- July 15
- Hollis Stacy wins her third US women's open golf title. [1]
- July 20
- Uwe Hohn of German Democratic Republic throws javelin a record 104.8 metres. [1]
- July 21
- Marita Koch of German Democratic Republic sets world women's mark for 200-metre, 21.71s. [1]
- July 22
- Kathy Whitworth wins a record 85th pro golf tournament. [1]
- July 24
- Seve Ballesteros wins the British Open. [1]
- July 27
- Pete Rose passes Ty Cobb as the Major Baseball League all-time single base hit leader as he collects his 3,053rd. [56]
- July 28
- (to August 12) The Games of the XXIII Olympiad are held in Los Angeles, California, USA. [1] [7] [114]
- July 31
- US men's gymnastics team wins team gold medal at Los Angeles Summer Olympics. [1]
- August 4
- Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100m dash at Los Angeles Summer Olympics. [1]
- Cliff Johnson sets a record with his 19th pinch hit home run. [1]
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- August 5
- Joan Benoit (US) wins first Olympic marathon for women (2:24:52). [1]
- Toronto Blue Jays' Cliff Johnson sets record with 19 pinch hit home runs. [1]
- August 6
- Carl Lewis wins his second (long jump) gold medal in Summer Olympics. [1]
- August 7
- Japan beats US for Olympic gold medal in baseball. [1]
- Jim Deshales becomes 1,000th playing New York Yankees. [1]
- August 8
- Carl Lewis wins his third (200m) gold medal in the Summer Olympics. [1]
- August 9
- Daley Thomas of Britain sets the decathlon record (8,847) in Los Angeles, California. [1]
- August 10
- Mary Decker trips on heel of Zola Budd during 3,000m Olympic run. [1]
- August 11
- Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat, wins four Olympic track golds. [1]
- Cincinnati Reds retire Johnny Bench's number 5 uniform. [1]
- August 12
- Don Drysdale, Harmon Killebrew, Rick Ferrell, Luis Aparicio and Pee Wee Reese are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. [56]
- August 16
- Largest harness racing purse (US$2,161,000 - Nihilator wins US$1,080,500). [1]
- August 17
- Pete Rose returns to Cincinnati Reds as player-manager (gets two hits). [1]
- August 19
- Lee Trevino wins the PGA. [1]
- August 22
- Evelyn Ashford of US ties world women's mark for 100m, 10.76 seconds. [1]
- New York Mets' pitcher Dwight Gooden becomes the 11th rookie to strikeout 200. [1]
- August 24
- Pat Bradley set the LPGA record for 9 holes with a 28 at Denver, Colorado. [1]
- August 26
- Tatyana Kazankina of USSR sets 3k woman record (8:22.62) in Leningrad. [1]
- Zdena Silvaha (Czechoslovakia) throws discus 74.55m (women's world record). [1]
- August 30
- Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox makes his 33rd double play of the season establishing a new major league mark. [56]
- August 31
- Pinklin Thomas defeats Tim Witherspoon for the WBC heavyweight title. [1]
- September 9
- John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl for the US Open Tennis title. [1]
- California Angels' Michael Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game. [1]
- September 10
- Sean O'Keefe (11) is youngest to cycle across US (24 days). [1]
- September 12
- New York Mets' Dwight Goodin sets rookie strike out record at 251. [1]
- September 17
- On the seventeenth anniversary of his first major league home-run, Reggie Jackson hits his 500th career home run. [56]
- New York Mets' Dwight Goodin becomes second to strikeout 32 over two consecutive games. [1]
- September 18
- Detroit Tigers become fourth team to stay in first place from opening day. [1]
- September 23
- San Francisco 49ers' Joe Montana misses his first start in 49 games. [1]
- Sparky Anderson is first manager to win 100 games in both baseball leagues. [1]
- September 26
- 5,251 turn out to see the Philadelphia Phillies play the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. [1]
- September 30
- Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner. [1]
- California Angels' Mike Witt pitches a perfect game over Texas Rangers, 1-0. [1]
- New York Yankees' Don Mattingly wins American League batting crown with .343 average. [1]
- October 1
- Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as 6th commissioner of baseball. [1]
- October 4
- New York Yankees clinch American League East. [1]
- October 7
- The San Diego Padres win the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs. [56]
- Walter Payton passes Jim Brown as NFL's career rushing leader. [1]
- October 13
- Chicago Blackhawks' Bill Gardner scores on 10th penalty shot against New York Islanders. [1]
- John Henry becomes first thoroughbred to win US$6 million. [1]
- October 14
- Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, four games to one in 81st World Series. [1]
- October 20
- New York Islander's Mike Bossy's 30th career hat trick-4 goals. [1]
- October 21
- Steve Jones runs Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05. [1]
- October 22
- NFL quarterback Ken Stabler retires. [1]
- October 24
- German tennis star Steffi Graf plays her first professional tennis match. [1] [37]
- October 25
- New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 11-2. [1]
- October 27
- Washington State's Rueben Mayes sets college football record of 357 yards rushing. [1]
- October 29
- Orlando Pizzolato (2:14:53) and Greta Weitz (2:29:30) win New York Marathon. [1]
- November 1
- Despite Mike Bossy's four goals, New York Islanders lose 5-6 to Montreal Canadians making Islander record when scoring a hat trick 77-3-4. [1]
- November 9
- Most shots in a New York Islanders game - 88 - Islanders 45, New York Rangers 43. [1]
- November 10
- Miami Hurricanes blow 31-0 lead in third quarter, lose to Maryland Terrapins 42-40. [1]
- November 16
- Houston Rockets player blocks 20 Denver Nuggets shots tying NBA regulation game record. [1]
- November 17
- Golden State Warriors' player scores 59 points losing to New Jersey Nets 124-110. [1]
- New York Islanders score 20 assists against New York Rangers. [1]
- November 18
- New Jersey Devils shutout New York Rangers 6-0. [1]
- Philadelphia Flyers' Ron Sutter fails on 11th penalty shot against New York Islanders. [1]
- November 26
- John W Mercom Junior announces New Orleans Saints are up for sale for US$75 million. [1]
- December 1
- 50th Heisman Trophy Award: Doug Flutie, Boston College (quarterback). [1]
- Greg Page knocks out Gerrie Coetzee in 8 rounds for WBA heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- December 2
- Fourth meeting of San Francisco Giants-New York Jets, Giants even series at two with 20-10 win. [1]
- Bob Holland takes 9-83 for New South Wales against South Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground. [1]
- December 5
- Oakland Athletics trade Rickey Henderson to New York Yankees for Jay Howell and Jose Rijo. [1]
- New York Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Atlanta Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher. [1]
- December 7
- Allan Border's first Test Cricket match as captain (vs West Indies Adelaide). [1]
- December 8
- 73rd Australian Men's Tennis: Mats Wilander beats K Curren (6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2). [1]
- December 9
- 59th Australian Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats H Sukova (6-7, 6-1, 6-3). [1]
- Los Angeles Rams' Eric Dickerson rushes 215 yards for season record 2,003 yards. [1]
- Vicki Alvarez/Mike McDonald win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. [1]
- December 14
- Sports announcer Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football. [1]
- December 17
- New Jersey Devils' first penalty shot-Rocky Trottier scores against Edmonton Oilers. [1]
- New Jersey Devils' first shutout, Glenn Resch makes 42 saves beat Minnesota, 2-0. [1]
- December 18
- 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1). [1]
- December 19
- Scotty Bowman becomes NHL's all time winningest coach. [1]
- Wayne Gretzky, 23, is 18th and youngest NHL player to score 1,000 points. [1]
- December 21
- New York Islanders' Kelly Hrudy's first shut-out win, over Hartford Whalers 1-0. [1]
- December 22
- Test Cricket debut of Craig McDermott, versus West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. [1]
- December 23
- Viv Richards scores 208 in Test Cricket at Melbourne Cricket Ground. [1]
- December 25
- NBA's Bernard King scores 60 points. [1]
- December 27
- San Diego Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with New York Yankees. [1]
- December 29
- Saint Louis Blues take 27 shots against New York Islanders in one period. [1]
- December 31
- Test Cricket debut of Mohammad Azharuddin, versus England at Calcutta, India. [1]
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