- 1880 Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England
World Record 100km
1894 French cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in a world record time of 2:39:18
- 1894 Lave Cross becomes 1st Philadelphia Phillies player to hit for the cycle in 22-5 win over the Bridegrooms at Eastern Park, Brooklyn
- 1901 First game in baseball's American League: Chicago White Stockings win against the Cleveland Blues 8-2, other games rained out
Jack Hobbs Debut
1905 First-class cricket debut of Sir Jack Hobbs, "The Master" for Surrey v the "Gentlemen of England" (18 & 88)
Baseball Hall of Fame
1946 11 players named to the Baseball Hall of Fame: Tinker, Evers, Chance, Burkett, McCarthy, Waddell, Plank, Walsh, Jack Chesbro, Griffith and McGinnity
Baseball Record
1962 LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax's 2nd career 18-strikeout, in a 10-2 win over Cubs in Chicago
- 1963 17th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 2
Baseball Record
1978 Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game
Sports History
1981 Bill Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey
Sports History
1992 George Steinbrenner drops his suits against baseball
Sports History
1994 David Robinson scores ties 7th highest total in the NBA - 71
- 1994 NFL Draft: Ohio State defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson first pick by Cincinnati Bengals
- 1994 NY Rangers sweep NY Islanders in NHL playoffs
Sports History
1995 Court orders Darryl Strawberry to pay back $350,000 in taxes
- 1996 Highest scoring baseball game in 17 years - Twins 24, Tigers 11
Sports History
2004 NFL Draft: Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning first pick by San Diego Chargers