Records

Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's all-time home run record with his 756th career home run off Mike Bacsik.

Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's all-time home run record with his 715th career homer off Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single game against the New York Knicks in Hershey, PA - the most in NBA history.

LeBron James scored his 38,388th career point, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer.

Wayne Gretzky surpassed Gordie Howe's all-time points record of 1,850 with a goal against his former team, the Oilers.

Wayne Gretzky passed Gordie Howe for the most goals in NHL history with his 802nd career goal, finishing with 894.

Roger Maris hit his MLB-record 61st home run of the season, surpassing Babe Ruth's single-season mark of 60, off Tracy Stallard in the bottom of the fourth inning; this was the game's only run.

Babe Ruth set the single-season home run record with his 60th homer off Tom Zachary, a mark that stood for 34 years.

Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb's all-time hit record with a single off Eric Show, becoming the Hit King.

Joe DiMaggio's record 56-game hitting streak was stopped by the Cleveland Indians. The streak remains the longest in MLB history.

Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record, eventually extending it to 2,632 games.

The 1972 Miami Dolphins completed the only perfect season in NFL history, going 17-0 including the Super Bowl VII victory.

Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second-highest single-game total in NBA history.

Wilt Chamberlain finished the 1961-62 season averaging 50.4 points per game, an unbreakable record.

Wayne Gretzky scored his 77th goal of the season, breaking Phil Esposito's record. He finished with 92 goals.

Wayne Gretzky finished the 1985-86 season with 215 points (52 goals, 163 assists), the highest single-season total in NHL history.

Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris's single-season home run record with his 62nd homer, a line drive off Steve Trachsel.

Barry Bonds set the single-season home run record with his 73rd homer off Dennis Springer on the final day of the regular season.

Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's single-season record with his 61st home run on the final day of the season off Tracy Stallard.

Nolan Ryan broke Walter Johnson's all-time career strikeout record, eventually finishing with 5,714 strikeouts.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passed Wilt Chamberlain to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer, a record he held for nearly 39 years.

The Golden State Warriors broke the 1995-96 Bulls' record with 73 wins, though they lost the Finals to Cleveland.

The Chicago Bulls set the NBA regular season record with 72 wins, led by Michael Jordan in his first full season back from retirement.

Stephen Curry passed Ray Allen for the most three-pointers in NBA history, cementing his legacy as the greatest shooter ever.

Wayne Gretzky extended his record point streak to 51 consecutive games, the longest in NHL history.

Aaron Judge broke Roger Maris's AL single-season record with his 62nd homer off Jesus Tinoco in the first inning.

Ichiro Suzuki broke George Sisler's 84-year-old single-season hit record with his 258th hit, finishing with 262.

Tom Brady broke Peyton Manning's single-season touchdown record with his 50th TD pass, finishing with 50 TDs in a 16-0 regular season.

Tom Brady surpassed Drew Brees for the most career passing yards in NFL history, eventually reaching over 89,000 yards.

The New England Patriots became the first team to go 16-0 in the regular season since the schedule expanded to 16 games.

Eric Dickerson broke O.J. Simpson's single-season rushing record, finishing with 2,105 yards in 1984.

Emmitt Smith passed Walter Payton to become the NFL's all-time leading rusher, eventually finishing with 18,355 yards.

Stephen Curry shattered his own single-season three-point record with 402 threes, a nearly incomprehensible number.

The 1971-72 Lakers won their 33rd consecutive game, the longest winning streak in NBA history.

Roger Clemens set a major league record by striking out 20 Seattle Mariners in a nine-inning game.

Peyton Manning broke his own and Tom Brady's single-season passing touchdown record with 55 touchdowns in 2013.

Dan Marino set what seemed like an unbreakable single-season record with 48 touchdown passes in 1984.

Peyton Manning surpassed Brett Favre for the most career passing touchdowns, eventually reaching 539.

Russell Westbrook averaged a triple-double for the entire season (31.6/10.7/10.4), the first player since Oscar Robertson in 1962.

In only his fifth career start, 20-year-old Kerry Wood struck out 20 batters while allowing just one hit.

Denny McLain became the last MLB pitcher to win 30 games in a season, finishing 31-6 in 1968.

Peyton Manning set the single-season passing yards record with 5,477 yards, breaking Drew Brees's previous mark.

Drew Brees broke Dan Marino's 27-year-old single-season passing yards record, finishing with 5,476 yards in 2011.

Randy Moss set the single-season touchdown reception record with 23, paired with Brady's 50 passing TDs.

Teemu Selanne broke Mike Bossy's rookie goal record by scoring his 54th goal. He finished with 76 goals.

Ohtani continued rewriting history as a two-way player, ranking among league leaders in both pitching and hitting categories simultaneously.

Adrian Peterson came within 8 yards of Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record, running for 2,097 yards.

LaDainian Tomlinson broke Shaun Alexander's single-season touchdown record, finishing with 31 total touchdowns in 2006.

Stephen Curry set the single-game three-pointer record with 12 threes on his way to the first unanimous MVP award.

Martin Brodeur surpassed Patrick Roy as the all-time leader in regular season wins by a goaltender with his 552nd victory.