Events in Sport
- Sep 4 US Men's National Tennis Championship, Forest Hills NY: Bill Johnston wins his 2nd US title; beats Bill Tilden 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
Baseball Record
Golf Major
Sep 20 2nd PGA Championship: Jim Barnes wins at Engineers Country Club, Roslyn, NY
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 9 Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, gambler/sportscaster (lay you 5 to 1)
- 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)