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See also: 1882 in sports, other events of 1883, 1884 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents 1 Baseball 2 Cricket 3 Football (Soccer) 4 Rowing 5 Events 6 Births 7 Deaths

[edit] Baseball

• The NL, AA, and Northwestern League limit competition in the Tripartite Agreement, the first National Agreement and the birth of so-called Organized Baseball.
• September 6 - The Chicago White Stockings set a still standing record for Major League Baseball by scoring 18 runs in a single inning (the 7th) in a game against the Detroit Wolverines.

[edit] Cricket

• England tour Australia for a 3-Test series. England win 2-1 and regain the Ashes for the first time. Ashes trophy created and awarded to England.

[edit] Football (Soccer)

• FA Cup - Blackburn Olympic beat Old Etonians 2-1 (aet).

[edit] Rowing

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

[edit] Events

• First organized luge competition takes place in Davos, Switzerland

[edit] Births

• January 9 — Charles Bacon, American athlete (d. 1968)
• July 19 — Cornelius den Held, Dutch athlete (d. 1962)
• September 5 — Mel Sheppard, American athlete (d. 1942)
• September 27 — Percy Rees, British field hockey player (d. 1970)
• October 31 — Tony Wilding, champion tennis player and soldier (d. 1915)

[edit] Deaths

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