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Events in Sport

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1878 - The first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton.
1884 - Sporting Life announces that both pennant winners will meet in 3 game series Oct 23-25 at Polo Grounds NYC to determine baseball champion
1885 - John Ward & several teammates secretly form Brotherhood of Prof Base Ball Players, 1st baseball union
1930 - SC Genemuiden soccer team forms
1933 - Primo Carnera beats Paulin in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title
1935 - 18th PGA Championship: Johnny Revolta at Twin Hills CC Oklahoma City
1939 - 1st TV NFL game-Eagles vs Dodgers
1950 - LA Rams beat Baltimore Colts 70-27
1961 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Antonio Golf Civitan
1967 - 17th Ryder Cup: US wins 23½-8½ at Champions Golf Club (Houston, Texas, US)
1967 - Ian Brayshaw (W Aus v Vic, Perth) takes all 10 cricket wkts
1967 - Joe DiMaggio is hired as executive VP of A's by Charlie Finley
1967 - Murle Lindstrom wins LPGA Carlsbad Jaycee Golf Open
1972 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA GAC Golf Classic
1972 - Oakland A's 1st championship; beat Reds, 4 games to 3 in World Series
1975 - Cin Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series
1976 - Rick Barry (SF), begins then longest NBA free throw streak of 60
1978 - 9th NYC Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:12:12
1978 - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Houston Exchange Golf Classic Clubs
1978 - Grete Weitz runs female world record marathon (2:32:29.8)
1984 - NFL quarterback Ken Stabler retires
1985 - Bret Saberhagen gives KC Royals their 1st World Series win
1989 - Denver Nuggets beat Jugoplastika Split 135-129 in 3rd McDonald Open
1992 - Atlanta, becomes 1st US team to win a World Series game out of US
1994 - Tony Rominger bicycles world record time (53,832 km)
1996 - NY Yankee Bernie Williams hits record tying 7th post season HR, as Yanks tie record of 6th straight post season road win (en route to 8)
1997 - Cleve Marquis Grissom World Series hitting streak ends after 15 games
1997 - Coldest World Series game Marlins vs Cleveland (38°F)
1997 - NY Ranger Wayne Gretsky wife Janet is knocked unconcious & gets 2 stitches while watching the game as a plexiglass falls on her
1997 - 2nd longest 9 inning World Series game (4:12) as Marlins & Indians were tied 7-7 going into the 9th, Mariners win 14-11

Birthdays in Sport

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1880 - Joe Carr, Ohio, NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39)
1885 - Giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer (NY Met)
1907 - Jimmy Foxx, baseball HR hitter (534, Detroit Tigers)
1913 - Annette Rogers, US sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932, 36)
1918 - Lou Klein, American baseball player (d. 1976)
1920 - Harry Potts, soccer star/manager
1922 - Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Argentine footballer (d. 2001)
1923 - Pete Pihos, NFL end (Phil Eagles)
1923 - Bert Trautmann, German former footballer
1929 - Lev Jasjin, Russian soccer player (goalie)
1929 - Lev Yashin, Soviet footballer (d. 1990)
1933 - Helmut Senekowitsch, Austrian footballer (d. 2007)
1939 - George Cohen, English footballer
1943 - Allen James Coage, NYC, HW Judo (Olympic-bronze-1976)
1948 - John Peterson, US, Middleweight (Olympic-gold-1976)
1948 - Mike Hendrick, cricketer (England seam bowler in 30 Tests 1974-81)
1949 - Manfred Burgsmuller, WLAF kicker (Rhein Fire)
1956 - Frank DiPino, American baseball player
1961 - Barbara Potter, Ct, tennis player (changed shirt on Wimbledon Court)
1961 - Donna Wynd, Auckland NZ, 1k sprint cyclist (Olympics-96)
1961 - Leonard Marshall, NFL defensive end (NY Giants, NY Jets)
1961 - Sanath Kaluperuma, cricketer (four Tests for Sri Lanka 1984-88)
1962 - Derrick Waldroup, Chicago Ill, 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler (Oly-96)
1962 - Gayle Stammer, Livermore California, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
1963 - Brian Boitano, Mountainview California, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1988)
1965 - Marvin Washington, NFL defensive end (NY Jets, SF 49ers)
1965 - Otis Smith, NFL cornerback (NY Jets)
1966 - Blair Hartland, cricketer (NZ opener)
1967 - Ron Tugnutt, Canadian ice hockey player
1968 - Keith Osik, Port Jefferson NY, catcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1968 - Stephane Quintal, Boucherville, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens)
1968 - Warry van Wattum, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen)
1969 - Cuty [Yumi] Suzuki, Kawaguchi Japan, wrestler (Japan)
1969 - Kevin Carrasco, S P de Macoris Dom Rep, pitcher (Cin Reds)
1970 - Coleman Rudolph, NFL defensive end (NY Giants)
1970 - Steve Campbell, Buffalo NY, tennis star
1970 - Winston Bogarde, soccer player (Sparta/Ajax)
1971 - Amanda Coetzer, Hoopstad South Africa, tennis star (1996 Aust semi)
1971 - Anthony "Pig" Miller, NBA forward (LA Lakers, Atlanta Hawks)
1971 - Mitchel van der Gaag, Dutch soccer player (PSV, Motherwell)
1971 - Timothy Christopher Carswell, Christchurch NZ, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1972 - Scott Lachance, Charlottesville, NHL defenseman (NY Islanders)
1972 - Tyrone Williams, WLAF/NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears, Rhein Fire)
1973 - Kathy Butler, Edinburgh Scotld, Canad 3k/5k runner (Olympic-8-92, 96)
1973 - Andrés Palop, Spanish footballer
1973 - Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball player
1974 - Miroslav Satan, Topolcany Slo, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers, Sabres)
1975 - Melchior Schoenmakers, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1975 - Martín Cardetti, Argentine footballer
1975 - Míchel Salgado, Spanish footballer
1978 - Chaswe Nsofwa, Zambian footballer (d. 2007)
1978 - Owais Shah, English cricketer
1978 - Dion Glover, American basketball player
1981 - Olivier Pla, French racing driver
1982 - Robinson Canó, Dominican baseball player
1982 - Heath Miller, American football player
1983 - Glenn Loovens, Dutch footballer
1986 - Kara Lang, Canadian soccer player
1987 - Jake Richardson, English footballer

Deaths in Sport

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1883 - George Coulthard, cricketer (Test for Australia 1882), dies
1917 - Bob Fitzsimmons, English boxer (b. 1863)
1927 - Ross Youngs, Hall of Fame baseballer, dies of Bright's disease at 30
1969 - Giovanni Martinelli, Ital opera singer (NY Met), dies on 84th birthday
1992 - Red Barber, sportscaster (Dodgers, Yankees), dies at 84