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1952 January 3 Australia beat W Indies by one wicket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, last stand 38. [1] January 5 Nawab of Pataudi cricket (play polo three Tests for England three for India), dies. [1] January 9 Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title. [1] January 12 NFL Pro Bowl: National Conference beats American Conference 30-13. [1] January 17 Walter O "Spike" Briggs owner (Detroit Tigers), dies at age 74. [1] January 19 NFL takes control of New York Yankees. [1] PGA approves allowing black participants. [1] January 20 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open. [1] January 24 First NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly New York Yankees. [1] January 25 Test debut of Richie Benaud, vs West Indies at the SCG. [1] January 31 Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1] February 5 Reginald Allen cricketer (uncle of Gubby, Test Australia vs England 1887), dies. [1] February 14 (to February 25) The 6th Olympic Winter Games are held in Oslo, Norway. [1] February 16 Hall of Famer Honus Wagner, 77, retires; Pittsburgh Pirates retire his #33. [1] Ian Craig makes New South Wales cricket debut aged 16 years 249 days (New South Wales record). [1] February 20 First black umpire in organized baseball certified (Emmett Ashford). [1] February 21 Dick Button performs first figure skating triple jump in competition. [1] February 24 Betty MacKinnon and Sam Snead win LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament. [1] February 25 6th Winter Olympics games close at Oslo, Norway. [1] February 29 Dick Button wins his 5th consecutive world figure skating title. [1] Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood and Demmy Great Britain. [1] Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk and Paul Falk of Germany. [1] Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of France. [1] Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA. [1] March 2 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open. [1] March 9 Heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title. [1] March 16 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. [1] March 23 New York Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks; Mosienko scores three times in 21 seconds. [1] March 26 14th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats Saint Johns 80-63. [1] March 28 US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright. [1] US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button. [1] March 30 Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women's Golf Open. [1] April 5 Henry Wittenberg wins his 8th AAU wrestling title. [1] April 6 16th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins his second Masters golf tournament, shooting a 286. [1] April 12 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Houston Weathervane Golf Tournament. [1] April 15 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Montreal Canadiens in four games. [1] April 19 56th Boston Marathon won by Doroteo Flores of Guatemala in 2:31:53. [1] April 23 Bob Cain of Saint Louis Browns and Bob Feller of Cleveland Indians each pitch a one-hitter. [1] New York Giants Hoyt Wilhelm wins his first relief game and hits his only homerun. [1] April 25 6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3. [1] American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter. [1] April 26 Patty Berg scores 64, best competitive round of golf by a woman. [1] April 28 Patty Berg wins LPGA Richmond Golf Open. [1] Saint Louis Browns lend two black minor league players to Hankyu Braves of Japan. [1] April 30 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Stockton Golf Open. [1] May 3 78th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Gail wins in 2:01.6. [1] May 4 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Fresno Golf Open. [1] May 13 Minor-league Bristol pitcher Ron Necciai strikes out 27 in 9-innings. [1] May 15 Johnny Longden becomes second jockey to ride 4,000 winners. [1] May 16 Alec Hearne cricketer (scored 9 in Test for England vs South Africa 1892), dies. [1] May 17 78th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Blue Man wins in 1:57.4. [1] May 21 Brooklyn Dodgers score 15 runs in first inning and beat Cincinnati Reds, 19-1. [1] June 5 Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles for heavyweight boxing title. [1] June 10 Chicago White Sox Sam Mele is 6th to get six RBIs in an inning (4th). [1] July 8 National League beats American League 3-2 (5 innings) in 19th All Star Game (Shibe Park Philadelphia). [1] July 19 (to August 3) The 15th Olympic Games are held in Helsinki, Finland. [7] August 3 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland. [1] August 25 Det Tiger Virgil Trucks second no-hitter of year, beats New York Yankees, 1-0. [1] August 30 Arky Vaughn infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers), drowns. [1] September 7 Outfielder Don Grate throws a baseball a record 434'1" (Tenn). [1] Whitey Ford becomes the 5th pitcher to hurl consecutive one hitters. [1] September 23 Rocky Marciano knocks out heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 for heavyweight boxing title. [1] September 26 New York Yankees clinch pennant #19. [1] October 7 New York Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series - New York Yankees tie their own record of four consecutive World Series wins. [1] November 25 Only win ever for NFL's Dallas Texans (11-1) beats Chicago Bears 27-23. [1] December 2 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB). [1] December 12 Dallas Texans (former Boston Yankees) play last game, last original team. [1] December 14 R H Shodhan scores 110 on Test Cricket debut vs Pakistan, Calcutta. [1] December 18 Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleveland Indians president. [1] December 19 Harry Makepeace cricketer (cricket and soccer international for England), dies. [1] December 28 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-7 in NFL championship game. [1] 1953 January 8 Cleveland Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts). [1] January 9 Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 points in basketball game. [1] January 10 NFL Pro Bowl: National Conference beats American Conference 27-7. [1] January 11 J Edgar Hoover declines six figure offer to become president of the International Boxing Club. [1] January 16 27th Australian Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beat J Sampson (63 62). [1] 41st Australian Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Mervyn Rose (60 63 64). [1] January 18 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open. [1] January 23 NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts). [1] NFL's National and American conferences become Eastern and Western conferences. [1] January 25 Yuri Sergejev skates world record 500m in 40.9 seconds. [1] January 31 New York, Cleveland and Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues. [1] February 6 Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at age 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie. [1] February 8 Betty Jameson wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open. [1] February 10 Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Jean Westwood and Lawrence Demmy of Great Britain. [1] Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer and John Nicks of Great Britain. [1] Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Tenley Albright USA. [1] Men's Figure Skating Champion in Davos won by Hayes Alan Jenkins USA. [1] February 13 Oakland Athletics change name of Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium. [1] February 17 Baseball star/pilot Ted Williams uninjured as plane shot down in Korea. [1] DSB soccer team forms in Eindhoven. [1] February 20 August A Busch buys the Saint Louis Cardinals for $3.75 million. [1] US Court of Appeals rules that Organized Baseball is a sport and not a business, affirming the 25-year-old Supreme Court ruling. [1] February 21 Longest collegiate basketball game (6 overtimes) Niagara beats Siena 88-81. [1] February 28 Jim Thorpe decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at age 64. [1] March 1 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open. [1] March 3 Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block Saint Louis Browns attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee. [1] March 7 Jackie McGlew scores 255 vs New Zealand at Wellington. [1] March 8 Patty Berg wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. [1] March 15 Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. [1] West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1. [1] March 16 American League rejects Bill Veeck's request to move Saint Louis Browns to Baltimore. [1] March 18 15th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas 69-68. [1] National League approves Boston Braves move to Milwaukee (first shift since 1903). [1] March 20 Senator Edwin C Johnson offers a bill to give clubs the sole right to ban radio-TV broadcasts of major league games in their own territory. [1] March 21 NBA record 106 fouls and 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse). [1] March 22 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open. [1] March 28 James Francis Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at age 64. [1] [5] US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright. [1] US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins. [1] March 29 Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women's Golf Open. [1] April 1 Walcott Worrell and Weekes all make centuries in innings vs India. [1] April 5 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. [1] April 10 7th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1. [1] April 12 17th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 274. [1] Keizo Yamada runs fastest marathon to date, at Boston. [1] April 13 First game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cincinnati Reds 2-0. [1] April 14 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1. [1] April 16 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Palm Springs Golf Open. [1] Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1. [1] April 17 Mickey Mantle hits a 565' (172 metre) homerun in Washington DC's Griffith Stadium. [1] April 19 Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Diego Golf Open. [1] April 20 57th Boston Marathon won by Keizo Yamada of Japan in 2:18:51. [1] April 27 Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins the term "Pencil neck geek". [1] April 29 Joe Adcock is first to homer into Polo Grounds' center field bleachers. [1] April 30 Little-Bigger League changes its name to Babe Ruth League. [1] May 2 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02. [1] May 6 Brown's Bobo Holloman first major league start, no-hits Philadelphia Athletics, 6-0. [1] May 7 Ormerod Pearse cricketer (55 runs and three wickets in three Tests for S Af), dies. [1] May 10 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Golf Open. [1] May 13 New York Giants Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each hit two homeruns and a triple. [1] May 15 Heavyweight Rocky Marciano knocks out Joe Walcott in Chicago for heavyweight boxing title. [1] May 16 Philadelphia Phillies Curt Simmons gives up a single, then retires next 27 in a row. [1] May 17 Patty Berg wins LPGA Reno Golf Open. [1] New York Yankees and Browns use record 41 players in a game. [1] May 18 Tom Killick cricketer (at the crease two Tests for England 1929), dies. [1] May 22 New York Yankees player Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, New York Yankees beat Washington 12-4. [1] May 23 79th Preakness: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 1:57.8. [1] May 25 Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Cincinnati Reds in a row. [1] May 30 First major league network baseball game-Cleveland 7, Chicago 2. [1] 23rd French Men's Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Vic Seixas (6-3 6-4 1-6 6-2). [1] 23rd French Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (6-2 6-4). [1] June 5 Bill Tilden tennis champ, dies at age 60. [1] June 14 New York Yankees sweep Cleveland Indians 6-2, 3-0 before 74,708 win streak at 18 straight. [1] June 16 Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, New York Yankees lose ending 18 game win streak. [1] June 18 Eugene Stephens gets three hits and Boston Red Sox score 17 runs in one inning (7th). [1] July 9 Philadelphia Phillies Robin Roberts ends streak of 28 consecutive complete games. [1] July 14 National League beats American League 5-1 in 20th All Star Game (Crosley Field Cincinnati). [1] August 4 Vic Raschi sets pitcher record by driving in 7 runs and wins 15-0. [1] August 23 Phil Grate sets record for throwing a baseball (443'3.5"). [1] September 4 New York Yankees become first team to win five consecutive championships. [1] September 15 Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 points to round winner). [1] September 16 American League approves Saint Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles. [1] September 17 Ernie Banks becomes Chicago Cubs first black player. [1] September 27 Bert Bechichar, Baltimore Colts, kicks a 56-yard field goal. [1] September 29 American League approves Baltimore group purchase of Saint Louis Browns for $2,475,000. [1] October 2 Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 New York Yankees in the 50th World Series. [1] October 5 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York. [1] New York Yankees break own record with 5th consecutive World Series win - Billy Martin's 12 hits set record (World Series #50). [1] October 18 Willie Thrower becomes first black NFL quarterback in modern times. [1] October 28 Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts five passes (record). [1] November 3 "Sacrifice fly" reactivated in baseball (1939). [1] November 9 US Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws. [1] November 12 US district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games. [1] December 1 Boston Red Sox trade M McDermott and Tom Umphlett for Washington's Jackie Jensen. [1] December 2 Ernest Hayes cricketer (Surrey bat played five Tests for England), dies. [1] December 6 Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating New York Giants 62-14. [1] December 8 19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (HB). [1] December 9 Montreal Canadiens (106) and Toronto Maple Leafs (98) get 204 penalty minutes. [1] December 14 Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax. [1] December 22 Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in International League, turns name over to newly relocated Saint Louis Browns. [1] December 23 Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins National League Rookie of Year. [1] December 27 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game. [1] December 31 Willie Shoemaker shatters record, riding 485 winners in a year. [1]