August 11th 1929 - Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.

August 10th 1995 - Los Angeles Dodgers are forced to forfeit against the St. Louis Cardinals after fans throw souvenir baseballs on to the field en masse.

What was the cause of all that?

I remember that... but what I don't recall is what led the fans to throw their souvenir balls onto the field. ::)

August 12th 1994 - Major League Baseball players go on strike. The work stoppage forces the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.

August 12th 1994 - Major League Baseball players go on strike. The work stoppage forces the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.

I remember that too. It was MLB's longest strike, lasting into the beginning of the 1995 season. I wonder, if there had been no strike, maybe the Montreal Expos (as they were at that time) might've seen the World Series?? We will never know.

August 16th 1920 - Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit in the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. To date, Chapman is the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.

August 16th 2008 - Michael Phelps wins eighth gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, surpassing Mark Spitz for the most gold medals in a single olympics.

August 16th 2008 - Michael Phelps wins eighth gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, surpassing Mark Spitz for the most gold medals in a single olympics.


That was 0 years ago, but it will always be remembered in the history of the Olympic Games. :)




On a completely different note:
August 17, 1992 - Kevin Gross of the L.A. Dodgers pitched anything but his name. He pitched a no-hitter for his team (which finished the season with 63 wins and 99 losses; its worst since moving to L.A.) against the San Francisco Giants.

August 19th 1975 - The cricket test match between England and Australia is called off after the pitch is vandalised by supporters of George Davis.

August 20th 1938 - Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam - a record that still stands.

August 22nd 1851 - The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.

August 24th 1963 - The 200-metre freestyle is swum in less than 2 minutes for the first time by Don Schollander (1:58).

August 25th 1875 – Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England to Calais, France in less than 22 hours.

August 29th 1882 - Is the date attributed to the death of English Cricket and the origin of the legend of The Ashes. This is the date according to the mock obituary in The Sporting Times.

August 29th 1978 - USTA National Tennis Center opens in Flushing, New York

August 31st 1968 - Garfield Sobers becomes the first cricketer to hit 6 sixes in one over.

^and Japanese-born pro baseball player Hideo Nomo was born.


August 31, 2004: The New York Yankees received their worst pounding ever, a 22-0 shutout loss to the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium!

September 1st 1980 - Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope ends in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

September 4th 1972 - Mark Spitz wins his seventh swimming gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, becoming the first Olympian to do so. Spitz set world records in all seven events in which he swam.

September 4th 1950 - Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.

A sad day associated with sport.

September 5th 1972 - Munich Massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attack Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games.

September 5th 1908 - Dodger Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0

September 7th 1970 - Bill Shoemaker sets record for most lifetime wins as a jockey (passing Johnny Longden).

September 11th 1998 - Opening ceremony for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia was the first Asian country to host the games.

September 12th 1930 - Wilfred Rhodes ends his 1110-game first-class career by taking 5 for 95 for H.D.G. Leveson Gower's XI against the Australians.

I know this is late...but on September 8, 1998, Mark McGwire broke the single-season home run record by hitting his 62nd home run. He would finish the year with 70.

September 13, 1998...Sammy Sosa would hit his 62nd (I think that was the day).

September 19th 1988 - Greg Louganis (diver) suffers a head injury while qualifying for the Seoul Olympics; goes on to win two Gold medals.

September 20th 1973 – Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets before 30,492 spectators at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas in an internationally televised tennis match dubbed "The Battle of the Sexes".

September 20th 1998 - Baltimore Orioles third baseman Cal Ripken, Jr. chooses to sit out the Orioles' game against the New York Yankees, ending his record streak for consecutive Major League Baseball games played at 2,632.

September 20th 1988 - Boston Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs becomes the first player to get 200 hits in six consecutive seasons.

September 23rd 1988 - José Canseco of the Oakland Athletics becomes the first member of the 40-40 club.

September 24th 1988 – Canadian Ben Johnson finished the 100 m sprint at the Seoul Olympics in a world record time of 9.79 seconds, ahead of rivals Carl Lewis and Linford Christie, but was later disqualified for doping.

1934 2500 fans see Babe Ruth's farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium

September 26th 1983 - Australia II, the first non-American winner, wins the Americas Cup. 

September 26th 1981 - Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.

September 26th 1908 - Ed Reulbach became the first and only pitcher to throw two shutouts in one day against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

October 1st 1975 - Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.

October 1st 2004 - Baseball: Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gets his 258th hit of the season, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old single-season record.

October 2nd 2005 - NFL plays first regular season game outside United States when the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-14 in Mexico City, Mexico

October 5th 1921 - Baseball: The World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time.

1906 Henry Mathewson (NY Giants) walks 14 men

1965 Chuck Linster performs 6,006 consecutive push-ups

October 6th 1945 - Baseball: Billy Sianis and his pet billy goat are ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series

October 8th 1978 - Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 317.60mph at Blowering Dam, Australia.

Kinda late for this one, but... on October 7, 2001, Barry Bonds set the new single-season record for home runs with 73...although mucho controversy would surround him in the coming years.

1957 Brooklyn Dodgers announce move to Los Angeles

October 9th 1919 - Black Sox scandal: The Cincinnati Reds "win" the World Series.

October 10th 1964 - The 1964 Summer Olympics opening ceremony at Tokyo, Japan, with first time of live Olympic telecast program by geostationary communication satellite.

October 14th 1968 - Jim Hines of the USA becomes the first man ever to break the ten second barrier in the 100 metres Olympic final at Mexico City with a time of 9.95 sec. He would be the only man to do so until 1983.

October 15th 1989 - Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL.

1985 Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds

October 15th 1997 – On the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, the first supersonic land speed record was set by Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green in the jet-propelled car ThrustSSC when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph).

20 years ago, on October 15, 1988, the Los Angeles Dodgers win Game 1 of the World Series on a 2-run, walkoff home run by pinch-hitter Kirk Gibson. Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the 9th with one on, Gibson smacked the ball out into the stands to give L.A. the win. Vin Scully's call is one of the most famous.

14 years later, in 2002, Gibson would be named bench coach for the Detroit Tigers, where he'd spent his career prior to joining L.A..

October 17th 1860 - First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).

October 18th 1968 - The U.S. Olympic Committee suspends two black athletes for giving a "black power" salute during a victory ceremony at the Mexico City games

October 24th 1857 – Sheffield F.C., one of the world's oldest documented non-university football clubs, was founded.

October 26th 1951 - Boxer Joe Louis comes out of retirement to fight Rocky Marciano. However, Marciano would win the fight in eight rounds.

October 26th 1863 - The Football Association is formed.

October 28th 1970 - The land speed record set by Gary Gabelich in a rocket-powered automobile called the Blue Flame, fueled with natural gas.

October 30th 1945 - Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers to break the baseball color barrier.

October 30th 1974 - The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman takes place in Kinshasa, Zaire.

October 30, 2001: The World Series is played on this date for the first time ever, due to the 9/11 attacks. Game Three is played at Yankee Stadium between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Yankees. NYY won this game, cutting Arizona's series lead to 2 games to 1.

7 years ago, the World Series was played in November for the first time.

And just FTR, if last year's World Series had gone into a game 7, it would have become the second World Series to be played in November.

November 11th 1965 - Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas

November 13th 1982 – South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim suffered fatal brain injuries during a match with American Ray Mancini near Las Vegas' Caesars Palace, leading to significant rule changes in the sport.

November 19th 1969 – Playing for Santos against Vasco da Gama at Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian football player Pelé scored his 1000th goal on a penalty kick.

November 20th 1902 – While discussing how to promote the newspaper L'Auto during a lunch meeting in Paris, sports journalists Henri Desgrange and Géo Lefèvre came up with the idea of holding a cycling race that became known as the Tour de France.

December 2nd 1977 - The first World Series Cricket "supertest" match played between Australia and West Indies

December 6th 1956 - A water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

December 5th, 1908
Exactly 100 years ago today, Sunderland thrashed local rivals Newcastle United 9-1 at St. James's Park. Not only is it the club's biggest away margin of victory, I believe it is the greatest margin of victory of any away game, certainly in top flight history. Billy Hogg and George Holley both bagged hat-tricks for the Black Cats, and Arthur Bridgett (2) and Jackie Mordue also got their names on the scoresheet. Both teams were tied 1-1 at half time, but Sunderland completely dominated the second half and scored 8 goals in just 28 minutes. The match was eventually called off by Newcastle who had been reduced down to 9 men

..sigh... the good old days when we were the "bank of england" club :(

December 5th, 1908
Exactly 100 years ago today, Sunderland thrashed local rivals Newcastle United 9-1 at St. James's Park. Not only is it the club's biggest away margin of victory, I believe it is the greatest margin of victory of any away game, certainly in top flight history. Billy Hogg and George Holley both bagged hat-tricks for the Black Cats, and Arthur Bridgett (2) and Jackie Mordue also got their names on the scoresheet. Both teams were tied 1-1 at half time, but Sunderland completely dominated the second half and scored 8 goals in just 28 minutes. The match was eventually called off by Newcastle who had been reduced down to 9 men

..sigh... the good old days when we were the "bank of england" club :(
Any chance of Billy Hogg and George Holley playing tomorrow?

Any chance of Billy Hogg and George Holley playing tomorrow?


Hey, I dare say their corpses would more than likely work harder than a few alive players we have in the squad

Hey, I dare say their corpses would more than likely work harder than a few alive players we have in the squad
Can I quote you on that?

Can I quote you on that?


If El Hadji Diouf is in the starting lineup tomorrow, definately  ;D

He just won't run

December 11th 1886 – Dial Square, a football club from Woolwich, London that would eventually become known as Arsenal F.C., played their first match, winning 6–0 against Eastern Wanderers on an open field in the Isle of Dogs.

December 19th 1983 - The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro.

December 26th 1908 – Boxer Jack Johnson became the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World after defeating Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney.

December 28th 1958 - "Greatest Game Ever Played" - Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York's Yankee Stadium.

December 31st 1972 – American baseball player Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash en route to deliver aid to victims of the Nicaragua earthquake.

January 5th 1889 - Preston North End is declared winner of the original football league.

January 6th 1994 – Two-time American Olympic figure skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the right leg by an assailant hired by Jeff Gillooly, the ex-husband of her rival skater Tonya Harding.

January 15, 1967...I believe the first Super Bowl was played.

January 20th 1892 – The first official basketball game was played at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.

February 22nd 1959 – Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500 NASCAR auto race at the Daytona International Speedway (pictured) in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.

March 2nd 1962 – American basketball player Wilt Chamberlain, then playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, still a record in the National Basketball Association today.

March 3rd 1875 – The first recorded organized indoor ice hockey game was played at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal by James George Aylwin Creighton and McGill University students.

March 6, 2006: Former Minnesota Twins slugger Kirby Puckett passed away after suffering a stroke; he was 44 years old. (Had he lived another week, he would've been 45.) :\'(

1948 - 1st black in the US Tennis Open (Reginald Weir)

1987 - Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point

March 12th 1881 – Andrew Watson made his debut with the Scotland national football team and became the world's first black international football player.

March 15th 1877 – Cricketers representing England and Australia began the first match in Test cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

March 18th 1892 – Canadian Governor General Frederick Stanley of Preston pledged to donate what would become the Stanley Cup, today the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, as an award for Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club.

March 19th 1954 - Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in color.

March 19th 1954 - Willie Mosconi sets the world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, OH. The record still stands as of today.

March 21st 1989 – An article in Sports Illustrated alleged that Pete Rose, the Manager of the Cincinnati Reds, was involved in baseball gambling.

March 21st 1970 - Vinko Bogataj crashes during a ski-jumping championship in Germany; his image becomes that of the "agony of defeat guy" in the opening credits of ABC's Wide World of Sports.

Oh this was a huge day for the NFL...

1984 - NFL owners passed the infamous anti-celebrating rule

1994 - Watne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals

March 24th 1936 - The longest game in NHL history was played between Detroit and Montreal. Detroit scored at 16:30 of the sixth overtime and won the game 1-0.

March 27th 1871 - The first international rugby football match, England v. Scotland, is played in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.

April 6th 1896 – The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens.

April 9th 1975 – The first game of the Philippine Basketball Association, the second oldest professional basketball league in the world.

April 10th 1916 – The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.

April 15th 1947 – Jackie Robinson, the first African American to break the baseball color line, played his first game in Major League Baseball.

April 15th 1989 – Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of football club Sheffield Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of 96 Liverpool F.C. fans.

April 15th 1947 – Jackie Robinson, the first African American to break the baseball color line, played his first game in Major League Baseball.


Yes...and the Dodgers are going to honor him tonight by having every member of their team wear number 42, a uniform number that has been retired by every team in Major League Baseball (except for the Yankees). Edit: actually, EVERY team is going to wear the number 42.


And speaking of the Dodgers, on April 15, 1958...Major League Baseball was played in California for the first time ever. The L.A. Dodgers and San Francisco Giants---the first two teams to ever play there---faced off in San Francisco as the Giants won the season opener 8-0. The L.A. Dodgers would never have a winning record that year. (They would reach the .500 mark twice, and after achieving a 2-2 record on April 18, they would have a losing record for the rest of the season.)

April 17th 1964 – Shea Stadium opens

April 18th 1923 – Yankee Stadium, "The House that Ruth Built," opens.

April 23rd 1954 – Batting against Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals, Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit the first of his then-record 755 home runs in Major League Baseball.

April 24th

1905 - 1st-class Cricket debut of Jack Hobbs, Surrey v Gentlemen (18 and 28)

1963 - 17th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 2

1965 - NY Met Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager

1974 - NFL grants franchise to Tampa Bay Bucaneers

1996 - Highest scoring baseball game in 17 years - Twins 24, Tigers 11

April 28th 1923 – London's Wembley Stadium, then known as Empire Stadium, was opened to the public for the first time and held the 1923 FA Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United football clubs.

1967  Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title

1967  Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title
When was it he throw his Olympic Medal into a river?

April 29, 1990: Greg Maddux, in his first stint with the Chicago Cubs, pitches a complete-game shutout at Dodger Stadium. I remember that game; I was there.
Little did Maddux know that 16 years later he'd become a member of the Dodgers during the final month of the season, as well as 18 years later...and help them into the playoffs both times.

1967  Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title

I love what George Carlin said about that:

Muhammad: "I just want to beat people up, I don't want to kill them"
US Army: "Well, if you don't wanna kill them, then we won't let you beat them up"

April 30th 1938 – The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End.

May 3rd 1951 – The Kentucky Derby is televised for the first time.

May 4th 1871 – The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

1925 Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6, (6 home runs on 6 pitches)

1935 Jessie Owens of the US, sets then long jump record at 26' 8¼"

May 5th 1904 – Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.

May 12th 1890 – The first-ever official County Championship match begins. Yorkshire beats Gloucestershire by eight wickets at Bristol. George Ulyett scores the first century in the competition.

May 14th 1961 – Stirling Moss wins the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix.

May 14th 1870 – The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.

May 15th 1941 – Baseball player Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees starts his record-breaking 56-game hitting streak.

May 16th 1914 – The first ever Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final is played. Brooklyn Field Club defeats Brooklyn Celtic 2-1.

May 18, 2004.... Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitches a perfect game against the Atlanta Knaves...I mean Braves... in Atlanta. (I bet the fans were saying, "BOO-OO-oo-oo-oo...!" (to the tune of the tomohawk chant)). ;D


And now today is the 5th anniversary of that perfect game.

May 21st, 1979
Montreal Canadiens win their 4th Stanley cup in a row by beating the Rangers in 5 games.

Prior to the next season starting, Hall of famers Yvan Cournoyer, Ken Dryden and Jacques Lemaire retire from the NHL.

May 21st 1904 – The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the international sport governing body of association football, was founded in Paris.

May 22nd 1906 – The 1906 Summer Olympics, not now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.

May 27th 1923 – French racing drivers André Lagache and René Léonard won the first running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans near Le Mans, Sarthe, France.

June 1st 1925 – Lou Gehrig plays the first game in his streak of 2,130 consecutive games; it was the longest such streak until broken by Cal Ripken Jr. in 1995.

^16 years and one day later, Gehrig would die. :\'(


Actually, TWO historic events occurred in the world of sports on June 2nd:

In 1935, George Herman "Babe" Ruth announced that he was retiring from baseball.

And, in 1941, Lou Gehrig died.

6th June 1968 – Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws his record 58th consecutive scoreless inning, a major league record until 1988.

6th June 1946 – The Basketball Association of America is formed in New York City.

6th June 1999 – In Australian Rules Football, Tony Lockett breaks the record for career goals, previously 1299 by Gordon Coventry and which had stood since 1937.

June 7th 1892 – Benjamin Harrison becomes the first President of the United States to attend a baseball game.

June 12th 1939 – The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.

June 12th 1939 – The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.


I've been there ( but not in 1939..maybe 1994?)

June 19th 1939 – Former American baseball player Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now commonly known in the United States as "Lou Gehrig's Disease".

June 19th 2005 – Only six race cars competed in the United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, after all the Michelin-shod entrants were withdrawn due to safety concerns.

June 19th 1846 – The first baseball game under recognizable modern rules is played in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States.

June 22nd 1986 – Argentine footballer Diego Maradona scored both the "Hand of God goal" and the "Goal of the Century" against England during the quarter-final match of the FIFA World Cup in Mexico City.

June 22nd 1986 – Argentine footballer Diego Maradona scored both the "Hand of God goal" and the "Goal of the Century" against England during the quarter-final match of the FIFA World Cup in Mexico City.


I remember the goals very well.

June 22, 2002: St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile passed away in Chicago at age 33; his cause of death was later found to be a coronary artery blockage. :\'( The condition was hereditary, since his father had succumbed to a heart attack ten years earlier.

June 23rd 1894 – Led by French historian Pierre de Coubertin, an international congress at the Sorbonne in Paris founded the International Olympic Committee to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games.

June 23rd1917 – In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.

July 6th 1957 – Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.

July 11th 1914 – Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major league baseball.

July 14th 1969 – Football War: after Honduras loses a soccer game against El Salvador, rioting breaks out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers.

July 14th 1969 – Football War: after Honduras loses a soccer game against El Salvador, rioting breaks out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers.


Gee, a riot after a soccer match. Who would have thought that?  :D

July 14, 1995: Ramon Martinez of the L.A. Dodgers throws a no-hitter against the Florida Marlins.

July 15, 1999: The Seattle Mariners play their very first game in Safeco Field. It is an interleague game against the San Diego Padres, who win, 3-2.

July 18, 1999: David Cone of the New York Yankees pitches a perfect game against the Montreal Expos, winning 6-0. It was the first perfect game ever in interleague history; too bad the Evil Empire was at the issuing end of it. ::)

July 18, 1999: David Cone of the New York Yankees pitches a perfect game against the Montreal Expos, winning 6-0. It was the first perfect game ever in interleague history; too bad the Evil Empire was at the issuing end of it. ::)
So, a perfect game in basebal is a win of 6-0?

So, a perfect game in basebal is a win of 6-0?

No. A perfect game is one in which the opposing team is disallowed any baserunners. No hits, no walks, no hit batsmen...nothing to enable the runners to get on base.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_game

In a nutshell, 27 batters up, 27 batters down.

No. A perfect game is one in which the opposing team is disallowed any baserunners. No hits, no walks, no hit batsmen...nothing to enable the runners to get on base.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_game

In a nutshell, 27 batters up, 27 batters down.
I think i should revise on the gameplay of baseball.

I think i should revise on the gameplay of baseball.

Yes. And the winning team can score as many times as they want.

20th July 1885 – The Football Association legalises professionalism in football under pressure from the British Football Association.

July 23rd 1881 – The International Federation of Gymnastics, the world's oldest international sport federation, was founded in Liège, Belgium.

July 27th - I have gone to Dodgers baseball games on this date 3 times.

The first time was in 1990. The Dodgers played a 5-hour, 12-inning game against the Atlanta Braves, before finally winning 5-4.

The second time was in 1991. The Dodgers defeated the Montreal Expos 7-0. (The next day, the Expos would get their revenge by throwing a perfect game, courtesy of Dennis Martinez.)

The third time was in 2005. The Dodgers played the Cincinnati Reds and lost 7-6, in the top of the 9th inning. (We had left the game after the 7th inning, when the score was still tied, but the Reds took advantage of the Dodgers' poor relief pitching, and Ryan Freel stole several bases and scored the go-ahead run to put Cincy up for good.)

... in 1991. The Dodgers defeated the Montreal Expos 7-0. (The next day, the Expos would get their revenge by throwing a perfect game, courtesy of Dennis Martinez.)


And today is the 18th anniversary of that perfect game!

On this day in 2005, the Cincinnati Reds beat the L.A. Dodgers 6-1 in Dodger Stadium. It was the last time, to date, that the Dodgers lost a home game to the Cincinnati Reds.

July 29th 1948 – Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad – after a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin opened in London.

July 30th 1930 – Uruguay defeated Argentina, 4–2, in front of their home crowd at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo to win the first Football World Cup.

July 30th 1966 - England win the World Cup in football, beating Germany 4-2.

August 5th 1901 – Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11¾ins. The record will stand for 20 years.

August 5, 2002: Long-time Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn passed away at the age of 85 in Los Angeles. :\'(

August 5, 1969, Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh) is the first person to hit an HR completely  out of Dodger stadium

August 9, 1988. Wayne Gretzky was traded from Edmonton to Los Angeles.
A trade that shocked the Hockey World. (Kinda like Michael Jordan in his prime traded to Denver..or something like that)

August 9th 1936 – Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympiad.

August 9th 1936 – Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympiad.


Adolf was so happy to be there.  ???

August 11th 1929 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.

Today (August 11th) in 1929, Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.


80 years ago, wow!

80 years ago, wow!

Twice in his career (2 seperate years), Babe Ruth had more home runs (as a player) than some teams combined. ex: One year he'd have 54 Home runs, and you added up all the home runs of another team, it was less than he had. Amazing. Just amazing.

August 12th 1994 – Major League Baseball players go on strike. The work stoppage forces the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.

^ :\'(

August 17, 1992 (also a Monday, just like today): Kevin Gross of the L.A. Dodgers pitches anything but his name. He throws a no-hitter against the San Francisco Jints. It was probably the best thing that the Dodgers did during that year, which turned out to be a dismal season for them. :-\\ :(

August 18, 2006: Jered Weaver of the Anaheim/L.A. Angels becomes the first A.L. rookie pitcher since Whitey Ford to win his first 9 decisions. Weaver goes 9-0 as his team defeats the Seattle Mariners.

August 21, 1990: The L.A. Dodgers blew an 8-run lead in the 9th inning (they had led 11-3 coming into the inning), but the Phillies came back to win 12-11, mainly due to some poor defense by the Dodgers. >:(

August 21, 2007: Garret Anderson of the L.A. Angels is credited with 10 RBI as his team does a number on the Evil Empire New York Yankees, 18-9. :D

August 26, 1939 :

The first Major League Baseball game is telecast, a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, in Brooklyn, New York.

August 26th 1999 – Michael Johnson breaks the 400 metres world record with a time of 43.18 seconds.

August 26th 1999 – Michael Johnson breaks the 400 metres world record with a time of 43.18 seconds.


He was very good. I liked his running style.

1994 - 94th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods

1994 - 94th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods


Are you sure it was 15 years ago when he won that!? :o ??? I didn't think he became well known til April 1997.

Well, I have to be honest, I copied and pasted it from here: 

http://www.todayinsport.com/

;)

August 29th 1895: The English Rugby League was formed

Well, I have to be honest, I copied and pasted it from here: 

http://www.todayinsport.com/

;)

Well I guess I missed a key word in your post: Amateur. Sorry 'bout that. Yes, he took part in the U.S. Amateur Golf Championship that year... and he began his pro career 2 years later. After that, he became well known.

October 23...

1993: The Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series for the second straight year, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in the 9th inning on a 3-run walk-off homerun by Joe Carter.

1999: The Yankees and Braves began the World Series together for the second time in four years.

2004: The Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of the World Series, en route to their first championship since World War I.

October 23...

1993: The Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series for the second straight year, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in the 9th inning on a 3-run walk-off homerun by Joe Carter.

1999: The Yankees and Braves began the World Series together for the second time in four years.

2004: The Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of the World Series, en route to their first championship since World War I.

I as in Toronto in 1993 and remember Carter's HR clearly.
2004. A great year. My sox win. Memories of Bucky dent and Bill Buckner forgotten.

October 27...

1991: The Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins played a deciding Game Seven of the World Series, carrying a scoreless tie into extra innings before the Twins finally scored a run to win the game, and the Series.

1999: The Yankees swept the Atlanta Braves to win their second straight series.

2001: The Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees began the World Series, later than ever due to the terror attacks from the previous month that had delayed the regular season a week.

2002: The 'Anaheim' Angels won their very first World Series, defeating the San Francisco Giants 4-1 in Game 7.

2004: The Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, capturing their first crown in 86 years.


2004. A great year. My sox win. Memories of Bucky dent and Bill Buckner forgotten.

..yep. 8) I was cheering for the Sox too.

I almost forgot...

October 27, 2006: The St. Louis Cardinals won Game 5 of the World Series, over the Detroit Tigers, to win their first World Series since 1982. (It was the first time that a World Series game was played on a Friday since 1990.)

I almost forgot...

October 27, 2006: The St. Louis Cardinals won Game 5 of the World Series, over the Detroit Tigers, to win their first World Series since 1982. (It was the first time that a World Series game was played on a Friday since 1990.)

Pujols got a title. Glad for him coz his team lost against Boston in 2004.

A couple more...

October 27, 2007: The World Series was played in the state of Colorado for the first time, as the Red Sox beat the Rockies in Game Three of that year's WS, to take a three-games-to-none lead.

October 27, 2008: The Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays were playing Game Five of the World Series in Philadelphia, when the rain started to come down and soak up the field real good in the 6th inning (I think); the game was suspended and continued two days later. (The Phils would win the game and wrap up the World Series on that day, Oct 29th.)

November 1st 1959 – Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jacques Plante was struck in the face by a puck shot by Andy Bathgate of the New York Rangers. He was taken to the dressing room to recieve stitches and refused to go back in the game unless he wore his mask. Habs' coach Hector "Toe" Blake had no substitute goalie and he reluctantly permitted Plante to go back in the game with his legendary mask for the first time in an NHL game.

November 6th 1869 – In the first official intercollegiate American football game, Rutgers College defeated the College of New Jersey, 6–4, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.

November 7th 1991 – Professional basketball player Magic Johnson announced his retirement from the game because of his infection with the HIV virus.

November 9th 1861 – The first documented Canadian football match was played at University College, University of Toronto.

November 19th 1969 – Playing for Santos against Vasco da Gama at Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian football player Pelé scored his 1000th goal on a penalty kick.

November 20th 1902 – While discussing how to promote the newspaper L'Auto during a lunch meeting in Paris, sports journalists Henri Desgrange and Géo Lefèvre came up with the idea of holding a cycling race that later became known as the Tour de France.

1990 Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British Prime Minister

1990 Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British Prime Minister
In sport?

November 22nd 1887 – The first college lacrosse game was played between New York University and Manhattan College.

In sport?


Oops....well politics can be a sport

November 26th 1917 – Unable to resolve disputes with Eddie Livingstone, owner of the Toronto Blueshirts, the other ice hockey clubs of Canada's National Hockey Association officially agreed to leave that sports league and to form a new one: the National Hockey League.

November 28th 1895 – The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.

November 29th 1934 – The Chicago Bears defeat the Detroit Lions 19-16 in the first nationally broadcast game.

December 2nd 1977 – The first World Series Cricket "supertest" match played between Australia and West Indies

December 4th 1909 – The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest professional hockey franchise in the world, was founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.

December 4th 1909 – The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest professional hockey franchise in the world, was founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.

And there will be a game in Montreal on Dec 4th to commemorate this event.

December 6th 1956 – A water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

December 11th 1886 – Dial Square, a football club from Woolwich, London that would eventually become known as Arsenal F.C., played their first match, winning 6–0 against Eastern Wanderers on an open field in the Isle of Dogs.

December 15th 1891 – James Naismith introduces the first version of basketball, with thirteen rules, a peach basket nailed to either end of his school's gymnasium, and two teams of nine players.

December 18th 1932 – The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in the first ever NFL Championship Game. Because of a blizzard, the game was moved from Wrigley Field to the Chicago Stadium, the field measuring 80 yards (73 m) long.

December 19th 1983 – The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro.

December 26th 1860 – The first ever inter-club football match takes place between Hallam F.C. and Sheffield F.C. at the Sandygate Road ground in Sheffield, England.

December 26th 1919 – Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee.

December 28th 1944 – Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score 8 points in one game of NHL ice hockey.

January 1st 1990 - Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV

January 1st 1990 - Mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ

January 1st 1970 - Charles "Chub" Feeney becomes president of baseball's National League

January 4th1980 - President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics

January 5th 1889 – Preston North End is declared winner of the original football league.

January 4th1980 - President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics


I remember that. I was just about 17 years old and as a teen I was a pretty good swimmer (but never thought of myself an Olympic worthy)  and I had an Olympic coach look at me once and I was invited to join their practice once because he said I had potential.
I wonder if some of those who were there on that day (I didn't really met anyone I remember) missed their chance at the Olympics that year  :\'(

January 5th 1971 - Harlem Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak

January 6th 1980 - Philadelphia Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat

January 8th 1995 - Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame

January 8th 1980 - Islander Glenn Resch's 20th shut-out opponent-Canucks 3-0

January 8th 1985 - Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out

January 12th 1960 - Sobers & Worrell complete 399 stand for 4th wicket vs England

January 15th 1892 – James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.

January 8th 1995 - Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame


Best 3rd baseman ever.

January 16th 1970 - Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause

January 20th 1892 – At the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, the first official basketball game is played.

January 20th 1985 - Super Bowl XIX San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16 in Stanford; Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana, San Francisco, Quarterback

January 21st 1911 – The first Monte Carlo Rally.

January 23rd 1985 – O.J. Simpson becomes the first Heisman Trophy winner elected to the Football Hall of Fame.

January 25th 1924 – The first Winter Olympic Games opened at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France, attracting more than 200 athletes from 16 nations.

January 23rd 1985 – O.J. Simpson becomes the first Heisman Trophy winner elected to the Football Hall of Fame.

He was a great College and Pro football player. First running back to rush for 2000 yards in 1 season.

On January 28, 1960, the National Football League awarded franchises to Dallas and Minneapolis-St. Paul.

January 29th 1936 – The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.

January 30th 1982 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners

February 2nd 1876 – The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.

February 2nd 1967 – The American Basketball Association is formed.

February 3rd 1876 - Albert Spalding with $800 starts sporting goods company, manufacturing 1st official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, & football

February 3rd, 2002: The Super Bowl was played in February for the first time ever. (XXXVI, that is.)
February 3rd, 2008: In Super Bowl XLII, the New York Giants defeated the heavily-favored New England Patriots in one of the biggest SB upsets. The Patriots were attempting an unbeaten 2007-08 season (they'd been undefeated in all games of the regular season, and cruised through the postseason...until the last qtr of the Super Bowl).

February 8th 1966 – The National Hockey League awarded Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a second NHL franchise, the Pittsburgh Penguins.

February 9th 1900 – The Davis Cup competition is established.

February 12th 1879 – The first artificial ice rink in North America opens at Gilmore's Park in New York City.

February 16th 2005 – The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004-2005 regular season and playoffs, becoming the first major sports league in North America to do so over a labor dispute.

February 16th 2005 – The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004-2005 regular season and playoffs, becoming the first major sports league in North America to do so over a labor dispute.

That bring back lots of bad memories.

February 17th 1968 – In Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.

February 20th 1952 – Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.

February 20th 1998 – American figure skater Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold-medalist at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

February 20th (or was it yesterday?) Amy Williams wins Britain's first solo Winter Olympics gold medal for 30 years with victory in the women's skeleton.

February 22nd 1959 – Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.

February 22nd 1980 – Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4-3, in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.

February 22nd 1980 – Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4-3, in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.

That is for sure. That would be like England beating USA in basketball in the 2012 Olympics in London.

February 26th 1887 – At the Sydney Cricket Ground, George Lohmann becomes the first bowler to take eight wickets in a Test innings.

February 27th 1992  Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years

February 28th 1940 – Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden).

March 6th 1964 – Nation of Islam's Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali.

March 16th 1872 – The Wanderers F.C. wins the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1-0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.

March 27th 1871 – The first international rugby football match, England v. Scotland, is played in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.

March 27th 1871 – The first international rugby football match, England v. Scotland, is played in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.


England v. Scotland..? How's that international? ::)

April 5th 1904 – The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh & Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.

April 5, 1993: The Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins each played their first games as MLB teams. The Rockies lost their first game, at Shea Stadium, to the Mets, 3-0, while the Marlins beat the Dodgers at what was then known as Joe Robbie Stadium.

(That date was also a Monday, April 5th, just like today.)

May 23, 2002: Shawn Green hits 4 home runs in a game for the L.A. Dodgers against the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee. Dodgers won that game, 16-3.

75 years ago today --- May 24, 1935 --- the first nighttime game was played in MLB history. It involved the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The Reds won by a score of 2-1.

June 19th 1846 – The first officially recorded baseball  game using modern rules was played in Hoboken, New Jersey, US, with the New York Nine defeating the New York Knickerbockers, 23–1.

June 20, 2009: In one of the few pitching matchups involving brothers, Jeff Weaver of the Dodgers took the mound against Jered Weaver of the Angels in Anaheim Stadium. Jeff won the game.

June 22nd 1986 – Argentine footballer Diego Maradona scored both the "Hand of God goal" and the "Goal of the Century" against England during the quarter-final match of the FIFA World Cup in Mexico City.

June 27, 1980: Jerry Reuss of the L.A. Dodgers pitched a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants, 8-0...in San Francisco at Candlestink Park.

July 4th 1903 – Dorothy Levitt was reported as the first woman in the world to compete in a 'motor race'.

July 4th 1910 – African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match sparking race riots across the United States

July 4th 1939 – Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, tells a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth" as he announces his retirement from major league baseball.

July 5th 1947 – Larry Doby signs a contract with the Cleveland Indians baseball team, becoming the first black player in the American League. (Jackie Robinson had broken the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League 11 weeks earlier.)

July 5th 1975 – Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.

July 5th 2009 – Roger Federer wins a record 15th Grand Slam title in tennis, winning a five set match against Andy Roddick at Wimbledon.

July 6th 1933 – The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeats the National League 4–2.

July 6th 1957 – Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.

July 6th 1986 – Davis Phinney became the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France.

July 8, 1980: The MLB All-Star Game was played at Dodger Stadium; the only time to date that the game has been played there, but not the only time in L.A., as the 1959 game had been held at the Coliseum. The National League won this game 4-2 over the American League. Incidentally, the winning pitcher of that game was Jerry Reuss, who at the time was a member of the Dodgers.

July 9, 1996, was the last time the NL won an All-Star Game. Six years later (to the date), the game would end in an infamous tie after 11 innings, with both leagues exhausting their pitchers. ::)

July 10th 1914 - Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from the Baltimore Orioles

July 11th 1914 – Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major league baseball.

July 11th 1914 – Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major league baseball.

People forget he was a pitcher when he started and he was arguably the best left-handed pitcher in baseball from 1914 to 1920.

People forget he was a pitcher when he started and he was arguably the best left-handed pitcher in baseball from 1914 to 1920.

That's right, he began his career as a pitcher and then switched to a position player. That doesn't happen too often.

I think Rick Ankiel went through that in recent years. He started his career as a pitcher, but didn't do so well, but converted to a position player and did much better. (Something like that)

July 16th 1941 – Joe DiMaggio hit safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that is an enduring MLB record.

July 17th 1976 – The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the New Zealand team.

July 18th 1976 – Nadia Comăneci became the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics  at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

July 18, 1999 - David Cone of the New York Yankees pitched a perfect game against the Montreal Expos; this was the only perfect game in interleague history (thus far). At the time, Joe Torre, who turned 59, was managing the Yankees, so it was a birthday present for him. (Also, that date was also a Sunday July 18th, just like today.)

July 20th 1885 – The Football Association legalises professionalism in football under pressure from the British Football Association.

July 20th 1976 – Hank Aaron hits his 755th home run, the final home run of his career.

July 20th 1976 – Hank Aaron hits his 755th home run, the final home run of his career.


That record, of most career home runs, would stand for 31 years.

July 20th 1976 – Hank Aaron hits his 755th home run, the final home run of his career.


I was watching the game on TV (April 1974) the day he passed babe Ruth for the all-time record

That record, of most career home runs, would stand for 31 years.

UNtil Barry Bonds pased Hank, but because of Barry's use of steroids, I still go with Hank's record.

I was watching the game on TV (April 1974) the day he passed babe Ruth for the all-time record

And he hit that homer off a Dodgers pitcher.



Until Barry Bonds pased Hank, but because of Barry's use of steroids, I still go with Hank's record.

Yeah, most people probably would.

A-Roids might have a shot at the record, too (maybe by 2014-ish)...but Hank's record will probably continue to be the most honored.

And he hit that homer off a Dodgers pitcher.

Yeah, most people probably would.

A-Roids might have a shot at the record, too (maybe by 2014-ish)...but Hank's record will probably continue to be the most honored.

Al Downing was that Dodgers pitcher.
Aroids is getting very close to 600 I think.

July 21st 1959 – Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

Aroids is getting very close to 600 I think.

Yep, he's only one away now. Yesterday he hit number 599.

July 24th 2005 – Lance Armstrong wins his seventh consecutive Tour de France.

July 26th 1745 – The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.

Yep, he's only one away now. Yesterday he hit number 599.

Still a chance to pass Mays ( for sure), Ruth, Aaron and Bonds

July 27, 1990: The Dodgers hosted the Braves for a game that went 12 innings, lasting 5 hours altogether before L.A. finally won it.

July 27, 1991: The Dodgers blanked the Expos 7-0; the next day, the Expos would get revenge with a perfect game.

July 27, 2005: The Dodgers lost 7-6 to the Cincinnati Reds, who had come from behind to win, taking advantage of bad Dodger pitching (especially in the bullpen) and a speedy Ryan Freel stealing bases for the Reds.

I went to all three of these games; that's how I remember all of them.

July 27th 1928 – Tich Freeman becomes the only bowler ever to take 200 first-class wickets before the end of July.

July 31st 1936 – The International Olympic Committee announces that the 1940 Summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo. However, the games are given back to the IOC after the Second Sino-Japanese War breaks out, and are eventually cancelled altogether because of World War II.

July 31st 1961 – At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the first All-Star Game tie in major league baseball history occurs when the game is stopped in the 9th inning because of rain.

July 31st 1981 – 42-day strike of Major League Baseball ends in the United States.

...however, play would not resume for another ten days. The All-Star Game, which had originally been scheduled for play in July, had to be made up in early August.

July 31, 2008: Dodgers received Manny Ramirez in a three-way trade that sent Andy Laroche to the Pirates, and a couple of Pirates players to the Redsox.

August 6th 1926 – Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

August 6th 1984 - Carl Lewis wins 2nd (long jump) of 4 gold medals in Summer Olympics

August 12, 1994: The MLB players' strike begins, lasting 8 months and wiping out the postseason, forcing the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years.

Chances are that if there had been no strike, the Expos probably would have reached the World Series. One thing's for sure: the wildcard spot would have been used for the first time, since this was the first year that the three divisions in each league (West, Central, and East) were used.

August 14th 1948 – Don Bradman, widely regarded as the best cricket batsman in history, makes a duck in his final Test innings.

August 22nd 1851 – The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.

September 4th 1972 – Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.

September 5th 1906 – The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).

September 5th 1960 – The boxer Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) is awarded the gold medal for his first place in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome.

September 5th 1972 – Munich Massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attack and take hostage 11 Israel athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. 2 die in the attack and 9 die the following day.

September 6th 1888 – Charles Turner becomes the first bowler to take 250 wickets in an English season – a feat since accomplished only by Tom Richardson (twice), J.T. Hearne, Wilfred Rhodes (twice) and Tich Freeman (six times).

September 6th 1995 – Cal Ripken Jr of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that stood for 56 years.

September 6th 1995 – Cal Ripken Jr of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that stood for 56 years.

And I have a feeling his record will last longer.

September 6th 1995 – Cal Ripken Jr of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that stood for 56 years.

And I have a feeling his record will last longer.

Yep, I don't think anybody's going to catch him anytime in the near future. I'm sure other sports records will stand for generations to come.

Sept 8, 1998: Mark McGwire hit his 62nd home run of the season, breaking a record that had stood for 37 years (most home runs by a player in a single season). He would finish the season with 70.

September 9, 1965: Sandy Koufax pitched the only perfect game in Los Angeles Dodgers history, defeating the Chicago Cubs 1-0 at Dodger Stadium. (It was also a 'Thursday, September 9th', just like today!)

September 10th 1972 – The United States suffers its first loss of an international basketball game in a disputed match against the Soviet Union at Munich, Germany.

September 12th 1885 – Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional football.

September 12th 1930 – Wilfred Rhodes ends his 1110-game first-class career by taking 5 for 95 for H.D.G. Leveson Gower's XI against the Australians.

September 12th 1964 -First football game at Shea Stadium, Jets defeat Denver 30-6

September 12th 1987 – The Toronto Blue Jays set a record for the most home runs in a single game, hitting 10 of them.

September 12th 1994 – The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.

September 15th 2004 – National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.

^ I remember that so well; it eventually wiped out the whole 2004-05 NHL season. :-\\

September 17, 1996: The most recent no-hitter in Dodgers history was pitched, courtesy of Hideo Nomo, who disallowed the Colorado Rockies any hits in Coors Field; L.A. won 9-0.

September 18th 1919 – Fritz Pollard becomes the first African-American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.

September 20th 1982 – The National Football League players begin a 57-day strike.

September 20th 1982 – The National Football League players begin a 57-day strike.

And the American networks showed bits or all of some CFL games (Canadian football league..very similar rules, slight differences)

September 20th1973 – Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in The Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas.

September 26th 1908 – Ed Reulbach becomes the first and only pitcher to throw two shutouts in one day against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

September 26th 1981 – Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.

September 26th 1981 – Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.

...against my L.A. Dodgers.

September 27, 1998: Mark McGwire finishes the MLB regular season with 70 home runs, a new record. Sammy Sosa finishes not far behind him with 66. The record of 70 single-season home runs would stand for three years.

September 27th 1930 – Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Amateur Championship to complete the Grand Slam of golf. The old structure of the grand slam was the U.S. Open, British Open, U.S. Amateur, and British Amateur.

I know I'm one day late in posting this...but on September 28, 1960, Ted Williams hit a home run in his final career at-bat.

October 1st 1903 – Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.

October 1st 1975 – Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.

October 2nd 2005 – NFL plays first regular season game outside United States when the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-14 in Mexico City, Mexico

October 2nd 2009 – Rio de Janeiro is elected the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

October 3rd 1951 – The "Shot Heard 'Round the World", one of the greatest moments in Major League Baseball history, occurs when the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hits a game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca, to win the National League pennant after being down 14 games.

October 3rd 1974 - Frank Robinson becomes baseball's 1st black manager (Cleve Indians)

October 3rd 1951 – The "Shot Heard 'Round the World", one of the greatest moments in Major League Baseball history, occurs when the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hits a game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca, to win the National League pennant after being down 14 games.


A heartbreaking event in Dodgers history. The famous call, "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!" is one for the record books.

Also on that day, MLB Hall-of-famer Dave Winfield (who would play a 22-year career, 1973 to 1995) was born.

October 5th 1895 – The first individual time trial for racing cyclists is held on a 50-mile course north of London.

October 5th 1921 – Baseball: The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.

October 5, 2001: Barry Bonds hits his 71st home run of the regular season, breaking a major league record set by Mark McGwire three years earlier.

October 5, 2001: Barry Bonds hits his 71st home run of the regular season, breaking a major league record set by Mark McGwire three years earlier.

The roids HR record by Bonds
The non roids record, stil held by Maris at 61 in 1961.

The roids HR record by Bonds
The non roids record, stil held by Maris at 61 in 1961.

And I think it'll truly stand for a while yet.

October 6th 1945 – Baseball: Billy Sianis and his pet billy goat are ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series. 

October 6th 1945 – Baseball: Billy Sianis and his pet billy goat are ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series.   


And the Cubs have not made a World Series appearance since then! :(

October 9th 1919 – Black Sox scandal: The Cincinnati Reds win the World Series.

October 9th 1964 – The opening ceremony at The 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, is broadcast live in the first Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary communication satellite.

October 10th 1865 - John Hyatts patents billard ball

October 10th 1908 - Baseball Writers Association, formed

October 10, 2009: Dodgers won their half of the National League Division Series by sweeping the Cardinals, winning Game Three at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

October 10th 1899 – The Western League is renamed the American League.

October 11, 2006: New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, 34, was killed in a plane accident. :\'( This came just a few days after his team was defeated in the first round of the postseason by the Detroit Tigers.

October 14th 1992 - Toronto Blue Jays beats Oakland A's to win their 1st AL pennant

October 14th 1992 - Toronto Blue Jays beats Oakland A's to win their 1st AL pennant

Historic event in baseball postseason history, as it would be the first time that the World Series would be carried into Canada. The Blue Jays would eventually win the series in 6 games, defeating the NL champion Atlanta Braves; they would return to the series the following year to retain their championship, winning that series in 6 games over the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 15, 1988: In Game One of the World Series between the heavily-favored Oakland Athletics and the "underdog" Los Angeles Dodgers, the Dodgers entered the bottom of the 9th inning, trailing 4-3. With two out and a runner on, Kirk Gibson hobbled up to the plate as a pinch hitter, despite not being expected by anyone to take part in the game. He smacked a 3-2 pitch, a towering fly ball issued by A's pitcher Dennis Eckersley, into the stands for a two-run, walkoff home run, giving the Dodgers the victory in the World Series opener.

Full details of the historic event can be found in this link.

October 15th 1989 – Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL.

October 15th 1980 - George Brett is forced out of World Series with hemorrhoids

October 15th 1980 - George Brett is forced out of World Series with hemorrhoids

His team, the Kansas City Royals, would lose the Series to the Philadelphia Phillies, but would return to the World Series five years later to beat the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 16th 1990 - Reds Eric Davis is 22nd player to homer in his 1st World Series at bat

October 16th 1990 - Reds beat A's 7-0, ending Oakland's 10-game post-season winning streak

October 16th 1987 - Mike Tyson TKOs Tyrell Biggs in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

October 16th 1990 - Reds Eric Davis is 22nd player to homer in his 1st World Series at bat



October 16th 1990 - Reds beat A's 7-0, ending Oakland's 10-game post-season winning streak


One of the few times that the World Series had started on a Tuesday, especially in recent years. This was due to the regular season ending on October 3rd, a Wednesday. The reason for that, was a work stoppage that had begun in February, canceling the spring training games traditionally played in March. As a result, the regular season had to open on Monday April 9th instead of the 2nd.

October 17th 1860 – The Open Championship, the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf, was first played at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

October 17th 1968 – Black American athletes make a silent protest against racism at the Olympics

October 17th 1885 - Baseball sets all players salaries at $1,000-$2,000 for 1885 season

October 17, 1989: Game Three of the "Bay Area" World Series between the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants was put on hold due to a strong earthquake which hit the area.

October 18th 1968 – The U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving a "black power" salute during a victory ceremony at the Mexico City games.

October 18, 1997: Florida Marlins play their first ever World Series game. They defeat the Cleveland Indians in that game, 7-4.

October 18, 2010: Cliff Lee of the Texas Rangers goes 7-0 in 8 postseason starts as he pitches 8 innings against the New York Yankees in Game Three of the ALCS, defeating them 8-0.

October 19th 1873 – Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Rutgers universities draft the first code of American football rules.

October 19th 1933 - Berlin Olympic Committee vote to introduce basketball in 1936

October 19th 1981 - LA Dodgers beat Montreal Expos for NL pennant

October 20, 1988: Dodgers wrap up the World Series in Game Five, defeating the Oakland A's 4 games to 1, to clinch their second title of the 1980's, and their most recent one to date.

October 20, 1990: Cincinnati Reds sweep Oakland A's in the World Series for their first championship in 14 years.

October 20, 1998: The World Series shifts to San Diego for the first time in 14 years, but the Yankees would win to take a 3-games-to-none series lead. :(

October 20, 2002: The L.A. Angels win a World Series game for the first time, defeating the Giants to even up the series at 1 game apiece.

October 20, 2004: The Boston Red Sox win Game Seven of the ALCS over the New York Yankees, fully overcoming a 3-games-to-none deficit and advancing to the World Series (which they would eventually go on to win for the first time in 86 years).

October 20th 1982 – During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.

October 20th 1982 - Billy Martin fired as manager of the Oakland A's

October 21st 1973 – Fred Dryer of the then Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.

October 21st 1975 – Game 6 of the World Series is played between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. The game would be won on a home run off the left field foul pole at Fenway Park hit by Carlton Fisk in the bottom of the 12th inning, ending perhaps the greatest baseball game played in World Series history.

October 21st 1975 – Game 6 of the World Series is played between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. The game would be won on a home run off the left field foul pole at Fenway Park hit by Carlton Fisk in the bottom of the 12th inning, ending perhaps the greatest baseball game played in World Series history.

Fisk had been waiting for the ball to go fair, actually waving with his arms toward fair territory, so that it would be a home run.

October 21st 1990 - Esther Canseco calls Oakland A's manager Tony La Russa a "punk" for not starting husband Jose in the World Series

October 21st 1990 - Esther Canseco calls Oakland A's manager Tony La Russa a "punk" for not starting husband Jose in the World Series

A different Jose, namely Rijo, had been named MVP of the series for the Cincinnati Reds. Ironically, he had been a member of the Oakland A's just three years earlier!

October 21st 1975 – Game 6 of the World Series is played between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. The game would be won on a home run off the left field foul pole at Fenway Park hit by Carlton Fisk in the bottom of the 12th inning, ending perhaps the greatest baseball game played in World Series history.

One of the greatest gamnes ever. That was game 6. Game 7 was won by the Reds.

One of the greatest gamnes ever. That was game 6. Game 7 was won by the Reds.

That's right; had it not been for Fisk's homer, the Sox would not have stayed alive for one more game.

That's right; had it not been for Fisk's homer, the Sox would not have stayed alive for one more game.

Yes, and the Reds won game 7 in Boston. First of 2 consecutive WS champioships. A year later they swept the Yankees.

Yes, and the Reds won game 7 in Boston. First of 2 consecutive WS championships. A year later they swept the Yankees.

Also, that was the last time that a National League team won back-to-back World Series championships (1975-76).

The last runs of back-to-back WS championships were achieved by the Blue Jays (1992-93) and Evil Empire (1998-2000), both of which are American League teams.

Also, that was the last time that a National League team won back-to-back World Series championships (1975-76).

The last runs of back-to-back WS championships were achieved by the Blue Jays (1992-93) and Evil Empire (1998-2000), both of which are American League teams.

The Evl Empire's 3 WS in a row and the Oakland A's ( 1972 to 1974) are the only 3 peats in the last 45 years at least.

October 22nd 1878 – The first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton.

October 22, 2005: Chicago White Sox (making their first World Series appearance since losing to the Dodgers 46 years earlier) start the World Series by defeating the Houston Astros (making their first ever World Series appearance) in Game One, 5-3.

October 22, 2006: Detroit Tigers even up the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at one game apiece.

October 22, 2008: Tampa Bay Rays make their first ever World Series appearance, in their home ballpark of Tropicana Field, but lose Game One to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2.

October 23rd 1910 - Phila A's beat Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1 in 7th World Series

October 23rd 1989 - Browns' Bernie Kosar sets club record with a 97-yard TD pass

October 23, 1993: Toronto Blue Jays win their second straight World Series, this time over the Philadelphia Phillies. Joe Carter wins it with a 3-run walkoff homer.

October 23, 1999: The World Series begins in Atlanta, with the Braves and Evil Empire meeting for the second time in four years. Yankes would win the game (and go on to sweep the Series), but I did not watch any part of it because these are the two teams I despise the most.

October 23, 2004: World Series opens in Boston, with the Red Sox winning the opening game over the St Louis Cardinals, en route to their first World Series title since 1918.

These events all happened on a "Saturday, October 23rd" (which is also today). What will happen in 2010? We'll find out tonight with the Phillies taking on the Giants for Game Six of the NLCS.

October 23, 1993: Toronto Blue Jays win their second straight World Series, this time over the Philadelphia Phillies. Joe Carter wins it with a 3-run walkoff homer.

October 23, 1999: The World Series begins in Atlanta, with the Braves and Evil Empire meeting for the second time in four years. Yankes would win the game (and go on to sweep the Series), but I did not watch any part of it because these are the two teams I despise the most.

October 23, 2004: World Series opens in Boston, with the Red Sox winning the opening game over the St Louis Cardinals, en route to their first World Series title since 1918.

These events all happened on a "Saturday, October 23rd" (which is also today). What will happen in 2010? We'll find out tonight with the Phillies taking on the Giants for Game Six of the NLCS.

Lost of baseball stuff going on towards the last 2 weeks of October.

October 24th 1857 – Sheffield F.C., the world's first football club, is founded in Sheffield, England.

October 24th 1892 – Goodison Park, the world's first association football specific stadium is opened.

October 24th 1965 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Golf Tournament

October 24th 1996 - Last game at Atlanta County Fulton Stadium. Yanks win record 8th straight road post season win (with no loses)

October 24th 1940 - Japan eliminates US terms (strike, play ball) from baseball

October 24th 1939 - Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP, Jimmie Foxx is runner-up

October 25th 1990 - Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title

October 25th 1980 - Mike Weaver KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 13 for heavyweight boxing title

October 25th 1970 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Women's Golf Charities Open

October 25th 1972 Eddy Merckx (Belgium) covers 30 miles, 1,258 yards in 1 hr

October 25th 1964 Viking Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in the wrong direction for a safety

October 24th 1996 - Last game at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. Yankes win record 8th straight road post season win (with no loses)

Said stadium would then be dismantled, with a new stadium in its place, Turner Field, where the Atlanta Braves would play their games beginning in 1997. Too bad the Tomohawk Chant didn't go away too...

October 25, 1986: In Game Six of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets, Bill Buckner of BOS made a costly fielding error on what should've been an easy ground ball, leading to a victory for the Mets, and a necessary Game Seven the next day, which the Mets would win.

October 25, 2003: The Florida Marlins captured their second World Series championship with a 6-0 win over the Yankees in Game Six. Josh Beckett, who pitched a CG and tagged out Jorge Posada for the final out of the game, was named series MVP.

October 25, 2005: The World Series is played in the state of Texas for the first time ever. The Houston Astros lost Game Three to the White Sox.

October 26th 1969 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open

October 26th 1863 - Soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game

October 26, 1996: The New York Yankees win their first World Series in 18 years, defeating the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 2. (I didn't watch any part of it, however, since those are the two teams I dislike the most.)

October 26, 1997: The Florida Marlins become the first wildcard team to win a World Series, defeating the Cleveland Indians in a deciding game 7. In addition, this was the first championship for the Marlins, in only their fifth year of existence.

October 26, 2000: The NYY win a "Subway Series" World Series against the New York Mets, 4 games to 1, capturing their third straight title, and fourth in five years.

October 26, 2002: The San Francisco Giants were five outs away from their first World Series title as the San Francisco Giants, but the L.A. Angels of Anaheim mounted an eighth-inning comeback and won Game Six, 6-5, to force a decider the next day.

October 26, 2005: The Chicago White Sox won their first World Series in 88 years, sweeping the Houston Astros 4 games to none.

October 27th 2004 - The Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time in 86 years.

October 27th 1980 - Dave Gryllis sets world bicycle speed record of 94.37 kph

October 27th 2004 - The Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time in 86 years.

Also a Wednesday October 27th, just like today.

October 27, 2002: The Angels won their first ever World Series (in their only WS appearance to date), defeating the San Francisco Giants in a decisive Game Seven.

October 27, 2006: St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series in 5 games over the Detroit Tigers. This was one of the now rare occasions for a World Series game to be played on a Friday; a rained out game two days earlier made that necessary.

October 27, 2008: In Game Five of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies, rain started to come down heavily, thus suspending the game while the score was still tied. It would resume two days later, with Philly winning it all.

October 27th 2004 - The Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time in 86 years.

I remember that day, with fondness.

October 28, 1995: Atlanta Braves win the World Series in 6 games over the Cleveland Indians, for the team's only WS championship in their 14-year run of division titles.

October 29th 1960 – In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.

October 29th 1989 - Ozzie Newsome ends NFL streak of 150 consecutive game receptions

October 29th 1910 - Bob Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks record 11 singles in a game

October 30th 1945 – Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers to break the baseball color barrier.

October 30th 1974 – The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman takes place in Kinshasa, Zaire.

October 30th 1980 – El Salvador and Honduras sign a peace treaty to put the border dispute fought over in 1969's Football War before the International Court of Justice.

October 31st 1983 - Ron Grant completes a 217 day, 8,316 mile run around Australia

October 31st 1995 - NHL NJ Devils agree to stay in NJ

October 31, 2001: In the first-ever World Series game to be played on Halloween, the Yankees even up the series with the Arizona Dbacks at 2 games apiece, and due to the location of the game (New York), the clock strikes midnight before the conclusion of the game...and Derek Jeter, who hits a walkoff home run to win the game, earns the title of "Mr. November."

November 1st 1938 – Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.

November 1st 1946 – The New York Knicks played against the Toronto Huskies at the Maple Leaf Gardens, in the first Basketball Association of America game. The Knicks would win 68-66.

November 1st 1959 – Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jacques Plante wears a protective mask for the first time in an NHL game.

November 1st 1960 - Balitmore Oriole shortstop Ron Hansen voted AL Rookie of Year

November 1, 2001: Yankees win Game Five of the World Series to go up 3 games to 2.

November 1, 2009: The World Series is played in November for the second time ever. Yankees win that game (#4) and take a 3-games-to-1 lead in the series over the Phillies.

November 1, 2010: Game Five of the current World Series will be played. I hope Texas wins! (If not, the Gints will capture their first crown since 1954, and their first ever as the San Francisco Giants.)

November 3, 2001: Facing elimination in returning to Arizona, the Diamondbacks give the Yankees and Andy Pettitte (then in his first stint with NYY) a bad time, jumping all over him in the 3rd inning to score 8 runs and take a 12-0 lead. Dbacks won that game, 15-2, to even the series at 3 games apiece and force a decider the next day.
That's gotta be one of the worst poundings the Evil Empire ever took in a postseason game. :D

November 4, 2001: Game Seven of the World Series is played, between the New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks. Yankees, in an attempt to win their fourth straight title, take a 2-1 lead on a home run by Alfonso Soriano, and hand the ball to Mariano Rivera in the 9th to close it out, but....








Dbacks have other plans. A base hit, a bunt leading to a throwing error by Rivera (in attempt to get the lead runner out), another bunt (forcing out the lead runner at third base), a double (to score the tying run from second base, thereby blowing the save opp), and a hit batsman, sets the stage for Luis Gonzalez....


...who hits a bloop single out of the infield to score the winning run!!!! :D :D :D


That's gotta be one of my favourite World Series endings that didn't involve the Dodgers or Angels.

November 5th 1995 - George Foreman beats Michael Moorer to win WBA/IBF boxing title

November 6th 1869 – In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6-4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.

November 6th 1996 - LA Dodger Todd Hollandsworth wins NL Rookie of Year

November 7th 1991 – Magic Johnson announces that he is infected with HIV and retires from the NBA.

November 7th 1959 - 13th Ryder Cup: US wins 8½-3½ at Eldorado Golf Club (Indian Wells, California)

November 8th 1966 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law an antitrust exemption allowing the National Football League to merge with the upstart American Football League.

November 8th 1950 - Boston Red Sox 1B Walt Dropo wins AL Rookie of Year

November 8th 1970 - Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal

November 8th 1990 - Darryl Strawberry signs 5-year contract with LA Dodgers

November 8th 1992 - Betsy King wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic

November 9th 1861 – The first documented football match in Canada is played at University College, University of Toronto.

November 9th 1985 – Garry Kasparov, 22, of the Soviet Union becomes the youngest World Chess Champion by beating Anatoly Karpov, also of the Soviet Union.

November 9th 1861 – The first documented football match in Canada is played at University College, University of Toronto.

University college in Toronto was my home Campus! (but not in 1861...)

University college in Toronto was my home Campus! (but not in 1861...)
Not even your Great-Granddad?

November 9th 1980 - Tatsuko Ohsako wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic

Not even your Great-Granddad?

My parents came from Europe after WWII, so no.

November 11th 1980 - Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against North Stars

November 11th 1990 - Calif's Chuck Finley & Seattle's Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in exhibition game between US & Japanese all-star teams

November 13th 1954 – Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.

November 13th 1982 – Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kim's subsequent death (on November 17) leads to significant changes in the sport.

November 13th 1909 - Ben Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game

November 14th 1920 - American Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards

November 17th 1974 - Bonnie Bryant wins Bill Branch LPGA Golf Classic

November 17th 1983 - Phila Flyers win 13th straight NHL game

November 17, 1968: A football game's telecast (between Oakland and NY Jets) was suddenly interrupted by the starting of "Heidi"; viewers missed a chance to see the Raiders score two touchdowns during the final minute of play and win the game 43-32. NBC Network, which carried the game, later apologized for the inconvenience. Full info can be found on the Wikopedia link.

November 18, 1985.
NFL: Joe Theismann gets hit by Lawrence Taylor. Extreme leg break. Joe's career is over. I watched it live on Monday night football on that night.
Look at youtube for the gruesome leg break.

The injury was voted the NFL's "Most Shocking Moment in History" by viewers in an ESPN poll.

November 19th 1969 – Playing for Santos against Vasco da Gama at Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian football player Pelé scored his 1000th goal on a penalty kick.

November 19th 1932 - Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game

November 19th 1960 - Mickey Vernon is hired as first manager of new Washington team

November 19th 1989 - US beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950

November 20th 1902 – While discussing how to promote the newspaper L'Auto during a lunch meeting in Paris, sports journalists Henri Desgrange and Géo Lefèvre came up with the idea of holding a cycling race that later became known as the Tour de France.

November 20th 1977 - Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL-record 275 yards

November 20th 1955 - Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ

November 20th 1955 - Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test Cricket double century, 223 v NZ

November 21st 1980 Gene Michaels replaces Dick Howser as Yankee's 25th manager

November 21st 1992 - Jan Karlsson swims world record 50m butterfly (23.80 sec)

November 21st 1992 - Jani Sievinen swims world record 100m medley (53.78 sec)

November 21st 1992 - Louise Karlsson swims world record 50m freestyle (31.19 sec)

November 22nd 1969 – In American football, the University of Michigan upset Ohio State University, 24-12, in Bo Schembechler's first season as Michigan's head coach. The win set off the 10 Year War between Schembechler and Ohio State's Woody Hayes.

November 22nd 1986 – Mike Tyson defeats Trevor Berbick to become youngest Heavyweight champion in boxing history.

November 22nd 2003 – England win the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

November 23rd 1930 - NY Giant Hap Moran runs 91 yards for a TD from a scrimmage

November 23rd 1943 - Phils owner William D Cox is permanently banned from baseball for having bet on his own team

November 23rd 1960 - Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year

November 23rd 1966 - Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of Year

November 23rd 1971 - Danny Murtaugh, manager of world champ Pirates, announces retirement

November 23rd 1988 - Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal

November 23rd 1988 - Yankees sign free agent 2nd-baseman Steve Sax to 3-year contract

November 24th 1906 – The Canton Bulldogs-Massillon Tigers Betting Scandal, the first major scandal in professional American football.

November 24th 1960 - Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record)

November 24th 1971 - Braves catcher-infielder Earl Williams, wins NL Rookie of Year

November 24th 1991 - Monica Seles, sets female tennis record winning $2,457,758 in a year

November 24th 1996 - Mashonaland defeat Matabeleland to win the Logan Cricket Cup

November 26th 1917 – The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.

November 26th 1917 – The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.

...all of which were in Canada. I guess it would be a longer time before the U.S. got any franchises?

1960 - Minneapolis-St Paul baseball club takes the name Twins

1961 - Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball

1972 - Pete Gogolak scores NY Giant record 8 pts after a touchdown

1975 - Fred Lynn becomes the 1st rookie to win MVP

1982 - Howard Cossell calls his last fight after being disgusted by Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb mismatch

1995 - 33rd Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Valencia Spain (3-2)

1995 - Dolphins QB Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass

1996 - Baseball owners approve interleague play, 26-4

1990 - Buffalo Bills become 6th 1st place NFL team to lose on same weekend

1932 - Don Bradman completes 10000 runs in first-class cricket, 126 innings

2004 - New Zealand's All Blacks thump Six Nations Rugby Union Champions France 45-6 in Paris

1997 - Lions' Barry Sanders becomes NFL's 2nd all-time rusher

1991 - Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ

1979 - 1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia v WI at SCG

1976 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Colgate-Far East Golf Championship

1870 - NY Times dubs baseball "The National Game"

1895 – The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.

1929 – Ernie Nevers of the then Chicago Cardinals scores all of the Cardinals' points in this game as the Cardinals defeat the Chicago Bears 40-6.

1972 - Los Angeles Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels

1981 - Bear Bryant wins his 315th game to out distance Alonzo Stagg & become college football's winningest coach

1979 - LA Dodger Rick Sutcliffe wins NL Rookie of Year

1975 - Test Cricket debut of Michael Anthony Holding, WI v Australia Brisbane

1969 - Ted Sizemore becomes 7th Dodger to win NL Rookie of Year

1890 – At West Point, New York, the United States Naval Academy defeats the United States Military Academy 24-0 in the first Army–Navy football game.

1899 – FC Barcelona, one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football, was founded by Swiss football pioneer Joan Gamper.

1913 – Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, the international organizing body of competitive fencing is founded in Paris, France.

1934 – The Chicago Bears defeat the Detroit Lions 19-16 in the first nationally broadcast game.

1971 - First pro golf championship at Walt Disney World

1976 - NY Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to 5-year contract

1872 – The first-ever international football match took place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

1956 - Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1940 - 28th CFL Grey Cup (Game 1): Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Ottawa, 8-2

1997 - 86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps US in Gothenburg (5-0)

1946 - Australia compile 645 v India at the Gabba (Bradman 187)

1968 - Peggy Wilson wins LPGA Hollywood Lakes Golf Open

1970 - NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins

1971 - Cubs release Ernie Banks & sign him as a coach

1973 - Jack Nicklaus becomes the first golfer to earn $2M in a year

1976 - Sex Pistols using profanity on TV, gets them branded as "rotten punks"

1996 - Lance Klusener takes 8-64 in debut Test Cricket to trounce India

1977 – The first World Series Cricket "supertest" match played between Australia and West Indies

1993 - Houston Rockets tie NBA record of 15-0 start

1991 - Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million-5 year pact with NY Mets

1990 - 79th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in St Petersburg (3-2)

1984 - Bob Holland takes 9-83 for NSW against South Australia, SCG

1984 - 4th meeting of Giants-Jets, Giants even series at 2 with 20-10 win

1974 - Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs

1907 - English Professional Football Player's Association forms

1948 - Bradman scores his last century, 123 in his own testimonial

1950 - Cleve Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Phila 13-7)

1950 - Cleveland Browns' Horace Gillom sets club record with 12 punts

1968 - Pitcher's mound drops from 15" to 10" & strike zone reduced from knees to shoulders to top of knees to armpits, to help hitters

1982 - Tommy Hearns wins WBC Welterweight title in decision over Benitez

1990 - NL batting champ Willie McGee signs as a free agent with SF Giants

1995 - 84th Davis Cup: USA beats Russia in Moscow (3-2)

1995 - Beth Daniels/Davis Love III wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic

1995 - Jack Russell takes 11 catches in Test Cricket v S Africa, a record

1909 – The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest professional hockey franchise in the world, was founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.

1909 – 1st Grey Cup game was played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 26–6.

1995 - Michael Atherton (185*) bats for 643 minutes to save Johannesburg Test

1997 - NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for 1 year for attacking his coach

1994 - 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1)

1974 – The Birmingham Americans won the only World Bowl in World Football League history.

1990 - Toronto Blue Jays trade Fred McGriff & Tony Fernandez to San Diego Padres for Roberto Alomar & Joe Carter

1984 - Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher

1980 - Bank of Canada's Canadian Currency Museum opens

1970 - Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy & Bill Masterson trophy stolen from NHL hall of fame

1970 - Los Angeles Rams Willie Ellison sets NFL record of 247 yards rushing

1908 - first football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh)

1949 - Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title

1976 - Buffalo Bill OJ Simpson rushes 203 yards

1995 - first meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81

1982 - Heavyweight Michael Doakes KOs Mike Weaver in 1:03 in Las Vegas

1810 - Tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in 1st interracial boxing championship (40 rounds)

1831 - "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet)

1918 - John A Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League

1919 - NL votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers

1922 - Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards