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Events in Sport

Results 1 - 100 of 117

Jan 4th - Dodgers buy 44 passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000
Jan 5th - Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants
Jan 10th - Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Det Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates
Jan 13th - Mickey Wright wins Sea Island Golf Open
Jan 13th - NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 19-10
Jan 15th - Brooklyn Dodgers sign a new 3 year lease for Ebbets Field
Jan 20th - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
Jan 26th - Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as Pres of Milwaukee Braves
Jan 27th - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open
Feb 3rd - Patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open
Feb 10th - Fay Crocker wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open
Feb 11th - NHL Players Association forms (NYC), Red Wings' Ted Lindsay elected president
Feb 14th - Georgia Senate unanimously approves Sen Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites
Feb 17th - Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open
Feb 21st - Dodgers (Fort Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" Minor League franchises
Feb 22nd - Jockey Ted Atkinson, 3,500th win
Feb 22nd - Walter O'Malley says Dodgers may play 10 exhibitions in California in 1958
Feb 25th - Buddy Holly & Crickets record "That'll Be the Day"
Feb 25th - Supreme Court decides 6-3, baseball is only antitrust exempt pro sport
Singer Buddy Holly Feb 28th - Jockey Johnny Longden's 5,000th career victory
Mar 3rd - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open
Mar 10th - Thousands of soccer fans riot in Italy
Mar 16th - Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
Mar 16th - Toronto Maple Leafs tie NHL record 37 points beating NY Rangers 14-1
Mar 23rd - 19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: NC beats Kansas 54-53 (3 OTs)
Mar 25th - NBA modifies the free-throw rule
Apr 6th - Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.
Apr 7th - 21st Golf Masters Championship: Doug Ford wins, shooting a 283
Apr 13th - 11th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3
Apr 14th - Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open
Apr 16th - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1
Apr 20th - 61st Boston Marathon won by John J Kelley of Conn in 2:20:05
Apr 21st - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
Apr 22nd - All NL teams intergates, John Irwin Kennedy is 1st black on Phillies
Apr 28th - Patty Berg wins LPGA Western Golf Open
May 1st - Flevo Boys soccer team forms in Emmeloord
May 4th - 83rd Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege wins in 2:02.2
May 5th - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open
May 12th - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Smokey Golf Open
May 18th - 83rd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold Ruler wins in 1:56.2
May 22nd - Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 HRs in 6th inning in 11-0 win
May 26th - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open
May 28th - NL approves Bkln Dodgers' & NY Giants' move to west coast
May 29th - NYC Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants & Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast
May 30th - Test Cricket debut for Rohan Kanhai v England at Edgbaston
Jun 2nd - Fay Crocker wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
Jun 7th - Mickey Stewart holds 7 cricket catches for Surrey v Northants
Jun 10th - 3rd LPGA Championship won by Louise Suggs
Jun 12th - Stan Musial plays in 823rd game (new NL consecutive-game streak)
Jun 13th - Ted Williams becomes 1st ALer to have 2, 3-HR games in a season
Jun 15th - 57th US Golf Open: Dick Mayer shoots a 282 at Inverness Club in Toledo
Jun 15th - 89th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Gallant Man wins in 2:26.6
Jun 16th - White Sox reliever Dixie Howell hits 2 HRs to beat Wash Senators 8-6
Jun 28th - Frick overrules & names Stan Musial, Willie Mays, & Hank Aaron to team
Jun 29th - 12th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls
Jul 5th - 71st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Lew Hoad beats Ashley J Cooper (62 61 62)
Jul 6th - 64th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats Darlene Hard (63 62)
Jul 9th - 24th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-6 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis
Jul 21st - 1st black to win a major US tennis tournament (Althea Gibson)
Jul 21st - 39th PGA Championship: Lionel Hebert at Miami Valley GC Dayton Ohio
Jul 21st - Marilynn Smith/Fay Crocker wins Hot Springs 4-Ball Golf Tournament
Jul 25th - Peter Loader takes a cricket hat-trick England v WI Headingley
Jul 26th - Mickey Mantle hits career HR # 200
Jul 28th - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open
Jul 28th - White Sox' James Landis struck out 5 times in a game
Jul 29th - Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson in 10 for Heavyweight boxing title
Aug 1st - Gil Hodges hits his NL record 13th career grand slam (Last by Bkln)
Aug 1st - Glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 136 m (445'10")
Aug 5th - Bkln Sports Authority gets an engineering report on 50,000-seat stadium in downtown area for estimated $207 million
Aug 9th - 24th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Giants 22, All-Stars 12 (75,000)
Aug 11th - Patty Berg wins LPGA All-American Golf Open
Aug 18th - Amelia Wershoven sets record of female throwing a baseball (252'4½")
Aug 18th - Betty Dodd wins LPGA Colonial Golf Open
Aug 19th - NY Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to SF in 1958
Aug 20th - Chic White Sox Bob Keegan no-hits Wash Senators, 6-0
Aug 20th - White Sox Bob Keegan no-hits Senators 6-0
Aug 22nd - Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for Heavyweight boxing title
Aug 24th - British soccer player Jimmy Greaves' (17) 1st game for Chelsea
Sep 2nd - Milwaukee Braves' Frank Torre scores 6 runs in 1 game
Sep 3rd - Dodgers play last game in Jersey City (11-4 in NJ)
Sep 7th - 71st US Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats A Louise Brough (63 62)
Sep 8th - 77th US Mens Tennis: M J Anderson beats Ashley J Cooper (108 75 64)
Sep 15th - SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game
Sep 16th - LA City Council approves 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for Dodgers
Sep 21st - German sailing school ship Pamir sails Atlantic Ocean
Sep 23rd - "That'll Be Day" by Buddy Holly & Crickets reaches #1
Sep 23rd - Milwaukee Braves clinch NL pennant by beating Cards 4-2
Sep 24th - Bkln Dodgers play last game at Ebbets Field, defeat Pirates 2-0
Sep 29th - Buddy Holly & Crickets released 2nd single "Oh Boy!"/"Not Fade Away"
Sep 29th - NY Giants play & lose their last game at Polo Grounds (9-1 to Pitts)
Oct 2nd - NY Yankees appear in their 25th World Series
Oct 5th - 11th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3 at Montreal
Oct 5th - 12th Ryder Cup: Britain-Ireland win, 7½-4½ at Lindrick Golf Club (Rotherham, Yorkshire, England)
Oct 6th - Wiffi Smith wins LPGA United Voluntary Services Golf Open
Oct 7th - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Invitational
Oct 8th - Brooklyn Dodgers announce move to Los Angeles
Oct 10th - Braves' Lew Burdette beats Yankees for 3rd time in 1 World Series
Oct 10th - Milwaukee Braves beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series
Oct 15th - Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for SF Seals-franchises only, not the players
Oct 19th - Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Mont, became 1st NHLer to score 500 goals

Birthdays in Sport

Results 1 - 100 of 207

Jan 5th - Kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league footballer
Jan 6th - Nancy Lopez Knight, Torrance California, pro golfer (1981 Dinah Shore)
Jan 7th - Julian Solis, Puerto Rican boxer
Jan 10th - Robert Thompson, Houston TX, Nike golfer (1990 Boise Open-2nd)
Jan 11th - Darryl Dawkins, NBA center (Philadelphia 76ers, NJ Nets)
Jan 11th - Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager
Jan 13th - Christina Seufert, Sacraento California, diver (Olympic-bronze-1984)
Jan 13th - Mark Francis O'Meara, Goldsboro NC, PGA golfer (1984 Greater Milw)
Jan 17th - Donna Stone, NJ, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
Jan 17th - Michel Vaarten, Belgian cyclist
Jan 19th - Ottis "O J" Anderson, NFL running back (NY Giants)
Jan 20th - Leonard C Clements, Cherry Point NC, PGA golfer (1994 Bob Hope-2nd)
Jan 21st - Jacob Green, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawk)
Jan 21st - Shaukat Dukanwala, cricketer (Baroda off-spinner, UAE World Cup 1996)
Jan 22nd - Mike Bossy, NHL forward (NY Islanders), 1st 50 goals in 50 game
Jan 25th - Jeff Gossett, NFL punter (Oakland Raiders)
Jan 26th - Ashok Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84)
Jan 26th - Shivlal Yadav, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87)
Jan 28th - Nick Price, Durban South Africa, PGA golfer (1991 Byron Nelson Classic)
Jan 30th - William Payne Stewart, Springfield MO, PGA golfer (1983 Walt Disney)
Jan 31st - Shirley F Babashoff, California, swimmer (Olympics-6 silver/2 gold-72, 76)
Feb 5th - Craig Wilson, Beeville TX, US Water Polo goalie (Olym-silver-84, 88)
Feb 7th - Carney Lansford, baseball player
Feb 7th - Damaso Garcia, baseball player
Feb 9th - Gordon Strachan, soccer player
Feb 10th - Debbie Brinkley, Tasmania, golfer (1990 T25 Victorian Open)
Feb 10th - Pranab Roy, cricketer (son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982)
Feb 13th - Thelston Payne, cricket wicket-keeper (WI 1986)
Feb 15th - Jimmy Spencer, American race car driver
Feb 15th - Steve Farhood, American boxing historian and analyst
Feb 19th - Dave "Smoke" Stewart, Oakland California, pitcher (Oakland Athletic)
Feb 20th - Glen Hanlon, Canadian ice hockey coach
Feb 24th - Phil McConkey, NFL wide receiver (NY Giants)
Feb 26th - Connie Carpenter-Phinney, Madison Wisc, 79k cyclist (Oly-gold-1984)
Feb 26th - Keena Rothhammer, US, 800 m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972)
Feb 28th - Ian Smith, cricket wicket-keeper (NZ of the 80's)
Feb 28th - Jeff Woodland, Papua New Guinea, Nike golfer (1991 Dakota Dunes Open)
Mar 4th - Rick Mast, American NASCAR driver
Mar 8th - Bob Stoddard, American baseball player
Mar 9th - Jeff Senior, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer
Mar 9th - Jon Engen, Oslo Norway, US biathelete (Olympics-1994)
Mar 10th - Adolfo Horta, Camaguey Cuba, HW boxer (Olympic-silver-1980)
Mar 13th - Steve Lake, American baseball player
Mar 17th - Robin Cousins, England, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1980)
Mar 17th - Mal Donaghy, Northern Irish footballer
Mar 19th - Blake Passey, horse trainer
Mar 23rd - Sheila Rena Ingram, Wash DC, 4X400m relayer (Olympic-silver-1976)
Mar 23rd - Robbie James, Welsh footballer (d. 1998)
Mar 26th - Walter Rohlfing, Dusseldorf, WLAF defensive line coach (Rhein Fire)
Mar 28th - Harvey Glance, Pheonix City Ala, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1976)
Apr 1st - David Gower, cricketer (elegant England left-handed batsman 1978-92)
Apr 1st - Donald William Hammond, Frederick MD, PGA golfer (1986 Bob Hope)
Apr 3rd - Charles Jones, NBA forward (Houston Rockets)
Apr 4th - Paul Downton, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 80's)
Apr 4th - Kelso, American racehorse (d. 1983)
Apr 8th - Fred Smerlas, American football player
Apr 9th - Severiano Ballesteros, Spain, golfer (British Open 1979, 84, 88)
Apr 11th - Everton Mattis, cricketer (WI batsman early 80's)
Apr 13th - Dallas Moir, Scottish cricketer
Apr 20th - Graeme Fowler, cricketer (England left-handed opener early 80s)
Apr 21st - Jesse Orosco, Santa Barbara CA, pitcher (NY Mets, Orioles, Dodgers)
Apr 23rd - Kathleen Lynch, Motueka NZ, cyclist (Olympics-96)
May 1st - Rick Darling, cricketer (accident-prone/dashing Aussie opener 1978-79)
May 3rd - Rod Langway, Formosa, NHL defenseman (Mont Canadiens, Wash Caps)
May 4th - Peter Sleep, cricketer (Australian leg-spin all-rounder 1979-90)
May 7th - [Christopher St John] "Sinjin" Smith, LA CA, volleyballer (Oly-96)
May 7th - Ray Fernandez, American wrestler (d. 2004)
May 8th - Deana Deardruff, US, 4 X 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972)
May 8th - Bill Cowher, American football coach
May 9th - John Stuper, baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
May 12th - Lou[is Rodman] Whitaker, 2nd baseman (Detroit Tigers)
May 12th - Lou Whitaker, American baseball player
May 16th - Joan Benoit Samuelson, Cape Elizabeth ME, marathoner (Oly-gold-1984)
May 17th - Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player, (d. 2012)
May 19th - Bill Laimbeer, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons)
May 21st - Sue Woodstra, Colton Ca, Volleyball player (Olympic-silver-1984)
May 27th - Bruce Furniss, US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1976)
May 28th - Kirk Gibson, Mich, outfield (Tigers, Dodgers, 1988 NL MVP)
May 28th - Ben Howland, American college basketball coach
May 30th - Michael Clayton, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer
Jun 3rd - Horst-Ulrich Hänel, German field hockey player
Jun 4th - Tony Pena, Monte Cristi Dom Rep, catcher (Cleveland Indians)
Jun 5th - Jim Woodward, Wilmington DE, Nike golfer (1994 Miss Gulf Coast-50th)
Jun 6th - Mike Gatting, cricketer (England batsman 1977-95 & captain)
Jun 7th - Neal Radford, cricketer (Zambia Engld pace bowler in 3 Tests 1986-88)
Jun 8th - Don Robinson, American baseball player
Jun 11th - Bruce Plummer, Seattle Wash, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 West Coast)
Jun 12th - Javed Miandad, cricketer (Pakistan batsman Got a kick out of Lillee)
Jun 16th - Adri van Tiggelen, Dutch soccer star (Sparta/PSV)
Jun 19th - David Gleeson, Norfolk England, US, rower (Olympics-1996)
Jun 22nd - Nick Santagata, jockey
Jun 23rd - David Houghton, cricketer (Zimbabwe batsman, 266 v Sri Lanka 1994)
Jun 28th - Mike Skinner, American racecar driver
Jun 30th - Sarah McGuire, Springfield IL, LPGA golfer (1983 United Va Bank-5th)
Jun 30th - Sterling Marlin, American race car driver (NASCAR)
Jul 1st - Hannu Kamppuri, Finnish ice hockey player
Jul 3rd - Danny Heep, baseball player
Jul 3rd - Orel Hershiser, Buffalo NY, pitcher (LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians)
Jul 5th - David Pinkney , British Touring Car Racer
Jul 6th - Mario Martinez, Salinas Ca, US Olympic weightlifter (Olympic-4th-1988)

Deaths in Sport

Results 1 - 15 of 15

Jan 24th - Daniel Taylor, cricketer (bro of Herbie, 2 Tests for S Af 1914), dies
Feb 19th - Maurice Garin, French cyclist (b. 1871)
Mar 12th - Harry Dean, cricketer (England left-arm bowler in 3 Tests, 1912), dies
Apr 8th - Frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies
May 9th - Ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies
May 12th - Alfonso de Portago, Spanish bobsledder and race car driver (b. 1928)
May 21st - Edwin St Hill, cricketer (two Tests for West Indies 1930-31), dies
Jul 3rd - Dolf Luque, baseball player (b. 1890)
Jul 9th - Manfred Julius Susskind, South African cricketer (1924 Test series), dies
Jul 21st - Rockley Wilson, cricketer (bro of Clem, Test for England 1921), dies
Aug 21st - Nels Stewart, professional ice hockey player (b. 1902)
Oct 28th - Anthony J Morabito, co-owner of SF '49ers, dies while watching a game
Oct 30th - Fred Beebe, baseball player (b. 1880)
Dec 9th - Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies
Dec 29th - Tom Richmond, cricketer (Notts leg-spinner took 2-86 in Eng Test), die