On This Day in Sport
Events in Sport
- 1879 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Scotsman Jamie Anderson wins by 3 shots from countrymen Jamie Allen & Andrew Kirkaldy; 3rd consecutive title
- 1881 Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12
- 1905 Boston's Bill Dinneen no-hits Chicago White Sox, 2-0
- 1914 Cleveland 2nd baseman Nap Lajoie collects his 3,000th hit
- 1917 EHC soccer team forms in Hoensbroek Neth
- 1919 Pitcher Bob Shawkey sets then Yank record with 15 strike-outs
- 1919 Boston Red Sox slugger Babe Ruth takes his MLB home run record to 29 with a 3rd inning blast in a 7-5 defeat at the Washington Senators' Griffith Stadium
- 1921 MLB NY Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 21-7 at Polo Grounds, NYC
- More Events in Sport
Birthdays in Sport
Kathy Whitworth
82nd Birthday- Mike Schmidt
72nd Birthday
Kathy Whitworth
Mike SchmidtDeaths in Sport
Babe Didrikson ZahariasWeddings in Sport
- 1934 Baseball player and manager Leo Durocher (28) weds businesswoman Grace Dozier
- 2009 Businesswoman and TV personality Khloé Kardashian (28) weds NBA basketball forward Lamar Odom (32) in Beverly Hills, California
September in Sports History
Woman Jockey Rides Into Record Books
Jockey Gay Kelleway is the only woman to ride a winner at England’s famous Royal Ascot. She was also the first jockey to wear a TV camera on her helmet.
September 6, 19921st Car Race in America
The winning vehicle, a Duryea Motor Wagon Company vehicle driven by Frank Duryea
September 28, 1895
