Event of Interest
1934 Eiji Sawamura, 17, gives up 1 hit, Lou Gehrig's HR, US beats Japan 1-0
Lou Gehrig
- 1934 Toronto Maple Leaf Harvey Jackson is 1st to score 4 goals in a period
- 1942 NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over
- 1952 Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP
- 1955 Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ
- 1955 Polly Umrigar scores India's 1st Test Cricket double century, 223 v NZ
- 1960 Australian driver Jack Brabham finishes 4th in season-ending US Grand Prix at Riverside Raceway to retain his World Championship of Drivers title by 9 points from Bruce McLaren of New Zealand
Event of Interest
1962 Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP for the 3rd time
Mickey Mantle
NFL Record
1977 Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL record 275 yards
Walter Payton
- 1977 27th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins
- 1981 Russian Anatoly Karpov retains world chess championship
- 1983 Cleveland Browns shutout Patriots 30-0
- 1983 NY Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing
- 1983 33rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Allison wins
- 1984 Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden wins NL Rookie of Year
- 1985 NY Yankee Don Mattingly easily wins AL MVP
- 1988 Boston College beats Army 38-24 in the 'Emerald isle Classic' at Dublin's Lansdowne Road Stadium, the first NCAA American Football game to be played in Europe
- 1988 38th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bill Elliott wins
- 1988 Argentine tennis star Gabriela Sabatini beats Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 to win her first WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC
- 1989 Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Robin Yount wins AL MVP
Event of Interest
1990 Oakland's Rickey Henderson wins AL MVP
Rickey Henderson
- 1990 Sacramento Kings last NBA win on the road for over a year
- 1991 Atlanta Braves Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP
- 1993 58th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 22-14 in Auburn
- 1993 5th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 41-39 in South Bend (Boston College's first win in the series)
- 1994 Unseeded Argentine tennis star Gabriela Sabatini claims WTA Tour Championship with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over American Lindsay Davenport at Madison Square Garden, NYC
Event of Interest
1997 Flyers Eric Lindros tries to bite San Jose defenseman Marty McSorley
Eric Lindros
- 1997 Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to KC Royals
- 1997 Mavericks' A C Green sets NBA record of 907 consecutive games played
- 1997 NY Islanders lose, beginning a 10 game losing streak
- 1999 64th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 28-17 in Auburn
- 1999 11th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 31-29 in South Bend
- 2000 52nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Labonte wins
- 2004 69th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 21-13 in Tuscaloosa
- 2005 57th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Tony Stewart wins
Contract of Interest
2006 Moises Alou signs a one year-contract with the New York Mets worth $7.5 million
Moises Alou