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Events in Sport

Results 1 - 41 of 41

1869 - 3rd Belmont: C Miller aboard Fenian wins in 3:04.25
1879 - 13th Belmont: George Evans aboard Spendthrift wins in 2:42.75
1886 - 20th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Inspector B wins in 2:41
1911 - Red Sox Joe Wood strikes out 3 pinch hitters in 9th for 5-4 win
1915 - 47th Belmont: George Byrne aboard The Finn wins in 2:18.6
1920 - A's VP Thomas Shibe denies charges that baseballs are livelier
1925 - 29th US Golf Open: Willie Macfarlane shoots a 291 at Worcester CC Mass
1927 - 3rd French Mens Tennis: R Lacoste beats B Tilden (64 46 57 63 11-9)
1937 - 69th Belmont: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral wins in 2:28.6
1941 - Sandor Szabo beats B Nagurski in St Louis, to become wrestling champ
1943 - 75th Belmont: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:28.2
1948 - Phillies Richie Ashburn sets NL rookie consecut hitting streak at 23
1952 - 1st sporting event televised nationally-Walcott vs Charles boxing
1952 - Test Cricket debut of Freddie Trueman v India at Headingley
1952 - Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavy weight boxing title
1955 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open
1955 - NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 550' HR off Chicago Billy Pierce
1960 - Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open
1965 - 97th Belmont: John Sellers aboard Hail to All wins in 2:28.6
1966 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Clayton Federal Golf Invitational
1971 - 103rd Belmont: Walter Blum aboard Pass Catcher wins in 2:30.6
1973 - 43rd French Mens Tennis: Ilse Nastase beats Nikki Pilic (63 63 60)
1974 - A's Reggie Jackson & Bill North engage in clubhouse fight at Detroit
1976 - 108th Belmont: Angel Cordero Jr aboard Bold Forbes wins in 2:29
1977 - 31st NBA Championship: Port Trailblazers beat Phila 76er, 4 games to 2
1977 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Talk Tournament '77 Golf Tournament
1977 - LA Dodgers retire Walt Alston's #24
1981 - Astro's Nolan Ryan passes Early Wynn as all-time walk leader (1,777)
1982 - 114th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Conquistador Cielo wins in 2:28
1982 - 52nd French Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Andrea Jaeger (76 61)
1983 - 53rd French Mens Tennis: Yannick Noah beats Mats Wilander (62 75 76)
1983 - Alice Miller wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic
1988 - 58th French Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Henri Leconte (75 62 61)
1988 - Laura Davies wins LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic
1989 - Billy Smith, last original NY Islander, retires
1989 - Toronto Blue Jays Skydome stadium opens, Milwaukee Brewers win 5-3
1993 - 125th Belmont: Julie Krone aboard Colonial Affair wins in 2:29.8
Tennis Player Steffi Graf 1993 - 63rd French Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats M J Fernandez (46 62 64)
1994 - 64th French Mens Tennis: S Bruguera beats A Berasategui (63 75 26 61)
1994 - 64th French Womens Tennis: A Sanchez Vicario beats M Pierce (64 64)
1994 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Oldsmobile Golf Classic

Birthdays in Sport

Results 1 - 54 of 54

1874 - Jack Chesbro, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees - won 41 in 1904)
1879 - René Pottier, French cyclist (d. 1907)
1905 - Art Donovan, NFL defensive tackle (Balt, NY Yanks, Dallas)
1912 - Eric Hollies, cricketer (England leggie, bowled Bradman)
1912 - Josef Neckermann, German FR, equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1968)
1916 - Eddie Joost, baseball player
1916 - Syd Barnes, cricketer (Australian batsmen of 30's/40's)
1920 - Marion Motley, AAFC, NFL fullback (Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh)
1921 - Lancelot Pierre, cricketer (1 Test WI v England 1948, 0-28)
1923 - Jorge Daponte, Argentine racing driver (d. 1963)
1925 - Art Donovan, American football star
1932 - A R Dawson, rugby player
1936 - M A "Kelly" Seymour, cricketer (S Afr off-spinner in 7 Tests 1963-70)
1938 - Karin Balzer, German DR, hurdler (Olympic-gold-1968)
1940 - H R "Tiger" Lance, cricketer (South African batting all-rounder 1961-67)
1941 - Duane Duke Sims, baseball player
1941 - Robert Kraft, American owner of the New England Patriots
1942 - Nelson "Bo" Burton Jr, bowler/sportscaster (Pro Bowlers Tour)
1944 - Chris Finnegan, UK, Middleweight boxing champ (Olympic-gold-1968)
1944 - Tommie Smith, US sprinter (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jan 5]
1945 - Ambar Roy, cricketer (nephew of Pankaj Batted in 4 Tests 1969-70)
1945 - John Carlos, track star (Olympic bronze 1968); gave black power salute
1950 - Adrian Cosma, Romania, team Handball (Olympic-silver-1976)
1954 - Phil Neale, cricketer
1955 - Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian football player
1957 - Jim Woodward, Wilmington DE, Nike golfer (1994 Miss Gulf Coast-50th)
1961 - Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star
1964 - Laura Charameda, Marshall Mich, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1965 - Bob Probert, Windsor, NHL right wing (Chicago Blackhawks)
1966 - Bill Spiers, Orangeburg SC, infielder (Houston Astros)
1966 - Tina Barrett, Balt, LPGA golfer (1989 Mitsubishi Motors Ocean State)
1967 - Joe Deloach, US, 200m runner (Olympic-gold-1988)
1967 - Matt Bullard, NBA forward (Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks)
1967 - Ray Lankford, Modesto California, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
1969 - Ed Smith, WLAF tight end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1969 - Keith Powe, WLAF/CFL defensive lineback (Win Blue Bombers, Claymores)
1970 - Martin Gelinas, Shawinigan, NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks)
1970 - Todd Burger, guard (Chicago Bears)
1971 - Pedro Garau, WLAF running back (Barcelona Dragons)
1971 - Vaughn Parker, NFL guard/tackle (San Diego Chargers)
1971 - Takaya Tsubobayashi, Japanese racing driver
1973 - Brady Smith, defensive end (New Orleans Saints)
1973 - Clay Williams, WLAF OL (Amsterdam Admirals)
1973 - Sean Moran, defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
1973 - Lamon Brewster, American boxer
1974 - Russ Ortiz, American baseball player
1975 - Zydrunas Ilgauskas, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1978 - Fernando Meira, Portuguese football player
1979 - Fraser Watts, Scottish cricketer
1979 - Jason White, American NASCAR driver
1980 - Sutee Suksomkit, Thai football player
1983 - Bill Bray, American baseball player
1983 - Marques Colston, American football player
1985 - Kenny De Ketele, Belgian cyclist

Deaths in Sport

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1913 - Chris von der Ahe, baseball pioneer (b. 1851)
1932 - Henry Taberer, cricket (bowl Trumper only Test wkt for South Africa), dies
1953 - Bill Tilden, tennis champ, dies at 60
2000 - Don Liddle, baseball player (b. 1925)
2004 - Ronald Reagan, American radio sports announcer, western film actor, governor of California, and 40th President of the United States (b. 1911)