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World Series
Oct 21 Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies beat KC Royals, 4-1 at Veterans Stadium to secure series, 4-2; first championship in franchise history; MVP: Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt
- Oct 21 Phillies win their 1st World Championship in their 98-year history
- Oct 23 Rick McCosker (168) and John Dyson (152) make record 319 opening stand in a Sheffield Shield cricket match for NSW v WA in Sydney
Boxing Title Fight
Oct 25 American Mike Weaver KOs local favourite Gerrie Coetzee in 13 rounds in Sun City, South Africa for WBA heavyweight boxing title
New York City Marathon
Oct 26 New York City Marathon: Grete Waitz of Norway wins for 3rd straight year in 2:25:41.3; Alberto Salazar claims men's event in 2:09:41
- Oct 26 St Louis Cardinals sack Baltimore Colt QBs an NFL record tying 12 times
- Oct 27 American Dave Gryllis sets world bicycle speed record of 94.37 kph
- Oct 27 MLB Houston Astros owner John McMullen replaces GM Tal Smith with Al Rosen
- Nov 3 After acquiring MLB's Oakland A's for $12.7m, Walter Haas Jr. appoints himself CEO; leads team to 4 AL West Divisional titles and 1989 World Series Championship
- Nov 3 Walter Hass Jr becomes CEO of Oakland A's
- Nov 4 Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2)
Sports History
Nov 4 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton wins 3rd NL Cy Young Award
- Nov 4 Sadaharu Oh, 40, pro-baseball's all-time HR run king with 868, retires
Bossy Scores Four
Nov 11 NY Islanders' future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Mike Bossy scores 4 goals in 6-6 tie against visiting Minnesota North Stars
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Nov 15 30th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins
- Nov 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneer QB Doug Williams throws for 486 yards
Brett AL MVP
Nov 18 Despite missing 45 games, George Brett wins AL MVP
Khan's First Century
Nov 25 Imran Khan scores his 1st Test Cricket ton, 123 v WI Lahore
Leonard vs. Durán
Nov 25 Sugar Ray Leonard regains WBC welterweight boxing crown when Roberto Durán quits in the 8th round of infamous “no mas” fight at the Superdome, New Orleans
- Nov 26 Mike Schmidt is unanimous choice as NL MVP
- Nov 29 45th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 34-18 in Birmingham
- Dec 1 46th Heisman Trophy Award: George Rogers, South Carolina (RB)
Don Sutton
Dec 3 Don Sutton, the winningest pitcher in Los Angeles Dodgers history, signs a 4-year contract with Houston; Astros career shortened by a patellar fracture; returns to Dodgers in 1988 after stints with 3 other MLB clubs
Arnold Palmer Victory
Dec 7 Senior PGA Championship, Turnberry Isle CC: Arnold Palmer wins with a birdie on the 1st playoff hole against Paul Harney
- Dec 14 Minnesota Vikings pass for 456 yards against Cleveland Browns, winning 28-24
- Dec 14 New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat NY Jets 21-20
Winfield Highest Paid
Dec 15 NY Yankee Dave Winfield becomes highest-paid player, 10 years $15M
"Raging Bull"
Dec 19 "Raging Bull", directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro as boxer Jake LaMotta and Cathy Moriarty as his wife, is released in the United States
- Dec 21 Harold Carmichael ends NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions
Cardinals Release Bonds
Dec 22 MLB St. Louis Cardinals release outfielder Bobby Bonds
Rummenigge Ballon d'Or
Dec 30 Ballon d'Or: Bayern Munich forward Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is named best European football player; beats German international teammate Bernd Schuster of FC Barcelona and Saint-Étienne midfielder Michel Platini
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