1883 in sports

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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 Boat race 3 Cricket 4 Football (Soccer) 5 Events 6 Births 7 Deaths

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.

Boat race

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

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.

Football (Soccer)

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

Events

• First organised luge competition

Births

• October 31 – Tony Wilding, champion tennis player and soldier (d. 1915)

Deaths