1884 in sports
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See also: 1883 in sports, other events of 1884, 1885 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Baseball (Major League)
- Ned Williamson hits 27 home runs for the Chicago White Stockings, establishing a new record that will last for 35 years. He nearly doubled the record of 14 set the season before by Harry Stovey.
- First World Series contested - Providence NL defeats New York AA, 3 games to none.
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Boat race
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge
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Football (Canadian)
- The Canadian Rugby Football Union, forerunner of the Canadian Football League is established.
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Football (Soccer)
- FA Cup - Blackburn Rovers beat Queen's Park (Glasgow) 2-1
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Events
- Cresta Run constructed for skeleton
- Gaelic Athletic Association founded to promote hurling and Gaelic football
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Births
- Candy Jim Taylor, star player/manager in Negro League baseball
- August 3 - Georges Boillot, Grand Prix motor racing driver (d. 1916)
- August 4 - Henri Cornet, French cycling champion (d. 1941)
- December 31 - Edgar Page, British field hockey player (d. 1956)
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