American Chess Congress
1857 First American Chess Congress is hosted by the American Chess Association in New York City and is won by Paul Morphy on November 10
- 1882 First World Series Baseball Game 1: Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) beat Chicago White Stockings (NL) 4-0 at Bank Street Grounds, Cincinnati
- 1908 Tigers beat White Sox 7-0 to win AL pennant
- 1908 Yankees lose 100th game of the year, going 51-103 for the season
- 1910 Braves beat Phillies 20-7
Cy Young's Farewell
1911 Boston Rustlers' future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young's MLB farewell appearance is a disappointment as he loses 13-3 to the Brooklyn Dodgers in his 906th game
- 1919 Chicago White Sox catcher Ray Schalk becomes the second man ejected from a Baseball World Series in Game 5 against the Cincinnati Reds, angered when pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Lefty Williams refuse to follow his signals during a 5-0 loss
- 1920 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleveland's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Brooklyn
- 1921 Fewest hits in a Baseball World Series game; NY Yankees beat NY Giants 3-0 at Polo Grounds in Game 2 on 3 hits to Giants' 2
- 1923 First National League unassisted triple play by Ernie Padgett of the Braves against the Phillies
Babe Ruth Hits 3 HRs
1926 Babe Ruth becomes the first MLB player to hit three home runs in a World Series game as the NY Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-5 in Game 4 at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis
1928 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Five Farms CC: Leo Diegel dominates Al Espinosa, 6 and 5 in the final to win the first of his 2 consecutive titles
- 1936 Baseball World Series: Yankees beat Giants 13-5 at Polo Grounds to win all-New York series 4-2
- 1941 Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers 3-1 at Ebbets Field for a 4 games to 1 series win; Yankees' 5th title in 6 years and 9th overall
- 1945 Tavern owner "Billy Goat" Sianis buys a seat for his goat for Game 4 of the Baseball World Series, is escorted out, and casts a goat curse on the Chicago Cubs
- 1947 Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-2 at Yankee Stadium to clinch series, 4 games to 3; 11th championship in team history
- 1959 Chicago White Sox beat LA Dodgers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Baseball World Series at LA Memorial Coliseum; World Series record attendance is 92,706
- 1962 16th NHL All-Star Game, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Toronto Maple Leafs beat All-Stars 4-1; MVP: Eddie Shack, Toronto, LW
1963 Baseball World Series: LA Dodgers edge NY Yankees, 2-1 at Dodger Stadium for 4-0 series sweep; MVP: Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax
Baseball Record
1966 Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer, at 20, is the youngest to record a World Series shutout as Baltimore beats the LA Dodgers 6-0 in Game 2 at Dodger Stadium
- 1969 MLB American League Championship: Baltimore Orioles beat Minnesota Twins, 3 games to 0
- 1969 MLB National League Championship: New York Mets sweep Atlanta Braves, 3 games to 0
- 1971 MLB National League Championship: Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Francisco Giants 3-1
1974 Brazilian McLaren driver Emerson Fittipaldi finishes fourth in the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen to win his second Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship by three points from Clay Regazzoni
- 1976 John Hathaway completes a 50,600-mile bicycle tour of every continent
- 1977 Yankees win AL pennant by rallying for 3 runs in the 9th to beat the KC Royals 5-3 in the 5th and deciding playoff game
Baseball Record
1978 Royals' George Brett hits 3 home runs, and Yankees win championship game 3, 6-5
- 1979 MLB American League Championship: Baltimore Orioles beat California Angels 3-1
Bossy's 25th Hat Trick
1983 NHL New York Islanders' Mike Bossy's 25th career hat trick
- 1983 The NY Jets announce they are leaving Shea Stadium for the Meadowlands
1985 French McLaren driver Alain Prost clinches his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship with a 4th place finish in the European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch
Sports History
1985 New York Yankees knuckleballer Phil Niekro becomes the 18th pitcher to win 300 games and, at 46, becomes the oldest to pitch a shutout, beating Toronto 8-0
- 1988 Oakland A's sweep Boston Red Sox in four games for the AL pennant
Baseball Record
1991 New York Mets' David Cone ties a National League record by striking out 19 Phillies
- 1991 Orioles' last game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium against the Detroit Tigers
Jordan's First Retirement
1993 After nine seasons and three championships with the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan announces his retirement from the NBA, returns on March 18, 1995, and leads the Bulls to another three NBA titles
- 1995 Colorado Avalanche (formerly Quebec Nordiques) play their first NHL game and beat Detroit
- 1996 New York Jets' Nick Lowery ties Jan Stenerud with 373 NFL field goals
- 2010 Phillies ace Roy Halladay pitches only the second postseason no-hitter in MLB history in Game 1 of the NLDS, winning 4-0 against the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia
All Blacks Win 1st Rugby Championship
2012 New Zealand wins the inaugural Rugby Championship with a 32-16 victory over South Africa in Johannesburg; the undefeated All Blacks score four tries to one, with Dan Carter kicking three conversions, a penalty, and a drop goal
- 2013 Presidents Cup Golf, Muirfield Village GC: US wins for 5th successive time with an 18½–15½ victory over the International team
- 2017 Vegas Golden Knights make their NHL debut in Dallas, winning 2-1 over the Stars
- 2018 Australia records the biggest comeback in Rugby Championship history by beating Argentina 45-34 in Salta; Wallabies trail 31-7 at halftime but score five second-half tries to none to overwhelm Pumas
Nurmagomedov vs McGregor
2018 Khabib Nurmagomedov of Dagestan defeats Irishman Conor McGregor by fourth-round submission in a UFC lightweight title fight in Las Vegas; the event is marred by an ugly post-fight brawl, and the belt is withheld pending investigation
- 2018 New Zealand claims sixth overall and third consecutive Rugby Championship with a 32-20 win over South Africa in Pretoria; All Blacks outscore Springboks four tries to three
Most Decorated Gymnast of All-Time [1]
2023 American Simone Biles wins all-around gold at the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, becoming the most decorated gymnast with 34 World and Olympic medals
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