2004 World Series, Boston Red Sox beat Saint Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0
2004 World Series, Florida Marlins beat the New York Yankees 4 games to 2
2004 WNBA Championships, Seattle Storm beat Connecticut Sun 2 games to 1
2004 NBA Finals, Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1
2004 Stanley Cup Finals, Tampa Bay Lightnings beat Calgary Flames 4 games to 3
2003 WNBA Championships, Detroit Shock beat Los Angeles Sparks 2 games to 1
2003 NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs beat New Jersey Nets 4 games to 2
2003 Stanley Cup Finals, New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 4 games to 3
2002 World Series, Anaheim Angels beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3
2002 WNBA Championships, Los Angeles Sparks beat New York Liberty 2 games to 0
2002 Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 1
2002 NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets 4 games to 0
2001 World Series, Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees 4 games to 3
2001 WNBA Championships, Los Angeles Sparks beat Charlotte Sting 2 games to 0
2001 NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 1
2001 Stanley Cup Finals, Colorado Avalanche beat New Jersey Devils 4 games to 3
2000 World Series, New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 4 games to 1
2000 27th Olympic games open at Sydney, Australia (sched)
2000 WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat New York Liberty 2 games to 0
2000 NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers beat Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2
2000 Stanley Cup Finals, New Jersey Devils beat Dallas Stars 4 games to 2
1999 World Series, New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 0
1999 "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 WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat New York Libery 2 games to 1
1999 NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 4 games to 1
1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2
1998 World Series, New York Yankees beat San Diego Padres 4 games to 0
1998 WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat Phoenix Mercury 2 games to 1
1998 Gay and Lesbian Games #5 open in Amsterdam
1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals 4 games to 0
1998 NBA Finals, Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4 games to 2
1998 18th Winter Olympic games close at Nagano Japan
1998 18th Winter Olympic games open at Nagano Japan
1998 CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years
1997 Mavericks' A C Green sets NBA record of 907 consecutive games played
1997 Mavericks' A C Green ties Randy Smith's NBA record of 906 cons games
1997 World Series: Florida Marlins beat Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 3
1997 Cleve Marquis Grissom World Series hitting streak ends after 15 games
1997 Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 2 in ALCS
1997 Florida Marlins beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 1 in NLCS
1997 Dennis Rodman returns from 2nd longest NBA suspension (11 games)
1997 51st NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4, games to 2
1997 Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father and son to win 100 games
1997 Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games
1997 Atlanta Braves win record 19 games in April
1997 Cubs beat New York Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games
1997 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 Scotty Bowman, is 1st NHL coach to win 1,000 games
1996 Orioles' Roberto Alomar suspended 5 games for spitting at ump
1996 Troy Davis of Iowa State ran for 378 yards, 3rd highest in college football games (others: Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas and Alabama)
1996 Abram Games, graphic artist, dies at 82
1996 26th Olympic games close at Atlanta, Georgia (sched)
1996 XXVI Olympic games open in Atlanta, Georgia
1996 After 2,216 consecutive games at shortstop, Cal Ripkin goes to 3rd
1996 50th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Seat Supersonic, 4 games to 2
1996 Stanley Cup: Colorado Avalanche sweep Florida Panthers in 4 games
1996 2 U.S. Marine helicopters collided during joint U.S. and British war games
1996 Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8)
1996 Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season
1996 Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games
1996 Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season
1995 Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians in 6 games in World Series
1995 Indians break 1902 Pirates record for largest lead over 2nd-place team (KC) (27 games)
1995 Padres Ken Caminiti switch hits home runs in 3rd of 4 games
1995 Browns and Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in Cleveland for only time, Browns 22-6 over Tampa, Indians 5-3 over Orioles
1995 Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games
1995 Cal Ripken, Jr. ties Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 straight games
1995 Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1995 49th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets sweep Orlando Magic in 4 games
1995 Twins Marty Cordova ties rookie record of home runs in 5 consecutive games
1994 Goodwill Games open in St. Petersburg
1994 Baseball Night in America premieres, no Saturday day games
1994 Giants outfielder Darren Lewis errors after record 392 flawless games
1994 Gay Games close in New York City
1994 48th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3
1994 Tigers tie record of hitting home runs in 25th consecutive games
1994 Gay Games open in New York City
1994 Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 3
1994 Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit HRS in a games (11 times)
1994 Mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at 68
1994 17th Winter Olympic games closes in Lillehammer, Norway
1994 17th Winter Olympic games opens in Lillehammer, Norway
1994 Harold Schneider, U.S. producer (5 Easy Pieces, War Games), dies at 55
1994 Bernie Kosar is 2nd QB to throw TD passes in AFC and NFC Champ games
1993 New Jersey Devils lose 2-0 to Montreal, after winning 1st 7 games of 1993
1993 Tor Blue Jays beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 2, in 89th World Series
1993 Dennis Martinez is 7th to win 100 games in AL and NL
1993 Tom Glavine wins 20 games in 3 straight years
1993 Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games
1993 New York Met Anthony Young wins ending his losing streak at 27 games
1993 San Francisco outfielder Darren Lewis sets record of 267 consec errorless games
1993 Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most home runs by a catcher
1993 47th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2
1993 Expo's Dennis Martinez is 92nd to win 200 games
1993 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Los Angeles Kings, 4 games to 1
1992 New York Jet Al Toon becomes 10th NFL to catch a pass in 100 straight games
1992 Toronto Blue Jays beat Atl Braves, 4 games to 2, in 88th World Series
1992 Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates in 7 games for NL pennant
1992 25th Olympic Summer games closes in Barcelona, Spain
1992 25th Olympic Summer games opens in Barcelona, Spain
1992 46th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Port Trailblazers, 4 games to 2
1992 Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins sweep Chicago Blackhawks in 4 games
1992 New York Mets score in 9th to end home shut-out streak at 3 games
1992 Expos Gary Carter is 3rd to catch 2,000 games (joins Boone and Fisk)
1992 New York Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games
1992 Los Angeles Dodgers postpone 3 games due to racial riots due to Rodney King
1992 New York Islander, Al Arbour, coaches most NHL games (1,438)
1992 New York Mets lose 1st 3 home games for 1st time since 1962
1992 NFL decides to stay with 17 week sched instead of expanded 18 games
1992 16th Winter Olympic games closes in Albertville, France
1992 16th Winter Olympic games opens in Albertville, France
1991 Ricky Pierce (Seattle) ends NBA free throw streak of 75 games
1991 Sacramento Kings ends NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games
1991 Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates for NL pennant in 7 games
1991 Minnesota Twins win AL pennant beating Toronto in 5 games
1991 New York Yankees set record of 75 games without a complete pitched game
1991 Cubs Doug Dascenzo commits his 1st career error after 242 games
1991 Pan Am games closes in Havana
1991 Debbie Doom (U.S.) pitches 2nd consecutive perfect game in women's softball at the Pan American Games, beats Nicaragua, 8-0
1991 1st time Seattle Mariners are 9 games over .500
1991 Pan Am games open in Havana
1991 Minnesota Twins win a team record 15 games in a row
1991 45th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1
1991 Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Star, 4 games to 2
1991 Ton Sijbrands improves world record blind checker games (15 wins)
1991 Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games
1991 1st exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (Yanks-Orioles)
1991 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 Reggie Miller (Indiana) ends NBA free throw streak of 52 games
1991 New Jersey Net coach Bill Fitch is 4th coach to win 800 NBA games
1991 Joe Dumaars (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 62 games
1991 Reggie Miller (Indiana) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games
1991 North Carolina is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games
1991 Dale Long, hit home runs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66
1991 Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 50 goals in less than 50 games (49)
1991 Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games
1990 NFL's New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers after winning their 1st 10 games both
1990 Oakland A's sweep Red Sox in 4 games to win ALCS
1990 1st time in New York Yankee history they are completely swept season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0
1990 Nolan Ryan becomes 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games
1990 U.S. beats Soviet Union 17-0 in baseball at Goodwill Games
1990 Goodwill Games opens in Seattle, Washington
1990 44th NBA Championship: Det Pistons beat Por Trailblazers, 4 games to 1
1990 Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with switch hit home runs in 10 games
1990 Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1
1990 Johnny Beagley, winner of two 1942 World Series games, dies
1990 The ML umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games
1990 Larry Bird (Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games
1989 Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games
1989 Larry Bird, of the Celtics, begins NBA free throw streak of 71 games
1989 Walter Davis (Denver) ends NBA free throw streak of 53 games
1989 Walter Davis (Denver) begins NBA free throw streak of 53 games
1989 "Dangerous Games" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 4 performances
1989 "Dangerous Games" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 4 performances
1989 Astor Piazzolla and Wm Finn's musical "Dangerous Games" premieres in New York City
1989 Rickey Henderson steals a record 8 bases in a play off (5 games)
1989 Toronto Blue Jays are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East
1989 43rd NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons sweeps Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games
1989 Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2
1989 New York Mets Kevin Elster, errors after 88 errorless games at shortstop
1989 New York Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher
1989 Yanks beat Mets 4-0, sweeping 1989 mayor's trophy series in 2 games
1989 Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games
1989 Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games
1989 Baseball signs $400M with ESPN, showing 175 games in 1990
1988 Bryan Murray becomes 17th NHL coach to win 300 games (Washington Caps)
1988 Mona Washbourne, actress (Blue Bird, Games), dies at 84
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Oakland A's in World Series 4 games to 1
1988 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 Dennis Eckersley, 1st to save all 4 games in a championship series
1988 Oakland A's sweep Boston Red Sox in 4 games for AL pennant
1988 24th Olympic games close at Seoul, Korea
1988 24th Olympic games open at Seoul, Korea
1988 Braves Bruce Sutter joins Fingers and Gossage to save 300 games
1988 Kent Tekulve is 2nd pitcher in majors to appear in 1,000 games
1988 Boston Red Sox win AL record 24 straight home games
1988 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 42nd NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3
1988 Boston Red Sox are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East
1988 Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games
1988 Amateur referees work New Jersey Devil-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by Devils
1988 Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row
1988 1st four-day games in County Cricket Championship commence
1988 15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada
1988 15th Winter Olympic games opens in Calgary, Alberta
1988 Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights and play up to 18 night games
1988 15th Winter Olympic games open at Calgary, Canada
1988 Longest winless streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (15 games)
1987 Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games
1987 Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series
1987 St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco Giants, 4 games to 3 in NLCS
1987 Blues Jays lose final 7 games allowing Tigers to win AL pennant
1987 Padres Benito Santiago sets rookie hitting streak to 28 games
1987 Cal Ripken's streak of 8,243 consecutive innings (908 games) is broken
1987 Paul Molitor goes 0-for-4 ends hitting streak at 39 consecutive games
1987 Bunt single gives Paul Molitor longest hit streak of 1980s at 32 games
1987 Don Mattingly sets AL record of extra base hits in 10 cons games
1987 New York Yankees Don Mattingly ties record of home runs in 8 cons games
1987 Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit home runs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8)
1987 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 41st NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2
1987 Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3
1987 Robin Ventura set a college baseball record with hits in 57 games
1987 Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit home runs in 2 consecutive games
1987 Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East
1987 46 home runs hit in 13 baseball games
1987 Brewers lose, ending AL season-opening winning streak at 13 games
1987 Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games
1986 Doug Jarvis, 31, sets NHL record of 916 consecutive games
1986 New York Mets beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 83rd World Series
1986 Los Angeles Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games
1986 Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues
1986 Don Sutton becomes 19th pitcher to win 300 games
1986 40th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Hous Rockets, 4 games to 2
1986 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames, 4 games to 1
1986 Mariners strike out 16 times, set record of 36 in 2 consecutive games
1985 Cards' Joaquin Andujar suspended for 10 games for bumping an ump
1985 Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series
1985 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 St. Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man
1985 New York Mets Gary Carter's 2 home runs ties record of 5 home runs in 2 games
1985 Met Dwight Goodin becomes youngest pitcher to win 20 games (20y 9m 9d)
1985 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 39th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2
1985 Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 1
1985 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 U.S. Olympic Committee endorses a boycott of Moscow games
1985 Players' Association agrees to expand LCS from 5 to 7 games
1985 Dallas Maverick coach Dick Motta is 4th NBA coach to win 700 games
1984 Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, 4 games to 1 in 81st World Series
1984 SF 49er Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games
1984 Sparky Anderson is 1st manager to win 100 games in both leagues
1984 Dwight Gooden ties record of 32 strikeouts in consecutive games
1984 23rd Olympic games close at Los Angeles, California
1984 23rd modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles
1984 Longest pro football game, LA Express beats Mich Panthers 27-21 in USFL playoffs, games lasts 93 minutes 33 seconds
1984 38th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
1984 Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders, 4 games to 1
1984 John Long (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games
1984 John Long (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games
1984 14th winter Olympic games close at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
1984 14th Winter Olympic games opens in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
1983 Mary Renault [Challans], British author (Funeral games), dies at 78
1983 Baltimore Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 3 in 80th World Series
1983 Columbia beats Yale 21-18 in football, will lose next 44 games
1983 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose ends consecutive games played streak at 745
1983 Angels OF Brian Downing error ends his record streak at 244 games
1983 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games
1983 Stanley Cup: New York Islanders sweep Edmonton Oilers in 4 games
1983 Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games
1982 St. Louis Cardinals beat Mil Brewers, 4 games to 3 in 79th World Series
1982 Robin Yount is 1st to have 2 4-hit games in a World Series
1982 Pete Rose is 5th to appear in 3,000 games (Cobb, Musial, Aaron, Yaz)
1982 36th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2
1982 Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games
1982 Stanley Cup: New York Islanders sweep Vancouver Canucks in 4 games
1982 Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games
1982 Atlanta Braves lose after winning 1st 13 games of season
1982 Atlanta Braves become 1st team to win 1st 12 games of the season
1981 New York Yankee George Frazier loses 3 World Series games
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 2 in 78th World Series
1981 New York Yankees capture 33rd AL pennant, sweeping 3 games from Oakland A's
1981 Expos beat Phillies, 3 games to 2, in NLCS
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers are quickest to get 1,000,000 attendence (22 games)
1981 Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1
1981 35th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat Houston Rockets, 4 games to 2
1981 Mariners mgr Maury Wills is suspended for 2 games after ordering Seattle's grounds crew to enlarge batter's boxes by one foot
1981 Mike Bossy becomes 1st in NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games
1980 Despite missing 45 games, George Brett wins AL MVP
1980 College football longest losing streak of 50 games ends for
1980 22nd Olympic games close at Moscow, U.S.S.R.
1980 22nd modern Olympic games opens in Moscow; U.S. and others boycott
1980 ESPN begins televising college world series games
1980 Twins Ken Landreaux ends his hitting streak after 31 games
1980 Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2
1980 34th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2
1980 Texas Ranger Ferguson Jenkins becomes 4th to win 100 games in AL and NL
1980 Baseball Players Association votes to cancel 92 remaining exhibition games
1980 Mike Bratz (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games
1980 13th Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York
1980 13th Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York
1980 Mike Bratz (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games
1980 Phil Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series
1979 Milwaukee Brewers lose 5-0 ending 213 straight games without a shutout
1979 33rd NBA Championship: Sea Supersonics beat Washington Bullets, 4 games to 1
1979 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 1
1979 Islanders ends 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8)
1978 Oakland Raider's John Madden becomes 13th coach to win 100 NFL games
1978 New York Islanders start a streak of 23 undefeated games at home (15-0-8)
1978 New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series
1978 Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yanks win next 4
1978 Yanks beat Boston 4-0, Guidry wins # 22, Yanks lead 2 games
1978 New York Yankees win to gain sole possession of 1st place from 14 games back
1978 Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games
1978 New York Yankees now 7 out of 1st, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks
1978 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose sets NL record hitting in 38 consecutive games
1978 Pete Rose ties NL hitting streak of 37 games
1978 32nd NBA Championship: Washington Bullets beat Sea Supersonics, 4 games to 3
1978 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2
1978 NBA championship: Portland Trailblazers win in 4 games
1978 Reds Joe Morgan ends record streak of 91 cons errorless games at 2nd
1978 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 New York Yankees win their 21st World Championship, 4 games
1977 Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games
1977 Seattle beats Royals, 4-1, to end KC's winning streak at 16 games
1977 31st NBA Championship: Port Trailblazers beat Philadelphia 76er, 4 games to 2
1977 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games
1977 Czech chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10
1977 Mont Canadiens set NHL record of 34 straight home games without a lose
1977 NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games
1977 Lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games)
1976 21st Olympic games close at Montreal Canada
1976 21st modern Olympic games opens in Montreal
1976 Randy Jones wins NL record 16 games before All Star break
1976 30th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2
1976 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games
1976 9th and final ABA championship: New York Nets beat Denv Nuggets, 4 games to 2
1976 12th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria
1976 12th Winter Olympic games opens in Innsbruck, Austria
1975 Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak of 58 games
1975 Calvin Murphy (Houston) begins NBA free throw streak of 58 games
1975 Cuba beats Mexico for its 4th Pan Am Games Gold Medal in baseball
1975 Cin Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series
1975 Robin Yount breaks Mel Ott's record, playing in 242 games as a teen
1975 Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2
1975 29th NBA Championship: Golden Warriors sweep Washington Bullets in 4 games
1975 8th ABA Championship: Kentucky Colonels beat Ind Pacers, 4 games to 1
1975 Flyers 1-Isles 2-Semifinals-Series tied at 3 games
1975 A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, and scored 33 runs)
1974 Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yanks to win 3 straight series
1974 Billy Martin is 1st AL manager ejected by ump from 2 games in 1 day
1974 World Football League plays 1st games
1974 Brewer Don Money sets record of consec errorless games at 3rd, 78
1974 Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2
1974 28th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee, 4 games to 3
1974 7th ABA championship: New York Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1
1974 A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Balt ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8
1973 John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album
1973 Oakland beats Baltimore 3 games to 2 to win AL pennant
1973 New York Mets go into 1st place (at .500) after trailing 12 games
1973 Chic's Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a doubleheader with New York Yankees, 12-2, and 7-0
1973 9th Maccabiah games opens in Tel Aviv, Israel
1973 New York Mets are 12 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant
1973 6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3
1973 27th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1
1973 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2
1973 1st WHA championship, New England Whalers beat Win Jets, 4 games to 1
1972 Islanders end 15 games winless streak
1972 Oakland A's 1st championship; beat Reds, 4 games to 3 in World Series
1972 1st games of World Hockey Association
1972 20th Olympic games close at Munich, German FR
1972 20th Olympic games open at Munich German FR
1972 Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue
1972 Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant
1972 Record 8 shutouts pitched in 16 major league games (AL=5, NL=3)
1972 5th ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat New York Nets, 4 games to 2
1972 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2
1972 26th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1
1972 Los Angeles Lakers broke NBA record by winning 69 of 82 games (69-13)
1972 Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U)
1972 1st NBA to score 30,000 points (Wilt Chamberlain in 940 games)
1972 11th Winter Olympic games close at Sapporo, Japan
1972 11th Winter Olympic games opens in Sapporo, Japan (1st in Asia)
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series
1971 Jim Palmer is 4th Oriole to win at least 20 games this season
1971 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3
1971 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3
1971 25th NBA Championship: Milwaukee beat Balt Bullets in 4 games
1971 Curt Flood resigns Senators after 13 games and departs for Denmark
1971 UCLA loses to Notre Dame, UCLA then wins next 88 games in a row
1970 Baltimore Orioles beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series
1970 Ken Boswell sets 2nd baseman record of 85 games without an error
1970 White Sox use record 41 players in doubleheader and lose both games
1970 After NL record 1,117 consec games, Billy Williams asks to sit out
1970 Jim Bunning becomes 2nd (Cy Young) to win 100 games in both leagues
1970 3rd ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat LA Stars, 4 games to 2
1970 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games
1970 24th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
1970 Cubs Billy Williams is 1st NLer to play in 1,000 consecutive games
1970 New York Rangers set then NHL record of 126 games without being shut-out
1969 Baseball's 1st divisional playoff games, Mets beat Braves 9-5 and Orioles beat Twins 4-3 in 12 innings
1969 New York Mets fall 9 games back, later to win pennant
1969 On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896)
1969 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1
1969 23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
1969 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games
1969 Expansion teams Royals, Expos, Padres and Pilots win their 1st games
1968 19th Olympic games close at Mexico City, Mexico
1968 19th Olympic games open at Mexico City, Mexico
1968 Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series
1968 AL games at Balt and Chicago postponed honoring Robert Kennedy
1968 Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting 10 in 6 consecutive games
1968 Frank Howard ties AL record with HR in his 6th consecutive game his 10 home runs in the most in 6 games
1968 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games
1968 1st ABA championship: Pitts Pipers beat NO Buccaneers, 4 games to 3
1968 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2
1968 Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games
1968 10th Winter Olympic games close at Grenoble, France
1968 10th Winter Olympic games opens in Grenoble, France
1967 Arthur Allyn says White Sox will play 9 games in Milwaukee in 1968
1967 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 Minnesota Twin Dean Chance perfect games Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings
1967 Helen Weston of Detroit rolls a record 4,585 in 24 games
1967 Curt Flood's record 568 straight chances without an error ends (227 straight games)
1967 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2
1967 21st NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors, 4 games to 2
1967 Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games)
1967 Longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games)
1966 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
1966 20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
1966 Atlanta Braves win NL-record 18 straight home games (17 in Milwaukee)
1965 Continental Football League plays 1st games
1965 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3
1965 19th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1
1964 18th Olympic games close at Tokyo, Japan
1964 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series
1964 18th modern Olympic games opens in Tokyo
1964 St. Louis Cardinals are 11 games back in NL, and win World Series
1964 South Africa banned from Olympic Games because of apartheid policies
1964 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 18th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors, 4 games to 1
1964 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3
1964 9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria
1964 9th Winter Olympic games open in Innsbruck, Austria
1963 Phillies Johnny Callison hits for cycle, but Phillie centerfielder Tony Gonzalez's error ends his record 205 consecutive errorless games
1963 17th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2
1963 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
1962 Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie
1962 Yanks (20th championship) beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 in World Series
1962 Bob Aspromonte sets NL 3rd baseman record of 57 cons errorless games
1962 Cubs Ken Hubbs sets 2nd base record for consecutive errorless games at 78 and consecutive errorless chances (418), he errors in the 4th
1962 New York Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th HR in 3 games
1962 3 more Cleveland HR set AL record for most HR (26) over 8 games
1962 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2
1962 16th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
1962 1st pole vault over 16' (4.88m) (John Uelses-16', Melrose Games)
1961 Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games
1961 New York Yankees beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 58th World Series
1961 World Series scoreless pitching streak Yanks beat Reds 4 games to 1
1961 Phillies lose 1st of 23 straight games
1961 Commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 HR in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games
1961 Ford Frick rules that if anyone breaks Babe Ruth 60 HR record, it must be done in 1st 154 games
1961 Expansion Washington Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games
1961 Record 27 home runs hit in 7 AL games
1961 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
1961 15th NBA Championship: Bos Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1
1960 17th Olympic games close in Rome, Italy
1960 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 4 games
1960 14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3
1960 8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, Colorado
1960 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, Colo
1959 10 nation soccer league to play all games on New York Randalls Is, announced
1959 Players Association approves 2 All-Star Games in 1960, to be held in Kansas City and NY
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2 in 56th World Series
1959 Eddie Lubanski bowls 2 consecutive perfect games
1959 Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends
1959 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1
1959 13th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games Boston Celtics wins 8th straight title
1958 AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959
1958 AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959
1958 Mark King, bass/vocalist, Level 42-Standing in the Light, Love Games
1958 New York Yankees beat Braves 4 games to 3 in 55th World Series
1958 Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times
1958 Nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98)
1958 Yanks threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into New York City
1958 Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup
1958 12th NBA Championship: St. Louis Hawks beat Bost Celtics, 4 games to 2
1958 Phillies agree to televise 78 games into New York City (doesn't happen)
1958 New York Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV
1957 CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on
1957 Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series
1957 Ted Williams becomes 1st ALer to have 2, 3-HR games in a season
1957 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1
1957 11th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3
1956 Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games
1956 16th Olympic games close at Melbourne, Australia
1956 16th modern Olympic games opens in Melbourne
1956 Bill Sharman (Boston) begins NBA free throw streak of 55 games
1956 Dale Long becomes 1st to hit home runs in 8 straight games
1956 Pirate Dale Long hits 9th-inning HR, 1st HR in 8 straight games
1956 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
1956 10th NBA Championship: Ph Warriors beat Ft. Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1
1956 7th Winter Olympic games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
1956 NFL's New York Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium
1956 7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
1955 Washington Senators lose their 99th and 100th games of season
1955 Larry Doby's ends AL record of 167 errorless games in outfield
1955 After playing 274 straight games at 2nd base, Nellie Fox is given a day off he comes back next 798 consecutive games
1955 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3
1955 9th NBA Championship: Syrac Nats beat Ft. Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3
1954 Indians win AL record 111 games
1954 Reds Ted Kluszewski scores a run in record 17 consecutive games
1954 Indians becomes 1st Cleveland team to win 100 games in a season
1954 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3
1954 8th NBA Championship: Min Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 3
1954 Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games)
1953 U.S. district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games
1953 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yanks win record 5th consec WS
1953 Red Sox Ben Flowers sets then record of 8 consecutive games in relief
1953 Phillies Robin Roberts ends streak of 28 consecutive complete games
1953 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1
1953 7th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1
1953 Nicholas Wisdom, cricketer, son of comic Norman, 2 games Sussex 1974
1953 NY, Cleveland, and Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues
1953 Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts)
1952 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series
1952 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland
1952 15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki, Finland
1952 6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3
1952 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Montreal Canadiens in 4 games
1952 6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway
1952 6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway
1951 AL alters its restrictions on night games, adopting NL's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games
1951 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game
1951 New York Giants lose to go 13 games behind Brooklyn Dodgers, later win pennant
1951 Dodgers sweep the Giants and lead by 7 games (Giants will win pennant)
1951 5th NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3
1951 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 1
1951 1st Pan American Games opens (Buenos Aires Argentina)
1950 4th NBA Championship: Min Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 2
1950 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3
1949 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in 46th World Series
1949 Luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop
1949 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1949 3rd NBA Championship: Minnesota Lakers beat Washington Capitols, 4 games to 2
1949 Detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949
1948 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series
1948 14th Olympic games close at London, Great Britain
1948 King George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London
1948 2nd NBA Championship: Balt Bullets beat Philadelphia Warriors, 4 games to 2
1948 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1948 5th Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland
1948 5th Winter Olympic games open in St. Moritz, Switzerland
1947 David Mamet, Chicago, playwright/dir, Speed the Plow, House of Games
1947 Joe Mantegna, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, House of Games, Weeds
1947 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series
1947 Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th HR in 4 games
1947 Anne Archer, LA Cal, actress, Fatal Attraction, Patriot Games
1947 Cleveland Indians abandon League Park to play all games at Municipal Stad
1947 1st NBA Championship: Philadelphia Warriors beat Chicago Stags, 4 games to 2
1947 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2
1946 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 43rd World Series
1946 1st NL playoffs, Dodgers vs Cards (St. Louis wins 2 games to 0)
1946 Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats
1946 1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night
1946 Permanent radio play-by-play of Cleveland Indians games begins
1946 New York Giant Mel Ott is 1st mgr ejected from both games of a doubleheader
1946 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1
1945 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series
1945 Ruben Fine wins 4 simultaneous rapid chess games blindfolded
1945 Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games
1945 Washington Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games
1945 Tigers and A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain
1945 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3
1944 New York Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4)
1944 St. Louis Cardinals beat St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2 in 41st World Series
1944 1st All St. Louis World Series, all games played at Sportsman's Park
1944 Frank McCormick (Reds) HR off Ace Adams (Giants) in both games of DH
1944 Baseball cancels all games honoring D-Day invasion
1944 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Chicago Blackhawks in 4 games
1943 New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series
1943 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games
1942 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 1, in 39th World Series
1942 New York City ends night baseball games for rest of WW II
1942 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3
1942 New York Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games
1942 Baseball owners agree to permit each club up to 14 night games in 1942
1941 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1, in 38th World Series
1941 Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling gets Joe DiMaggio in 4 at bats to stop DiMaggio's streak of 74 games in reaching base
1941 Red Sox Lefty Grove becomes 12th to win 300 games (his last victory)
1941 White Sox Taft Wright sets AL record of RBIs in 13 consecutive games
1941 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1940 Gerry Cheevers, NHL goalie, Bruin, longest undefeated streak-32 games
1940 Walter Johnson, won 416 games for Washington Senators, loses Maryland congressional race (R)
1940 Cin Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series
1940 Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 2
1940 Joe South, Atlanta, guitarist/songwriter/singer, Games People Play
1939 Indians Bob Feller, 20, is youngest pitcher to win 20 games
1939 1st night games at Comiskey Park (White Sox 5, Browns 2)
1939 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1
1938 AL permits Cleveland and Philadelphia to play night games
1938 Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws
1938 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1
1937 New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series
1937 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 3 games to 2
1937 Jim Margie, Philadelphia, bowls 900 in 3 (unsanctioned) games
1936 New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in 33rd World Series
1936 11th Olympic games closes in Berlin
1936 Adolph Hitler opens 11th Olympic Games in Berlin
1936 New York Giants are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant
1936 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1
1936 4th Winter Olympic games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
1936 4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
1935 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series
1935 Andrew Varipapa sets bowling record of 2,652 points in 10 games
1935 Chicago Cubs are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win the pennant
1935 Stanley Cup: Montreal Maroons sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 3 games
1934 Miss Theo Trowbridge sets female bowling record 702 pins in games
1934 NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team)
1934 Pitts ends Detroit Lions' shutout streak at 7 games but loses 40-7
1934 St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series
1934 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1
1934 Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games)
1933 New York Giants beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 1 in 30th World Series
1933 Bill Veeck, urges midsummer inter-league games and a split season
1933 Yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931)
1933 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 Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1
1932 Earl Grace, ends NL catcher record streak of 110 cons errorless games
1932 Wes Ferrell is 1st to win 20 games in each of his 1st 4 seasons
1932 10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes
1932 10th modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles
1932 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep New York Rangers in 3 games
1932 3rd Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York
1932 3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York
1931 Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP
1931 St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 3 in 28th World Series
1931 Gehrig hits his 3rd grand slam in 4 days and his 6th HR in consec games
1931 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 3 games to 2
1931 Leo Bentley bowls 3 consecutive perfect games in Lorain, Ohio
1930 Philadelphia A's beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series
1930 Lou Gehrig's errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games
1930 St. Louis Cardinals are 12 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant
1930 2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games
1930 Pitts Pie Traynor ends both games with home runs (1st in 9th, 2nd in 13th)
1930 Chuck Klein sets Phillies hitting streak at 26 straight games
1930 Ruth homers in both games of a doubleheader, giving him 9 in one week
1930 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games
1930 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Boston Bruins in 2 games
1929 Dick Weber, pro bowler, 16, 300 games
1929 Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series
1929 Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games
1929 Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR
1929 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep New York Rangers in 2 games
1929 Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field
1928 Cards beat Phillies for 20th of 22 games in 1928
1928 Soviet Union Spartacan Games begins
1928 9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam
1928 9th Olympic Games open in Amsterdam
1928 9th modern Olympic games opens in Amsterdam
1928 Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Montreal Maroons, 3 games to 2
1928 2nd Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland
1928 2nd Winter Olympic games opens in St. Moritz, Switzerland
1927 Babe Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games
1927 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins, in 2 games and 2 ties
1927 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 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series
1926 Bud Greenspan, documentary maker, Olympic Games
1926 Bryan Forbes, director/producer, Endless Games, King Rat
1926 Stanley Cup: Montl Maroons beat Victoria Cougars (WHL), 3 games to 1
1926 NHL Championship: Mont Canadiens outscore Pitt Pirates, 6-4 in 2 games
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