Jefferies vs. Ruhlin
1901 James J. Jeffries TKOs Gus Ruhlin in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in San Francisco
Williams AL MVP
1946 Ted Williams is picked as AL MVP
- 1947 Soccer team GVVV forms in Veenendaal
Hanif Mohammad
1951 1st-class cricket debut of future great Pakistani batsman Hanif Mohammad; scores 26 in drawn tour match, Pakistan XI v MCC, Lahore
- 1951 NY Yankee Gil McDougald wins AL Rookie of Year
- 1959 Cleveland Browns' halfback Bobby Mitchell sets club record for longest run from scrimmage (90-yards), beat Wash 31-17
Elgin Baylor
1960 Elgin Baylor of NBA LA Lakers scores 71 points vs NY Knicks
Maris AL MVP
1961 Roger Maris is voted AL MVP
Drysdale Cy Young
1962 Don Drysdale wins Cy Young Award
- 1964 Ajax soccer star Johan Cruijff debuts against GVAV
Wright's 62
1964 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro at the Tall City Open, Midland, Texas
Land Speed Record
1965 Craig Breedlove sets land speed record (600.601 mph-966.57 kph)
Yastrzemski AL MVP
1967 Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski wins AL MVP
Ball Four
1968 1st date in controversial Jim Bouton baseball diary "Ball Four"
Paul Brown's Greatest Victory
1970 Paul Brown, as head coach of the expansion Cincinnati Bengals, defeats his former team the Cleveland Browns, a moment he calls his "greatest victory"
NASCAR Sprint Cup
1980 30th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins
Bossy's Hat Trick
1983 75th hat trick in NHL New York Islander franchise history, scored by Mike Bossy
Nelson Piquet
1987 Brazilian Williams driver Nelson Piquet retires from Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide with break trouble but wins his 3rd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 12 points from Nigel Mansell
- 1987 Carla Beurskens runs Dutch female record marathon (2:26:34)
- 1988 Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson wins NL MVP Award
- 1989 Bret Saberhagen wins AL Cy Young Award
Younis and Tendulkar
1989 Test Cricket debut of Waqar Younis & Sachin Tendulkar at Karachi
Sharapova Wins WTA
2004 Maria Sharapova becomes the first Russian to win the tennis season-ending WTA Tour Championship; beats American Serena Williams 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 at the Staples Center, Los Angeles
- 2015 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Prague, Czech Republic: Czech pair Karolína Plíšková & Barbora Strýcová beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova & Elena Vesnina of Russia 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 for a 3-2 win and 9th title for the home country
- 2015 Holly Holm defeats UFC Champion Ronda Rousey in an upset in Melbourne, Australia
UCLA Shoplifters
2017 3 UCLA basketball players suspended after admitting shoplifting in China, only released at President Trump's request
LeBron James
2018 LeBron James passes Wilt Chamberlain for 5th on the NBA's career scoring list with 44 points for the LA Lakers in 126-117 victory over Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples Center, Los Angeles
- 2020 84th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: American Dustin Johnson fires record total -20 to win his first Masters title by 5 strokes from Cameron Smith of Australia & South Korean Sungjae Im
Lewis Hamilton
2020 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton clinches 4th straight and record equalling 7th F1 World Drivers C'ship by winning Turkish GP at Intercity Istanbul Park, Tuzla
