World Record
1964 Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia runs a world record 2:12:11.2 to beat Briton Basil Heatley by more than 4 minutes and win the men's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics; first athlete to win Olympic marathon twice
- 1964 American men's 4×400m relay team beats Great Britain by 0.9s to set world record 3:00.7 and win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics; Ollan Cassell, Mike Larrabee, Ulis Williams & Henry Carr
- 1964 MLB Milwaukee Braves ask NL to allow them to move to Atlanta, Georgia
- 1964 New Zealand athlete Peter Snell wins the 1,500m at the Tokyo Olympics; his second gold medal of the Games (800m); 3rd career gold
- 1964 Polish 4×100m women's relay team runs a world record 43.6 to beat the US by 0.3s and win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics; Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka & Ewa Kłobukowska
- 1964 US 4 x 100m men's relay team of Paul Drayton, Gerry Ashworth, Richard Stebbins & Bob Hayes run world record 39.0s to beat Poland by 0.3s and win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
- 1973 23rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Benny Parsons wins
World Series
1973 Baseball World Series: defending champion Oakland A's beat NY Mets, 5-2 in Game 7 at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum to retain title; A's manager Dick Williams immediately quits; MVP: A's outfielder Reggie Jackson
- 1973 Fred Dryer of the then Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.
- 1974 NHL New York Islanders and goaltender Billy Smith's 1st shut-out win, 5-0 vs Washington Capitals
- 1975 Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning HR beats Reds 7-6 in game 6 of WS
World Series
1976 Baseball World Series: defending champions Cincinnati Reds sweep NY Yankees; beat Bombers, 7-2 in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium; MVP: Reds catcher Johnny Bench
Sports History
1976 NY Knicks retire 1st number, # 19, Willis Reed
New York City Marathon
1979 New York City Marathon: Bill Rodgers wins 4th straight men's title in 2:11:42; defending champion Grete Waitz of Norway takes out women's event in 2:27:33
- 1979 Ozzie Newsome begins NFL streak of 150 consecutive game receptions
World Series
1980 Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies beat KC Royals, 4-1 at Veterans Stadium to secure series, 4-2; first championship in franchise history; MVP: Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt
- 1980 Phillies win their 1st World Championship in their 98-year history
F1 World Champion
1984 Austrian Ferrari driver Niki Lauda becomes a 3-time Formula 1 World Drivers champion when he finishes 2nd in the season ending Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril; wins title by just 0.5 from Alain Prost
- 1984 Cleveland Browns' Steve Cox sets club record with a 60-yd field goal
- 1984 Steve Jones runs Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05
- 1985 Qasim Omar (206) & Javed Miandad (203*) make 397 stand v SL
- 1986 1st-class cricket debut of Andy Flower, ZCU Presidents XI v Young WI
- 1988 Boston Celtics beat Yugoslavia 113-85 in Madrid
- 1989 Betram Lee & Peter Bynoe purchase the Denver Nuggets for $65m - 1st African American owners of a major sports team,
F1 World Champion
1990 Ayrton Senna of Brazil crashes his McLaren during the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka but clinches his second Formula 1 World Drivers Championship
Sports History
1993 Garry Kasparov defeats Nigel Short for chess championship
- 1995 Mario Tremblay, selected 22nd NHL coach of Montreal Canadians
- 1997 Cleveland outfielder Marquis Grissom records a hit in his 15th straight World Series game; second longest 9 inning WS game (4:12) as Florida Marlins beat Indians, 14-11
- 1998 Baseball World Series: New York Yankees beat San Diego, 3-0 in Game 4 at Qualcomm Stadium to sweep Padres and win 2nd title in 3 years; MVP: Yankees 3rd baseman Scott Brosius
- 2001 MLB National League Championship: Arizona Diamondbacks beat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 1
- 2004 MLB National League Championship: St. Louis Cardinals beat Houston Astros, 4 games to 3
F1 World Champion
2007 Finnish Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen wins season ending Brazilian F1 Grand Prix to claim his first World Drivers Championship by 1 point from Lewis Hamilton
- 2007 MLB American League Championship: Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 3
- 2007 Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas sets NFL record for most points scored in a game (no touchdowns) with 26 in 38-36 win over the Texans at Reliant Stadium, Houston
- 2009 MLB National League Championship: Philadelphia Phillies beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1