F1 World Champion
Nov 1 Brazilian Williams driver Nelson Piquet finishes 15th in the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka but clinches his 3rd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship
- Nov 1 New York City Marathon: Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya wins men's race, 2:11:01; English runner Priscilla Welch women's champion, 2:30:17
- Nov 1 New York Jets retire Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Don Maynard's jersey #13
- Nov 1 New Zealand All Blacks create a rugby union international world record score when they beat Japan, 106-4 at the National Stadium in Tokyo
Sports History
Nov 3 New York Rangers' center Marcel Dionne becomes just the 2nd NHL player to register 1,700 career points, scoring a goal in 5-3 loss at Calgary
Baseball Record
Nov 3 Oakland A's first baseman Mark McGwire wins American League Rookie of the Year with 49 home runs, 118 RBI; second to win AL award unanimously; first Carlton Fisk 1972
Cricket World Cup
Nov 8 Cricket World Cup, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India: Player of the match David Boon scores 75 as Australia beats England by 7 runs for their first title
- Nov 10 Steve Bedrosian edges Rick Sutcliffe 57-55 to win NL Cy Young Award
Clemens Wins Back-To-Back
Nov 11 Boston Red Sox starter Roger Clemens wins back-to-back AL Cy Young Awards; Philadelphia Phillies starter Steve Bedrosian takes NL Award
- Nov 11 Football striker Mark Hughes plays for Wales and Bayern Munich in 2 countries on same day; appears for Wales in 2-0 European Championship loss to Czechoslovakia in Prague, then jets to Munich for 3-2 Cup win over Borussia
Nelson Piquet
Nov 15 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
- Nov 15 Carla Beurskens runs Dutch female record marathon (2:26:34)
- Nov 17 George Bell is 1st Blue Jay ever to win the AL MVP
Dawson's MVP
Nov 18 Cubs Andre Dawson is 1st player from a last-place club to win an MVP
- Nov 21 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Hollywood Park; winners: Epitome, Ferdinand, Miesque, Sacahuista, Success Express, Theatrica, Very Subtle
Earnhardt's NASCAR Win
Nov 22 37th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins
- Nov 22 Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) ends his NBA free throw streak of 51 games
- Nov 22 NFL New England Patriots shutout Indianapolis Colts 24-0 at Sullivan Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts
Graf's First WTA
Nov 23 German tennis star Steffi Graf claims her first WTA Tour Championship with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4 win over Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina at Madison Square Garden, NYC
Abdul Qadir
Nov 25 Pakistan cricket leg-spin bowler Abdul Qadir takes 9-56 against England in 1st Test at Lahore; best figures by a Pakistani, and by any bowler against England
Joe Montana
Nov 29 Joe Montana of SF 49ers completes NFL record of 22 consecutive passes
- Nov 29 New Orleans Saints win, assuring their 1st winning NFL season
- Nov 29 Ranger's Bob Frosse becomes 2nd goalie to score a goal (vs NY Islanders). It is later ruled that he should not be credited with goal.