- 1845 1st baseball team, NY Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code
- 1868 9th British Golf Open: Tom Morris, Jr. shoots a 154 at Prestwick Golf Club (three shots better than his father, Tom Morris, Sr.)
- 1873 Tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title
- 1892 32nd British Golf Open: Harold Hilton shoots a 305 at Muirfield
- 1908 Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, causes 3rd out in 9th & disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay & pennant)
- 1914 Reds drop their 19th straight game, then beat Boston Braves
- 1925 Washington shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh is named AL MVP
Boxing Title Fight
1926 Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
Jack Dempsey
- 1937 Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit
- 1939 Cookie Lavagetto goes 6 for 6-Dodgers get 27 hits & beat Phillies 22-4
- 1948 Braves clinch NL pennant
- 1950 Patty Berg wins LPGA Sunset Hills Golf Open
- 1952 1st closed circuit pay-TV telecast of a sports event
- 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers clinch NL pennant with a record of 96-57 over the New York Giants 92-62
Boxing Title Fight
1952 Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
Rocky Marciano
Jersey Joe
Event of Interest
1961 Ernie Banks ends 717 consecutive-games-played streak
Ernie Banks
Golf Tournament
1973 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Open
Kathy Whitworth
Event of Interest
1984 SF 49er Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games
Joe Montana
Event of Interest
1984 Sparky Anderson is 1st manager to win 100 games in both leagues
Sparky Anderson
Golf Tournament
1990 Nancy Lopez wins MBS LPGA Golf Classic
Nancy Lopez