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51. The Rangers beat the Islanders to reach the Stanley Cup finals, May 8, 1979, Madison Square Garden 52. Sugar Ray Robinson melts against Joey Maxim, June 25, 1952, Yankee Stadium 53. Fred Lebow and Grete Waitz run side by side, November 1, 1992, New York Marathon 54. Joe Louis comes back to KO Billy Conn, June 18, 1941, Polo Grounds 55. The U.S. Open crowns two unique but very different champions, September 9, 1974, West Side Tennis Club 56. At the All-Star Game, Carl Hubbell strikes out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin .º.º. in a row, July 10, 1934, Polo Grounds |
57. Seabiscuit wins the Brooklyn in a photo finish, June 26, 1937, Aqueduct Race Course 58. Columbia ends Army’s winning streak, October 25, 1947, Baker Field 59. Ingemar Johansson’s “Toonder and Lightning” strikes Floyd Patterson, June 26, 1959, Yankee Stadium 60. Larry Johnson shocks the Pacers with his four-pointer, June 5, 1999, Madison Square Garden |
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61. In a match for the aged, Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi one last time, September 8, 2002, National Tennis Center
62. Jim Corbett has his finest hour in a loss against Jim Jeffries, May 11, 1900, Greater New York Athletic Club, Coney Island
63. Steffi Graf, struggling with her father’s arrest, battles Monica Seles, struggling to overcome her stabbing injury, September 9, 1995, National Tennis Center
65. The Giants hold off the Packers for the NFL Championship, December 11, 1938, Polo Grounds
66. Graig Nettles flashes his leather and saves the World Series, October 13, 1978, Yankee Stadium
67. Ned Irish launches college basketball with the first double-header, December 29, 1934, Madison Square Garden
68. New York gets its first glimpse of a sports-mad future, May 27, 1823, Union Course
69. St. John’s revs up the Big East, March 12, 1983, Madison Square Garden
70. The “Four Horsemen of Notre Dame” triumph over Army, October 18, 1924, Yankee Stadium
71. Chris Evert becomes the “It Girl” with her comeback win, September 4, 1971, West Side Tennis Club
72. Robin Ventura hits a grand slam single, October 17, 1999, Shea Stadium
73. John Starks dunks over Michael Jordan in the Eastern Conference Finals, May 25, 1993, Madison Square Garden
74. Bernard King scores 44 in Game 6 to keep the Knicks alive against the Celtics, May 11, 1984, Madison Square Garden
75. Mike Piazza picks up New York with his post-9/11 game-winning homer, September 21, 2001, Shea Stadium
| New York City sports history, like the city itself, is noisy, self-important and endlessly fascinating. This book ranks the Top 100 greatest days in New York City sports, with essays on each event, but it also chronicles the Top 25 greatest days New York’s teams ever had, the 10 greatest performances by opponents against New York teams and the worst days in New York sports |
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