Events in Sports History in 1972 (Part 2)

Events 201 - 254 of 254

Sports History

Sep 24 NY Jet Joe Namath passes for 6 touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts (44-34)

Sep 27 1st NHL exhibition game at Nassau Coliseum; NY Rangers beat NY Islanders, 6-4
Sep 28 Canada defeats the USSR in the eighth and final game of the ice hockey Summit Series

Baseball Record

Sep 30 Pittsburgh right fielder Roberto Clemente doubles off Mets' Jon Matlack to become the 11th MLB player to record 3000 hits as Pirates beat NY, 5-0

Oct 1 New York City Marathon: men's event won by Sheldon Karlin in 2:27:52; Nina Kuscsik wins women's race in 3:08:41
Oct 2 Montreal Expos' pitcher Bill Stoneman no-hits the New York Mets, 7 - 0 at Parc Jarry; first MLB no-hitter ever pitched in Canada

Sports History

Oct 3 Future Baseball Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher Steve Carlton wins 27th game as Philadelphia beats Cubs, 11-1 at Wrigley Field; almost half Phillies 59 season wins

Oct 3 Roric Harrison homers as Baltimore beats Cleveland, 4-3; last AL pitcher to homer until MLB inter-league play 25 years later

Ted Williams Last Game

Oct 4 Future Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams manages his final game as his Texas Rangers lose on the road to KC Royals, 4-0 in the last game played at Municipal Stadium; Williams later replaced by Whitey Herzog

Oct 7 First NY Islanders NHL game at Nassau Coliseum; Calgary Flames win, 3-2

F1 World Champion

Oct 8 Despite retiring with suspension trouble at the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, Emerson Fittipaldi becomes first Brazilian to win the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship; wins by 16 points from Jackie Stewart

Oct 8 Harold Carmichael begins NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions

Sports History

Oct 8 In Game 2 of ALCS, Oakland A's Bert Campaneris fires his bat at Det pitcher

Oct 8 MLB Detroit Tiger pitcher Lerrin LaGrow and Oakland A's shortstop Bert Campaneris, each fined and suspended when Campaneris flung his bat at the mound after getting hit by a pitch
Oct 11 MLB National League Championship: Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 2
Oct 12 MLB American League Championship: Oakland Athletics beat Detroit Tigers, 3 games to 2
Oct 14 Oakland catcher Gene Tenace is first to homer in first 2 World Series at-bats as A's beat Reds, 3-2 in Game 1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Sports History

Oct 15 17-year-old American tennis prodigy Chris Evert wins inaugural WTA Tour Championship at Boca Raton, Florida; beats Australian Kerry Melville Reid 7-5, 6-4; Evert not eligible for prize money

Oct 15 61st Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Bucharest (3-2)
Oct 15 Omni in Atlanta opens - Hawks beat NY Knicks 109-101
Oct 22 Baseball World Series: Oakland A's beat Reds, 3-2 in Cincinnati for a 4-3 series win; A's first C'ship since 1930, first in Oakland: MVP: A's catcher Gene Tenace

Sports History

Oct 25 Eddy Merckx (Belgium) covers 30 miles, 1,258 yards in 1 hr

Oct 29 Don Cockroft of Cleveland Browns kicks 57-yard field goal

Sports History

Oct 31 Cleveland Indians pitcher Gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young award

Nov 2 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton is unanimously selected National League Cy Young Award winner; wins 27 games for Phillies, who as a team win only 59 games
Nov 4 Kings score 3 goals within 45 seconds against Islanders
Nov 11 Rugby League World Cup, Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France: Australia and Great Britain draw 10-10; Great Britain awarded the Trophy

Petty Wins a Fourth

Nov 12 22nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Richard Petty wins

Nov 15 White Sox Dick Allen wins AL MVP
Nov 21 Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL
Nov 22 In Pittsburgh, Penguins set NHL record for scoring fastest 5 goals (2:07) in 10-4 win over St. Louis Blues
Nov 22 Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders and start them on 15 game winless streak
Nov 26 NFL NY Giant placekicker Péte Gogolák scores team record 8 PAT (points after touchdown) in 62-10 win over Philadelphia Eagles at Yankee Stadium, NYC
Nov 27 Yanks trade Ellis, Torres & Spikes to Indians for Nettles & Moses

Frank Robinson

Nov 28 LA Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels

Dec 2 37th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 17-16 in Birmingham, Alabama

Ilie Năstase

Dec 2 Romanian tennis star Ilie Năstase successfully defends his ATP Masters Grand Prix title with a 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3 win over American Stan Smith in Barcelona, Spain

Dec 3 CFL Grey Cup, Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 13-10; Tiger-Cats first team in CFL's modern era to win Grey Cup at home
Dec 5 38th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (FL)
Dec 11 New York Jets' Don Maynard becomes all time pro reception leader (632)
Dec 16 Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0)
Dec 23 "Immaculate Reception" Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against Raiders to win 13-7 [1]
Dec 23 2nd Fiesta Bowl: #15 Arizona State beats Missouri, 49-35
Dec 23 New York Islanders end 15 games winless streak

Franz Beckenbauer Gets Award

Dec 26 Ballon d'Or: Bayern Munich defender Franz Beckenbauer wins award for best European football player ahead of tied fellow German duo of Gerd Müller and Günter Netzer

Dec 27 LA Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak
Dec 29 Test Cricket debut of Jeff Thomson and Max Walker v Pakistan at MCG
Dec 31 39th Sugar Bowl: #2 Oklahoma beats #5 Penn State, 14-0
Dec 31 AFC Championship, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh: Miami Dolphins beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-7