2014 Event Tennis champion Serena Williams beats Karolina Pliskova in her first game since leaving the Wimbledon games on July 1st due to illness; Williams will undergo future medical tests to confirm whether the illness was caused by a virus 2014 Event Prince Harry initiates The Invictus Games, a sporting competition for wounded members of the military 2014 Event The Sochi Winter Olympics ends; on this last day of the competitions, Canada beats Sweden in men's hockey, keeping Canada as the reigning gold winner in two consecutive Winter Games 2013 Event In an effort to hunt for terrorists 'hiding in plain sight' online, spies at U.S. surveillance agencies may have spent time playing online games such as 'World of Warcraft', 'Second Life', and may have gathered information on the gaming network, Xbox Live 2013 Event The Hunger Games: Catching Fire grosses $161 million in the U.S. and Canada, becoming the most successful film ever released in November 2013 Event The fifth installment of the 'Grand Theft Auto' videogame series is released by Rockstar Games, netting $800 million on the day it is launched 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee announces it will punish athletes who support Russian LGBT rights at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games 2013 Event The Chicago Blackhawks win the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals after beating the Boston Bruins in six games 2012 Event South Africa's Oscar Pistorius becomes the first amputee to compete at the Olympic Games in the 400 meters 2012 Event Between 60 to 70 artifacts of the ancient Olympic games are stolen by thieves who broke into the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece 2011 Event Nintendo's new video game system, the Wii U is introduced; it has a touch-screen display designed as a bridge between portable and tablet-based games and console video games 2011 Event Australia and Japan win their semi-final games and will play in the AFC Asian Cup final 2004 Event World Series, Boston Red Sox beat Saint Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0 2004 Event World Series, Florida Marlins beat the New York Yankees 4 games to 2 2004 Event WNBA Championships, Seattle Storm beat Connecticut Sun 2 games to 1 2004 Event NBA Finals, Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 2004 Event Stanley Cup Finals, Tampa Bay Lightnings beat Calgary Flames 4 games to 3 2003 Event WNBA Championships, Detroit Shock beat Los Angeles Sparks 2 games to 1 2003 Event NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs beat New Jersey Nets 4 games to 2 2003 Event Stanley Cup Finals, New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 4 games to 3 2002 Event World Series, Anaheim Angels beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 2002 Event WNBA Championships, Los Angeles Sparks beat New York Liberty 2 games to 0 2002 Event Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 1 2002 Event NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets 4 games to 0 2001 Event World Series, Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees 4 games to 3 2001 Event WNBA Championships, Los Angeles Sparks beat Charlotte Sting 2 games to 0 2001 Event NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 1 2001 Event Stanley Cup Finals, Colorado Avalanche beat New Jersey Devils 4 games to 3 2000 Event World Series, New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 4 games to 1 2000 Event 27th Olympic games open at Sydney, Australia (sched) 2000 Event WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat New York Liberty 2 games to 0 2000 Event NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers beat Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2 2000 Event Stanley Cup Finals, New Jersey Devils beat Dallas Stars 4 games to 2 1999 Event World Series, New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 0 1999 Death Wilt Chamberlain, "Wilt ""The Stilt"" Chamberlain", basketball great/sometime actor, Record-smashing basketball player who scored over 70 points in several pro games, dies at 63 1999 Event WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat New York Libery 2 games to 1 1999 Event NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 4 games to 1 1999 Event Stanley Cup Finals, Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2 1998 Event World Series, New York Yankees beat San Diego Padres 4 games to 0 1998 Event WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat Phoenix Mercury 2 games to 1 1998 Event Gay and Lesbian Games #5 open in Amsterdam 1998 Event Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals 4 games to 0 1998 Event NBA Finals, Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 1998 Event 18th Winter Olympic games close at Nagano Japan 1998 Event 18th Winter Olympic games open at Nagano Japan 1998 Event CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years 1997 Event Mavericks' A C Green sets NBA record of 907 consecutive games played 1997 Event Mavericks' A C Green ties Randy Smith's NBA record of 906 cons games 1997 Event World Series: Florida Marlins beat Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 3 1997 Event Cleveland Marquis Grissom World Series hitting streak ends after 15 games 1997 Event Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 2 in ALCS 1997 Event Florida Marlins beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 1 in NLCS 1997 Event Dennis Rodman returns from 2nd longest NBA suspension (11 games) 1997 Event 51st NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4, games to 2 1997 Event Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father and son to win 100 games 1997 Event Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games 1997 Event Atlanta Braves win record 19 games in April 1997 Event Cubs beat New York Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games 1997 Event Travis Fryman homers off R Hernandez in both games of double header 1st time since 1961 that 2 doubleheaders are played in the same city Giants vs Mets and Oakland A's vs Yankees in NY 1997 Event Scotty Bowman, is 1st NHL coach to win 1,000 games 1996 Event Orioles' Roberto Alomar suspended 5 games for spitting at ump 1996 Event Troy Davis of Iowa State ran for 378 yards, 3rd highest in college football games (others: Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas and Alabama) 1996 Death Abram Games, graphic artist, dies at 82 1996 Event 26th Olympic games close at Atlanta, Georgia (sched) 1996 Event XXVI Olympic games open in Atlanta, Georgia 1996 Event After 2,216 consecutive games at shortstop, Cal Ripken goes to 3rd 1996 Event 50th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Seat Supersonic, 4 games to 2 1996 Event Stanley Cup: Colorado Avalanche sweep Florida Panthers in 4 games 1996 Event 2 U.S. Marine helicopters collided during joint U.S. and British war games 1996 Event Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8) 1996 Event Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season 1996 Event Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games 1996 Event Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season 1995 Event Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians in 6 games in World Series 1995 Event Indians break 1902 Pirates record for largest lead over 2nd-place team (KC) (27 games) 1995 Event Padres Ken Caminiti switch hits home runs in 3rd of 4 games 1995 Event Browns and Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in Cleveland for only time, Browns 22-6 over Tampa, Indians 5-3 over Orioles 1995 Event Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games 1995 Event Cal Ripken, Jr. ties Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 straight games 1995 Event Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 1995 Event 49th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets sweep Orlando Magic in 4 games 1995 Event Twins Marty Cordova ties rookie record of home runs in 5 consecutive games 1994 Event Goodwill Games open in St. Petersburg 1994 Event Baseball Night in America premieres, no Saturday day games 1994 Event Giants outfielder Darren Lewis errors after record 392 flawless games 1994 Event Gay Games close in New York City 1994 Event 48th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3 1994 Event Tigers tie record of hitting home runs in 25th consecutive games 1994 Event Gay Games open in New York City 1994 Event Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 3 1994 Event Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit home runs in a games (11 times) 1994 Death Mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at 68 1994 Event 17th Winter Olympic games closes in Lillehammer, Norway 1994 Event 17th Winter Olympic games opens in Lillehammer, Norway 1994 Death Harold Schneider, U.S. producer (5 Easy Pieces, War Games), dies at 55 1994 Event Bernie Kosar is 2nd quarterback to throw TD passes in AFC and NFC Champ games 1993 Event New Jersey Devils lose 2-0 to Montreal, after winning 1st 7 games of 1993 1993 Event Tor Blue Jays beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 2, in 89th World Series 1993 Event Dennis Martinez is 7th to win 100 games in AL and NL 1993 Event Tom Glavine wins 20 games in 3 straight years 1993 Event Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1993 Event New York Met Anthony Young wins ending his losing streak at 27 games 1993 Event San Francisco outfielder Darren Lewis sets record of 267 consec errorless games 1993 Event Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most home runs by a catcher 1993 Event 47th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2 1993 Event Expo's Dennis Martinez is 92nd to win 200 games 1993 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Los Angeles Kings, 4 games to 1 1992 Event New York Jet Al Toon becomes 10th NFL to catch a pass in 100 straight games 1992 Event Toronto Blue Jays beat Atl Braves, 4 games to 2, in 88th World Series 1992 Event Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates in 7 games for NL pennant 1992 Event 25th Olympic Summer games closes in Barcelona, Spain 1992 Event 25th Olympic Summer games opens in Barcelona, Spain 1992 Event 46th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Port Trailblazers, 4 games to 2 1992 Event Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins sweep Chicago Blackhawks in 4 games 1992 Event New York Mets score in 9th to end home shut-out streak at 3 games 1992 Event Expos Gary Carter is 3rd to catch 2,000 games (joins Boone and Fisk) 1992 Event New York Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games 1992 Event Los Angeles Dodgers postpone 3 games due to racial riots due to Rodney King 1992 Event New York Islander, Al Arbour, coaches most NHL games (1,438) 1992 Event New York Mets lose 1st 3 home games for 1st time since 1962 1992 Event NFL decides to stay with 17 week sched instead of expanded 18 games 1992 Event 16th Winter Olympic games closes in Albertville, France 1992 Event 16th Winter Olympic games opens in Albertville, France 1991 Event Ricky Pierce (Seattle) ends NBA free throw streak of 75 games 1991 Event Sacramento Kings ends NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games 1991 Event Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates for NL pennant in 7 games 1991 Event Minnesota Twins win AL pennant beating Toronto in 5 games 1991 Event New York Yankees set record of 75 games without a complete pitched game 1991 Event Cubs Doug Dascenzo commits his 1st career error after 242 games 1991 Event Pan Am games closes in Havana 1991 Event Debbie Doom (U.S.) pitches 2nd consecutive perfect game in women's softball at the Pan American Games, beats Nicaragua, 8-0 1991 Event 1st time Seattle Mariners are 9 games over .500 1991 Event Pan Am games open in Havana 1991 Event Minnesota Twins win a team record 15 games in a row 1991 Event 45th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1 1991 Event Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Star, 4 games to 2 1991 Event Ton Sijbrands improves world record blind checker games (15 wins) 1991 Event Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games 1991 Event 1st exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (Yankees-Orioles) 1991 Event 1st World League of American Football games, London beats Frankfurt 24-11, Sacramento beats Raleigh-Dur 9-3 and Mont beats Birmingham 20-5 1991 Event Reggie Miller (Indiana) ends NBA free throw streak of 52 games 1991 Event New Jersey Net coach Bill Fitch is 4th coach to win 800 NBA games 1991 Event Joe Dumaars (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 62 games 1991 Event Reggie Miller (Indiana) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games 1991 Event North Carolina is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games 1991 Death Dale Long, hit home runs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66 1991 Event Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 50 goals in less than 50 games (49) 1991 Event Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games 1990 Event NFL's New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers after winning their 1st 10 games both 1990 Event Oakland A's sweep Red Sox in 4 games to win ALCS 1990 Event 1st time in New York Yankee history they are completely swept season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0 1990 Event Nolan Ryan becomes 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games 1990 Event U.S. beats Soviet Union 17-0 in baseball at Goodwill Games 1990 Event Goodwill Games opens in Seattle, Washington 1990 Event 44th NBA Championship: Det Pistons beat Por Trailblazers, 4 games to 1 1990 Event Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with switch hit home runs in 10 games 1990 Event Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 1990 Death Johnny Beagley, winner of two 1942 World Series games, dies 1990 Event The ML umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games 1990 Event Larry Bird (Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games 1989 Event Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games 1989 Event Larry Bird, of the Celtics, begins NBA free throw streak of 71 games 1989 Event Walter Davis (Denver) ends NBA free throw streak of 53 games 1989 Event Walter Davis (Denver) begins NBA free throw streak of 53 games 1989 Event "Dangerous Games" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 4 performances 1989 Event "Dangerous Games" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 4 performances 1989 Event Astor Piazzolla and Wm Finn's musical "Dangerous Games" premieres in New York City 1989 Event Rickey Henderson steals a record 8 bases in a play off (5 games) 1989 Event Toronto Blue Jays are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East 1989 Event 43rd NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons sweeps Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games 1989 Event Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2 1989 Event New York Mets Kevin Elster, errors after 88 errorless games at shortstop 1989 Event New York Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher 1989 Event Yankees beat Mets 4-0, sweeping 1989 mayor's trophy series in 2 games 1989 Event Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1989 Event Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1989 Event Baseball signs $400M with ESPN, showing 175 games in 1990 1988 Event Bryan Murray becomes 17th NHL coach to win 300 games (Washington Caps) 1988 Death Mona Washbourne, actress (Blue Bird, Games), dies at 84 1988 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat Oakland A's in World Series 4 games to 1 1988 Event Dodgers win World Series, LA 1st to have both NBA and baseball champs as LA beats Oakland A's, 4 games to 1 in 85th World Series 1988 Event Dennis Eckersley, 1st to save all 4 games in a championship series 1988 Event Oakland A's sweep Boston Red Sox in 4 games for AL pennant 1988 Event 24th Olympic games close at Seoul, Korea 1988 Event 24th Olympic games open at Seoul, Korea 1988 Event Braves Bruce Sutter joins Fingers and Gossage to save 300 games 1988 Event Kent Tekulve is 2nd pitcher in majors to appear in 1,000 games 1988 Event Boston Red Sox win AL record 24 straight home games 1988 Event Mike Schmidt sets NL record appearing in 2,155 games at 3rd base, as Phillies and New York Mets end that game at 2:13 AM 1988 Event 42nd NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3 1988 Event Boston Red Sox are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East 1988 Event Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games 1988 Event Amateur referees work New Jersey Devil-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by Devils 1988 Event Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row 1988 Event 1st four-day games in County Cricket Championship commence 1988 Event 15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada 1988 Event 15th Winter Olympic games opens in Calgary, Alberta 1988 Event Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights and play up to 18 night games 1988 Event 15th Winter Olympic games open at Calgary, Canada 1988 Event Longest winless streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (15 games) 1987 Event Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1987 Event Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series 1987 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco Giants, 4 games to 3 in NLCS 1987 Event Blues Jays lose final 7 games allowing Tigers to win AL pennant 1987 Event Padres Benito Santiago sets rookie hitting streak to 28 games 1987 Event Cal Ripken's streak of 8,243 consecutive innings (908 games) is broken 1987 Event Paul Molitor goes 0-for-4 ends hitting streak at 39 consecutive games 1987 Event Bunt single gives Paul Molitor longest hit streak of 1980s at 32 games 1987 Event Don Mattingly sets AL record of extra base hits in 10 cons games 1987 Event New York Yankees Don Mattingly ties record of home runs in 8 cons games 1987 Event Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit home runs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8) 1987 Event Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season and ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8) 1987 Event 41st NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2 1987 Event Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3 1987 Event Robin Ventura set a college baseball record with hits in 57 games 1987 Event Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit home runs in 2 consecutive games 1987 Event Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East 1987 Event 46 home runs hit in 13 baseball games 1987 Event Brewers lose, ending AL season-opening winning streak at 13 games 1987 Event Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1986 Event Doug Jarvis, 31, sets NHL record of 916 consecutive games 1986 Event New York Mets beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 83rd World Series 1986 Event Los Angeles Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games 1986 Event Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues 1986 Event Don Sutton becomes 19th pitcher to win 300 games 1986 Event 40th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Hous Rockets, 4 games to 2 1986 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames, 4 games to 1 1986 Event Mariners strike out 16 times, set record of 36 in 2 consecutive games 1985 Event Cards' Joaquin Andujar suspended for 10 games for bumping an ump 1985 Event Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series 1985 Event Yankee Phil Niekro becomes 18th pitcher to win 300 games and also at 46 becomes oldest to pitch a shut-out beating Toronto 8-0 1985 Event St. Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man 1985 Event New York Mets Gary Carter's 2 home runs ties record of 5 home runs in 2 games 1985 Event Met Dwight Goodin becomes youngest pitcher to win 20 games (20y 9m 9d) 1985 Event Paul Hornung awarded $1,160,000 by a Louisville court against NCAA who barred him as a college football analyst for betting on games 1985 Event 39th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2 1985 Event Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 1 1985 Event Indians-Brewers game at Cleveland Stadium is 1st rain-out of 1985, ends record string of 458 ML games since Opening Day without a rain-out 1985 Event U.S. Olympic Committee endorses a boycott of Moscow games 1985 Event Players' Association agrees to expand LCS from 5 to 7 games 1985 Event Dallas Maverick coach Dick Motta is 4th NBA coach to win 700 games 1984 Event Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, 4 games to 1 in 81st World Series 1984 Event SF 49er Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games 1984 Event Sparky Anderson is 1st manager to win 100 games in both leagues 1984 Event Dwight Gooden ties record of 32 strikeouts in consecutive games 1984 Event 23rd Olympic games close at Los Angeles, California 1984 Event 23rd modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles 1984 Event Longest pro football game, Los Angeles Express beats Michigan Panthers 27-21 in USFL playoffs, games lasts 93 minutes 33 seconds 1984 Event 38th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 1984 Event Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders, 4 games to 1 1984 Event John Long (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1984 Event John Long (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1984 Event 14th winter Olympic games close at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1984 Event 14th Winter Olympic games opens in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1983 Death Mary Renault [Challans], British author (Funeral games), dies at 78 1983 Event Baltimore Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 3 in 80th World Series 1983 Event Columbia beats Yale 21-18 in football, will lose next 44 games 1983 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose ends consecutive games played streak at 745 1983 Event Angels OF Brian Downing error ends his record streak at 244 games 1983 Event 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games 1983 Event Stanley Cup: New York Islanders sweep Edmonton Oilers in 4 games 1983 Event Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games 1982 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat Mil Brewers, 4 games to 3 in 79th World Series 1982 Event Robin Yount is 1st to have 2 4-hit games in a World Series 1982 Event Pete Rose is 5th to appear in 3,000 games (Cobb, Musial, Aaron, Yaz) 1982 Event 36th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2 1982 Event Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games 1982 Event Stanley Cup: New York Islanders sweep Vancouver Canucks in 4 games 1982 Event Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games 1982 Event Atlanta Braves lose after winning 1st 13 games of season 1982 Event Atlanta Braves become 1st team to win 1st 12 games of the season 1981 Event New York Yankee George Frazier loses 3 World Series games 1981 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 2 in 78th World Series 1981 Event New York Yankees capture 33rd AL pennant, sweeping 3 games from Oakland A's 1981 Event Los Angeles Dodgers are quickest to get 1,000,000 attendence (22 games) 1981 Event Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 1981 Event 35th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat Houston Rockets, 4 games to 2 1981 Event Mariners manager Maury Wills is suspended for 2 games after ordering Seattle's grounds crew to enlarge batter's boxes by one foot 1981 Event Mike Bossy becomes 1st in NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games 1980 Event Despite missing 45 games, George Brett wins AL MVP 1980 Event College football longest losing streak of 50 games ends for 1980 Event 22nd Olympic games close at Moscow, U.S.S.R. 1980 Event 22nd modern Olympic games opens in Moscow; U.S. and others boycott 1980 Event ESPN begins televising college world series games 1980 Event Twins Ken Landreaux ends his hitting streak after 31 games 1980 Event Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2 1980 Event 34th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2 1980 Event Texas Ranger Ferguson Jenkins becomes 4th to win 100 games in AL and NL 1980 Event Baseball Players Association votes to cancel 92 remaining exhibition games 1980 Event Mike Bratz (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1980 Event 13th Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York 1980 Event 13th Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York 1980 Event Mike Bratz (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1980 Event Phil Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat 1979 Event Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series 1979 Event Milwaukee Brewers lose 5-0 ending 213 straight games without a shutout 1979 Event 33rd NBA Championship: Sea Supersonics beat Washington Bullets, 4 games to 1 1979 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 1 1979 Event Islanders ends 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8) 1978 Event Oakland Raider's John Madden becomes 13th coach to win 100 NFL games 1978 Event New York Islanders start a streak of 23 undefeated games at home (15-0-8) 1978 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series 1978 Event Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yankees win next 4 1978 Event Yankees beat Boston 4-0, Guidry wins # 22, Yankees lead 2 games 1978 Event New York Yankees win to gain sole possession of 1st place from 14 games back 1978 Event Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games 1978 Event New York Yankees now 7 out of 1st, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks 1978 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose sets NL record hitting in 38 consecutive games 1978 Event Pete Rose ties NL hitting streak of 37 games 1978 Event 32nd NBA Championship: Washington Bullets beat Sea Supersonics, 4 games to 3 1978 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2 1978 Event NBA championship: Portland Trailblazers win in 4 games 1978 Event Reds Joe Morgan ends record streak of 91 cons errorless games at 2nd 1978 Event Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points and San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points in separate NBA games (33 in 1 quarter) 1977 Event New York Yankees win their 21st World Championship, 4 games 1977 Event Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games 1977 Event Seattle beats Royals, 4-1, to end KC's winning streak at 16 games 1977 Event 31st NBA Championship: Port Trailblazers beat Philadelphia 76er, 4 games to 2 1977 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games 1977 Event Czechoslovakian chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10 1977 Event Mont Canadiens set NHL record of 34 straight home games without a lose 1977 Event NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games 1977 Event Lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games) 1976 Event 21st Olympic games close at Montreal Canada 1976 Event 21st modern Olympic games opens in Montreal 1976 Event Randy Jones wins NL record 16 games before All Star break 1976 Event 30th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2 1976 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games 1976 Event 9th and final ABA championship: New York Nets beat Denv Nuggets, 4 games to 2 1976 Event 12th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria 1976 Event 12th Winter Olympic games opens in Innsbruck, Austria 1975 Event Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak of 58 games 1975 Event Calvin Murphy (Houston) begins NBA free throw streak of 58 games 1975 Event Cuba beats Mexico for its 4th Pan Am Games Gold Medal in baseball 1975 Event Cincinnati Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series 1975 Event Robin Yount breaks Mel Ott's record, playing in 242 games as a teen 1975 Event Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2 1975 Event 29th NBA Championship: Golden Warriors sweep Washington Bullets in 4 games 1975 Event 8th ABA Championship: Kentucky Colonels beat Ind Pacers, 4 games to 1 1975 Event Flyers 1-Isles 2-Semifinals-Series tied at 3 games 1975 Event A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, and scored 33 runs) 1974 Event Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series 1974 Event Billy Martin is 1st AL manager ejected by ump from 2 games in 1 day 1974 Event World Football League plays 1st games 1974 Event Brewer Don Money sets record of consec errorless games at 3rd, 78 1974 Event Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2 1974 Event 28th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee, 4 games to 3 1974 Event 7th ABA championship: New York Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1 1974 Event A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Baltimore ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games 1973 Event Los Angeles Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8 1973 Event John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album 1973 Event Oakland beats Baltimore 3 games to 2 to win AL pennant 1973 Event New York Mets go into 1st place (at .500) after trailing 12 games 1973 Event Chic's Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a doubleheader with New York Yankees, 12-2, and 7-0 1973 Event 9th Maccabiah games opens in Tel Aviv, Israel 1973 Event New York Mets are 12 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1973 Event 6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3 1973 Event 27th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1 1973 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2 1973 Birthday Kristian Lundin, born in Sweden, composer, songwriter, record producer, co-produced 'Quit Playing Games With My Heart' for the Backstreet Boys 1973 Event 1st WHA championship, New England Whalers beat Win Jets, 4 games to 1 1972 Event Islanders end 15 games winless streak 1972 Event Oakland A's 1st championship; beat Reds, 4 games to 3 in World Series 1972 Event 1st games of World Hockey Association 1972 Event 20th Olympic games close at Munich, West Germany 1972 Event 20th Olympic games open at Munich, West Germany 1972 Event Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue 1972 Event Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1972 Event Record 8 shutouts pitched in 16 major league games (AL=5, NL=3) 1972 Event 5th ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat New York Nets, 4 games to 2 1972 Event Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2 1972 Event 26th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1 1972 Event Los Angeles Lakers broke NBA record by winning 69 of 82 games (69-13) 1972 Event Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U) 1972 Event 1st NBA to score 30,000 points (Wilt Chamberlain in 940 games) 1972 Event 11th Winter Olympic games close at Sapporo, Japan 1972 Event 11th Winter Olympic games opens in Sapporo, Japan (1st in Asia) 1971 Event Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series 1971 Event Jim Palmer is 4th Oriole to win at least 20 games this season 1971 Event 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3 1971 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3 1971 Event 25th NBA Championship: Milwaukee beat Baltimore Bullets in 4 games 1971 Event Curt Flood resigns Senators after 13 games and departs for Denmark 1971 Event UCLA loses to Notre Dame, UCLA then wins next 88 games in a row 1970 Event Baltimore Orioles beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series 1970 Event Ken Boswell sets 2nd baseman record of 85 games without an error 1970 Event White Sox use record 41 players in doubleheader and lose both games 1970 Event After NL record 1,117 consec games, Billy Williams asks to sit out 1970 Birthday John Carmack, born in Roeland Park, Kansas, game programmer, co-founder of id Software, lead programmer for computer games, 'Quake', 'Doom', 'Commander Keen' series 1970 Event Jim Bunning becomes 2nd (Cy Young) to win 100 games in both leagues 1970 Event 3rd ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat LA Stars, 4 games to 2 1970 Event Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games 1970 Event 24th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 1970 Event Cubs Billy Williams is 1st NLer to play in 1,000 consecutive games 1970 Event New York Rangers set then NHL record of 126 games without being shut-out 1969 Event Baseball's 1st divisional playoff games, Mets beat Braves 9-5 and Orioles beat Twins 4-3 in 12 innings 1969 Event New York Mets fall 9 games back, later to win pennant 1969 Event On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896) 1969 Event 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1 1969 Event 23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 1969 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games 1969 Event Expansion teams Royals, Expos, Padres and Pilots win their 1st games 1968 Event 19th Olympic games close at Mexico City, Mexico 1968 Event 19th Olympic games open at Mexico City, Mexico 1968 Event Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series 1968 Event AL games at Baltimore and Chicago postponed honoring Robert Kennedy 1968 Event Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting 10 in 6 consecutive games 1968 Event Frank Howard ties AL record with home run in his 6th consecutive game his 10 home runs in the most in 6 games 1968 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games 1968 Event 1st ABA championship: Pitts Pipers beat NO Buccaneers, 4 games to 3 1968 Event 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2 1968 Birthday Ritchie Woodhall, born in Woodside, Telford, England, boxer, athlete, television and radio broadcaster, bronze medal winer, 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1990 Gold Commonwealth Games 1968 Event Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games 1968 Event 10th Winter Olympic games close at Grenoble, France 1968 Event 10th Winter Olympic games opens in Grenoble, France 1967 Event Arthur Allyn says White Sox will play 9 games in Milwaukee in 1968 1967 Birthday John Romero, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, game designer, programmer, co-founder of id Software, games include 'Dangerous Dave', 'Quake', Wolfenstein 3D' 1967 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 World Series 1967 Event Minnesota Twin Dean Chance perfect games Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings 1967 Event Helen Weston of Detroit rolls a record 4,585 in 24 games 1967 Event Curt Flood's record 568 straight chances without an error ends (227 straight games) 1967 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2 1967 Event 21st NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors, 4 games to 2 1967 Event Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games) 1967 Event Longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games) 1966 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 1966 Event 20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 1966 Event Atlanta Braves win NL-record 18 straight home games (17 in Milwaukee) 1965 Birthday Lennox Lewis, born in West Ham, England, professional boxer, won World heavyweight championship three times, 1988 Olympic Games gold medalist 1965 Event Continental Football League plays 1st games 1965 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3 1965 Event 19th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1 1964 Event 18th Olympic games close at Tokyo, Japan 1964 Birthday Etsuko Inoue, born in Japan, professional tennis player, first to win women's tennis competition at the Asian Games, 1982 1964 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series 1964 Event 18th modern Olympic games opens in Tokyo 1964 Birthday Jordi Arrese, born in Barcelona, Spain, professional tennis player, won silver Olympic medal at the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona 1964 Event St. Louis Cardinals are 11 games back in NL, and win World Series 1964 Event South Africa banned from Olympic Games because of apartheid policies 1964 Event Giants sweep Mets 5-3 and 8-6 in 23 inn, records include elapsed time of 9:50, 47 strikeouts, 7:22 for 2nd game and New York's 22 K's in 2nd games 1964 Event 18th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors, 4 games to 1 1964 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3 1964 Event 9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria 1964 Event 9th Winter Olympic games open in Innsbruck, Austria 1963 Event Phillies Johnny Callison hits for cycle, but Phillie centerfielder Tony Gonzalez's error ends his record 205 consecutive errorless games 1963 Event 17th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2 1963 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1 1962 Birthday Chuck Finley, born in Monroe, Louisiana, pitcher, Major League Baseball, played for California Angels, won more than 15 games six times between 1986 and 1999 1962 Event Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie 1962 Event Yankees (20th championship) beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 in World Series 1962 Event Bob Aspromonte sets NL 3rd baseman record of 57 cons errorless games 1962 Event Cubs Ken Hubbs sets 2nd base record for consecutive errorless games at 78 and consecutive errorless chances (418), he errors in the 4th 1962 Event New York Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th home run in 3 games 1962 Event 3 more Cleveland home run set AL record for most home runs (26) over 8 games 1962 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2 1962 Event 16th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 1962 Event 1st pole vault over 16' (4.88m) (John Uelses-16', Melrose Games) 1961 Event Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games 1961 Event New York Yankees beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1 in 58th World Series 1961 Event World Series scoreless pitching streak Yankees beat Reds 4 games to 1 1961 Event Phillies lose 1st of 23 straight games 1961 Event Commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games 1961 Event Expansion Washington Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games 1961 Event Record 27 home runs hit in 7 AL games 1961 Event Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 1961 Event 15th NBA Championship: Bos Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1 1960 Event 17th Olympic games close in Rome, Italy 1960 Birthday Michael Whitaker, born in England, equestrian rider, showjumper, award-winner, won team Silver medal in 1984 Olympic Games, team Gold medal in 1985 European Championships 1960 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 4 games 1960 Event 14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3 1960 Event 8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, California 1960 Event 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, California 1959 Event 10 nation soccer league to play all games on New York Randalls Is, announced 1959 Event Players Association approves 2 All-Star Games in 1960, to be held in Kansas City and NY 1959 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2 in 56th World Series 1959 Birthday Magic Johnson, born in Lansing, Michigan, professional basketball player, inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame, 2002, played for Michigan State, NBA All-Star Games 1959 Event Eddie Lubanski bowls 2 consecutive perfect games 1959 Event Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends 1959 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1 1959 Event 13th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games Boston Celtics wins 8th straight title 1958 Event AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Event AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Birthday Mark King, bass/vocalist, Level 42-Standing in the Light, Love Games 1958 Event New York Yankees beat Braves 4 games to 3 in 55th World Series 1958 Event Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times 1958 Event Nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98) 1958 Event Yankees threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into New York City 1958 Event Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup 1958 Event 12th NBA Championship: St. Louis Hawks beat Bost Celtics, 4 games to 2 1958 Event Phillies agree to televise 78 games into New York City (doesn't happen) 1958 Event New York Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV 1957 Event CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on 1957 Event Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series 1957 Event Ted Williams becomes 1st ALer to have 2, 3-home run games in a season 1957 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 1957 Event 11th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3 1956 Event Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games 1956 Event 16th Olympic games close at Melbourne, Australia 1956 Event 16th modern Olympic games opens in Melbourne 1956 Event Bill Sharman (Boston) begins NBA free throw streak of 55 games 1956 Event Dale Long becomes 1st to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1956 Event Pirate Dale Long hits 9th-inning home run, 1st home run in 8 straight games 1956 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1 1956 Event 10th NBA Championship: Ph Warriors beat Ft. Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1 1956 Event 7th Winter Olympic games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1956 Event NFL's New York Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium 1956 Event 7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1955 Event Washington Senators lose their 99th and 100th games of season 1955 Event Larry Doby's ends AL record of 167 errorless games in outfield 1955 Event After playing 274 straight games at 2nd base, Nellie Fox is given a day off he comes back next 798 consecutive games 1955 Birthday Tony Allcock, born in Leicestershire, England, bowler, two-time world outdoor singles champion, 1992, 1996, world singles champion 1986, 1987, 2002, won silver medal in men's singles event at 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada 1955 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3 1955 Event 9th NBA Championship: Syrac Nats beat Ft. Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3 1954 Event Indians win AL record 111 games 1954 Event Reds Ted Kluszewski scores a run in record 17 consecutive games 1954 Event Indians becomes 1st Cleveland team to win 100 games in a season 1954 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3 1954 Event 8th NBA Championship: Minnesota Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 3 1954 Event Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games) 1953 Event U.S. district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games 1953 Event 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yankees win record 5th consec WS 1953 Event Red Sox Ben Flowers sets then record of 8 consecutive games in relief 1953 Event Phillies Robin Roberts ends streak of 28 consecutive complete games 1953 Birthday Tony Armas, born in Puerto Piritu, Venezuela, Antonio Rafael Armas Machado, baseball player, two-time All-Star, played with California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, susceptible to injuries, on disabled list 12 times, missing 302 games 1953 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 1953 Event 7th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1 1953 Birthday Nicholas Wisdom, cricketer, son of comic Norman, 2 games Sussex 1974 1953 Event New York, Cleveland, and Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues 1953 Event Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts) 1952 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series 1952 Event 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland 1952 Event 15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki, Finland 1952 Event 6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3 1952 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Montreal Canadiens in 4 games 1952 Event 6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway 1952 Event 6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway 1951 Event AL alters its restrictions on night games, adopting NL's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games 1951 Event Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game 1951 Event New York Giants lose to go 13 games behind Brooklyn Dodgers, later win pennant 1951 Event Dodgers sweep the Giants and lead by 7 games (Giants will win pennant) 1951 Event 5th NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3 1951 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 1 1951 Event 1st Pan American Games opens (Buenos Aires Argentina) 1950 Event 4th NBA Championship: Minnesota Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 2 1950 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3 1949 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in 46th World Series 1949 Birthday Geoff Capes, born in Holbeach, England, shot putter, two-time winner, World's Strongest Man title, two-time Commonwealth Games shot put champion 1949 Event Luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop 1949 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 1949 Event 3rd NBA Championship: Minnesota Lakers beat Washington Capitols, 4 games to 2 1949 Event Detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949 1948 Event Cleveland Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series 1948 Event 14th Olympic games close at London, Great Britain 1948 Event King George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London 1948 Event 2nd NBA Championship: Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia Warriors, 4 games to 2 1948 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 1948 Event 5th Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland 1948 Event 5th Winter Olympic games open in St. Moritz, Switzerland 1947 Birthday David Mamet, Chicago, playwright/dir, Speed the Plow, House of Games 1947 Birthday Joe Mantegna, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, House of Games, Weeds 1947 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series 1947 Event Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th home run in 4 games 1947 Birthday Anne Archer, LA Cal, actress, Fatal Attraction, Patriot Games 1947 Event Cleveland Indians abandon League Park to play all games at Municipal Stad 1947 Event 1st NBA Championship: Philadelphia Warriors beat Chicago Stags, 4 games to 2 1947 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2 1946 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 43rd World Series 1946 Event 1st NL playoffs, Dodgers vs Cards (St. Louis wins 2 games to 0) 1946 Event Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats 1946 Event 1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night 1946 Event Permanent radio play-by-play of Cleveland Indians games begins 1946 Event New York Giant Mel Ott is 1st manager ejected from both games of a doubleheader 1946 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 1945 Event Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series 1945 Event Ruben Fine wins 4 simultaneous rapid chess games blindfolded 1945 Event Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games 1945 Event Washington Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games 1945 Event Tigers and A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain 1945 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3 1944 Event New York Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4) 1944 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2 in 41st World Series 1944 Event 1st All St. Louis World Series, all games played at Sportsman's Park 1944 Event Frank McCormick (Reds) home run off Ace Adams (Giants) in both games of DH 1944 Event Baseball cancels all games honoring D-Day invasion 1944 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Chicago Blackhawks in 4 games 1943 Event New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series 1943 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games 1942 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 1, in 39th World Series 1942 Event New York City ends night baseball games for rest of WW II 1942 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3 1942 Event New York Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games 1942 Event Baseball owners agree to permit each club up to 14 night games in 1942 1941 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1, in 38th World Series 1941 Event Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling gets Joe DiMaggio in 4 at bats to stop DiMaggio's streak of 74 games in reaching base 1941 Event Red Sox Lefty Grove becomes 12th to win 300 games (his last victory) 1941 Event White Sox Taft Wright sets AL record of RBIs in 13 consecutive games 1941 Event Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 1940 Birthday Gerry Cheevers, NHL goalie, Bruin, longest undefeated streak-32 games 1940 Event Walter Johnson, won 416 games for Washington Senators, loses Maryland congressional race 1940 Event Cincinnati Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series 1940 Event Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 2 1940 Birthday Joe South, Atlanta, guitarist/songwriter/singer, Games People Play 1939 Event Indians Bob Feller, 20, is youngest pitcher to win 20 games 1939 Event 1st night games at Comiskey Park (White Sox 5, Browns 2) 1939 Event Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1 1938 Event AL permits Cleveland and Philadelphia to play night games 1938 Event Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws 1938 Event Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1 1937 Event New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series 1937 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 3 games to 2 1937 Event Jim Margie, Philadelphia, bowls 900 in 3 (unsanctioned) games 1936 Event New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in 33rd World Series 1936 Event 11th Olympic games closes in Berlin 1936 Event Adolph Hitler opens 11th Olympic Games in Berlin 1936 Event New York Giants are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1936 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1 1936 Event 4th Winter Olympic games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 1936 Event 4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 1935 Event Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series 1935 Event Andrew Varipapa sets bowling record of 2,652 points in 10 games 1935 Event Chicago Cubs are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win the pennant 1935 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Maroons sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 3 games 1934 Event Miss Theo Trowbridge sets female bowling record 702 pins in games 1934 Event NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team) 1934 Event Pitts ends Detroit Lions' shutout streak at 7 games but loses 40-7 1934 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series 1934 Event Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1 1934 Event Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games) 1933 Event New York Giants beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 1 in 30th World Series 1933 Event Bill Veeck, urges midsummer inter-league games and a split season 1933 Event Yankees are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931) 1933 Event Lou Gehrig and Joe McCarthy thrown out of game, McCarthy suspended 3 games but Gehrig isn't, so he continues his streak at 1,249 games 1933 Event Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1 1932 Event Earl Grace, ends NL catcher record streak of 110 cons errorless games 1932 Event Wes Ferrell is 1st to win 20 games in each of his 1st 4 seasons 1932 Event 10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes 1932 Event 10th modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles 1932 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep New York Rangers in 3 games 1932 Event 3rd Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York 1932 Event 3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York 1931 Event Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP 1931 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 3 in 28th World Series 1931 Event Gehrig hits his 3rd grand slam in 4 days and his 6th home run in consec games 1931 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 3 games to 2 1931 Event Leo Bentley bowls 3 consecutive perfect games in Lorain, Ohio 1930 Event Philadelphia A's beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series 1930 Event Lou Gehrig's errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games 1930 Event St. Louis Cardinals are 12 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1930 Event 2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games 1930 Event Pitts Pie Traynor ends both games with home runs (1st in 9th, 2nd in 13th) 1930 Event Chuck Klein sets Phillies hitting streak at 26 straight games 1930 Event Ruth homers in both games of a doubleheader, giving him 9 in one week 1930 Event 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games 1930 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Boston Bruins in 2 games 1929 Birthday Dick Weber, pro bowler, 16, 300 games 1929 Event Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series 1929 Event Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games 1929 Event Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a home run 1929 Event Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep New York Rangers in 2 games 1929 Event Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field 1928 Event Cards beat Phillies for 20th of 22 games in 1928 1928 Event Soviet Union Spartacan Games begins 1928 Event 9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam 1928 Event 9th Olympic Games open in Amsterdam 1928 Event 9th modern Olympic games opens in Amsterdam 1928 Event Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Montreal Maroons, 3 games to 2 1928 Event 2nd Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland 1928 Event 2nd Winter Olympic games opens in St. Moritz, Switzerland 1927 Event Babe Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games 1927 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins, in 2 games and 2 ties 1927 Event Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games played between Chicago and Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to White Sox 1926 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series 1926 Birthday Bud Greenspan, documentary maker, Olympic Games 1926 Birthday Bryan Forbes, director/producer, Endless Games, King Rat 1926 Event Stanley Cup: Montl Maroons beat Victoria Cougars (WHL), 3 games to 1 1926 Event NHL Championship: Mont Canadiens outscore Pitt Pirates, 6-4 in 2 games 1926 Death Eddie Plank, pitcher (won 327 games in 17 years), dies at 51 1925 Event Pittsburgh Pirates beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 3 in 22nd World Series 1925 Event White Sox Dickie Kerr, 1st appearance since winning 2 world series games in 1919 1925 Event Lou Gehrig replaces Wally Pipp (1st of record 2130 consec games) 1925 Event Ty Cobb hits his 5th home run in 2 games tying Cap Ansons record of 1884 1925 Event No baseball games played in NL due to Charles Ebbets' funeral 1925 Event Stanley Cup: Vict Cougars (WCHL) beat Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1 1925 Event NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Arenas in 2 games 1925 Event Longest win streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (9 games) 1924 Event Aggrement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years 1924 Event Senators clinch pennant, finishing 2 games in front of Yankees 1924 Event Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams 1924 Event 8th Olympic games closes in Paris 1924 Event New York Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit home runs in 6 cons games 1924 Birthday Peter Heatly, CEO, Commonwealth Games Federation 1924 Event 8th Olympic games open at Paris, France 1924 Birthday Geoffrey Johnson Smith, actor, Norman Loves Rose, Drinking Games 1924 Event NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweeps Ottawa Senators in 2 games 1924 Event Frank Carauna, becomes 1st to bowl 2 successive perfect 300 games 1924 Event 1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France 1924 Event 1st Winter Olympic games open in Chamonix, France 1923 Event New York Yankees 1st World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to 2 1923 Event Baseball games cancelled following the death of President Harding 1923 Birthday Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer, Summer Games 1923 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) sweep Edm Eskimos (WCHL) in 2 games 1923 Event Stanley Cup: Ott Senators beat Vanc Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 1 1922 Event New York Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series 1922 Event Rogers Hornsby ends hitting streak of 33 games 1922 Event Chicago White Sox Charles Robertson perfect games Detroit Tigers, 2-0 1922 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto St. Pats (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 1922 Event NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators outscore Toronto St. Pats, 5 to 4, in 2 games 1922 Event Western Hockey Championship: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Regina Capitals, in 2 games 1921 Event New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3 in 18th World Series 1921 Event Babe Ruth starts streak of an extra-base hit in 9 straight games 1921 Event NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St. Patricks in 2 games 1921 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 1920 Event Cleveland Indians beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series 1920 Event NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays 1st games 1920 Event 7th Olympic games close in Antwerp Belgium 1920 Event Olympic Games open in Antwerp 1920 Event 7th modern Olympic games opens in Antwerp Belgium 1920 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Seattle (PCHA), 3 games to 2 1920 Birthday Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host, over 20 different games 1919 Event Reds beat White Sox, 5 games to 3 in 16th World Series. This series is known as black sox scandal as 8 White Sox throw series 1919 Event Cincinnati Reds are 10 games back in NL, and win World Series 1919 Event Stanley Cup: Mont (NHL) and Seat (PCHA) win 2 games each with 1 tie, 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded due to flu epidemic 1919 Event NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators, 3 games to 1 with 1 tie 1919 Event NL President John Heydler dismisses charges that Hal Chase bet against his team and threw games in collusion with gamblers 1918 Event Boston Red Sox beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 15th World Series 1918 Event Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, and suspends him "for indifferent play" 1918 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Arenas (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 1917 Event Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 14th World Series 1917 Event Stanley Cup: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1 - Seattle is 1st U.S. team to win Stanley Cup 1916 Birthday Frank McGuire, basketball coach, won 550 games in 30 college seasons 1916 Event Boston Red Sox beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series 1916 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHA) beat Portland Rosebuds (PCHA), 3 games to 2 1915 Event Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1 in 12th World Series 1914 Birthday Abram Games, graphic artist 1914 Event Boston Braves are 15 games back in NL, and win World Series 1914 Event 1st Millrose Games (athletics) held (New York City) 1913 Event Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series 1913 Event Phillies beat New York Giants 2 games out of 3 in a tripleheader 1913 Event Yankees win 13th game of year after losing 36 games 1913 Event Stanley Cup: Quebec Bulldogs sweep Sydney (NS) Millionaires in 2 games 1912 Event Boston beats New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with a tie in 9th World Series 1912 Event 5th Olympic games in Stockholm closes 1912 Event 5th Olympic games in Stockholm opens 1912 Event 5th Olympic games open at Stockholm, Sweden 1912 Event Stanley Cup: Quebec Bulldogs sweep Moncton (NB) in 2 games 1911 Event Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series 1911 Event Philadelphia Athletics are 12 games back in AL, and will win World Series 1910 Event Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1 in 7th World Series 1910 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators sweep Galt (Ont) in 2 games 1909 Birthday Alan McGilvray, cricketer, 20 games for NSW mid 30's, comentator, ABC 1909 Event Pirates beat Tigers 4 games to 3 in 6th World Series 1908 Event 4th Olympic games ends in London 1908 Event Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 1 in 5th World Series, 1st rematch 1908 Event 4th modern Olympic games opens in London 1908 Event 4th modern Olympic games opens in London 1908 Event Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games 1908 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers sweep Ottawa Victorias in 2 games 1907 Event Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series 1906 Event All Chicago World Series, 1st AL victory, White Sox win 4 games to 2 Cubs losers share of $439.50 is lowest for World Series 1906 Event Cub's Pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games (187 complete, 15 relief) by Dodgers in 3rd inning 1906 Event 10th anniversary Olympic games close at Athens, Greece 1906 Event 10th anniversary Olympic games open at Athens, Greece 1906 Event 3rd modern Olympic games opens in Athens 1906 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers sweep Kenora Thisles in 2 games 1906 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Smiths Falls (Ont) in 2 games 1906 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queen's U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games 1905 Event New York Giants beats Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 1 in 2nd World Series 1905 Birthday Mary Renault, Mary Challens, writer, King Must Die, Funeral Games 1905 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1 1905 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals 1904 Event 3rd Olympic games close in St. Louis 1904 Event Yankees 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader 41 game winner Chesbro loses 1st game and chance at pennant 1904 Event Boston pitchers achieve 148 complete games-an AL record, also record for total complete games AL 1,098, NL 1,089 1904 Event 3rd modern Olympic Games opens in St. Louis 1904 Event Yankees Jack Chesbro ends string of 30 consecutive complete games 1904 Event 3rd modern Olympic games opens in St. Louis 1904 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games 1904 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Toronto Marlboroughs in 2 games 1904 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1 1903 Event Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3 1903 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Rat Portage Thisles in 2 games 1903 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Montreal AAA in 2 games 1903 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA beat Winn Victorias, 2 games to 1 and 1 tie 1902 Event Cleveland's Bill Bradley is 1st ALer to hit a home run run in 4 consecutive games, not duplicated until Babe Ruth does it June 25, 1918 1902 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA beat Winnipeg Victorias, 2 games to 1 1901 Event 11 baseball games canceled due to funeral of President William McKinley 1901 Event 1st AL game, Chicago beats Cleveland Blues 8-2, 3 other games rained out 1901 Event 1st games played in baseball's American League 1900 Event After over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close 1900 Event Great Britain beats France in cricket in Olympic Games 1900 Event 2nd modern Olympic games opens in Paris (lasted 5 months) 1900 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks sweep Halifax Crescents in 2 games 1900 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 3 games to 1 1899 Event Stanley Cup: Mont Shamrocks sweep Queens U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games 1897 Death Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 1896 Birthday Lilia Skala, Vienna, actress, House of Games, Flashdance, Charly 1896 Event 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece 1896 Event 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece, American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history 1896 Event 1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens 1892 Event P de Coubertin launches plan for Modern Olympic Games 1890 Event Last NL-AA World Series game Brooklyn ties Louisville 3 games and 1 tie 1889 Event New York Giants (NL) beat Brooklyn (AA) in world series 6 games to 3 1887 Event Detroit (NL) beats St. Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series 1881 Event Metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams) 1871 Event 1st U.S. amateur outdoor athletic games (NY) 1870 Event All-pro Cincinnati Red Stockings suffer 1st loss in 130 games 1867 Birthday Willem C Royaards, Dutch theater director, Summer Games 1863 Birthday Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron, revived Olympic games 1769 Death Edmond Hoyle, games expert, dies (birth date unknown)
