September 1969 in Sport

Events in Sport


Event of interestEvent of Interest

Sep 2 NY Yankee Joe Pepitone is reinstated

MLB First Baseman and Outfielder Joe Pepitone
MLB First Baseman and Outfielder
Joe Pepitone
  • Sep 7 Carol Mann wins LPGA Molson's Canadian Golf Open
  • Sep 8 US amateur Men's Tennis: Stan Smith beats Bob Lutz (97 63 61)
  • Sep 9 Smallest US Tennis Open single session-131 (men's doubles final only)

Sport awardTennis Open

Sep 9 US Open Men's Tennis: Rod Laver beats fellow Australian Tony Roche 7-9, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to claim his record second Grand Slam

Tennis Player Rod Laver
Tennis Player
Rod Laver
Tennis Player and Coach Tony Roche
Tennis Player and Coach
Tony Roche

Sport awardTennis Open

Sep 9 83rd U.S. Women's National Championship: Margaret Court beats Nancy Richey (6-2, 6-2)

Tennis Player and Two-Time Major Champion Nancy Richey
Tennis Player and Two-Time Major Champion
Nancy Richey
  • Sep 10 NY Mets sweep Montreal Expos putting them in 1st place for 1st time
  • Sep 13 Baltimore Orioles, win earliest AL Eastern division title
  • Sep 13 Bobby Bonds is baseballs 4th 30-HR, 30-steal player

Sport awardGolf Tournament

Sep 14 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Wendell-West Golf Open

LPGA Golfer Kathy Whitworth
LPGA Golfer
Kathy Whitworth
  • Sep 15 Cards Steve Carlton sets record by striking out 19 NY Mets in a game
  • Sep 20 18th Ryder Cup: Draw, 16-16 at Royal Birkdale, England
  • Sep 20 Pitts Pirate Bob Moose no-hits NY Mets, 4-0
  • Sep 21 58th Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Cleveland (5-0)

Sport awardGolf Tournament

Sep 21 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open

LPGA Golfer Donna Caponi
LPGA Golfer
Donna Caponi
  • Sep 21 NY Jet Steve O'Neal punts 98 yards against Denver Broncos
  • Sep 21 Ron Hill wins European marathon (2:16:47.8)

Sports record brokenBaseball Record

Sep 22 SF Giant Willie Mays, becomes second player to hit 600 home runs

MLB Legend Willie Mays
MLB Legend
Willie Mays
  • Sep 24 NY Mets clinch NL East pennant
  • Sep 28 Joe Kapp (Minnesota Vikings) passes for 7 touchdowns vs Balt Colts (52-14)
  • Sep 29 Red Sox Rico Petrocelli hits shortstop record 40th HR of season
  • Sep 29 Steve O'Neal of NY Jets, kicks longest NFL punt; 98 yards vs Denver

Birthdays in Sport

  • Sep 1 Florence Descampe, LPGA golfer (1992 McCall), born in Brussels, Belgium
  • Sep 1 Henning Berg, Norwegian footballer
  • Sep 2 Russell Freeman, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders)
  • Sep 2 Shani Waugh, Bunbury Aust, LPGA golfer (Aust sub-jr champ-1986, 87)
  • Sep 2 Stephen Peall, Zimbabwean cricketer
  • Sep 3 Keith Traylor, NFL defensive tackle (KC Chiefs, Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
  • Sep 5 Maurice Miller, CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)
  • Sep 5 Leonardo Araujo, Brazilian footballer, born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Sep 5 Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer, born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
  • Sep 6 Aaron Pierce, NFL halfback (NY Giants)
  • Sep 6 Douglas Pirini, decathlete (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Sep 6 Ben Finegold, American chess player
  • Sep 6 Michellie Jones, Australian triathlete
  • Sep 7 Darren Bragg, outfielder (Seattle Mariners), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
  • Sep 8 Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer
  • Sep 8 Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer
  • Sep 8 Gary Speed, Welsh footballer
  • Sep 9 Christine Smith, Darien Conn, rower (Olympics 1996)
  • Sep 9 Sean Rooks, NBA center (LA Lakers)
  • Sep 10 Bob Spitulski, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
  • Sep 10 Matt Geiger, NBA center (Charlotte Hornets)
  • Sep 11 Tracy Scroggins, NFLer (Detroit Lions)
  • Sep 11 Eduardo Perez, American baseball player
  • Sep 12 Ángel Cabrera, Argentine golfer
  • Sep 12 Shigeki Maruyama, Japanese golfer
  • Sep 13 Shane Warne, Australian cricketer (leg spin bowler) , born in Melbourne, Victoria
  • Sep 16 Andrew Borodow, 130 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic 5-92, 96), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • Sep 16 Chester McGlockton, NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
  • Sep 16 Marthijn Pothoven, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
  • Sep 17 Rob Zamuner, NHL forward (Tampa Bay Lightning, Team Canada 1998)
  • Sep 17 Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player
  • Sep 18 Robert Coons, NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills)
  • Sep 20 Tommy Jeter, NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
  • Sep 20 Richard Witschge, former Dutch footballer
  • Sep 21 Jason Christiansen, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Omaha, Nebraska
  • Sep 21 Lia Biehl, LPGA golfer
  • Sep 21 Randal Hill, NFL wide receiver (Miami Dolphins)
  • Sep 22 Marian Chlad, soccer player (FC Groningen)
  • Sep 22 Nicole Bradtke, Australian tennis star (1995 Auckland), born in Melbourne, Victoria
  • Sep 23 Jeff Cirillo, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Pasadena, California
  • Sep 23 Tapio Laukkanen, Finnish rally driver
  • Sep 24 Andrew Greene, NFL guard (Miami Dolphins, Saskatchewan Roughriders)
  • Sep 24 John Morton, WLAF WR (Frankfurt Galaxy)
  • Sep 25 David Weathers, Lawrencburg TN, pitcher (Florida Marlins, NY Yankees)
  • Sep 25 Hansie Cronje, cricket captain (solid South African batsman)
  • Sep 25 Michae Wright, WLAF cornerback (Barcelona Dragons)
  • Sep 26 Andy Petterson, Australian footballer
  • Sep 26 Paul Warhurst, English footballer
  • Sep 27 Laura Wilson, cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Utica, New York
  • Sep 27 Lester Holmes, NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles)
  • Sep 27 Robert Jones, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
  • Sep 28 Jack O'Keffe, Australian golfer, born in Waterbury, Connecticut
  • Sep 28 L Janusz Hooker, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
  • Sep 28 Nico Vaesen, Belgian footballer

Person of interestKelly Robbins

Sep 29 Kelly Robbins, American golfer (LPGA C'ship 1995), born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

LPGA Golfer Kelly Robbins
LPGA Golfer
Kelly Robbins
  • Sep 29 Angelo Barretto, Filipino racecar driver

Deaths in Sport

  • Sep 3 John Lester, American cricketer, dies at 98
  • Sep 6 Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian football player, dies at 77
  • Sep 9 Cecil Dixon, South African cricket off-spinner (1913-14, dismissed Hobbs twice), dies at 78
  • Sep 9 Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (b. 1928)