September 18 –
OutfielderGary Ward become the sixth
Minnesota Twins player to hit for the
cycle. The Twins lose 9–8 to the
Milwaukee Brewers, wasting Ward's effort. On May 26,
2004 his son,
Daryle Ward, will repeat the feat guiding the
Pirates' 11–8 victory over the
Cardinals. Ward joined his father to become the first father-son combination in major league history to hit for the cycle.
October 2-
Larry Holmes defeats
Muhammad Ali by a knockout in round eleven to retain boxing's WBC world Heavyweight title, in what would be Ali's last world title bout.
February 2 – USA's
Chris Cavanaugh sets a world record in the
50m freestyle (long course) at a swimming meet in
Amersfoort, Netherlands, shaving off 0.04 of the previous record (23.70) set by Germany's
Klaus Steinbach nearly a year ago: 23.66.
April 10 –
Chris Cavanaugh betters his own world record in the 50m freestyle (long course) at a swimming meet in
Austin, Texas (USA): 23.12. At the same event (and on the same day), two other swimmers from the United States,
Rowdy Gaines and
Bruce Stahl, go under his time, clocking 22.96 and 22.83 respectively.
August 15 – USA's
Joe Bottom betters the world record in the 50m freestyle (long course) at a meet in
Honolulu, Hawaii, shaving off 0.12 of the previous record (22.83) set by
Bruce Stahl four months earlier: 22.71.
September 18 –
OutfielderGary Ward become the sixth
Minnesota Twins player to hit for the
cycle. The Twins lose 9–8 to the
Milwaukee Brewers, wasting Ward's effort. On May 26,
2004 his son,
Daryle Ward, will repeat the feat guiding the
Pirates' 11–8 victory over the
Cardinals. Ward joined his father to become the first father-son combination in major league history to hit for the cycle.
October 2-
Larry Holmes defeats
Muhammad Ali by a knockout in round eleven to retain boxing's WBC world Heavyweight title, in what would be Ali's last world title bout.
February 2 – USA's
Chris Cavanaugh sets a world record in the
50m freestyle (long course) at a swimming meet in
Amersfoort, Netherlands, shaving off 0.04 of the previous record (23.70) set by Germany's
Klaus Steinbach nearly a year ago: 23.66.
April 10 –
Chris Cavanaugh betters his own world record in the 50m freestyle (long course) at a swimming meet in
Austin, Texas (USA): 23.12. At the same event (and on the same day), two other swimmers from the United States,
Rowdy Gaines and
Bruce Stahl, go under his time, clocking 22.96 and 22.83 respectively.
August 15 – USA's
Joe Bottom betters the world record in the 50m freestyle (long course) at a meet in
Honolulu, Hawaii, shaving off 0.12 of the previous record (22.83) set by
Bruce Stahl four months earlier: 22.71.