19 November in Sports History

In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on November 19. As a bonus, we place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete as well.

Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.

39 - 16 - 45 - 8 - 46 - 17 - 20 - 24 - 8 - 15 - 23

November 19, 1932 - Joe Kershalla a player for the University of Mount Union, scored 71 points in a college football game

November 19, 1951 - Roy Campanella, Number 39 of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was named National League MVP on his 30th birthday

November 19, 1961 - Houston Oilers quarterback , Number 16, George Blanda passed for 7 touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of NY Titans at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston

November 19, 1968 - New York Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen, Number 45 won the American League Rookie of the Year honors

November 19, 1975 - Cincinnati Reds 2nd baseman, Number 8, Joe Morgan was named National League MVP

November 19, 1978 - "The Miracle at the Meadowlands", Eagles Herman Edwards, Number 46 returned a fumble for a touchdown with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 19-17 victory over the rival New York Giants

November 19, 1983 - Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers, Number 17 became the first (and only) Finnish player to score five goals in a game

November 19, 1984 - NY Met Number 16, Dwight Gooden, at 20 years old, became the youngest to be named National League Rookie of Year

November 19, 1986 - Phillies 3rd baseman Number 20, Mike Schmidt won the National League MVP

November 19, 1990 - Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Number 24, Barry Bonds won the National League MVP

November 19, 1991 - Baltimore Orioles shortstop Number 8, Cal Ripken won his 2nd AL MVP

November 19, 2018 - Rams beat Kansas City Chiefs, 54-51 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; 3rd-highest scoring game in NFL history; first time 2 teams score 50 points in same game; Number 15, Patrick Mahomes' 6 TD passes for KC most in "Monday Night Football" history

November 19, 2019 - LeBron James, Number 23 registered 25 points, 11 rebounds & 10 assists as LA Lakers' beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 112-107. James became the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double against all 30 franchises

November 19, 2021 - MLB Cleveland Indians name change to Guardians becomes official

A Very Special thanks to information obtained from the following brilliant internet sites: On This Day Sports, the Sports Reference's family of website databases & Stathead.com.

Banner photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of the 1956 George Blanda, Topps Trading card, taken by an unknown.