Events in Sport
Event of Interest
- Sep 9 Silvio Cator of Haiti, sets then long jump record at 26' ½"
- Sep 11 Ty Cobb last hitting appearance, pops out against Yankees
- Sep 15 Cards set NL record of 18 men left on base beating Phillies 8-6
- Sep 15 Alfred "Tich" Freeman becomes the only bowler to take 300 wickets in an English cricket season.
- Sep 17 Pitcher Ray Boggs hits 3 batters in 1 inning
- Sep 17 48th U.S. Men's National Championship: Henri Cochet beats Francis Hunter (4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3)
- Sep 18 Cards beat Phillies for 20th of 22 games in 1928
Birthdays in Sport
- Sep 6 Rudolph Plukfelder, USSR, light heavyweight (Olympic gold 1964), born in Novoorlivka, Ukraine
Deaths in Sport
- Sep 25 Karl Schneider, cricketer (South Aust bat), dies of leukaemia at 23