Events in Sport
- 1927 Waite Hoyt became only 20 game winner of 1927 Yankees
World Record
1930 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 20,000m (1:04:38.4)
Paavo Nurmi
- 1930 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Fresh Meadow CC: American based Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Gene Sarazen 1-up in the final for the second of his 3 major titles
- 1930 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club 1st game, loses to St John's Rugby, 7-3
- 1930 50th US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills NY: John Doeg beats Frank Shields 10-8, 1-6, 6-4, 16-14 for his lone major singles title
- 1932 NY Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant
- 1934 Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000
- 1936 Cleve Bob Feller strikes out then record 17 in a game (vs Philadelphia A's)
Hall of Fame
1938 Alexander Cartwright is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Alexander Cartwright
- 1942 Cubs shortstop Leonard Merullo makes 4 errors in 1 inning
- 1946 Boston Red Sox clinch AL pennant
- 1949 Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in NYC
- 1951 St Louis Cards beat NY Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0
- 1953 Pitcher Bob Trice becomes the first black player for Philadelphia Athletics
- 1953 Italian Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari retains Formula 1 World Drivers Championship although forced to retire (engine trouble) in season ending Italian Grand Prix at Monza; wins title by 6.5 points from Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1958 Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times
- 1959 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Australian Neale Fraser wins first of 2 straight US singles titles; beats Alex Olmedo of Peru 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
US Open Women's Tennis
1959 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Maria Bueno of Brazil wins her first of 4 US singles crowns; beats England's Christine Truman 6-1, 6-4
Maria Bueno
- 1960 Dutch 1st Chamber condemns soccer-law
- 1963 Jim Bouton's 20th win clinches Yanks 28th pennant
US Men's Tennis Open
1964 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Roy Emerson beats fellow Australian Fred Stolle 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 for his 3rd Grand Slam title of the year
Roy Emerson
- 1964 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Maria Bueno of Brazil wins her 3rd US singles title; dominates American Carole Graebner 6-1, 6-0
Event of Interest
1965 Willie Mays's 500th HR (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win
Willie Mays
- 1969 Baltimore Orioles, win earliest AL Eastern division title
- 1969 San Francisco Giant Bobby Bonds is baseballs 4th 30-HR, 30-steal player
- 1970 New York City Marathon: inaugural event won by Gary Muhrcke in 2:31:38
US Men's Tennis Open
1970 US Open Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Ken Rosewall wins second US title; beats fellow Australian Tony Roche 2-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3; first major in which tiebreak used to decide sets at 6-6
Ken Rosewall
Tony Roche
Event of Interest
1971 Frank Robinson hits his 500th HR
Frank Robinson
- 1973 ABC announces it obtained TV rights for 1976 Olympics
- 1974 Phillies set NL record, using 27 players in a game, St Louis uses 24, tying record of 51. Phils win 7-3 in 17
- 1976 2nd Enterprise, approach & lands Test Cricket (ALT) flight (5m28s)
- 1978 New York Yankees recover from 14 games behind to gain sole possession of AL East 1st place with 7-3 win over the Tigers in Detroit
- 1981 Atlanta Falcons tie record of 31 points in 4th quarter (vs Green Bay)
US Men's Tennis Open
1981 US Open Men's Tennis: John McEnroe wins 3rd straight US title; beats Björn Borg 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 in Borg's last Grand Slam match
John McEnroe
Björn Borg
Baseball Record
1983 Oakland's Rickey Henderson 3rd straight 100 steals for season
Rickey Henderson
US Open Women's Tennis
1987 US Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova retains her title; beats Steffi Graf of Germany 7-6, 6-1
Martina Navratilova
Steffi Graf
- 1987 Tampa Bay quarterback Steve DeBerg establishes a franchise record with 5 touchdown passes in the Buccaneers 48-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons
- 1988 10th time, 4 players hit baseball major-league record grand slams
- 1989 Fay Vincent elected baseball's 8th commissioner
- 1990 Robert E Nederlander appointed NY Yankee managing general partner
Event of Interest
1991 Joe Carter 1st baseball player with 3 consecutive 100 RBI seasons with 3 different teams (Indians, Padres, Blue Jays)
Joe Carter
US Men's Tennis Open
1992 US Open Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg retains his title; beats Pete Sampras 3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2
Pete Sampras
Event of Interest
1999 John Elway's #7 jersey is retired by the Denver Broncos
John Elway
- 2008 New Zealand beats Australia, 28-24 in Brisbane to clinch their 4th straight Tri Nations Rugby Series; flyhalf Dan Carter scores a try and lands 4 conversions for the All Blacks
US Men's Tennis Open
2010 US Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal wins his first US crown; beats Novak Đoković 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2; first Spanish man to win US title since Manuel Orantes 1975
Rafael Nadal
Novak Đoković
US Men's Tennis Open
2015 US Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Roger Federer 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4; third man to reach all 4 Grand Slam finals in the same year in Open Era after Rod Laver and Federer
Novak Đoković
Roger Federer
- 2017 International Olympic Committee announces Paris (2024) and Los Angeles (2028) will host the Olympic games
- 2018 Amazon live streams “Thursday Night Football” Cincinnati beats Baltimore 34-23; first all-female broadcast booth in NFL history; Andrea Kremer calls game with Hannah Storm
- 2020 ANA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Mirim Lee of South Korea wins her first major title; beats Brooke Henderson and Nelly Korda with a birdie on first playoff hole
- 2020 US Open Men's Tennis: Austrian Dominic Thiem becomes first in 70 years to recover from 2 sets down to win US crown; beats Alexander Zverev of Germany 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6
- 2020 Chicago Cubs pitcher Alec Mills no-hits the Milwaukee Brewers, 12-0 at Miller Park, Milwaukee
Birthdays in Sport
- 1896 Morris Kirksey, American 4 X 100m (Olympic gold 1920), born in Waxahachie, Texas (d. 1981)
- 1915 Clint Frank, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1937; Yale), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1992)
- 1926 Emile Francis, NHL player, coach and general manager (Rangers, Blues, Whalers), born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 1930 Jimmy McLane, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1500m 1948), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1931 Marjorie Jackson, Australian sprinter (Olympic gold 1952) and 33rd Governor of South Australia, born in Coffs Harbour, Australia
- 1947 Juan Sol, Spanish soccer defender (28 caps; Valencia, Real Madrid), born in Elgoibar, Spain (d. 2020)
- 1952 Johanna Klier-Schaller, German 100m hurdler (Olympic gold 1976), born in Artern, Bezirk Halle, Germany
- 1952 Ray Sibille, American jockey (Breeder's Cup Turf 1988), born in Sunset, Louisiana
- 1957 Mark Wiebe, American golfer (British Senior Open 2013), born in Seaside, Oregon
- 1962 Brian Fowler, New Zealand cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1962 Neal Lancaster, American golfer (US Open 1995 4th), born in Smithfield, North Carolina
- 1964 Peter Remie, Dutch soccer player (NAC), born in Breda, Netherlands
- 1966 Igor Kravchuk, Russian NHL defenseman (Team Russia, St Louis), born in Ufa, Russia
- 1967 Michael Johnson, American 200m/400m runner (Olympic-2 gold-96), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1968 Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican baseball outfielder (NY Yankees), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1968 Brad Johnson, American NFL quarterback (Minnesota Vikings), born in Marietta, Georgia
- 1968 Chris Morris, Canadian CFL tackle (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Scarborough, Ontario
- 1968 Denny Neagle, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1995, 97; NL wins leader 1997; Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves), born in Gambrills, Maryland
- 1969 Shane Warne, Australian cricket spin bowler and broadcaster (145 Tests, 708 wickets; 194 ODIs), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1970 Marc Latupeirissa, Dutch soccer player (Willem II)
- 1970 Martín Herrera, Argentine footballer, born in Río Cuarto, Argentina
- 1971 Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player (Wimbledon 2001), born in Split, Croatia
- 1971 Richie Anderson, American NFL running back (NY Jets), born in Olney, Maryland
- 1971 Ted Drury, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1973 Philip Dulebohn, American figure skater (Olynpic Gold 2003), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1973 Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer (Parma), born in Naples, Italy
- 1973 Marcelinho Paulista, Brazilian footballer, born in Cotia, Brazil
- 1973 Christine Arron, French track and field sprinter, born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
- 1974 Travis Knight, American NBA center (Boston Celtics), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1975 Sean McClain, fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1975 Akihiro Asai, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1976 Giorgos Koltzos, Greek footballer, born in Athen, Greece
- 1976 Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricket all-rounder, coach and broadcaster (55 Tests; 197 ODIs), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
- 1976 José Théodore, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada
- 1978 Darren Kenton, English footballer (Norwich City), born in Wandsworth, England
- 1979 Ivan Miljković, Serbian volleyball player, born in Niška Banja, Serbia
- 1980 Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1980 Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player, born in Aomori, Japan
- 1981 Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist, born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
- 1981 Antonio Lopez, Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid), born in Benidorm, Spain
- 1982 Nenê, Brazilian basketball player (Houston Rockets), born in São Carlos, Brazil
- 1982 Rickie Weeks, American baseball player, born in Altamonte Springs, Florida
- 1982 Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player, born in Kranj, Slovenia
- 1986 Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese racing driver, born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan
- 1986 Sean Williams, American basketball player, born in Houston, Texas
- 1987 Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby union footballer, born in County Wicklow, Ireland
- 1988 Keith Treacy, Irish footballer (Preston North End), born in Dublin, Ireland
Thomas Müller
1989 Thomas Müller, German football player (Bayern Munich, German national team), born in Weilheim in Oberbayern, West Germany
Thomas Müller
Deaths in Sport
- 1976 Armand Mondou, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1905)
- 1977 Arthur Fagg, English cricket batsman (5 Tests; dual double-centuries for Kent v Essex 1938) and umpire (18 Tests, 7 ODIs), dies at 62
- 1991 Metin Oktay, Turkish football player (b. 1936)
- 1991 Paul Thompson, Canadian ice hockey forward and coach (Stanley Cup 1928 [NY Rangers], 1934, 38 Chicago Black Hawks), dies at 84
- 1995 Harold Sheperdson, soccer Trainer, dies at 76
- 1998 Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1926)
- 2001 Jaroslav Drobný, Czech ice hockey player (Olympic silver 1948) and tennis player (Wimbledon 1954, French 1951-52), dies of a stroke at 79
- 2003 Kenneth Walter, South African cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 6 wickets), dies at 63
- 2005 Toni Fritsch, Austrian football and American football player (b. 1945)
- 2013 James Bradford, American heavyweight weightlifter (Olympic silver 1952, 56), dies at 84
- 2015 Moses Malone, Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA MVP 1979, 82-83), dies of heart disease at 60
- 2015 Brian Close, English cricketer (played for England between 1949 & 1976), dies at 84
