Events in Sports History on November 18

  • 1905 10th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 30-0 in Birmingham

Robinson NL MVP

1949 NL batting leader (.342) Jackie Robinson wins NL MVP

  • 1951 Former Cubs 1st baseman & future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft
  • 1960 Charlie Finley makes a bid to purchase expansion LA Angels

Robinson AL MVP

1964 Baltimore Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson wins American League MVP

Sandy Koufax

1966 Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Sandy Koufax announces his retirement due to an arthritic left elbow

Frazier vs. Foster

1970 Future HOF boxer Joe Frazier KOs defending champion Bob Foster in 2nd round at Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan for the WBA, WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles

Bench NL MVP

1970 Johnny Bench wins NL MVP

  • 1975 Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak of 58 games
  • 1976 MLB New York Yankees sign free agent pitcher Don Gullett

Petty's NASCAR Record Win

1979 29th NASCAR Series Cup: Richard Petty is the first person to win seven times

Brett AL MVP

1980 Despite missing 45 games, George Brett wins AL MVP

Schmidt NL MVP

1981 Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins his 2nd consecutive NL MVP

Sports History

1982 South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim dies from injuries sustained during a 14-round beating by Ray Mancini in Las Vegas; WBC shortens title bouts to 12 rounds; WBA and WBO follow in 1988, and IBF in 1989

  • 1984 34th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Terry Labonte wins
  • 1984 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 47-17; Winnipeg scores final 44 points of the game
  • 1984 Flyers' Ron Sutter fails on 11th penalty shot against Islanders
  • 1984 NJ Devils shutout NY Rangers 6-0

Gooden and Saberhagen Cy Young

1985 Dwight Gooden (NL) & Bret Saberhagen (AL) win Cy Young

Dawson's MVP

1987 Cubs Andre Dawson is 1st player from a last-place club to win an MVP

US Inaugural Title

1990 1st Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Lake Nona G & CC: US beats Europe 11½-4½ in inaugural event; Kathy Whitworth US captain; Mickey Walker Europe skipper

Earnhardt's Fourth

1990 40th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins

Agassi Wins ATP

1990 Andre Agassi claims his first and only season-ending ATP Tour World Championship tennis title with a 5–7, 7–6, 7–5, 6–2 win over defending champion Stefan Edberg in Frankfurt, Germany

  • 1990 NFL NY Giants beat Det Lions 20-0, to run 1990 record to 10-0

Seles' First WTA

1990 Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win her first of 3 straight WTA Tour Championships in NYC; first 5-set women's final since 1901

  • 1991 Auburn men's basketball team placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations and not eligible for post-season play 1991-92
  • 1995 60th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 31-27 in Auburn
  • 1997 Arizona Diamondbacks & Tampa Bay Devil Rays expansion draft
  • 1997 Mavericks' A. C. Green ties Randy Smith's NBA record of 906 cons games
  • 2000 65th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 9-0 in Tuscaloosa
  • 2001 Home crowd favourite Leyton Hewitt wins his first of 2 season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 victory over Frenchman Sébastien Grosjean in Sydney, Australia
  • 2006 71st Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 22-15 in Tuscaloosa
  • 2007 59th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson wins

Federer's Back-To-Back Titles

2007 Roger Federer scores back-to-back season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles beating Spaniard David Ferrer 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 in the final in Shanghai, China

  • 2012 101st Davis Cup: Czech Republic beats Spain in Prague (3-2)
  • 2012 Brad Keselowski driving for Penske Racing finishes 5th in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway to clinch the Nascar Sprint Cup

Lewis Hamilton

2012 Lewis Hamilton wins the 2012 US Formula One Grand Prix

Zverev's Upset Win

2018 21-year-old German Alexander Zverev breaks through for a maiden season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6-4, 6-3 upset win in London over 5-time champion Novak Đoković

Sports History

2023 Caitlin Clark suffers an ankle injury in a game for Iowa against Kansas State, recording 27 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists