1621 - Govenor Bradford of colony of American
Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day.
1889 - Smoky Joe Wood, American baseball pitcher (d. 1985) is born.
1917 - Lee MacPhail, American baseball manager and league executive is born.
1926 - Lester Patrick becomes 1st coach & gm of NY Rangers.
1940 - Bobby Knight, college basketball coach (Indiana, Olympic-gold-1984) is born.
1948 - Dave Cowens, Newport Kentucky, NBA forward
(Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks) is born.
1954 - Mike Eruzione, Winthrop Massachusetts,
ice hockey player (Olympic Gold Medal 1980) is born.
1956 - White Sox manager Marty Marion resigns. AL Lopez replaces him.
1964 - Anton Geesink is 1st non-Japanese Olympic Judo gold medal winner.
1964 - Anton Geesink is 1st non-Japanese Olympic Judo gold medal winner.
1973 - Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock & Vic Harris.
1973 - SF Giants trade Willie McCovey to SD Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell.
1975 - Denver Nuggets 1st game at McNichols Sports Arena beat St Louis Spirits.
1978 - Padres Gaylord Perry is 1st to win Cy Young in both leagues (NL).
1973 - SF Giants trade Willie McCovey to SD Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell.
1975 - Denver Nuggets 1st game at McNichols Sports Arena beat St Louis Spirits.
1978 - Padres Gaylord Perry is 1st to win Cy Young in both leagues (NL).
1987 - Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship
beating St Louis Cards, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series.
1992 - Rene Lachemann hired as Fla Marlins 1st manager.
1995 - Bobby Riggs, tennis star, dies of prostate cancer at 77.
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