Events in Sports History in November 2022

Nov 1 MLB World Series: Phillies match 1967 Boston Red Sox record with 5 home runs in 7-0 win over Houston Astros to take 2-1 lead in series at Citizen's Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 2 MLB World Series: Houston Astros pitcher Cristian Javier and 3 relievers combine for no-hitter in 5-0 win over Phillies to tie series 2-2 at Citizen's Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the only other Series no-hitter was Don Larsen's perfect game in 1956

Assassination Attempt

Nov 3 Former Prime Minister Imran Khan survives an assassination attempt after being shot in the leg at a rally in Wazirabad, Pakistan [1]

Cricketer and Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan

NHL Record

Nov 5 Alex Ovechkin scores 787th career goal for the Washington Capitals surpassing Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, for all-time NHL record for most goals scored for a single team, in 3-2 loss to Arizona Coyotes

Nov 5 MLB World Series: Houston Astros win 2nd title in franchise history; beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1 iat Minute Maid Park, Houston for 4-2 series victory; MVP: Astros SS Jeremy Peña, Dusty Baker (73) becomes oldest manager to win championship, Phillies set ignominious record striking out 71 times
Nov 7 French tennis star Caroline Garcia scores the biggest title win of her career beating Aryna Sabalenka 7–6, 6–4 in the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas

Sports History

Nov 9 Caitlin Clark makes her sophomore season debut with 26 points, eight rebounds, and six assists for Iowa against New Hampshire

Nov 12 New Zealand's Black Ferns win Women's World Rugby Championship defeating England 34-31 at Eden Park in Auckland in front of a capacity crowd [1]
Nov 13 Billie Jean King Cup Women's Tennis, Glasgow, Scotland: Belinda Bencic & Jill Teichmann score singles victories to lead Switzerland to a 2-0 win over Australia; first BJKC title for Switzerland
Nov 13 ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Melbourne: England beats Pakistan by 5 wickets to win their WC second title; Player of the match & series: England fast bowler Sam Curran; crowd 80,462
Nov 13 Joel Embiid scores a career-high 59 points in a victory over the Utah Jazz

Max Verstappen

Nov 20 Dutch driver Max Verstappen retains Formula 1 Drivers' C'ship for Red Bull with a win in the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP; Verstappen's 3rd straight Abu Dhabi win, record 15th of the season, record 454 points for season