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What happened in history on this day: September 4?
On September 4 in ...
- 1923 - New York Yankees pitcher Sad Sam Jones no-hits Philadelphia Athletics, 2-0.
- 1937 - Doris Kopsky becomes first NABA woman cycling champion (4:22.4).
- 1941 - New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 6-3 and clinch their 12th and earliest pennant.
- 1949 - Marie Robie sinks 393 yard hole-in-one (first hole in Furnace Brook).
- 1953 - New York Yankees become first team to win five consecutive championships.
- 1954 - Peter B Cortese of the US achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 pounds; 22 pounds, over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania.
- 1966 - Houston Oilers holds Denver Broncos to no first downs, winning 45-7.
- 1972 - US swimmer Mark Spitz becomes first athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals.
- 1978 - New York Yankees' pitcher Ron Guidry wins his 20th (on way to 25-3 season).
- 1981 - Seattle Mariners beat Boston Red Sox, 8-7, in 20 innings (started September 3).
- 1983 - Greg LeMond becomes only American to win cycling's Road Championship.
- 1983 - Scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed record (119.36 mph).
- 1985 - Igor Paklin of the USSR sets a new high jump world record at 2.41 metres.
- 1985 - New York Mets' Gary Carter's two home runs ties record of five home runs in two games.
- 1988 - Phoenix Cardinals play first regular-season NFL game.
- 1993 - The Essendon Football Club wins its 15th AFL premiership over rivals Carlton Football Club.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Diego Padres by score 9-4.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Los Angeles Angels by score 9-1.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Cleveland Guardians by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Chicago Cubs by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Chicago White Sox by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats New York Mets by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Detroit Tigers by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Texas Rangers by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Baltimore Orioles by score 5-0.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Miami Marlins by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Colorado Rockies beats Cincinnati Reds by score 8-4.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Cincinnati Reds beats Colorado Rockies by score 10-0.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 4-3.
Births of sports figures on September 4
- 1902 - Birth of Lorna Johnstone in England; equestrian dressage (Olympic-13th-1968).
- 1904 - Birth of Hjordis Töpel in Sweden; diving, 4 X 100m relay (Olympic-bronze-1924).
- 1918 - Birth of William Talbert; tennis doubles champion (US 1942, 1945, 1946, 1948).
- 1937 - Birth of Dawn Fraser in Australia; 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1956, 1960, 1964).
- 1942 - Birth of Raymond Floyd in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA; PGA golfer (Masters 1976).
- 1943 - Birth of Giuseppi Gentile in Italy; triple jumper (Olympic-bronze-1968).
- 1949 - Birth of Tom Watson in Kansas City, Missouri; PGA golfer (British Open 1975,1977,1980,1982).
- 1959 - Birth of Armin Kogler in Austria; skier (two-time winner of jumping World Cup).
Deaths of sports figures on September 4
- 1986 - Death of Hank Greenberg, baseball player (born 1911).
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