Today's 8 November Sport in History

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Ban Johnson

1920 Baseball meeting to depose American League president Ban Johnson is set for November 12th

Frick Named NL President

1934 Ford Frick, NL publicity director, is named league president

Bradman's 99th

1947 Bradman scores his 99th 1st-class cricket century, 100 South Australia v Victoria

  • 1950 Walt Dropo, first baseman of Boston Red Sox selected AL Rookie of Year

MVP Yogi Berra

1951 New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra wins 1st of his 3 MVP awards

Frank Robinson

1966 Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles outfielder, selected as AL MVP,first player to win MVP in both leagues

  • 1970 5th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats Great Britain 12-7
  • 1970 Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal

Wasim Akram

1984 1st-class cricket debut of Wasim Akram, 2 months before his 1st Test for Pakistan

1987 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India: Player of the match David Boon scores 75 as Australia beats England by 7 runs for their first title

  • 1988 Arco Arena in Sacramento, California, opens, Sac Kings lose to Seattle, 97-75
  • 1989 Cubs Jerome Walton wins the NL Rookie of Year

Paul Coffey

1991 Paul Coffey sets NHL defenseman scoring mark with 311th goal

1992 Nigel Mansell in a Williams crashes during the season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide but wins his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 52 points; Mansell won record 9 GPs during the season

  • 1994 Cleveland Cavaliers 1st game at Gund Arena, lose to Hous Rockets, 100-98
  • 1997 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Hollywood Park; winners: Countess Diana, Elmhurst, Ajina, Spinning World, Favorite Trick, Chief Bearhart, Skip Away
  • 1997 Tampa Bay Devil Rays name their 1st manager Larry Rothschild
  • 2008 18th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 17-0 in Chestnut Hill
  • 2009 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Reggio Calabria, Italy: Flavia Pennetta beats American Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2 to give the home team an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 4-0) and their 2nd title
  • 2017 Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa breaks the world record for surfing the largest wave ever at 24.38 meters in Nazaré, Portugal

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