1891 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s |
| Years: | 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 |
Contents |
[edit] Baseball
- Ted Breitenstein pitches a no-hitter in his first major league start on October 4.
[edit] Basketball
- James Naismith invents basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts (December).
[edit] Cricket
- County Cricket Championship - Surrey
[edit] Football (soccer)
- September 28 - The CURCC (Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club) is founded by British railway workers in Montevideo, the team would later become the C.A. Peñarol.
[edit] England
- Football League - Everton win the 1890-91 title. The League expands from twelve to fourteen teams for 1891-92.
- FA Cup - Blackburn Rovers beat Notts County 3-1.
[edit] Horse Racing
- May 13 - Kingman wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
[edit] Tennis
- First French Open held
[edit] Births
- February 22 — Theo Willems, Dutch archer (d. 1960)
- April 19 — Fred Fulton, American heavyweight boxer (d. 1973)
- April 28 — Isak Abrahamsen, Norwegian gymnast (d. 1972)
- April 30 — Pat O'Hara Wood, Australian tennis player (d. 1961)
- May 13 — Frank Beaurepaire, Australian freestyle swimmer (d. 1956)
- June 15 — Harry Hebner, American backstroke and freestyle swimmer (d. 1968)
- July 30 — Casey Stengel, U.S. baseball manager (d. 1975)
- November 16 — László Beleznai, Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer (d. 1953)
