This Day in Sports History
January 13

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What happened in history on this day: January 13?

On January 13 in ...

  • 1905 - Team Ottawa Silver Seven plays team Dawson City (Yukon) for the Stanley Cup in the National Hockey Association. Ottawa wins 23-2, with Frank McGee scoring 14 goals.
  • 1908 - Montréal Wanderers sweep Ottawa Victorias in two for the Stanley Cup of ice hockey.
  • 1911 - South Africa's first cricket win over Australia, at Adelaide.
  • 1922 - Former Chicago White Sox player Buck Weaver, involved in Black Sox scandal, applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement.
  • 1957 - Mickey Wright wins Sea Island Golf Open.
  • 1957 - NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 19-10.
  • 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia Warriors scores NBA-record 73 points versus Chicago Bulls.
  • 1963 - AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 21-14.
  • 1963 - NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-20.
  • 1968 - Minnesota North Stars' center Bill Masterton fatally injured (dies on 15th).
  • 1972 - Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire.
  • 1973 - Efskind skates world record 1000m (1:17.6).
  • 1974 - Super Bowl VIII: Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings, 24-7 in Houston, Texas; Most Valuable Player: Larry Csonka, running back.
  • 1981 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy's 15th career hat trick-4 goals.
  • 1982 - Both Henry Aaron and Frank Robinson are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
  • 1983 - Quebec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out.
  • 1983 - American Medical Association urges ban on boxing, cites Muhammad Ali's deteriorating condition.
  • 1985 - 23rd Tennis Federation Cup: Czechoslovakia beats USA in Nagoya, Japan (2-1).
  • 1985 - 99-year-old Otto Bucher scores a hole-in-one at Spanish golf course.
  • 1985 - Chicago Blackhawks' Doug Wilson fails on 12th penalty shot against New York Islanders.
  • 1988 - Los Angeles Dodgers'/San Diego Padres' Steve Garvey retires.
  • 1991 - Phil Mickelson wins PGA Northern Telecom Golf Open.
  • 1991 - A fight and stampede at a pre-season exhibition match between South African football teams Chiefs and Pirates in the town of Orkney near Johannesburg, South Africa leaves 42 dead.
  • 1992 - Excavation of new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) Chicago begins.
  • 1994 - Tonya Harding's bodyguard Shawn Eric Eckardt, and Derrick Brian Smith are arrested and charged with conspiracy in attack of skater Nancy Kerrigan.
  • 1995 - 26 NHL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike.
  • 1998 - CBS pays US$4 billion to televise AFC games for eight years.
  • 1999 - After 13 years of playing NBA basketball, superstar Michael Jordan announces his second retirement from basketball.
  • 2002 - In the AFC Divisional Playoffs the New England Patriots defeat the Oakland Raiders 16-13 in overtime at their home finale Foxboro Stadium.
  • 2005 - American Major League Baseball and the Players Association agree in principle on a stricter steroid-testing policy. The new program will randomly test players year-round.
  • 2005 - Milwaukee Brewers owners unanimously approve the US$223 million sale of the baseball franchise to Los Angeles investor Mark Attanasio.
  • 2006 - Johnny Estrada agrees to a US$2 million, one-year contract to catch for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  • 2022 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats San Jose Sharks by score 3-0.
  • 2022 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 6-2.
  • 2022 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Calgary Flames by score 4-1.
  • 2022 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Montreal Canadiens by score 3-2.
  • 2022 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Nashville Predators by score 4-1.
  • 2022 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Seattle Kraken by score 2-1.
  • 2022 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats New Jersey Devils by score 3-2.
  • 2022 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Detroit Red Wings by score 3-0.
  • 2022 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 6-0.
  • 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Vancouver Canucks by score 4-2.
  • 2022 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 3-2.

Births of sports figures on January 13

  • 1892 - Birth of Paul Smart; US yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1948).
  • 1941 - Birth of Meinhard Nehmer in Germany; two man bobsledder (Olympics-gold-1976).
  • 1947 - Birth of Peter Sundelin in Sweden; yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1968).
  • 1948 - Birth of Kenia Jayantilal; cricket player (5 at Kingston 71 his only innings for India).
  • 1957 - Birth of Christina Seufert in Sacramento, California, USA; diver (Olympics-bronze-1984).
  • 1957 - Birth of Mark Francis O'Meara in Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA; PGA golfer (1984 Greater Milwaukee).
  • 1961 - Birth of Kelly Hrudey in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; NHL goalie (Los Angeles Kings).
  • 1961 - Birth of Kent Hull; NFL center (Buffalo Bills).
  • 1962 - Birth of Brett Maxie; NFL safety (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers).
  • 1962 - Birth of Kevin Mitchell; US baseball outfielder (New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds).
  • 1963 - Birth of Dirk Tazelaar; cricket player (Queensland and Surrey left-arm pace bowler).
  • 1963 - Birth of Felita Carr in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; dance skater (and Komarov-1995 Pacific Champion).
  • 1966 - Birth of Joseph Harper in Ventura, California, USA; canoe (alternate-Olympics-1996).
  • 1966 - Birth of Marcus Turner; NFL cornerback/safety (New York Jets).
  • 1968 - Birth of Kelly Boucher in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; basketball forward (Olympics-1996).
  • 1969 - Birth of Andre Cason; US runner (world record 50 indoor).
  • 1969 - Birth of Dan Footman; NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts).
  • 1969 - Birth of John Flannery; guard/corner (Dallas Cowboys).
  • 1969 - Birth of Katarzyna Nowak in Lodz, Poland; tennis star (1994 Futures France).
  • 1969 - Birth of Kevin Foster; US baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs).
  • 1969 - Birth of Orlando Miller in Changionola, Panamá; infielder (Houston Astros).
  • 1969 - Birth of Robert Wilson; NFL running back (Miami Dolphins).
  • 1970 - Birth of Frank Kooiman; soccer player (Sparta).
  • 1970 - Birth of Nachi Abe; WLAF tight end (Scotland Claymores).
  • 1971 - Birth of Elmer Dessens in Hermosillo, Mexico; pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates).
  • 1972 - Birth of Byron "Bam" Morris; NFL running back (Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers).
  • 1972 - Birth of Richard Woodley; NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions).
  • 1973 - Birth of Nikolai Khabibulin in Sverdlovsk, Russia; NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets).
  • 1974 - Birth of Matt Lepsis; NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl XXXII).
  • 1974 - Birth of Sergei Brylin in Moscow, Russia; NHL center (New Jersey Devils).
  • 1975 - Birth of Angela Holbeck; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
  • 1976 - Birth of Gary Brent; cricket player (Zimbabwe ODI pace bowler 1996).
  • 1976 - Birth of Vaclav Batlik in Costa Mesa, California; canoe (alternate-Olympics-1996).

Deaths of sports figures on January 13

  • 1937 - Walter Brearley, cricket player (17 wickets in four Tests for England 1905-12), dies.
  • 1939 - Jacob Ruppert, CEO (New York Yankees, 1915-39), dies.
  • 1969 - Fred Price, cricket wicket-keep (England, versus Australia Headingley 1938), dies.
  • 1978 - Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (New York Yankees), dies at age 90 (born 1887).

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