Events in Sport
- Sep 1 St Louis Cards pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate
Golf Tournament
Sep 2 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Idaho Centennia Golf Tournament
Mickey Wright
Golf Tournament
Sep 8 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Spokane Women's Golf Open
Kathy Whitworth
- Sep 8 83rd U.S. Men's National Championship: Rafael Osuna beats Frank Froehling (7-5, 6-4, 6-2)
Tennis Open
Sep 8 77th U.S. Women's National Championship: Maria Bueno beats Margaret Court (7-5, 6-4)
Maria Bueno
- Sep 10 Phillies beat Houston Colt .45s, 16-0
Event of Interest
Sep 10 Stan Musial hits a HR in his 1st at bat as a grandfather
Stan Musial
- Sep 15 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Eugene Ladies' Golf Open
- Sep 18 Final game at Polo Grounds, 1,752 see Phillies beat Mets 5-1
- Sep 22 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Visalia Ladies' Golf Open
- Sep 24 Idle Dodgers clinch their 2nd LA pennant as Cubs beat Cards
- Sep 29 Cardinal's celebrate Stan Musial Day in St Louis, for Stan Musial's final game, where he hits his 3,629th & 3,630th total hits (475 HRs)
- Sep 29 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational
Birthdays in Sport
- Sep 1 David Zhuang, China, US table tennis player (Olympics 1996)
- Sep 2 Sam Mitchell, NBA forward (Minn Timberwolves)
- Sep 3 Eric Plunk, Wilmington CA, pitcher (Oakland A's, NY Yankees, Indians)
- Sep 3 Mubarak Ghanim, UAE footballer
- Sep 4 Donna Wilkins, LPGA golfer (1987 S&H Golf Classic-5th), born in Miami, Florida
- Sep 4 John Vanbiesbrouck, NHL goalie (Team USA, Florida), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Sep 5 Brandon Krovoza, American canoeist (alt-Olympics 1996), born in Newport Beach, California
- Sep 5 Dave Brantley, Florence Alabama, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
- Sep 5 John Elliott, American professional golfer (1994 NIKE Miss Gulf Coast), born in Bristol, Connecticut
- Sep 5 Tim McKyer, American NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Orlando, Florida
- Sep 6 Jozsef Kiprich, soccer player (Feyenoord)
- Sep 6 Pat Nevin, Scottish footballer
- Sep 8 Gerald Williams, NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers)
- Sep 8 Li Ning, Chinese gymnast
- Sep 9 Leslie Thompson, cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Burlington, Vermont
- Sep 11 Bonnie Gadusek, tennis player (French Juniors 1981), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Sep 11 Gerald Wilkins, NBA guard (Orlando Magic)
- Sep 14 Antonia Real, Spanish 400m freestyle (Olympic-1976)
- Sep 14 Jaromir Dragan, Liptovsky CZE, hockey goalie (Team Slovakia 1998)
- Sep 16 Garth Jax, NFL middle linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
- Sep 18 Rich Weiss, US slalom single kayaker (Olympic 6th 1996), born in Munich. Germany
- Sep 18 Jim Pocklington, British racing driver
- Sep 19 David Seaman, English footballer
- Sep 21 Cecil Fielder, infielder (Detroit Tigers, NY Yankees), born in Los Angeles, California
- Sep 21 Curtly Ambrose, Antiguan West Indies cricketer
- Sep 22 Michele Berteotti, LPGA golfer
- Sep 22 Missie Berteotti, LPGA golfer (1993 PING/Welch's Champ), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Sep 23 Gabriele Reinsch, German DR, discus thrower (world record 1988)
- Sep 26 Douglas Wakiihuri, Kenyan marathon runner (Olympic silver 1988)
- Sep 27 Caren Metschuck, German DR, 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic gold 1980)
- Sep 28 Johnny Earl Dawkins Jr, NBA guard (Spurs, Charlotte Hornets)
- Sep 30 Ed Drakich, volleyball player (Olympics 1996), born in Windsor, Ontario