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| Years in sports: | 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s |
| Years: | 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 |
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Baseball
- The Atlantic club of Brooklyn, New York suffers only one early tie. One match is at Rochester against the Young Canadian club of Woodstock, Ontario, 75-11.
- New rules empower the umpire to "call" balls (bad pitches) and eventually award first base on balls, practically limiting the number of pitches and the length of each batsman's turn.
Cricket
- Overarm bowling is finally permitted.
Golf
Horse racing
- First Travers Stakes in Saratoga Springs, New York, won by Kentucky
Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
- The Harvard-Yale Regatta resumes after three years and will continue annually.
Births
- August 24 — Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (d. 1919)
- November 3 — Karl Neukirch, German gymnast (d. 1941)