Events in Sport
- Sep 4 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills NY: Bill Johnston wins his 2nd US title; beats Bill Tilden 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
PGA Championship
Sep 20 PGA Championship, Engineers CC: Defending champion Jim Barnes defeats Fred McLeod, 6 & 5 in the final
Jim Barnes
- Sep 20 Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson's major league mark of 27 HRs
- Sep 24 Babe Ruth sets season homer mark at 28 off of Yankee Bob Shawkey
- Sep 27 Pitcher Bob Shawkey sets then Yank record with 15 strike-outs
- Sep 27 Babe Ruth's 29th HR is 1st of year in Wash (1st in every park in league in one season)
- Sep 28 Fastest major league game (51 mins), Giants beat Phillies 6-1
Birthdays in Sport
- Sep 7 Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist, born in Kanegem, Belgium (d. 2004)
- Sep 27 Johnny Pesky, American baseball player, (d. 2012)
- Sep 28 Tom Harmon, American football player and announcer (LA Rams, CBS 1950-62), born in Rennselaer, Indiana (d. 1990)
- Sep 29 Masao Takemoto, Japan, gymnast (Olympic gold 1960)
- Sep 30 Roberto Bonomi, Argentine racing driver (d. 1992)