- March 12
- Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers beat Berlin (Kitchener), 7-3. [1]
- March 23
- First race at Los Angeles Motordrome (first US auto speedway). [1]
- March 25
- Chalmers Auto Company offers a new car to each leagues' batting champion. [1]
- April 15
- William Howard Taft is first US President to throw out a first ball at a baseball game. [1]
- April 19
- 14th Boston Marathon won by Fred Cameron of Canada in 2:28:52.4. [1]
- April 20
- Cleveland Naps' Addie Joss second no-hitter, beats Chicago White Sox, 1-0. [1]
- April 21
- Cleveland Naps play first game at League Park, lose to Detroit Tigers 5-0. [1]
- April 30
- Cleveland Naps' pitcher Addie Joss wins second no-hitter beating Chicago White Sox. [1]
- May 7
- 35th Preakness: R Estep aboard Layminster wins in 1:40.6. [1]
- May 10
- 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4. [1]
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- May 19
- Cleveland Naps' Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Washington Senators 5-4 in 11 innings. [1]
- May 30
- 44th Belmont Stakes: James Butwell aboard Sweep wins in 2:22. [1]
- July 4
- Reno, Nevada, hosts boxing match between black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson and white challenger Jim Jeffries. Johnson knocks out Jeffries in the 15th round. [1] [187.353] [1302.42]
- July 10
- Chicago's Comiskey Park opens, visiting Saint Louis Browns win 2-0 over Chicago White Sox. [1]
- July 31
- Chicago Cubs' King Cole no-hits Saint Louis Browns 4-0 in a 7-inning game. [1]
- August 4
- Philadelphia Athletics' Jack Coombs and Chicago White Sox' Ed Walsh pitch a 16-inning scoreless tie. [1]
- August 13
- Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, two errors, five strikeouts, three walks, 1 passed ball, and 1 hit by pitch. [1]
- August 30
- New York Yankees' Tom Hughes pitches 9 no-hit innings but loses to Cleveland Naps 5-0 in 11 innings. [1]
- September 6
- Regina Roughriders football club forms. [1]
- October 6
- Boston Braves beat Philadelphia Phillies 20-7. [1]
- October 20
- First appearance of cork-centered baseball in World Series (World Series #7). [1]
- October 23
- Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago Cubs four games to one in 7th World Series. [1]
- October 29
- Bob Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks record 11 singles in a game. [1]
- November 22
- Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs. [1]
1911
- January 2
- Brooklyn Dodgers' president Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000. [1]
- January 10
- Trumper scores double cricket ton versus South Africa, goes on to get 214. [1]
- January 13
- South Africa's first cricket win over Australia, at Adelaide. [1]
- January 28
- Frenchman Henri Rougier wins first Rally of Monte Carlo. [1]
- March 13
- Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Galt (Ontario), 7-4. [1]
- March 16
- Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Port Arthur (Ontario) 13-4. [1]
- March 20
- National Squash Tennis Association formed (New York City, New York). [1]
- April 4
- Hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball Most Valuable Player. [1]
- April 5
- MCC tour match versus Jamaica finishes in a tie. [1]
- April 13
- Polo Grounds grandstand and left field bleachers go up in flames. [1]
- April 15
- Walter Johnson pitches a record tying four strike-outs in an inning. [1]
- April 19
- 15th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:21:39.6. [1]
- May 13
- 37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05. [1]
- New York Giants' Fred Merkle is first to get six RBIs in an inning (first). [1]
- May 17
- 36th Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Watervale wins in 1:51. [1]
- May 20
- Edwin Boaler Alletson hits 189 in 90 minutes Notts versus Sussex. [1]
- May 22
- Atlanta Braves' pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row. [1]
- May 29
- At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ray Harroun wins the first Indianapolis 500 car race. [1] (May 30 [5])
- June 11
- Detroit Tigers, trailing Chicago White Sox 13-1 come back to win 16-15. [1]
- June 24
- John McDermott becomes first American to win US Open golf tournament. [1]
- July 3
- Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. [1]
- July 4
- Ty Cobb goes 0 for 4 and ends a 40 game hit streak. [1]
- July 29
- Boston Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood no-hits Saint Louis Browns, 5-0. [1]
- August 27
- Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0. [1]
- September 20
- New York Yankees set team record 12 errors in a double header. [1]
- September 22
- Cy Young, at age 44, wins his 511th and final baseball game. [1]
- September 25
- Ground is broken for Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [1] [5]
- September 29
- New York Yankees steal 15 bases and get 13 walks, beating Saint Louis Browns 16-12; with a major-league record six stolen bases in one inning. [1]
- October 26
- Philadelphia Athletics beat New York Giants, 4 games to two in 8th World Series. [1]
- October 28
- Bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks ten singles in a game. [1]
- December 7
- National Hockey Association forms with teams in New Westminister, Vancouver, and Victoria. [1]
- December 30
- Crickets S F Barnes takes 5-6 in first 11 overs versus Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground. [1]
1912
- January 1
- First running of San Francisco's famed "Bay to Breakers" race (7.63 miles/12.3 km). [1]
- January 5
- First National Hockey Association game (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada). [1]
- February 7
- Second Dutch 11-city skate (Coen de Koenig wins with time of 11:40). [1]
- February 9
- US Tennis Association amends rule taking bye away from defending champion. [1]
- February 10
- Jack Hobbs and Wilfred Rhodes make 323 cricket opening stand versus Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground. [1]
- February 13
- England regains cricket's Ashes. [1]
- February 20
- Argentina beats the MCC in their inaugural cricket first-class fixture. [1]
- March 11
- First Stanley Cup hockey game to be played in three 20-minute periods, formerly played in 30-minute halfs, Québec Bulldogs beats Moncton Victorias 9-3. [1]
- March 13
- Stanley Cup: Québec Bulldogs sweep Moncton Victorias (New Brunswick) in two games. [1]
- March 15
- Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins. [1]
- April 1
- Greek athlete Konstantinos Tsiklitiras breaks the world record in standing long jump with a 3.47m jump. [5]
- April 9
- First exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox versus Harvard). [1]
- April 16
- Pittsburgh Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers second base). [1]
- April 19
- 16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of New York in 2:21:18.2. [1]
- April 20
- Boston's Fenway Park officially opens, Boston Red Sox beat New York Highlanders 7-6 in 11 innings. [1] [1302.74]
- Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland Naps 6-5. [1]
- April 26
- First homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Boston Red Sox). [1]
- May 1
- Amsterdam-North soccer team DWV forms. [1]
- May 5
- (to July 22) The Games of the V Olympiad are held in Stockholm, Sweden. [7]
- May 11
- 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4. [1]
- May 15
- 37th Preakness: Clarence Turner on Colonel Holloway wins in 1:56.6. [1]
- Detroit Tigers' Ty Cobb rushes a heckler at a New York Highlanders' game and is suspended. [1]
- May 18
- Philadelphia Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 24-2, who use amateurs protesting Ty Cobb's suspension. [1]
- May 28
- Jackie Matthews takes two cricket hat-tricks same day Australia versus South Africa. [1]
- June 20
- New York Giants' Josh Devore steals four bases in an inning (second and third twice). [1]
- July 3
- New York Giants' pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak. [1]
- July 4
- Detroit Tigers' pitcher George Mullen no-hits Saint Louis Browns, 7-0. [1]
- July 6
- Opening ceremonies of Olympic games in Stockholm, Sweden. [1388.10]
- Donald Lippincott runs the 100m race in a world record 10.6 seconds. [1388.10]
- July 8
- Pitcher Rube Marquard loses after winning 19 straight games. [1]
- July 20
- Philadelphia Phillies' Sherry Magee steals home twice in one game. [1]
- July 22
- Games of the V Olympiad in Stockholm closes. [1]
- August 15
- New York Yankees' player Guy Zinn sets record by stealing home twice in a game. [1]
- August 20
- Washington Senators' pitcher Carl Cushion no-hits Cleveland Naps, 2-0 in six innings. [1]
- August 24
- New York City hold ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe and victorious US Olympic athletes. [1]
- August 30
- Saint Louis Browns' pitcher Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1. [1]
- September 6
- New York Giants' Jeff Tesreau no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0. [1]
- September 11
- Philadelphia Athletics' Eddie Collins steals six bases in one game. [1]
- September 15
- Boston Red Sox' pitcher Joe Wood ties record of 16 straight wins. [1]
- September 22
- Eddie Collins steals six bases in a game, for second time in 11 days. [1]
- October 5
- Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game. [1]
- New York Yankees win final game at Hilltop stadium. [1]
- October 16
- Boston Red Sox beats New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with a tie in 9th World Series. [1]
1913
- January 26
- Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a professional player. [1]
- March 8
- American baseball's Federal League organizes with six teams. [1]
- March 10
- Stanley Cup: Québec Bulldogs sweep Sydney Miners in two games. [1]
- William Knox becomes first in American Bowling Congress to bowl 300. [1]
- March 24
- Netherlands soccer team's first victory over England. [1]
- April 9
- Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field opens, Philadelphia Phillies win 1-0. [1]
- April 10
- President Woodrow Wilson throws out first ball, Washington Senators beat New York Yankees 2-1. [1]
- April 19
- 17th Boston Marathon won by Fritz Carlson of Minnesota in 2:25:14.8. [1]
- May 10
- 39th Kentucky Derby horse race: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8. [1]
- New York Yankees commit 8 errors and still beat Detroit Tigers 10-9 in ten innings. [1]
- May 12
- Harry Green runs world record marathon (2:38:16.2). [1]
- May 14
- Washington Senators' player Walter Johnson ends record scoreless streak at 56 innings. [1]
- May 20
- 38th Preakness horse race: James Butwell aboard Buskin wins in 1:53.4. [1]
- May 30
- John McGraw joins Fred Clarke, Cap Anson, Frank Selee, and Connie Mack as Major League Baseball managers who have won 1,000 games. [1]
- May 31
- Alexis Ahlgren runs world record marathon (2:36:06.6). [1]
- June 13
- New York Yankees win 13th game of year after losing 36 games. [1]
- June 30
- New York Giants score 10 runs in 10th inning to beat Philadelphia Phillies 11-1. [1]
- July 18
- After 68 straight innings, New York Giants' pitcher Christy Mathewson gives up a walk. [1]
- July 25
- Carl Weilman strikes out six times in a 15-inning game. [1]
- Pittsburgh Pirates' Max Carey goes hitless, but scores five runs against Philadelphia Phillies. [1]
- July 28
- US wins its first Davis Cup since 1902, beating England, 3-2. [1]
- August 30
- Philadelphia Phillies lead New York Giants 8-6 in top of 9th, fans in bleachers try to distract Giants, umpire forefeits game to Giants, later overruled. [1]
- September 5
- Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves tie record of only one run in a double header, Philadelphia Phillies win first game 1-0, then a scoreless tie into 10th. [1]
- October 2
- Philadelphia Phillies beat New York Giants two games out of three in a tripleheader. [1]
- October 4
- Freddy Wilson of Regina Roughriders kicks ten singles in a game. [1]
- October 11
- Philadelphia Athletics beat New York Giants, four games to one in 10th World Series. [1]
- November 1
- Notre Dame upsets Army 35-13, first football game versus US Army team, first to use forward pass effectively in football. [1] [1302.73]
- December 6
- Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo, Japan. [1]
- December 9
- Heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris. [1]
- John K Tener becomes president of baseball's National League. [1]
- December 19
- Jack Johnson fights Jim Johnson to a draw in 10 for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- December 30
- Barnes takes 17 wickets versus South Africa (8-56 and 9-103). [1]
1914
- January 10
- Oscar Mathisen skates world record 500 minutes in 43.7 seconds in Oslo, Norway. [1]
- January 28
- First Millrose Games (athletics) held (New York City, New York). [1]
- February 1
- New York Giants and Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt. [1]
- March 19
- Stanley Cup: Toronto Blueshirts (NHA) sweep Victoria Capitals (PCHA) in three game. [1]
- March 20
- In New Haven, Connecticut, the first international figure skating championship takes place. [1] [5]
- March 21
- US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Theresa Weld. [1]
- US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Norman M Scott. [1]
- April 13
- First US Federal League baseball game: Baltimore Terrapins beat Buffalo Blues3-2. [1]
- April 20
- 18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2. [1]
- May 9
- 40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4. [1]
- May 14
- Chicago Cubs' pitcher Jim Scott no-hits Cleveland Naps, gives up two hits in 10th and loses 1-0. [1]
- May 21
- 39th Preakness: Andy Schuttinger aboard Holiday wins in 1:53.8. [1]
- May 31
- Chicago White Sox pitcher Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Naps, 6-1. [1]
- June 9
- Honus Wagner becomes the first Major League Baseball player to get 3,000 hits. [1]
- July 4
- First US motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City, Kansas). [1]
- July 10
- Boston Red Sox purchases Babe Ruth from the Baltimore Orioles. [1]
- July 12
- Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitching for the Boston Red Sox. [1]
- July 17
- New York Giants beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, in 21 innings. [1]
- August 3
- New York Yankees' catcher Nunamaker throws out three would-be stealers in one inning. [1]
- September 9
- Boston Braves' pitcher George Davis no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0. [1]
- September 19
- Brooklyn Tip-Tops' pitcher Ed Lafitte no-hits Kansas City Packers (Federal League), 6-2. [1]
- October 13
- Boston Braves sweep Philadelphia Athletics, first sweep in World Series history (World Series #11). [1]
- November 14
- Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers football team kicks ten singles in a game. [1]
- November 21
- Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers football team kicks 9 singles in a game. [1]
- December 5
- 6th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats University of Toronto, 14-2. [1]
- December 8
- Connie Mack sells Eddie Collins to the Chicago White Sox. [1]
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