| November 27 |
 |
| 1870 |
|
New York Times dubbed baseball "The
National Game." |
| 1955 |
NFL's New York Giants played in Polo
Grounds V for the last time, ending in a 35-35 tie
with the Cleveland Browns. |
| 1960 |
Gordie Howe became first in NHL to
score 1,000 points. |
| 1961 |
Gordie Howe became first to play
in 1,000 NHL games. |
| 1966 |
Kathy Whitworth won the
LPGA Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country
Club in Augusta, GA. |
| 1966 |
Washington Redskins set
NFL record defeating NY Giants 72-41. |
| 1975 |
Fred Lynn became first
rookie to win the MVP. |
| |
| November 28 |
| 1895 |
|
America's first auto
race started; 6 cars, 55 miles, winner averaged
7 mph. |
| 1929 |
Chicago Cardinals' Ernie
Nevers set NFL record scoring 40 points against
the Chicago Bears (6 TDs and 3 PATs). He also set
TD record with 6. |
| 1965 |
Kathy Whitworth won the
LPGA Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country
Club in Augusta, GA. |
| 1974 |
NFL's Detroit Lions played
in Tiger Stadium for the last time, losing to the
Denver Broncos 31-27. |
| 1979 |
New York Islanders' Billy
Smith was the first NHL goalie to be credited with
a goal. |
| 1981 |
Bear Bryant won his 315th
game to out-distance Alonzo Stagg & become college
football's winningest coach. |
| |
| November 29 |
| 1890 |
|
First Army-Navy football
game, Navy beat Army 24-0 at West Point. |
| 1924 |
NHL's Montreal Canadiens
played in Montreal Forum for the first time, beating
the Toronto St. Pats 7-1. |
| 1936 |
NFL's Boston Redskins
played in Fenway Park for the last time, beating
the Pittsburgh Pirates 30-0. |
| 1959 |
NFL's Chicago Cardinals
played in Comiskey Park for the last time, losing
to the Chicago Bears 31-7. |
| 1965 |
Dale Cummings did 14,118
consecutive sit-ups. |
| |
| November 30 |
| 1887 |
|
First indoor softball
game (Chicago). |
| 1948 |
Baseball's Negro National
League disbanded. |
| 1956 |
Floyd Patterson KOd Archie
Moore in the 5th round in Chicago, IL to become
boxing's Heavyweight Champion. |
| 1962 |
AFL's Boston Patroits
plaedy in Nickerson Field for the last time, beating
the New York Titans 24-17. |
| |
| December
1 |
| 1653 |
|
An athlete from Croydon
was reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans
to London in less than 90 minutes. |
| 1891 |
James Naismith created
the game of basketball. |
| 1924 |
NHL's Boston Bruins plaedy
in the Boston Arena for the first time, defeating
the Montreal Maroons 2-1. |
| 1930 |
NHL dropped 20 minute
slashing-about-the-head penalty. |
| 1941 |
Last day of first-class
cricket in Australia for 4 years. |
| 1963 |
NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers
played in Forbes Field for the last time, ending
in a 20-20 tie with the Philadelphia Eagles. |
| 1964 |
MLB's Houston Colt .45s
changed their name to Astros. |
| 1967 |
Wilt Chamberlain set
NBA record of 22 free throws misses. |
| 1968 |
AFL's Boston Patroits
played in Fenway Park for the last time, beating
the Cincinnati Bengals 33-14. |
| 1968 |
Peggy Wilson won the
LPGA Hollywood Lakes Open at Hollywood Lakes Country
Club in Hollywood, FL. |
| 1973 |
Jack Nicklaus became
first golfer to earn $2 million in a year. |
| 1973 |
Jan Ferraris won the
LPGA-Japan Classic at Shin Sode Gahara Country Club
in Tokyo, Japan. |
| |
| December 2 |
| 1902 |
|
Soccer team Go Ahead
formed in Deventer, Holland. |
| 1907 |
English Professional
Football Player's Association formed. |
| 1916 |
Baseballers who are injured
now get full pay for duration of contract. |
| 1941 |
Largest roller skating
rink outside of NYC opened in Peekskill, NY. |
| 1951 |
Philadelphia Eagles set
NFL record of 25 1st-downs rushing. |
| 1973 |
NBA's Washington Bullets
played in USAir Arena for the first time, beating
the Seattle SuperSonics 98-96. |
| 1974 |
Cowhide, rather than
just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs. |
| 1993 |
Houston Rockets tied
NBA record of 15-0 start. |
| 1997 |
NBA's Washington Wizards
played in the MCI Center for the first time, beating
the Seattle SuperSonics 95-78. |
| |
| December 3 |
| 1933 |
|
NFL's Portsmouth Spartans
played in Spartan Stadium for the last time, losing
to the Chicago Bears 17-7. |
| 1950 |
Los Angeles Ram's Tom
Fears set NFL record 18 receptions (189 yds) against
the Green Bay Packers. |
| 1978 |
Pat Bradley & Lon
Hinkle won the LPGA JC Penney Classic at Bardmoor
Country Club in Largo, FL. |
