See also: 1877 in sports, other events of 1878, 1879 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. ...

Baseball

• Harry Wright leads Boston to another pennant, once again with brother George Wright at shortstop and Andy Leonard in the outfield --six in seven years for them all, and the three men were one-third of the 1869-1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings

Harry Wright William Henry Wright (January 10, 1835 - October 3, 1895) was a 19th century professional baseball player, manager, and organizer. ... Established 1871 League National League Division East Division Ballpark Turner Field Capacity 50,091 Current uniform The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... George Wright (January 28, 1847 - August 21, 1937) was one of the earliest stars of professional baseball. ... Andrew Jackson Leonard (June 1, 1846 – August 21, 1903) played left field for the original Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first fully professional baseball team. ... The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

Football (American)

• First match, Philips Andover versus Philips Exeter, the oldest high school rivalry in the U.S.

The ball used in American football has a pointed oval shape, and usually has a large set of stitches along one side. ... {{Infobox Private School| background = #f0f6fa| border = #ccd2d9| name = Phillips Academy| image = | motto = Non Sibi (Not for Ones Self) Finis Origine Pendet (The End Depends Upon the Beginning)| established = 1778| type = Private, Boarding| religion = none| head_name = Head of school| head = Barbara L. Chase| city = Andover| state = MA| country = USA| campus... The Academy Building Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter, Phillips Exeter, or PEA) is a co-educational independent boarding school for grades 9-12, located on 471. ...

Football (soccer)

• March 23 - Wanderers FC beat Royal Engineers 3-1, its fifth and final FA Cup

Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... The Wanderers Football Club were an amateur football club, who were one of the leading clubs in English football in the 1860s and 1870s. ... The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ...

Rowing

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
• The Harvard-Yale Regatta moves to its permanent location on the Thames River in New London. In the 26 preceding years with various course locations and lengths, Harvard has 12 wins and Yale 5.

Rowing refers to several forms of physical activity: For rowing boats in general, see Watercraft rowing. ... Boat Race Logo Exhausted crews at the finish of the 2002 Boat Race The Boat Race is a rowing race between the rowing clubs of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. ... The Yale-Harvard Boat Race or Harvard-Yale Regatta is an annual rowing race between Yale and Harvard universities. ... The Thames River is the name of a river in Ontario, Canada and one in Connecticut, United States of America. ... View of New London from across the Thames River New London, Connecticut is a city in New London County, at the mouth of the Thames River and on the northeastern shore of Long Island Sound. ...

Births

• June 15 - Wollmar Boström, Swedish tennis player (d. 1956)
• August 8 - Eric Green, British field hockey player (d. 1972)