Events in Sport
- 1866 British Open Golf, Prestwick GC: Willie Park Sr. wins his 3rd title; beats his brother Davie Park by 2 strokes
- 1872 British Open Golf, Prestwick GC: Tom Morris, Jr. wins 4th consecutive title; beats fellow Scot Davie Strath by 3 strokes
- 1883 Hugh Daily, a one-armed pitcher for Cleveland (Forest City), tosses 1-0 no-hitter against Philadelphia
- 1907 Canadian Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) forms with merge of Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts (ORFU) and Ottawa Rough Riders, Montreal FC (QRFU)
- 1910 Regina Rugby Club forms
- 1924 19th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (5-0)
- 1925 Bkln Dodger Dazzy Vance no-hits Phillies, 10-1
- 1930 Tommy Armour wins PGA golf tournament
- 1930 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club 1st game, loses to St John's Rugby, 7-3
- 1930 50th U.S. Men's National Championship: John Doeg beats Frank Shields (10-8, 1-6, 6-4, 16-14)
- 1932 NY Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant
- 1934 Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000
Hall of Fame
1938 Alexander Cartwright is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Alexander Cartwright
- 1942 Cubs shortstop Leonard Merullo makes 4 errors in 1 inning
- 1946 Boston Red Sox clinch AL pennant
- 1949 Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in NYC
- 1951 St Louis Cards beat NY Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0
- 1953 Pitcher Bob Trice becomes the first black player for Philadelphia Athletics
- 1953 Italian Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari retains Formula 1 World Drivers Championship although forced to retire (engine trouble) in season ending Italian Grand Prix at Monza; wins title by 6.5 points from Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1958 Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times
- 1959 US National Championship Men's Tennis: Australian Neale Fraser wins 1st of 2 consecutive US titles; beats Alex Olmedo of Peru 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Tennis Open
1959 US National Championship Women's Tennis: Maria Bueno of Brazil wins her 1st of 4 US singles titles; beats Christine Truman of England 6-1, 6-4
Maria Bueno
- 1960 Dutch 1st Chamber condemns soccer-law
Tennis Open
1964 US National Championship Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson beats fellow Australian Fred Stolle 6-4, 6-2, 6-4; Emerson's 3rd Grand Slam title of the year
Roy Emerson
- 1964 US National Championship Women's Tennis: Maria Bueno of Brazil wins her 3rd US singles title; dominates American Carole Caldwell Graebner 6-1, 6-0
Event of Interest
1965 Willie Mays's 500th HR (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win
Willie Mays
Tennis Open
1970 US Open Men's Tennis: Ken Rosewall wins 2nd US title; beats fellow Australian Tony Roche 2-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3
Ken Rosewall
Tony Roche
- 1973 ABC announces it obtained TV rights for 1976 Olympics
- 1974 Phillies set NL record, using 27 players in a game, St Louis uses 24, tying record of 51. Phils win 7-3 in 17
- 1976 2nd Enterprise, approach & lands Test Cricket (ALT) flight (5m28s)
- 1981 Atlanta Falcons tie record of 31 points in 4th quarter (vs Green Bay)
Tennis Open
1981 US Open Men's Tennis: John McEnroe wins 3rd straight US title; beats Björn Borg 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 in Borg's last Grand Slam match
John McEnroe
Björn Borg
- 1982 Joe Lefevre gets 6 hits in one baseball game
Baseball Record
1983 Oakland's Rickey Henderson 3rd straight 100 steals for season
Rickey Henderson
- 1983 US mint strikes 1st gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle)
Tennis Open
1987 US Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova retains her title; beats Steffi Graf of Germany 7-6, 6-1
Martina Navratilova
Steffi Graf
- 1987 Tampa Bay quarterback Steve DeBerg establishes a franchise record with 5 touchdown passes in the Buccaneers 48-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons
- 1988 10th time, 4 players hit baseball major-league record grand slams
- 1989 Fay Vincent elected baseball's 8th commissioner
- 1990 Robert E Nederlander appointed NY Yankee managing general partner
Event of Interest
1991 Joe Carter 1st baseball player with 3 consecutive 100 RBI seasons with 3 different teams (Indians, Padres, Blue Jays)
Joe Carter
Tennis Open
1992 US Open Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg retains his title; beats Pete Sampras 3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2
Pete Sampras
Event of Interest
1999 John Elway's #7 jersey is retired by the Denver Broncos
John Elway
Tennis Open
2010 US Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Rafael Nadal wins his first US title; beats Novak Đoković 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
Rafael Nadal
Novak Đoković
- 2013 Jim Furyk fires 12-under-par 59 in the 2nd round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms GC in Lake Forest, Illinois, becoming just the 6th player to shoot sub-60 in a PGA Tour event
Tennis Open
2015 US Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins his second US title; beats Roger Federer 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Novak Đoković
Roger Federer
Birthdays in Sport
- 1896 Morris Kirksey, American 4 X 100m (Olympic gold 1920), born in Waxahachie, Texas (d. 1981)
- 1926 Emile Francis, NHL player, coach and general manager (Rangers, Blues, Whalers), born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 1930 Jimmy McLane, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1500m 1948), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1931 Marjorie Jackson, Australian sprinter (Olympic gold 1952) and 33rd Governor of South Australia, born in Coffs Harbour, Australia
- 1952 Johanna Klier-Schaller, German 100m hurdler (Olympic gold 1976), born in Artern, Bezirk Halle, Germany
- 1952 Ray Sibille, American jockey (Breeder's Cup Turf 1988), born in Sunset, Louisiana
- 1957 Mark Charles Wiebe, American PGA golfer (1985 Anheuser-Busch), born in Seaside, Oregon
- 1962 Brian Fowler, New Zealand cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1962 Neal Lancaster, American PGA golfer (1994 Byron Nelson), born in Smithfield, North Carolina
- 1964 Peter Remie, Dutch soccer player (NAC), born in Breda, Netherlands
- 1966 Igor Kravchuk, Russian NHL defenseman (Team Russia, St Louis), born in Ufa, Russia
- 1967 Michael Johnson, American 200m/400m runner (Olympic-2 gold-96), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1968 Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican baseball outfielder (NY Yankees), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1968 Brad Johnson, American NFL quarterback (Minnesota Vikings), born in Marietta, Georgia
- 1968 Chris Morris, Canadian CFL tackle (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Scarborough, Ontario
- 1968 Denny Neagle, American MLB pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Gambrills, Maryland
- 1969 Shane Warne, Australian cricketer (leg spin bowler) , born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1970 Marc Latupeirissa, Dutch soccer player (Willem II)
- 1970 Martín Herrera, Argentine footballer, born in Río Cuarto, Argentina
- 1971 Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player (Wimbledon 2001), born in Split, Croatia
- 1971 Richie Anderson, American NFL running back (NY Jets), born in Olney, Maryland
- 1971 Ted Drury, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1973 Brian Evans, American NBA forward (Orlando Magic), born in Rockford, Illinois
- 1973 Philip Dulebohn, American figure skater (1997 Eastern Sr - 3rd), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1973 Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer (Parma), born in Naples, Italy
- 1973 Marcelinho Paulista, Brazilian footballer, born in Cotia, Brazil
- 1973 Christine Arron, French track and field sprinter, born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
- 1974 Travis Knight, American NBA center (Boston Celtics), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1975 Sean McClain, fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1975 Akihiro Asai, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1976 Giorgos Koltzos, Greek footballer, born in Athen, Greece
- 1976 Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer, born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1976 José Théodore, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada
- 1978 Darren Kenton, English footballer (Norwich City), born in Wandsworth, England
- 1979 Ivan Miljković, Serbian volleyball player, born in Niška Banja, Serbia
- 1980 Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1980 Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player, born in Aomori, Japan
- 1981 Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist, born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
- 1981 Antonio Lopez, Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid), born in Benidorm, Spain
- 1981 Angel Williams, Canadian professional wrestler, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 1982 Nenê, Brazilian basketball player (Houston Rockets), born in São Carlos, Brazil
- 1982 Rickie Weeks, American baseball player, born in Altamonte Springs, Florida
- 1982 Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player, born in Kranj, Slovenia
- 1985 Keyunta Dawson, American NFL linebacker, born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- 1986 Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese racing driver, born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan
- 1986 Sean Williams, American basketball player, born in Houston, Texas
- 1987 Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby union footballer, born in County Wicklow, Ireland
- 1988 Keith Treacy, Irish footballer (Preston North End), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1989 Thomas Müller, German football player (Bayern Munich, German national team), born in Weilheim in Oberbayern, West Germany
Deaths in Sport
- 1976 Armand Mondou, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1905)
- 1977 Arthur Fagg, cricketer (5 Tests for England 1936-39/umpire), dies
- 1991 Metin Oktay, Turkish football player (b. 1936)
- 1995 Harold Sheperdson, soccer Trainer, dies at 76
- 1998 Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1926)
- 2001 Jaroslav Drobný, Czech ice hockey player (Olympic silver 1948) / tennis player (Wimbledon 1954, French 1951-52), dies of a stroke at 79
- 2005 Toni Fritsch, Austrian football and American football player (b. 1945)
- 2013 James Bradford, American heavyweight weightlifter (Olympic silver 1952, 56), dies at 84
- 2015 Moses Malone, Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA MVP 1979, 82-83), dies of heart disease at 60
- 2015 Brian Close, English cricketer (played for England between 1949 & 1976), dies at 84
September in History
Dog Unearths Cave of Antiquity
A cave complex that contained wall paintings later described by experts as 'the cradle of art' was unearthed on this day by a curious dog, named Robot.
September 12, 1940
Fiery Birth for Star Spangled Banner
The national anthem of the United States, the Star Spangled Banner, is set to music written by a British composer and was originally an old drinking song.
September 13, 1814
Fatal Legacy of a Beautiful Riviera
Two famous American women – Grace Kelly and Isadora Duncan, both died after tragic motoring accidents in the same area on this day, though half a century apart.
September 14, 1982
Agatha Christie, The World's Best-Selling Novelist
Agatha Christie was born on this day. She went on to become the best-selling writer of all time, her novels having sold about 2 billion copies worldwide.
September 15, 1890