1853 in sports

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Years in sports:	1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
Years:	1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856

[edit] Baseball

• The New York Sunday Mercury publishes a box score for a Knickerbockers-Gothams baseball match, reprinted by the Clipper a few days later

[edit] Horse racing

• Grand National won by Peter Simple
• West Australian establishes the Triple Crown by winning three main races for three-year-olds in England

[edit] Births

• March 23 — Sir Donald Mann, donor of the Mann Cup