1877 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s |
| Years: | 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 |
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[edit] Baseball
- Star pitcher Jim Devlin and three other Louisville Grays are permanently expelled from the National League for arranging with gamblers to lose games. (Louisville finishes seven games behind Boston.)
[edit] Cricket
- Australia defeats England in the first Test match by 45 runs
[edit] Football (Australian rules football)
- Victorian Football Association is formed. This was initially the highest level of the sport, until surpassed in 1897 by the Australian Football League (then known as the Victorian Football League.)
- The initial premiers were Carlton FC.
[edit] Football
- March 24 FA Cup Wanderers F.C. beat Oxford University 2-1 (after extra time)
[edit] Horse Racing
- May 22 - Baden-Baden wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Lacrosse
- November - The first intercollegiate lacrosse game is held between New York University and Manhattan College
[edit] Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Dead Heat
[edit] Tennis
- First open tournament held at Wimbledon
[edit] Births
- January 4 — Otto Herschmann, Austrian swimmer (d. 1942)
- November 22 — Joan Gamper, Swiss-Catalan footballer and founder of FC Barcelona (d. 1930)
