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1983

January 1
  • PGA inaugurates all-exempt tour. [1]
  • Pennsylvania State beats Georgia in Sugar Bowl for college football title. [1]
January 2
  • Ken Anderson of Cincinnati, Ohio completes record 20 consecutive passes. [1]
January 3
  • Tony Dorsett sets NFL record with 99-yard rush, Dallas Cowboys versus Minnesota Vikings. [1]
January 4
  • US Football League holds its first player draft. [1]
January 7
  • Australia regain the Ashes with a 2-1 series win versus England. [1]
January 10
  • New York Supreme Court issues a preliminary injunction barring New York Yankees from playing season-opening series against Detroit Tigers in Denver, Colorado. [1]
January 11
  • Billy Martin named New York Yankees' manager for third time. [1]
  • Billy Martin becomes the New York Yankees' manager for the third time, replacing Clyde King. [56]
January 12
  • NCAA creates the football Kickoff Classic to begin in August. [1]
  • Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
January 13
  • Quebec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out. [1]
  • American Medical Association urges ban on boxing, cites Muhammad Ali's deteriorating condition. [1]
January 15
  • Hartford Whalers' smallest crowd 4,812 (beat New Jersey Devils) during blizzard. [1]
  • Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar make 451 stand versus India. [1]
January 18
  • International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball. [1]

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January 19
  • Saint Louis Cardinals' infielder Ozzie Smith becomes baseball's first $1 million shortstop, signing a three-year contract. [56]
January 22
  • Björn Borg retires from tennis after winning five consecutive Wimbledon championships. [115]
January 23
  • Houston Rockets is first NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out-score them 17-0 and win 113-96. [1]
  • Schöne skates ladies world record 5 km (7:40.97). [1]
January 30
  • Super Bowl XVII at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California: Washington Redskins beat Miami Dolphins, 27-17; Most Valuable Player: John Riggins, Running Back. [1] [115]
  • Hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champion. [1]
  • Pat Bradley wins LPGA Mazda of Deer Creek Golf Classic. [1]
February 3
  • US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners. [1]
February 4
  • US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton. [1]
February 6
  • 13th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-19. [1]
  • Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. [1]
February 8
  • Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found; Lloyds of London pays US$10.6 million insurance. [1]
  • Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of four goals in one period. [1]
  • 35th NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beats Wales 9-3 at New York Islanders. [1]
  • Baseball orders Mickey Mantle to sever ties with Claridge Casino. [1]
February 13
  • Donna White wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic. [1]
  • World Boxing Council becomes first to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds. [1]
  • 33rd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-123 at Los Angeles, California. [1]
  • Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup. [1]
February 17
  • Bob Bourne fails on 8th New York Islanders' penalty shot. [1]
February 19
  • Vladimir Salnikov (USSR) sets 400-metre freestyle swimming record. [1]
  • Fernando Valenzuela wins his salary arbitration of US$1 million. [1]
February 20
  • Roland Liboton becomes world champion cross-country cycling. [1]
February 21
  • Donald Davis runs one mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds. [1]
  • NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29-game road losing streak. [1]
February 22
  • Vladimir Salnikov (USSR) sets 1500 metre freestyle swimming record. [1]
February 23
  • USFL New Jersey Generals sign Heisman winner Herschel Walker (3 years - US$5 million). [1]
February 27
  • Eamonn Coghlan sets indoor mile record of 3:49.78. [1]
  • Jan Stephenson wins Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Golf Tournament. [1]
March 1
  • Tamara McKinney becomes first US woman skier to win the World Cup. [1]
March 5
  • New South Wales beats Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield. [1]
March 6
  • US Football League begins its first season. [1]
  • Anne-Marie Palli wins LPGA Samaritan Turquoise Golf Classic. [1]
March 10
  • Walter Alston, Los Angeles Dodgers manager, elected to Hall of Fame. [1]
March 11
  • World Ice Dance Championship in Helsinki Finland won by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (Great Britain). [1]
  • World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Elena Valova and Oleg Vasiliev (USSR). [1]
  • World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA). [1]
  • World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA). [1]
March 12
  • Don Ritchie runs world record 50 mile (4:01:09). [1]
March 13
  • First USFL overtime game-Birmingham Stallions beat Oakland Invaders 20-14. [1]
March 15
  • Karnataka beats Bombay on first innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy. [1]
March
  • Art Schlichter, quarterback for NFL's Baltimore Colts, admits to losing over US$750,000 gambling on professional football games. [86.138]
March 16
  • Smallest crowd (1814) at Cleveland Coliseum for NBA game, Cleveland Caviliers versus New Jersey Nets. [1]
March 17
  • 70th hat trick in New York Islanders' history-Mike Bossy. [1]
March 20
  • Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. [1]
March 25
  • Pavel Pegov skates world record 1000 metre (1:12.58). [1]
  • Christa Rothenburger skates world record 500 metre ladies (39.69 seconds). [1]
March 27
  • Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
April 1
  • New York Islanders' Mike Bossy becomes first to score 60 goals in three consecutive seasons. [1]
April 3
  • 12th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott. [1]
  • Second NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Southern California beats Los Angeles Tech 69-67. [1]
April 4
  • 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52. [1]
April 5
  • New York Mets' Tom Seaver's sets record 14th National League Opening Day assignment. [1]
April 7
  • WIBC Championship Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada, attracts 75,480 women bowlers for 83-day event. [1]
April 10
  • Nancy Lopez wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament. [1]
  • Baltimore Orioles' Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit. [1]
  • Hennie Kuiper (Netherlands) wins Paris-Roubaix cycle race. [1]
April 11
  • 47th Golf Masters Championship: Seve Ballesteros wins, shooting a 280. [1]
April 14
  • New York Islanders tie own record with two shorthanded playoff goals in a period versus New York Rangers. [1]
  • North Carolina State beats Houston for NCAA basketball title. [1]
April 16
  • Setting a National League consecutive game-played record, Los Angeles Dodgers' first baseman Steve Garvey appears in his 1,118th straight game. [1] [56]
April 17
  • New York Islanders tie NHL record with three shorthanded playoff goals versus New York Rangers; Rangers 7-Islanders 6-Patrick Division Finals- Islanders hold 2-1 lead; Wayne Gretzky scores 7 goals. [1]
  • Lynn Adams wins LPGA Combanks Orlando Golf Classic. [1]
  • Baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter. [1]
  • Grete Waltz runs female world record marathon (2:25:29). [1]
April 18
  • 12th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:22:43. [1]
  • 87th Boston Marathon won by Greg Meyer of Massachusetts in 2:09:00. [1]
April 22
  • New York Rangers 2-New York Islanders 5-Patrick Division Finals-Islanders win series 4-2. [1]
  • Start of first Sri Lanka-Australia Test Cricket match (at Kandy). [1]
April 23
  • David Hookes scores his only Test Cricket century, 143 versus Sri Lanka. [1]
April 24
  • Hollis Stacy wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic. [1]
April 26
  • San Antonio spurs beat Denver Nuggets 152-133 in NBA playoff game. [1]
April 27
  • Houston Astros' pitcher Nolan Ryan breaks Walter Johnson's 56-year old record by striking out Brad Mills for his 3,509th career strikeout. [1] [56]
May 1
  • Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC International Golf Tournament. [1]
May 7
  • 109th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Sunny's Halo wins in 2:02.2. [1]
  • Boston Bruins 4-New York Islanders 8-Wales Conference Championship-Isles win series 4-2. [1]
May 8
  • Janet Coles wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament. [1]
May 11
  • Aberdeen FC wins the European Cup Winners Cup - beating Real Madrid 2-1 in the final played in Gothenburg, Sweden. [1] [115]
May 13
  • Reggie Jackson is first major league player to strike out 2,000 times. [1]
May 14
  • Rosa Mota runs female world record 20km (1:06:55.5). [1]
May 15
  • Lenore Muraoka wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. [1]
May 17
  • Stanley Cup: New York Islanders sweep Edmonton Oilers in four games. [1]
May 20
  • Michael Dokes and Mike Weaver fight to a draw in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
  • Philadelphia Phillies' Steve Carlton passes W Johnson with second-most strike outs. [1]
  • Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
May 21
  • 109th Preakness: Donald Miller Junior on Deputed Testamony wins in 1:55.4. [1]
May 22
  • Pat Bradley wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Tournament. [1]
  • Toronto Blue Jays' Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit homerun. [1]
May 25
  • Kirk Gibson (Detroit Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Toronto Blue Jays) hit inside park homeruns. [1]
May 26
  • Los Angeles Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws. [1]
  • 29th Walker Cup: US 13.5-Great Britain/Ireland 10.5. [1]
May 28
  • Hamburger ZV wins 28th Europe Cup 1 in Athens, Greece. [1]
May 29
  • Indianapolis 500: Tom Sneva wins his first race after three previous runner-up finishes. [115]
  • Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. [1]
  • Yuri Dumchev of USSR throws discus a record 71.86 metres. [1]
May 30
  • American League president Lee MacPhail suspends New York Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires. [1]
  • Surrey all out for 14 versus Essex, their lowest score ever. [1]
May 31
  • 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep Los Angeles Lakers in four games. [1]
June 5
  • Yannich Noah becomes first Frenchman to win French Open since WW II. [1]
June 7
  • Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies strikes out Lonnie Smith for his 3,522nd career strikeout to pass Nolan Ryan as the all-time strikeout leader. [56]
June 8
  • Charlos Vieira begins 191-hour "nonstop" cycling in Leiria, Portugal. [1]
June 16
  • Charlos Vieira completes 191-hour "nonstop" cycling in Leiria, Portugal. [1]
June 20
  • New York Yankees' Bobby Murcer retires. [1]
June 22
  • NHL institutes a 5-minute sudden death overtime period. [1]
June 24
  • Don Sutton becomes 8th pitcher to strikeout 3,000 batters. [1]
June 25
  • Udo Beyer of German Democratic Republic sets record for shot put, 22.22m. [1]
  • India wins the Prudential Cup (Cricket World Cup). [115]
July 1
  • The 1983 World University Games, also known as Universiade '83, opens in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [894.48]
July 3
  • Calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 seconds for 100 metre dash). [1]
  • John McEnroe regains men's singles title at Wimbledon. [1]
July 4
  • New York Yankees' Dave Righetti no-hits the Boston Red Sox. [1]
July 5
  • New Jersey Devils purchase AHL Maine Mariners as their farm team. [1]
July 6
  • Fred Lynn of California Angels hits All-Star game first grand slam (American League wins 13-3). [1]
July 24
  • George Brett, batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident." [1] [5]
July 26
  • Jarmila Kratochvilova of Czech sets 800m woman's record (1:53.28). [1]
July 29
  • Steve Garvey ends his National League record 1,207 consecutive game streak. [1]
July 30
  • Weight lifter Sergei Didyk of USSR jerks a record 261kg. [1]
July 31
  • Brooks Robinson, Juan Marichal, George Kell and Walter Alston are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. [56]
August 6
  • Minnesota Vikings beat Saint Louis Cardinals 28-10 in London, England (NFL expo). [1]
August 7
  • First World Track and Field Championships. [1]
  • Grete Waitz of Norway wins first all-women Marathon (Helsinki, Finland). [1]
August 19
  • LSU football player Billy Cannon sentenced to five years for counterfeiting. [1]
August 25
  • Triple A baseball's Louisville breaks one million fan mark. [1]
August 31
  • Edwin Moses of USA sets the 400m hurdle record (47.02) in Koblenz. [1]
September 4
  • Greg LeMond becomes only American to win cycling's Road Championship. [1]
  • Scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed record (119.36 mph). [1]
September 9
  • Vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat the 100th ranked male tennis player. [1]
September 11
  • Franco Harris becomes third NFL player to rush 11,000 yards. [1]
September 18
  • New Orleans Saints' first overtime victory; beating Chicago Bears 34-31. [1]
September 20
  • 3,112 turn out to see the Pittsburgh Pirates play the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. [1]
September 22
  • Zhu Jianhau (China) sets high jump record at 7 feet 9.75 inches. [1]
September 23
  • Philadelphia Phillies' Steve Carlton wins his 300th game (beating Saint Louis Cardinals). [1]
September 26
  • Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks New York Giants' record 56-yard field goal. [1]
  • Australia II wins America's Cup yacht race (first non-US winner). [1] [115]
  • Saint Louis Cardinals' pitcher Bob Forsch second no-hitter beats Montreal Expos, 3-0. [1]
September 29
  • Oakland Athletics' Mike Warren no-hits Chicago White Sox, 3-0. [1]
October 6
  • Buffalo Bills' quarterback Joe Ferguson passes 419 yards with five touchdowns. [1]
  • New York Islander's Mike Bossy's earns 25th career hat trick. [1]
  • New York Jets announce they are leaving Shea Stadium for the Meadowlands Coliseum. [1]
October 8
  • The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 to win the National League Championship Series. [56]
  • Washington Capitals' first NHL overtime game losing to New York Islanders 8-7. [1]
October 15
  • Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs combine for fastest five goals in NHL hockey (84 seconds). [1]
October 16
  • The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 5 of the World Series, 5-0, to win the series 4 games to 1 for their 3rd World Championship. [1] [115]
November 4
  • Washington Capitals' first NHL overtime victory beating Vancouver Canucks 5-4. [1]
November 7
  • Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks his second New York Giants' record 56-yard field goal. [1]
November 12
  • New Jersey Devils, first overtime game, lose to Calgary Flames 4-3. [1]
November 15
  • Mike Bossy scores 75th hat trick in New York Islanders' history. [1]
November 20
  • Cleveland Browns shutout New England Patriots 30-0. [1]
  • New York Giants' Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing. [1]
November 30
  • Denver Nuggets' coach Doug Moe, hopelessly behind, advises team to let Portland Trail Blazers break their scoring record. [1]
December 3
  • 49th Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Rozier, Nebraska (Running Back). [1]
December 4
  • New Jersey Devils' make their first NHL hockey shut-out, beating Detroit Red Wings 6-0. [1]
December 5
  • Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for one year for cocaine use. [1]
December 10
  • 58th Australian Women's Tennis: M Navratilova beats K Jordan (6-2, 7-6). [1]
  • Last NFL game at Shea Stadium; Pittsburgh Steelers beat New York Jets 34-7. [1]
December 11
  • Grêmio (Brazil) becomes the new soccer world champion, after beating Hamburger SV (Germany) by 2-1. [115]
  • 72nd Australian Men's Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (6-1, 6-4, 6-4). [1]
  • Jan Stephens/Fred Couples win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. [1]
December 13
  • The Denver Nuggets and the visiting Detroit Pistons combine for an NBA record 370 points, with Detroit winning in triple overtime, 186-184. [1] [115]
  • New York Islander's Butch Goring scores four goals against Edmonton Oilers. [1]
December 15
  • Three Kansas City Royals' players suspended due to cocaine usage. [1]
December 16
  • Replacing Billy Martin, Yogi Berra is hired for the second time to manage the New York Yankees. [1] [56]
December 18
  • NBA San Diego Clippers end 29-game road losing streak. [1]
December 19
  • The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro. [5]
December 20
  • Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadians, becomes 10th NHL player to score 500 goals. [1]
  • New York Islanders score their most goals (11) versus Pittsburgh Penguins. [1]
December 21
  • NBA Indiana Pacers end a 28-game road losing streak. [1]
  • NCAA rules rescind last two-minute men's basketball free throw rule. [1]
December 22
  • New York Islanders score three shorthanded goals against Washington Capitals. [1]
December 26
  • Test Cricket debut of Gregory Richard John Matthews, versus Pakistan Melbourne Cricket Ground. [1]
December 28
  • 72nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2). [1]
  • Gavaskar achieves his 30th century, beating Donald Bradman's 29. [1]
  • Warren Cromartie signs three year US$2.5 million contract with Yomiuri Giants. [1]
December 29
  • Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236 versus West Indies. [1]
  • Graeme Yallop completes 268 versus Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground. [1]

End of 1983. Next: 1984.

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