This Day in Sports History
December 30

What happened in history on this day: December 30? On December 30 in ... 1896 - Stanley Cup of hockey: Montréal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5. 1907 - The Mills Commission declares baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday at Cooperstown, New York, in 1839. (a made-up myth) 1908 - Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers outscore Edmonton, 13-10 in two game series. 1911 - Crickets S F Barnes takes 5-6 in first 11 overs versus Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground. 1913 - Barnes takes 17 wickets versus South Africa (8-56 and 9-103). 1925 - New South Wales score 705 in cricket against Victoria, go from 8-475 to 9-701. 1926 - Chicago Tribune reports the Detroit Tigers threw a 4-game series to the Chicago White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substantiated). 1932 - Donald Bradman out for a duck versus England at Melbourne Cricket Ground. 1933 - Jack Badcock scores 274 versus Victoria, Tasmania's first double-ton. 1939 - Donald Bradman scores 267 South Africa versus Victoria, world record 34th double cricket century. 1939 - O'Reilly takes 14-45 (8-23 and 6-22) as New South Wales crush Queensland in cricket in two days. 1943 - Philadelphia Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pittsburgh for Babe Phelps and cash. 1947 - 36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1). 1954 - First use of 24-second shot clock in pro basketball (Rochester versus Boston). 1956 - New York Giants beat Chicago Bears 47-7 in NFL championship game. 1957 - New York Giants win NFL championship. 1962 - Green Bay Packers beat New York Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game. 1971 - Long Island NHL franchise purchased (New York Islanders). 1973 - Miami Dolphins beat Oakland Raiders 27-10 in AFC championship game. 1973 - Minnesota Vikings beat Dallas Cowboys 27-10 in NFC championship game. 1978 - Ohio State dismisses Woody Hayes as its football coach. 1981 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season. 1982 - England defeats Australia by three runs at cricket Melbourne Cricket Ground. 1987 - Australia hangs on for draw versus New Zealand at Melbourne Cricket Ground, one wicket left 17 runs short. 1989 - Dmitri Volkov swims world record 50 metre freestyle (27.15 seconds). 1992 - Last day of Test Cricket for Michael Whitney. 1992 - Shane Warne takes 7-52 to lead Australian Melbourne Cricket Ground win versus West Indies. 1995 - Carquest Bowl 6: North Carolina beats Arkansas, 20-10. 2002 - Roger Clemens agrees to a $10.1 million, one-year deal with the New York Yankees. 2021 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 3-2. 2021 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Vancouver Canucks by score 2-1. 2021 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Seattle Kraken by score 6-4. 2021 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Buffalo Sabres by score 4-1. 2021 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Montreal Canadiens by score 4-0. 2021 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Nashville Predators by score 4-3. 2021 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 9-3. Births of sports figures on December 30 1872 - Birth of William A Larned; tennis champion (US Open-1901). 1883 - Birth of Lester Patrick; NHL pioneer. 1919 - Birth of Dick Spooner in England; cricket wicketkeeper (Godfrey Evans' shadow). 1935 - Birth of Sandy Koufax; Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher (Cy Young 1963, 1965, 1966, perfect-1967). 1948 - Birth of Surinder Amarnath; cricket player (son of Lala 124 on debut versus New Zealand 1976). 1949 - Birth of Bruce Davidson; equestrian 3-day (Olympics-silver-1996). 1960 - Birth of Addy Bucek; Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-9th-1992, 1996). 1961 - Birth of Ben Johnson in Falmouth, Jamaica; 100 metre runner (unofficial 9.95 second 100-metre July 1986 Moscow Goodwill Games, gold at Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh 1986, bronze at 1984 Summer Olympics, gold at 1988 Summer Olympics-disqualified). 1961 - Birth of Sue Malaxos; Australian marathon runner (Olympics-1996). 1963 - Birth of Johnny Schip; Dutch soccer star (Ajax, Genua). 1963 - Birth of Robert Jenkins; NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders). 1964 - Birth of Kris Tschetter in Detroit, Michigan, USA; LPGA golfer (1992 Northgate Computer). 1965 - Birth of Brad McNamara; cricket player (New South Wales all-rounder). 1965 - Birth of David Baker in Sheffield, England; United Kingdom cyclist. 1965 - Birth of Tony Jones; WLAF receiver (Amsterdam Admirals, Frankfurt Galaxy). 1967 - Birth of Colleen Miller in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; rower (Olympics-1996). 1968 - Birth of Kevin Dahl in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames). 1968 - Birth of Sean Higgins; NBA guard/forward (Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers). 1969 - Birth of Anthuan Maybank in Georgetown, South Carolina, USA; 200 metre/400 metre runner. 1969 - Birth of Jeff Thomason; NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31). 1969 - Birth of Michelle McGann in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA; golfer (1995 Sara Lee Classic). 1970 - Birth of Grant Carter; Canadian Football League defensive end (Winnipeg Blue Bombers). 1970 - Birth of Gus Nketia in Auckland, New Zealand; 100 metre sprint (Olympics-1996). 1970 - Birth of Kevin Salvadori; NBA center (Sacramento Kings). 1970 - Birth of Robert Hall; WLAF wide receiver (Amsterdam Admirals). 1971 - Birth of Scotty Lewis; WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy). 1971 - Birth of Steve Hardin; NFL/WLAF offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts, Rhein Fire). 1971 - Birth of Sylvester Wright; NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles). 1971 - Birth of Thomas Strzalkowski in Krakow, Poland; US fencer-sabre (Olympics-1996). 1972 - Birth of Kerry Collins; NFL quarterback (Carolina Panthers). 1972 - Birth of Loren Meyer; NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks). 1973 - Birth of Don Reid; NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons). 1973 - Birth of Robert Walker; Australian rower (Olympics-1996). 1975 - Birth of Tiger Woods; golfer. 1976 - Birth of Rhoshii Wells in Austin, Texas; middleweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1996). 1986 - Birth of Sierra Fellers, American professional skateboarder. Deaths of sports figures on December 30 1970 - Charles "Sonny" Liston, heavyweight boxer champion (1962-64), dies. vvv advertisement vvv ^^^ advertisement ^^^ You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://kpolsson.com/thisday/sports/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page.

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