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, 1961, 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.