Sports-related events of 1974
1974 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Overview of the events of 1974 in sports
Alpine skiing
American football
Artistic gymnastics
Association football
Athletics
Australian rules football
Baseball
- 16 January – Former Yankees teammates Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Mantle becomes only the seventh player to make it in his first try. His 536 home runs with the Yankees ranked second only to Babe Ruth and he played in more games (2,401) than any other pinstriper, including Lou Gehrig. Ford was arguably the greatest Yankees pitcher of all time, retiring with more wins (236), more innings (3,171), more strikeouts (1,956), and more shutouts (45) than anyone in club history.
- Frank Robinson becomes the first African-American manager in Major League Baseball.
- 8 April – Hank Aaron hit home run# 715 in the fourth inning off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing breaking Babe Ruth's career home run record.
- 4 June – The Cleveland Indians hosted "Ten Cent Beer Night", but had to forfeit the game to the Texas Rangers due to drunken and unruly fans.
- World Series – Oakland Athletics win 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- 14 October – Shigeo Nagashima, a well known sports player from Japan, retires from the Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo, after a 17-year baseball player career.
Basketball
Boxing
Canadian football
Cycling
Disc sports
Dog sledding
Field hockey
Figure skating
Golf
Men's professional
Men's amateur
Women's professional
Harness racing
Horse racing
Steeplechases
Flat races
Ice hockey
Lacrosse
Motorsport
Rugby league
Rugby union
Snooker
Tennis
Volleyball
Yacht racing
Multi-sport events
Awards
References
- ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Our Games | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.