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What happened in history on this day: October 17?
On October 17 in ...
- 1860 - First professional golf tournament held (Scotland); Willie Park wins.
- 1920 - Decatur Staleys play first APFA game, win 7-0.
- 1924 - Notre Dame defeats Army 13 to 7 in football at Polo Grounds, with 55,000 spectators.
- 1935 - Pacific Association of Amateur Athletic Union votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics.
- 1954 - Philadelphia Eagles' Adrian Burk passes for seven touchdowns vs Washington Redskins (49-21).
- 1959 - Queen Elizabeth II is fined $140 for withdrawing her race horse.
- 1964 - New York Yankees fire manager Yogi Berra.
- 1969 - New York Nets move from Comack to Island Garden, Hempstead New York.
- 1971 - Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series.
- 1972 - First time New York Islanders shut-out; 5-0 versus Pittsburgh Penguins.
- 1974 - Oakland Athletics beat Los Angeles Dodgers, four games to one in 71st World Series; makes Athletics the second team (next to New York Yankees) to win three straight series.
- 1974 - Washington Capitals' first NHL home victory, beating Chicago Black Hawks 4-3.
- 1978 - At Dodger Stadium, the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-2, to take their twenty-second World Championship. New York's shortstop Bucky Dent is named the World Series MVP.
- 1979 - D Bautista of Mexico completes 20,000-metre walk in record 1:20:06.8.
- 1979 - Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series. Willie Stargell is named the Series MVP.
- 1985 - Lou Pinella named New York Yankees' manager, replacing Billy Martin.
- 1987 - First World Series game in a covered stadium (Minnesota Metrodome) (World Series #84).
- 1988 - Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as manager of the New York Yankees.
- 2000 - The New York Yankees defeat the Seattle Mariners to win their 37th American League pennant.
- 2020 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, USA, the Motul Petit Le Mans race is held, round 9 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Cadillac DPi driven by Renger vander Zande, Ryan Briscoe, and Scott Dixon.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 6th overall is the GEAR Racing powered by GRT Grasser #8 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Mikkel Jensen, Jobvan Uitert, and John Farano.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 10th overall is the Core Autosport #911 Porsche 911 RSR - 19 driven by Fred Makowiecki, Matt Campbell, and Nick Tandy.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 17th overall is the Scuderia Corsa #63 Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Alessandro Balzan, Jeff Westphal, and Cooper MacNeil.
- 2021 - (to November 14) The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, and is won by Australia.
- 2021 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Dallas Stars by score 3-2.
Births of sports figures on October 17
- 1848 - Birth of William "Candy" Cummings; created the curve ball.
- 1859 - Birth of William "Buck" Ewing; hall of fame catcher (New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds).
- 1921 - Birth of Maria Gorokhovskaya; USSR gymnast (Olympic-gold-1952).
- 1928 - Birth of James "Junior" Gilliam; American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers, National League rookie of year 1953).
- 1932 - Birth of Paul Anderson; American light super heavyweight lifter (Olympic-gold-1956).
- 1945 - Birth of Dave Cutler; Canadian Football League place kicker (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1946 - Birth of Bob Seagren in Pomona, California, USA; actor (Soap), pole vaulter (Olympic-gold-1968).
Deaths of sports figures on October 17
- 2015 - Death of Howard Kendall, English footballer and manager (born 1946).
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