The Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series 4 games to 3 over the
Baltimore Orioles. The Series MVP was Willie Stargell.
Basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship:
Michigan St. wins 75-64 over Indiana St.
NBA Finals:
The Seattle SuperSonics beat the Washington Bullets 4 games to 1.
Boxing
9/28: Larry Holmes retains his World Heavyweight title with an 11th round TKO of Earnie
Shavers.
11/30: Vito Antuofermo retains his World Middleweight title with a
15 round draw against Marvin Hagler.
11/30: Sugar Ray Leonard wins his first World title, beating WBC World Welterweight champion Wilfred Benítez by knockout in round 15.
Football
On January 21, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 in Superbowl XIII
Golf
Men's professional
Masters Tournament: Fuzzy Zoeller
U.S. Open: Hale Irwin
British Open: Seve Ballesteros.
PGA Championship: David Graham
PGA Tour money leader: Tom Watson $462,636
Women's professional
LPGA Championship: Donna Caponi
U.S. Women's Open: Jerilyn Britz
Classique Peter Jackson Classic: Amy Alcott
LPGA Tour money leader: Nancy Lopez $197,489
Hockey
The Monreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup 4 games to 1 over the New York Rangers
NASCAR Championship: Richard Petty
Daytona 500: Richard Petty
CART Racing (replaced USAC): Rick Mears
won the season championship
Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears
Formula One Champion: Jody Scheckter of South Africa
NHRA Top Fuel championship: Rob Bruins
Tennis
Men's Grand Slam:
Australian Open: Guillermo Vilas
French Open: Björn Borg
Wimbledon: Björn Borg
US Open: John McEnroe
Women's Grand Slam:
Australian Open: Barbara Jordan
French Open: Chris Evert
Wimbledon: Martina Navratilova
US Open: Tracy Austin
