1791 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Baseball Earliest known reference The broken window by-law in Pittsfield, Massachusetts prohibited "baseball" and other ball games within 80 yards of the new meeting house, the earliest known reference to "baseball" in North America.
Boxing Events 17 January — "Big Ben" Brain defeated Tom Johnson at Wrotham in the 18th round of a fight lasting 21 minutes to claim the Championship of England. Brain held the title until his death from cirrhosis of the liver in 1794.Cyber Boxing Zone – Ben Brain. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
Cricket Events
England Most runsNote that scorecards created in the 18th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and the missing data prevents effective computation of averages – Billy Beldham 532 Most wickets – Charles Cumberland 41
Horse racing England The Derby – Eager The Oaks – Portia St Leger Stakes – Young Traveller
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