Events in Sports History in November 1989

Nov 1 Despite 107 from Desmond Haynes, Saleem Malik with 71 leads Pakistan to 4 wicket win v West Indies in cricket's Nehru Cup Final in Kolkata, India

Sports History

Nov 3 Lou Piniella is named manager of the Cincinnati Reds, replacing Pete Rose who is banned for life for gambling on MLB games

Nov 3 NBA expansion Minnesota Timberwolves make NBA debut; lose 106-94 against SuperSonics at Seattle Center Coliseum; Tyrone Corbin T-Wolves top scorer with 20 points
Nov 3 Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Alexander Volkov become first Russians to play in a regular season NBA game; Marciulionis scores 19 as Golden State lose 136-106 to Phoenix; Volkov held scoreless in Atlanta's 126-103 defeat by Indiana
Nov 4 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Gulfstream Park; winners: Bayakoa, Dancing Spree, Go for Wand, Prized, Rhythm, Steinlen, Sunday Silence
Nov 4 First NBA game at Orlando Arena, Orlando Magic loses to NJ Nets, 111-106

NYC Women's Marathon

Nov 5 19th NYC Women's Marathon won by Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway in 2:25:30

Nov 5 20th NYC Marathon won by Juma Ikangaa in 2:08:01

F1 World Champion

Nov 5 French McLaren driver Alain Prost withdraws early in wet Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide but wins his 3rd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship; wins by 16 points from teammate Ayrton Senna

Nov 5 US plays El Salvador in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
Nov 7 Baltimore Orioles Gregg Olson is 1st relief pitcher to win AL Rookie of Year
Nov 8 Cubs Jerome Walton wins the NL Rookie of Year
Nov 14 Padres reliever Mark Davis wins NL Cy Young Award
Nov 15 Bret Saberhagen wins AL Cy Young Award

Younis and Tendulkar

Nov 15 Test Cricket debut of Waqar Younis & Sachin Tendulkar at Karachi

Nov 15 Walter Davis (Denver) begins NBA free throw streak of 53 games
Nov 17 Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year KC Royal contract
Nov 19 39th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Rusty Wallace wins

Graf Regains WTA

Nov 19 German tennis No. 1 Steffi Graf regains the WTA Tour Championship in NYC; beats Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2

Nov 19 US beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950
Nov 20 Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Robin Yount wins AL MVP

Puckett's $3M Contract

Nov 22 MLB center fielder Kirby Puckett signs record $3,000,000 per year contract with Minnesota Twins

The Bounty Bowl

Nov 23 The "Bounty Bowl": Philadelphia Eagles defeat Dallas Cowboys 27-0 at Thanksgiving in an ill-tempered game, after which Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson accuses Eagles coach Buddy Ryan of placing bounties on players

Nov 24 Sachin Tendulkar scores a Test Cricket fifty aged 16 years 214 days, a record

David Boon

Nov 25 David Boon scores 200 v NZ at cricket WACA

Nov 26 CFL Grey Cup, SkyDome, Toronto: Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 43-40 on Dave Ridgway's field goal winner was known as 'The Kick'