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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1962 January 7 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 47-27. [1] January 8 Golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, first pro appearance, he came in 50th. [1] January 9 Mister M (Dr X) beats Verne Gagne in Minnesota, to become NWA champ. [1] NFL prohibits grabbing of face masks. [1] January 13 Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia Warriors scores NBA-record 73 points vs Chicago. [1] January 14 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-30. [1] January 15 50th Australian Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats R Emerson (86 06 64 64). [1] January 21 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational. [1] January 23 Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1] January 24 Jackie Robinson is first Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1] Mickey Wright/Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament. [1] February 1 National League releases its first 162-game schedule. [1] February 3 John Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm. [1] February 4 Russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game. [1] US female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles. [1] US male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt. [1] February 7 Arthur Carr cricketer (11 Tests for England 22-29), dies shovelling snow. [1] February 10 Jim Beatty sets American indoor mile record (3 minutes 58.9 seconds) in Los Angeles California. [1] February 16 US Open Tennis: Jimmy Bostwick defeats brother Pete to win. [1] February 17 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs Saint Louis. [1] February 18 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open. [1] February 22 Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record with 34 free throw attempts. [1] February 25 Mike O'Hara completes a record 97th marathon. [1] February 26 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs New York. [1] March 2 Wilt Chamberlain scores incredible 100 points in an NBA game. [1] March 6 Saint Louis vote to build a new downtown stadium for the Saint Louis Cardinals. [1] March 10 Due to its no black policy, Philadelphia Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel and move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater Florida. [1] March 14 Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) is second NHL player to score 500 goals. [1] March 15 Wilt Chamberlain is first to score 4,000 points in an NBA season. [1] March 20 Sjoukje Dijkstra becomes world champion figure skater. [1] March 21 Philadelphia retires pitcher Robin Roberts' #36. [1] March 23 Nawab of Pataudi captains India cricket vs West Indies age 21 years 77 days. [1] Wake Forest coach "Bones" McKinney becomes second person to play and coach. [1] William DeWitt buys Cincinnati Reds for $4,625,000. [1] March 24 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 71-59. [1] March 27 Jacques Plante ties record winning 6th NHL Vezina trophy. [1] March 28 Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives West Indies cricket victory over India. [1] April 3 Benny "Kid" Paret US welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at age 24. [1] Jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races). [1] April 7 Umrigar slams 172 vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes. [1] April 9 26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280. [1] Arnold Palmer wins his third Masters golf tournament. [1] John Kennedy throws out first ball at Washington DC's new Stadium. [1] April 10 First baseball game at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium, they lose 6-3 to Cincinnati Reds. [1] First major league game in Houston, Colt 45s beat Chicago Cubs, 11-2. [1] New York Yankees Mickey Mantle hits his 375th homerun. [1] April 11 New York Mets make a losing debut. [1] April 13 Stan Musial scores his 1,869th run, a new National League record. [1] April 18 16th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3. [1] April 19 66th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:48. [1] April 22 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Sunshine Golf Open. [1] New York Mets tie a National League record by losing 9 straight to start season. [1] Pittsburgh Pirates tie then record of 10 straight wins to start season. [1] Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2. [1] April 23 New York Mets win their first game ever, after going 0-9, beat Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1. [1] April 24 Sandy Koufax's second 18-strikeout game. [1] April 25 Cleveland sends Harry Chiti to New York Mets for a player to be named later, on June 15 the Mets send Chiti back to Cleveland. [1] April 26 Boston Red Sox Bill Monbouquette no-hits Chicago White Sox 1-0. [1] April 29 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. [1] May 2 Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I. [1] May 5 88th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Decidedly wins in 2:00.4. [1] Ernest Tyldesley cricketer (990 runs in 14 Tests for England), dies. [1] Los Angeles Angel Bo Belinsky no-hits Baltimore Orioles, 2-0. [1] May 6 Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament. [1] May 13 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Western Golf Open. [1] May 19 88th Preakness: John Rotz aboard Greek Money wins in 1:56.2. [1] Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's National League hit record with 3,431. [1] May 20 Patty Berg wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open. [1] May 21 Three more Cleveland homeruns set American League record for most homeruns (26) over 8 games. [1] May 22 Roger Maris walks five times (record four intentionally) in a 9 inning game. [1] May 23 Joe Pepitone second New York Yankees player to hit two homeruns in one inning (Joe DiMaggio). [1] May 27 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. [1] June 10 A record 54 home runs hit in baseball. [1] Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of USSR, sets then long jump record at 27' 3.25". [1] June 15 Philadelphia Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Cincinnati Reds en route to 13-8 win. [1] June 17 Brazil Beats Czechosolakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago. [1] June 24 Jack Reed's 22nd inning home run leads New York Yankees over Detroit Tigers 9-7. [1] June 25 New York Yankees' Jack Reed's 22nd inning home run wins a 7 hour game. [1] June 26 Boston Red Sox Earl Wilson no-hits Los Angeles Angels, 2-0. [1] June 28 Mickey Cochrane baseball hall of fame catcher, dies at age 59. [1] June 30 Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0. [1] Murie Lindstrom wins US Women's Golf Open. [1] July 7 Bill Hartack becomes 8th jockey to win 3,000 horse races. [1] July 10 National League beats American League 3-1 in 32nd All Star Game (DC Stadium, Wash). [1] July 22 Chicago White Sox Floyd Robinson goes 6 for 6 (all singles). [1] July 30 American League beats National League 9-4 in 33rd All Star Game (Wrigley Field Chicago). [1] August 1 Boston Red Sox Bill Monboquette no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0. [1] August 19 Homer Blancos plays the finest round in golf, shooting a 55. [1] August 26 Minnesota Twins Jack Kralick no-hits KC Athletics, 1-0. [1] September 10 Rod Laver wins the Grand Slam of tennis. [1] September 12 Washington Senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Baltimore Orioles in 16 inning game. [1] September 15 Australia's first entry in America's Cup yacht race (US wins). [1] Kansas City Athletics Bill Fischer sets record of 69 1/3 innings without a walk. [1] September 23 Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills steals record setting #97 on his way to 104. [1] September 25 Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in first round for heavyweight title. [1] Weatherly (US) beats Gretel (Australia) in 19th running of America's Cup. [1] October 2 San Francisco and Los Angeles play a 4h18m 9 inning game. [1] October 4 Whitey Ford's world series 33 2/3 scoreless inning streak ends World Series #59). [1] October 14 Houston Oiler George Blanda throws for six touchdown passes vs New York Titans 56-17. [1] October 16 New York Yankees (20th championship) beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 in 59th World Series (New York Yankees appear in 12 and win 9 of last 14 World Series). [1] October 17 New York Yankees beat San Francisco Giants for 20th world championship. [1] October 28 New York Giants YA Tittle passes for 7 touchdowns vs Washington Redskins (49-34). [1] November 3 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 72 points vs Los Angeles Lakers. [1] November 7 Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie. [1] November 16 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 73 points vs New York. [1] November 29 Baseball decides to revert back to one all star game per year. [1] December 2 50th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Winnipeg beats Hamilton, 28-27 at Toronto [overtime]. [1] December 16 New York Giants YA Tittle sets NFL season touchdown pass record at 33 with six touchdowns vs Dallas (41-31). [1] December 22 1,000,000th NBA point scored. [1] Harris County voters approve all-weather stadium for Houston Colt .45s. [1] December 23 Dallas Texans beat Houston Oilers 20-17 in AFL championship game. [1] December 27 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (quarterback). [1] December 30 Green Bay Packers beat New York Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game. [1] December 31 American Basketball League announces suspension of operation. [1] Ohio ends suit against Cincinnati Reds when they agree to stay in Cincinnati for 10 years. [1]