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| Years in sports: | 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s |
| Years: | 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 |
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Baseball
- The NL, AA, and Northwestern League limit competition in the Tripartite Agreement, the first National Agreement and the birth of so-called Organized 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.
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).
- Bristol Rovers FC were founded as "The Black Arabs FC"
Golf
Horse racing
- May 23 - Leonatus wins the Kentucky Derby
Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
Events
- First organized luge competition takes place in Davos, Switzerland
Births
- January 9 — Charles Bacon, American athlete (d. 1968)
- January 27 — Bok de Korver, Dutch football (soccer) player (d. 1957)
- July 19 — Cornelis den Held, Dutch athlete (d. 1962)
- September 5 — Mel Sheppard, American athlete (d. 1942)
- September 27 — Percy Rees, British field hockey player (d. 1970)
- October 31 — Tony Wilding, champion tennis player and soldier (d. 1915)
- November 17 — Erik Granfelt, Swedish gymnast (d. 1962)
Deaths
