Events in Sport
- 1659 Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services (1st mention of tennis in US)
- 1882 British Open Golf, St Andrews: Bob Ferguson wins third consecutive Open title; beats fellow Scot Willie Fernie by 3 strokes
- 1887 Volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup
- 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
- 1934 Babe Ruth's final game as a Yankee, goes 0 for 3
- 1937 Ryder Cup Golf, Southport & Ainsdale GC: US wins 8-4; first time the host team loses the competition
- 1939 1st televised college football game (Fordham vs Waynesburg at NYC)
- 1939 White Sox reliever Clint Brown sets record of 61st relief appearance
Event of Interest
1945 Hank Greenberg's final day HR wins pennant for Tigers
Hank Greenberg
- 1947 Yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised
- 1956 Phillies Robin Roberts gives up a major league record 46th HR
- 1956 White Sox Jim Derrington, 16, is youngest to start a game (he loses)
- 1962 NY Mets lose record 120th game as Cubs turn triple play & beat NY 5-1
- 1968 AL & NL umpires form a new Association of Major League Umpires
Baseball Record
1972 Roberto Clemente is 11th to get 3,000 hits
Roberto Clemente
- 1973 American Nina Kuscsik retains her NYC Marathon crown in 2:57:07; Tom Fleming wins Men's race in 2:21:54
- 1973 Mel Gray begins NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions
- 1978 Major Indoor Soccer League grants 1st 6 franchises to Cincinnati
- 1978 Phillies clinch NL East title
- 1978 Cleveland, Houston, NY, Philadelphia & Pittsburgh Phillies win 3rd consecutive NL East Division title
- 1979 Milwaukee Brewers lose 5-0 ending 213 straight games without a shutout
- 1980 1,754 turn out to see Phillies play NY Mets at Shea Stadium
Baseball Record
1980 A's Rickey Henderson sets AL stolen base record at 98 en route to 100
Rickey Henderson
- 1981 International Olympic Committee votes to award Seoul, South Korea as host of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games
- 1984 California Angels Michael Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game
- 1984 Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner
- 1984 California Angel Mike Witt, pitches a perfect game over Texas Rangers, 1-0
- 1984 NY Yankee Don Mattingly wins AL batting crown with .343 avg
- 1988 Louise Ritter, US, jumps 6'8" to win Olympic gold medal
TV Show Appearance
1988 Robin Givens & Mike Tyson appear on Barbara Walter's Show
Mike Tyson
- 1988 Soviet Union beats Yugoslavia 76-63 to win the men's basketball gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; US finishes 3rd; final time US field non-NBA team
Baseball Record
1989 Nolan Ryan's perfect game broken in 8th, but gets his 300th strikeout
Nolan Ryan
Baseball Record
1992 KC Royal George Brett gets 4 hits to become 18th to get 3,000 hits
George Brett
- 1997 1st time 3 cons HRs in post season-Raines, Jeter, O'Neill (NY Yankees)
Baseball Record
1997 Yanks Tim Raines, Derek Jeter & Paul O'Neill are 1st to hit 3 consecutively homers in post season (Yanks beat Indians 8-6)
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Final: Birgit Prinz & Simone Laudehr score as Germany beats Brazil 2-0 in Shanghai, China
- 2012 Ryder Cup Golf, Medinah CC: Europe retains Cup 14½-13½; win 8 and tie 1 of the 12 singles matches after trailing 10-6
- 2018 Ryder Cup Golf, Le Golf National: Europe regains Cup with 17½–10½ win over the US; Italian Francesco Molinari wins all 5 matches; Sergio Garcia becomes biggest point scorer in event history with 25½
Birthdays in Sport
- 1869 Ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century)
- 1919 Roberto Bonomi, Argentine racing driver (d. 1992)
- 1922 Allan Rae, cricketer (prolific WI opening batsman 1948-53)
- 1926 Robin Roberts, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (won 28 consecutive complete games 1952-53), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 2010)
- 1931 Ray Willsey, Regina Sask, WLAF def coordinator (Frankfurt, Scotland)
- 1932 Johnny Podres, American baseball player (d. 2008)
- 1940 Harry Winston Jerome, Sask Canada, 100m runner (Olympic bronze 1964)
- 1942 Sture Pettersson, Swedish cyclist (Olympic silver 1968)
- 1946 Paul Sheahan, cricketer (dashing Australian Test batsman 1967-74)
- 1948 Craig Kusick, former Major League Baseball Player
- 1951 Catie Ball, American 100m breast stroke swimmer (Olympic-4X4 gold-1968)
- 1952 Darrell Hair, cricketer (Australian Test umpire since 1993-94)
- 1958 Nona Garson, equestrian show jumper (Olympics 1996)
- 1959 Hans Werdekker, Dutch soccer player (Ajax, RKC/Amsterdam Admirals)
- 1959 Kim Bauer, LPGA golfer (1993 Minn LPGA Classic-30th), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1959 Ettore Messina, Italian basketball coach
- 1960 Mike Herbert, Rogers Ark, kayak (alt-Olympics 1996)
- 1961 Chandrakant Pandit, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's)
- 1961 Eric van de Poele, Belgian racing driver
- 1961 Jorge Ricardo, Brazilian jockey, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1962 Dave Magadan, 1st baseman (NY Mets, Chicago Cubs), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1962 Frank Rijkaard, Surinam/Dutch soccer star (Ajax, AC Milan)
- 1962 George Jamison, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
- 1962 Leon Hutten, soccer player (RKC)
- 1963 Ed Drakich, volleyball player (Olympics 1996), born in Windsor, Ontario
- 1964 Michael McKay, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- 1967 Nadine Handford, Adelaide Aust, golfer (1993 T77 Alpine Aust Ladies)
- 1967 Yorkis Perez, Bajos de Haina Dom Rep, pitcher (Florida Marlins)
- 1970 Eric Piatkowski, NBA guard/forward (LA Clippers)
- 1971 Brentson Buckner, NFL defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- 1971 Ron Collins, WLAF tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy)
- 1972 Cedric Saunders, NFL tight end (Tampa Bay Bucs, Scotland Claymores)
- 1972 Jamal Anderson, NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1972 Troy Dumas, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
- 1974 Jeremy Giambi, American baseball player
- 1975 Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1977 Sun Jihai, Chinese footballer
- 1977 Roy Carroll, Northern Irish footballer
- 1978 Candice Michelle, American female wrestler
- 1979 Andy van der Meyde, Dutch footballer
Martina Hingis
1980 Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Košice, Slovakia
Martina Hingis
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1989 NBA legend Larry Bird (32) weds long-time girlfriend Dinah Mattingly in Terre Haute, Indiana
Larry Bird
Wedding of Interest
2000 Tennis star player Pete Sampras (29) weds actress and former Miss Teen USA Bridgette Wilson (27) in Los Angeles, California
Pete Sampras
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, jockey/trainer, dies at 76
- 1998 Dan Quisenberry, American MLB player (5-time AL saves leader), dies of brain tumour at 45
- 2002 Arthur Hazlerigg, British peer and cricketer, dies at 92
- 2012 Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater (Olympic gold 1948, World champion 1947-48), dies at 84
September in History
Fear as First Passenger Train Reaches 15mph
The steam engine Locomotion No. 1 took passengers for a ride on this day – the first in the world to do so and, for at least one person, at frightening speed.
September 27, 1825
And God Created Brigitte Bardot . . .
Brigitte Bardot, a leading sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s, was born on this day. Such was her fame that she became widely known simply by her initials – BB.
September 28, 1934
Major Effect of a Miniature Portrait
He fought many a battle but the warrior Clive of India, born on this day, was brought to his knees by a small picture of a beautiful woman.
September 29, 1725
Pirates Put BBC Broadcasting to the Sword
Deprived of their music over the airwaves, British pop fans of the early 60s were happy to turn to "seawaves" and tune in to pirate radio stations.
September 30, 1967