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What happened in history on this day: November 13?
On November 13 in ...
- 1875 - Harvard-Yale game is first college football contest with uniforms.
- 1875 - National Bowling Association organizes in New York City.
- 1900 - Baltimore Orioles enter baseball's American League.
- 1909 - Ben Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks nine singles in a game.
- 1954 - Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.
- 1964 - Bob Petit (Saint Louis Hawks) becomes first NBA player to score 20,000 points.
- 1973 - Oakland Athletics' Reggie Jackson wins American League Most Valuable Player unanimously.
- 1977 - 25th New York Islanders' shut-out Resch 6-0 Gilles scores on 5th penalty shot.
- 1979 - For the first time in major league history two players are named co-winners of National League MVP award as Saint Louis Cardinals' first baseman Keith Hernandez shares the honor with outfielder Pittsburgh Pirates' Willie Stargell.
- 1982 - Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim fatally injured when knocked out by Ray Mancini.
- 1985 - Dwight Gooden, youngest 20-game winner in Major League Baseball, wins Cy Young award.
- 1998 - The ball hit by Babe Ruth for his first home run hit in Yankee Stadium is sold at an auction for US126,500.
- 2006 - Delmon Young is suspended for 50 games by the International League for throwing a bat which hit a replacement umpire in the chest.
- 2006 - The New York Mets stage a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the US$800 million 45,000-seat CitiField ballpark.
- 2006 - The BBWAA votes Jason Verlander of the Detroit Tigers as American League Rookie of the Year Award.
- 2021 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, USA, the Motul Petit Le Mans race is held, round 12 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Proton USA #55 Mazda DPi driven by Harry Tincknell, Jonathan Bomarito, and Oliver Jarvis.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 5th overall is the Era Motorsport #18 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Kyle Tilley, Ryan Dalziel, and Dwight Merriman.
- Finishing 1st in LMP3 class and 8th overall is the Performance Tech Motorsports #38 Ligier JS P320 driven by Malthe Jakobsen, Dan Goldburg, and Rasmus Lindh.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the WeatherTech Racing #79 Porsche 911 RSR - 19 driven by Matt Campbell, Cooper MacNeil, and Mathieu Jaminet.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 18th overall is the Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M6 GT3 driven by Bill Auberlen, Robby Foley, and Aidan Read.
- 2021 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Vancouver Canucks by score 7-4.
- 2021 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats San Jose Sharks by score 6-2.
- 2021 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Arizona Coyotes by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Saint Louis Blues by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Los Angeles Kings by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 5-3.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Florida Panthers by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Montreal Canadiens by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 6-3.
- 2021 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Buffalo Sabres by score 5-4.
- 2021 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats New Jersey Devils by score 5-2.
Births of sports figures on November 13
- 1898 - Birth of Earl Sande; jockey (Hall of Famer).
- 1932 - Birth of Olga Fikotova in Czechoslovakia; discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1956).
- 1941 - Birth of Mel Stottlemyre in Washington, USA; pitcher (New York Yankees)/pitching coach (New York Mets).
Deaths of sports figures on November 13
- 1989 - Death of Canadian champion swimmer Victor Davis. He held three world records, four Olympic medals, 29 national titles, and 16 medals from international competitions; member of the Order of Canada.
- 2005 - Death of Eddie Guerrero, Mexican-American professional wrestler (born 1967).
- 2017 - Death of David Poisson, French alpine skier (born 1982).
- 2017 - Death of Bobby Doerr, American baseball player and coach (born 1918).
- 2019 - Death of Raymond Poulidor at age 83; French cyclist (189 victories over 18 years).
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