On This Day in Sport for September 30
Events in Sport
- 1659 Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services (1st mention of tennis in US)
- 1882 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Bob Ferguson wins third consecutive Open title; beats fellow Scot Willie Fernie by 3 strokes
- 1887 8th America's Cup: New York Yacht Club’s cutter Volunteer beats Scottish challenger Thistle by 11:48.75 seconds on corrected time to win series, 2-0 off Newport, RI
- 1904 White Sox lefty Doc White, pitches his 5th shutout in 18 days
- 1915 Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit
- 1916 Giants lose to Braves 8-3, ends 26 consecutive win streak
- 1922 Yanks clinch pennant #2, beating Boston 3-1
- 1927 Yankees slugger Babe Ruth smacks his MLB record 60th home run off Tom Zachary in 8th inning of New York's 4-2 win over Washington Senators at Yankee Stadium
- More Events in Sport
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Max VerstappenWeddings in Sport
- 1989 NBA legend Larry Bird (32) weds long-time girlfriend Dinah Mattingly in Terre Haute, Indiana
- 2000 Tennis star player Pete Sampras (29) weds actress and former Miss Teen USA Bridgette Wilson (27) in Los Angeles, California
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
Deaths in Sport
- 1925 Philip Hutchinson, cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1889), dies
- 1954 Percie Charlton, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1890), dies
- 1996 Aubrey Brabazon, Irish jockey and horse trainer, dies at 76
- 1998 Dan Quisenberry, American MLB player (5-time AL saves leader), dies of a brain tumor at 45
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
