- 1889 First all-NYC "World Championship" Baseball Series; New York Giants (NL) play Brooklyn Bridegrooms (AA); Giants go on to win series 6-3
- 1902 7th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 23-0 in Birmingham
Jack Johnson Arrested
1912 Black boxer Jack Johnson is arrested for violating the Mann Act for "transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes" due to his relationship with a white woman, Lucille Cameron, who is allegedly a prostitute; he is later convicted by an all-white jury and sentenced to a year in prison
- 1918 NHL's Quebec Bulldogs are sold to Toronto businessman P. J. Quinn
Lazzeri Hits 60
1925 Salt Lake City (PCL) Tony Lazzeri hits his 60th home run of the season
- 1930 Joseph Sylvester becomes the first jockey to win seven races in one day
- 1953 Willie Thrower becomes the first Black NFL quarterback in modern times
All-Time Track Athlete
1955 Track & Field magazine names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete
Yankees Fire Stengel
1960 Casey Stengel retires from the NY Yankees after winning 10 pennants in 12 years
- 1963 The International Olympic Committee votes for Mexico City to host the 1968 Olympics
- 1964 Australian swimmer Kevin Berry sets a world record of 2:06.6 to beat American Carl Robie by 0.9 seconds and win the men's 200 m butterfly gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
- 1967 MLB American League votes to allow Kansas City Athletics to move to Oakland, California and expand the league to 12 teams in 1971 with Kansas City and Seattle teams, later accelerated to 1969 due to pressure from Kansas City politicians
- 1968 A rare Australian 1-2 in track and field as Maureen Caird, with an Olympic record of 10.39 seconds, beats teammate Pam Kilborn by 0.07 seconds to win the 80 m hurdles at the Mexico City Games
- 1968 American athletes sweep the medals in the men's 400 m at the Mexico City Olympics; Lee Evans wins gold in a world record of 43.86 ahead of Larry James and Ron Freeman
- 1968 American long jumper Bob Beamon sets an incredible world record (8.90 m, 29' 2½") in high altitude at the Mexico City Olympics, a 0.55 m (22") improvement over the previous world record
- 1968 American swimmer Don Schollander anchors the US 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team to a world record of 7:52.1 and wins the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, Schollander's fourth gold of the Games
- 1968 Polish sprinter Irena Szewińska runs a world record of 22.58 to beat Australian Raelene Boyle by 0.16 and win the 200 m gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics
1968 US Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving the Black Power salute to protest racism and injustice against African-Americans during Olympic medal ceremony
First Quadruple-Double
1974 Chicago Bulls' Nate Thurmond, in his debut with the team, becomes the first NBA player to complete a quadruple-double: 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, and 12 blocks
- 1974 In the first ABA regular season game at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana, Pacers lose to the San Antonio Spurs 129-121 in double overtime before 7,473 fans
- 1977 New York Yankees defeat the Dodgers to win their 21st World Championship 4-2
1977 Reggie Jackson hits three consecutive home runs, tying Babe Ruth's World Series record; NY Yankees beat LA Dodgers 8-4 to clinch a 4-2 series win; MVP: Yankees outfielder Reggie Jackson
- 1977 Yankees beat Dodgers 8-4 for their 21st World Championship and their first in 15 years
- 1978 NY Islanders first scoreless tie vs. LA Kings
- 1980 Detroit blocks 21 Atlanta shots, setting an NBA record (double OT)
- 1981 NY Giant Joe Danelo ties the NFL record of 6 field goals in a game
- 1992 Philadelphia Eagle Randall Cunningham sets the NFL quarterback rushing record of 3,683 yards
- 1992 Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves 5-4 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, making them the first non-American team to win a Baseball World Series game
- 1995 The NHL Winnipeg Jets are sold to Americans, who plan to move them to Phoenix
- 1999 MLB American League Championship: New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 4-1
- 2009 British Mercedes driver Jenson Button finishes fifth in the Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace to clinch his first F1 World Drivers' Championship
NFL Record
2009 Quarterback Tom Brady throws five second quarter touchdowns against the Tennessee Titans, an NFL record for touchdown passes in one quarter
- 2012 MLB American League Championship: Detroit Tigers beat New York Yankees 4-0
- 2013 MLB National League Championship: St. Louis Cardinals beat Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2
Cricket Debut
2015 Rashid Khan makes his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe
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