Events in Sport
Event of Interest
1916 Georgia Tech, coached by John Heisman, defeat Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided score in the history of US college football
John Heisman
- 1922 First radio link, WNJ (Newark) & WGY (Senectady) link for World Series
- 1922 Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain
- 1927 Yank Herb Pennock retires 1st 22 Pirates in World Series game
- 1933 NY Giants beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 1 in 30th World Series
- 1935 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series
- 1936 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel
- 1940 Reds Bucky Walters is 1st pitcher in 14 years to homer in World Series
- 1947 Larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series
- 1950 NY Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series
Event of Interest
1950 Whitey Ford wins his 1st World Series game 5-2
Whitey Ford
Golf Tournament
1957 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Invitational
Louise Suggs
- 1961 15th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Chicago 3-1 at Chicago
- 1962 8th LPGA Championship won by Judy Kimball
- 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 World Formula 1 Drivers title 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
- 1979 Debbie Massey wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic
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 World Formula 1 Drivers title; 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
- 1984 MLB National League Championship: San Diego Padres beat Chicago Cubs, 3 games to 2
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
- 1988 Jim Fregosi is fired as manager of White Sox
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
- 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.
- 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
Birthdays in Sport
- 1857 Moses Walker, American baseball catcher (first African-American to play MLB), born in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio (d. 1924)
- 1868 Fred H Hovey, tennis champ (US Open-1895)
- 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)
- 1904 Chuck Klein, American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (Triple Crown 1933 Philadelphia Phillies), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1958)
- 1913 Victor Trumper Jr, Australian cricketer (son of Mr & Mrs Trumper NSW 1940-41), born in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1981)
- 1922 Grady Hatton, American baseball player, (d. 2013)
- 1934 Willie Naulls, NBA star (NY Knicks)
- 1937 Col Guest, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1963, scored 11 took 0-59)
- 1938 Ann Jones, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1969), born in Birmingham, England
- 1943 José Cardenal, Cuban baseball player
- 1949 Catherine Duggan, LPGA golfer
- 1952 Graham Yallop, cricketer (Australian capt in 7 Tests, won 1 lost 6)
- 1952 Ludmila Tourischeva, USSR, gymnast (Olympic gold 1972)
- 1956 Julio Pezua, Pervian-American jockey
- 1957 Jayne Torvill, English ice dancer (Torvill & Dean, Olympic gold 1984), born in Nottingham
- 1959 Penny Graeber, Australian golfer (1990 6th Vic Open), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1961 Tony Sparano, American NFL coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11), born in West Haven, Connecticut (d. 2018)
- 1964 Rich Delucia, pitcher (SF Giants), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
- 1964 Stuart Hendley, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Manitoba Open), born in Houston, Texas
- 1964 Paul Stewart, British footballer (Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool), born in Manchester, England
- 1965 Juul Ellerman, soccer player (PSV, FC Twente)
- 1966 Trent Brown, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1967 Mariana Perez-Roldan, Argentina, tennis star
- 1968 Erick Anderson, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
- 1968 Randy Bartz, Roseville Minn, short track skater (Olympics 1994)
- 1969 Brent Dorman, Ocala Florida, Canadian Tour golfer
- 1969 Martin Haywood, cricketer (NSW opening batsman)
- 1970 Daniel Collins, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1970 Dwayne Provo, cornerback (New England Patriots)
- 1970 Harold Ellis, NBA forward (Denver Nuggets)
- 1970 Le'Shai Maston, NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1970 Vaughn Hebron, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- 1971 Dexter Dawson, CFL receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- 1971 Johnnie Morton, NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions)
- 1971 Paul Hannam, 470 sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1972 John Hyden, Tustin California, volleyball outside hitter (alt-Olympics 1996)
- 1972 Rahsaan Giddings, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
- 1973 Gerald McBurrows, safety (St Louis Rams)
- 1973 Priest Holmes, running back (Baltimore Ravens)
- 1973 Dida, Brazilian footballer
- 1974 Benjamin Oberman, pairs skater (& Naomi Grabow), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1974 Shannon MacMillan, American soccer forward (Olympics 1996), born in Syosset, New York
- 1975 Billy Walsh, soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Summit, New Jersey
- 1976 Santiago Solari, Argentinian footballer
- 1976 Gilberto Silva, Brazilian footballer
- 1976 Charles Woodson, American football player
- 1976 Marc Coma, Spanish motorcycle racer
- 1977 Clayton Miller, trap shooter (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1978 Zaheer Khan, Indian cricketer
- 1979 Simona Amânar, Romanian gymnast
- 1982 Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer
- 1982 Jermain Defoe, English footballer
- 1982 Robby Ginepri, American tennis player
- 1984 Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer
- 1985 Evan Longoria, American baseball player
- 1986 Lee Nguyen, American soccer player
- 1986 Gunnar Nielsen, Faroese footballer
- 1987 Jeremy Brockie, Australian footballer
Divorces in Sport
Divorce of Interest
1988 Robin Givens files for divorce after 8-month marriage to Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Deaths in Sport
Leo Durocher
1991 Leo Durocher, baseball player and manager (Dodgers, Giants), dies at 86
Leo Durocher