1868 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s |
| Years: | 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 |
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[edit] Baseball
- A few clubs count base hits and total bases on hits for every player, beside the commonplace "official scoring" of runs and times put out (hands lost)
- In December the National Association permits full professionalism for 1869. The Cincinnati Red Stockings recruit with great success.
[edit] Lacrosse
- White players in Upstate New York begin playing lacrosse and it spreads through the New York City metropolitan area, where teams are soon organized.[citation needed]
[edit] Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
- The world champion "Paris Crew" from Saint John, New Brunswick wins the Championship of America in Springfield, Massachusetts
[edit] Births
- January 2 — Arthur Gore, British tennis player (d. 1928)
- July 22 — Jim Hall, Australian middleweight boxer (d. 1913)
- November 18 — Driekske van Bussel, Dutch archer (d. 1951)
