On This Day in Sport for September 24
Events in Sport
- 1853 1st round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt)
- 1903 Bill Bradley becomes 1st Cleveland baseball player (Cleveland Naps) to hit for cycle
- 1906 St Louis Card Stony McGlynn no-hits Dodgers, 1-1 in 7 inning game
- 1908 Robert B Rhoads becomes 1st Cleveland pitcher (Cleveland Naps) to toss a no-hit game, Cleveland 2, Boston 1
- 1919 Boston Red Sox slugger Babe Ruth sets MLB season home run record at 28 off Yankee Bob Shawkey in a 2-1 loss at the Polo Grounds in NYC
- 1920 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth becomes first to hit 50 home runs in a MLB season with a 1st inning blast off Jose Acosta in a 2-1 loss to the Washington Senators
- 1922 St Louis Cardinals future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby sets National League HR mark at 42
- 1927 NHL's Toronto St Patricks become Maple Leafs
- More Events in Sport
Lottie DodDeaths in Sport
- 1896 Percy McDonnell, Australian cricket batsman (19 Tests, 3 x 100s), dies of cardiac failure at 35
- 1919 Frank Laver, Australian cricket medium pace bowler (15 Tests, 37 wickets, BB 8/31) and baseball player (first Australian national team), dies of a cerebral haemorrhage at 49
- 1933 Mike Donlin, American baseball player (NY Giants), dies at 55
- 2002 Leon Hart, American College Football Hall of Fame end and fullback (Heisman Trophy 1949, Notre Dame), dies at 73
September in Sport History
Woman Jockey Rides Into Record Books
Jockey Gay Kelleway is the only woman to ride a winner at England’s famous Royal Ascot. She was also the first jockey to wear a TV camera on her helmet.
September 6, 19921st Car Race in America
The winning vehicle, a Duryea Motor Wagon Company vehicle driven by Frank Duryea
September 28, 1895
