Events in Sport
- 1848 Baseball rules 1st baseman can tag base for out instead of runner
- 1863 British Open Golf, Prestwick GC: Willie Park, Sr. wins his 2nd title; beats rival Tom Morris Sr. by 2 strokes
- 1903 Phillies' Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago Cubs, 10-0
- 1909 Largest paid baseball attendance (35,409), A's beat Tigers, 2-0 in Det
- 1915 Boston Braves trounce St Louis Cardinals 20-1
- 1926 US National Championship Men's Tennis: Frenchman René Lacoste wins 1st of 2 straight US titles; beats countryman Jean Borotra 6-4, 6-0, 6-4
- 1928 Cards beat Phillies for 20th of 22 games in 1928
- 1929 Pirates loss to Braves & clinch NL pennant for the Cubs
- 1930 Enterprise (US) beats Shamrock V (UK) in 15th America's Cup
- 1930 NY Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 HRs to beat St Louis Browns, 7-6
- 1938 Chicago Bears beat Green Bay Packers 2-0
Boxing Title Fight
Baseball Record
1955 Willie Mays hits record tying 9th HR at Ebbets Field (ties Joe Adcock)
Willie Mays
Baseball Record
1956 Mickey Mantle is 8th to hit 50 HRs in a seaon
Mickey Mantle
- 1962 Bob Aspromonte sets NL 3rd baseman record of 57 cons errorless games
- 1963 Final game at Polo Grounds, 1,752 see Phillies beat Mets 5-1
- 1965 Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle play his 2,000th game
Event of Interest
1966 Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas throws 4 touchdown passes in 38-23 win at Minnesota to surpass Y.A. Tittle as NFL's career leader with 212; finishes career with 290 TD passes
Johnny Unitas
- 1967 Intrepid (US) beats Dame Pattie (Aust) in 21st America's Cup
- 1968 Ray Washburn (Cards) no-hits SF Giants 2-0
- 1971 Ryder Cup Golf, Old Warson CC: US beats Europe, 18½-13½; after leading by 1 match, GB loses all Friday morning 4-ball matches to lose momentum
- 1972 1st black NL umpire (Art Williams-Los Angeles vs San Diego)
- 1977 Courageous (US) sweeps Australia (Aust) in 24th America's Cup
- 1977 Joanne Carner/Judy Rankin wins LPGA National Team Golf Championship
- 1983 Juli Inkster wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
- 1983 New Orleans Saints 1st OT victory; beating Chicago Bears 34-31
Event of Interest
1984 Tim Raines is 1st player with 4 consecutive 70-stolen-base seasons
Tim Raines
- 1986 David Boon's 3rd Test cricket century, 122 v India at Madras
- 1988 Juli Inkster wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
- 1990 Atlanta is chosen to host 1996 (centennial) Summer Olympics
- 1991 American Major League Baseball executive John Hart becomes general manager of Cleveland Indians
- 1991 NCAA places Tenn on 2 yrs probation for football recruting violations
- 1991 Robert Helmick resigns as president of US Olympic Committee
- 1993 LA Mighty Ducks play their 1st NHL pre-season game against Penguins
- 1994 1st Presidents Golf Cup: US beats Intl team 20-12 at Robert Jones Va
- 1994 Deb Richard wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
- 1994 Ken Burn's "Baseball" premieres on PBS
Baseball Record
1996 Roger Clemens ties his own major league record with 20 strikeouts
Roger Clemens
Hall of Fame
1997 Seve Ballesteros & Nick Faldo elected to World Golf Hall of Fame
Seve Ballesteros
Nick Faldo
Federation Cup
2005 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Paris, France: Russian pair Elena Dementieva & Dinara Safina win deciding doubles rubber 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 over Amélie Mauresmo & Mary Pierce of France; clinches Russia's 2nd consecutive title, 3-2
Mary Pierce
Event of Interest
2017 England footballer Wayne Rooney pleads guilty to drunk driving and is banned for driving for 2 years
Wayne Rooney
Birthdays in Sport
- 1869 Ellen Hansell, American tennis player (US National champion 1887), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1937)
- 1911 Syd Howe, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (d. 1976)
- 1925 Harvey Haddix, American baseball pitcher (pitched perfect game into 12th), born in Medway, Ohio (d. 1994)
- 1926 Bud Greenspan, American documentary maker (Olympic Games), born in NYC, New York (d. 2010)
- 1926 Bob Toski, American professional golfer and instructor, born in Haydenville, Massachusetts
Scotty Bowman
1933 Scotty Bowman, NHL player/coach (Montreal Canadians/Detroit Red Wings), born in Montreal, Quebec
Scotty Bowman
- 1942 Alex Stepney, English football goalkeeper (Manchester United), born in Mitcham, Surrey, England
- 1946 Otis Sistrunk, American football player (Oakland Raiders), born in Columbus, Georgia
- 1947 Giancarlo Minardi, Italian founder and Managing Director of Minardi Formula One team, born in Faenza, Italy
- 1948 Ken Brett, American baseball player, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2003)
- 1949 Peter Shilton, English football goalkeeper, born in Leicester, England
Darryl Sittler
1950 Darryl Sittler, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (NHL record for most points in a game, 10), born in St. Jacobs, Ontario
Darryl Sittler
- 1951 Marc Surer, Swiss motor racing driver
- 1952 Rick Pitino, American basketball coach
- 1954 Tommy Tuberville, American football coach
- 1956 Peter Šťastný, Slovak ice hockey player
- 1958 John Aldridge, Irish footballer
- 1959 Ryne Sandberg, American baseball infielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Spokane, Washington
- 1959 Ian Arkwright, English footballer
- 1961 Sharon Barrett, LPGA golfer (1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore-22nd), born in San Diego, California
- 1962 John Fashanu, English footballer
- 1963 Rich Weiss, US slalom single kayaker (Olympic 6th 1996), born in Munich. Germany
- 1963 Jim Pocklington, British racing driver
- 1966 Isabelle Demongeot, Gassin France, tennis star
- 1968 Toni Kukoc, NBA forward (Chicago Bulls)
- 1969 Robert Coons, NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills)
- 1970 Everett Lindsay, NFL guard/center (Minnesota Vikings)
- 1970 Gary Rogers, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1970 Mike Compton, NFL center/guard (Detroit Lions)
- 1971 Kate Starre, Armadale Australia, field hockey utility (Olympics 1996)
Lance Armstrong
1971 Lance Armstrong, American road cyclist (7 Tour de France titles) banned for illegal drug use, born in Plano, Texas
Lance Armstrong
- 1971 Oleg Ladik, Canadian 100 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympics 1996), born in Kiev, Ukraine
- 1971 Ron Childs, NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints)
- 1972 Francois Gesthuizen, soccer player (PSV, NAC)
- 1972 Richard Huntley, NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1972 Brigitte Becue, Belgian swimmer (Olympics 1988, silver), born in Ostend, Belgium
- 1972 David Jefferies, British motorcycle racer (d. 2003)
- 1973 Paul Brousseau, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1974 Sol Campbell, English footballer
- 1974 Ticha Penicheiro, Portuguese basketball player
- 1975 Kanstantsin Lukashyk, Belarusian pistol shooter
- 1976 Ronaldo [Luís Nazário de Lima], Brazilian retired soccer player, popularly described as "O Fenômeno" (The Phenomenon), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1976 Gabriel Gervais, Canadian football player
- 1977 Li Tie, Chinese footballer
- 1978 Augustine Simo, Cameroonian footballer
- 1979 Daniel Aranzubia, Spanish footballer
- 1980 Avi Strool, Israeli footballer
- 1980 Chris Tarrant, Australian football player
- 1983 Kevin Doyle, Irish footballer
- 1984 Anthony Gonzalez, American football player
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1920 Tennis player champion Molla Mallory (36) weds stock broker Franklin Mallory
Molla Mallory
Wedding of Interest
1960 NBA forward Jerry Lucas (20) weds sophomore Treva Geib
Jerry Lucas
Deaths in Sport
- 1944 Anthony Stefanich, British boxer/captain, killed in Arnhem
- 1953 Charles de Tornaco, Belgian racing driver, dies at 26
- 1960 A J Evans, cricketer (only England Test v Aus 1921), dies
- 1972 Bill Tallon, Australian cricketer (brother of Don, Queensland leggie), dies at 58
- 1979 Gene Kelly, sportscaster (Sportsreel), dies at 60
- 1995 Oleg Tverdokhleb, Ukrainian athlete (b. 1969)
- 2002 Bob Hayes, American athlete (b. 1942)
- 2002 Mauro Ramos, Brazilian football player (b. 1930)
- 2005 Michael Park, British Rally co-driver (b. 1966)
- 2012 Jack Kralick, American MLB pitcher, dies from complications from strokes at 77
- 2013 Ken Norton, American heavyweight boxer, dies at 70
September in History
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
Mad Monk Burns 2,000 At The Stake
With convictions similar to the Nazis 500 years later, Spain's 15th Century Grand Inquisitor wanted to drive the Jews from his country.
September 16, 1498
Arc Lamps Light the Way to World-Beating Display
"Artificial sunshine" came to a Northern England holiday resort in 1879, dazzling the visitors and showing the world the possibilities of outside electricity.
September 18, 1879
The Story of the First Country to Grant Women the Vote
In the late 19th century the women's suffrage movement was widespread in Europe, America, Britain and its colonies. But who was first to grant women the vote?
September 19, 1893