- 1941 Boris Gaganelov, Bulgarian soccer defender (51 caps; CSKA Sofia 350 games), born in Petrich, Bulgaria (d. 2020)
- 1943 José Cardenal, Cuban baseball player, born in Matanzas, Cuba
- 1952 Graham Yallop, Australian cricketer (Australian capt in 7 Tests, won 1 lost 6), born in Balwyn, Australia
- 1952 Ludmila Tourischeva, Soviet gymnast (Olympic gold 1972), born in Grozny, Russia
Jayne Torvill
1957 Jayne Torvill, English ice dancer (Torvill & Dean, Olympic gold 1984), born in Nottingham, England
Jayne Torvill
- 1961 Tony Sparano, American NFL coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11), born in West Haven, Connecticut (d. 2018)
- 1964 Rich Delucia, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
- 1964 Paul Stewart, British footballer (Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool), born in Manchester, England
- 1965 Juul Ellerman, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Twente), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
- 1967 Mariana Perez-Roldan, Argentinan tennis star, born in Tandil, Argentina
- 1968 Erick Anderson, American NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins), born in Long Beach, California
- 1969 Martin Haywood, Australian cricketer (NSW opening batsman), born in Tamworth, Australia
- 1970 Daniel Collins, Australian canoeist (World C'ship gold K-2 500m 1997; Olympic silver 2000), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1970 Dwayne Provo, Canadian cornerback (New England Patriots), born in North Preston, Canada
- 1970 Harold Ellis, English NBA forward (Denver Nuggets), born in London, United Kingdom
- 1970 Le'Shai Maston, American NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1971 Johnnie Morton, American NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions), born in Inglewood, California
- 1971 Paul Hannam, Canadian 470 sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1973 Gerald McBurrows, American safety (St Louis Rams), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1973 Priest Holmes, American running back (Baltimore Ravens), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas
- 1973 Dida, Brazilian footballer, born in Bahia, Brazil
- 1974 Benjamin Oberman, American pairs skater (with partner Naomi Grabow), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1974 Shannon MacMillan, American soccer forward (Olympics 1996), born in Syosset, New York
- 1976 Santiago Solari, Argentinian footballer, born in Rosario, Argentina
- 1976 Gilberto Silva, Brazilian soccer defender (93 caps; Arsenal, Panathinaikos), born in Lagoa da Prata, Minas Gerais
- 1976 Charles Woodson, American College Football Hall of Fame cornerback (Heisman Trophy 1997, U of Michigan; 9 x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 2010, Green Bay Packers), born in Fremont, Ohio
- 1976 Marc Coma, Spanish motorcycle racer, born in Avià, Spain
- 1977 Clayton Miller, Canadian trap shooter (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1978 Zaheer Khan, Indian cricketer, born in Shrirampur, India
- 1979 Simona Amânar, Romanian gymnast, born in Constanța, Romania
- 1982 Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer, born in Longvic, France
- 1982 Jermain Defoe, English footballer, born in Beckton, London
- 1982 Robby Ginepri, American tennis player, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1984 Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer, born in Lahore, Pakistan
- 1985 Evan Longoria, American baseball player, born in Downey, California
- 1986 Lee Nguyen, American soccer player, born in Richardson, Texas
- 1986 Gunnar Nielsen, Faroese footballer, born in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
- 1987 Jeremy Brockie, Australian footballer, born in Christchurch, New Zealand
Divorces in Sport
Divorce of Interest
1988 Robin Givens files for divorce after 8-month marriage to Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Robin Givens
Deaths in Sport
Leo Durocher
1991 Leo Durocher, American Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop (MLB All Star 1936, 38, 40; World Series 1928, 34; NY Yankees, St.L Cardinals) and manager (World Series 1954 NY Giants; 1963 LA Dodgers), dies at 86
Leo Durocher
