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What happened in history on this day: September 8?
On September 8 in ...
- 1868 - New York Athletic Club forms.
- 1883 - New York Giants score 13 runs in an inning against the Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1905 - Pittsburgh Pirates strand National League record 18 men on base and lose to Cincinnati Reds 8-3.
- 1937 - New York Yankees trail 6-1, come up with 8 in the 9th, beat Boston Bees 9-6.
- 1939 - New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 4-1 in 7 innings, game called because of lightning.
- 1943 - New York Giants' pitcher Ace Adams sets record by working in his 62nd game.
- 1946 - San Francisco 49ers play first AAFC game, lose to New York Yankees 21-7.
- 1954 - With a 3-2 count, Philadelphia Phillies' Richie Ashburn fouls next 14, then walks.
- 1955 - Earliest clinching of a National League pennant (Brooklyn Dodgers).
- 1957 - Mal Anderson and Althea Gibson win tennis' US Open.
- 1965 - Kansas City Athletics' Bert Campaneris is first in Major League Baseball to play all nine positions in one game.
- 1972 - Chicago Cubs' Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year.
- 1972 - Jim Ryun (US) and Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide and fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold.
- 1973 - First all Australian women's US Open final, Court beats Goolagong.
- 1973 - Billy Martin named manager of the Texas Rangers.
- 1973 - Hank Aaron sets record of most home runs in one league (709).
- 1978 - Second game of the Boston Massacre; New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 13-2.
- 1985 - Alayson Gibbons sets 24 hour women swim record of 42.05 miles in 25-metre pool.
- 1985 - Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with 4,191 hits.
- 1988 - Javier Sotomayer of Cuba high jumps world record 2.43m.
- 1990 - Gabriella Sabitini beats Steffi Graff to win the US Open.
- 1991 - Buffalo Bills' Jim Kelly passes for six touchdowns versus Pittsburgh Steelers (52-34).
- 1991 - Stefan Edberg wins the US Open.
- 1998 - Saint Louis Cardinals' first baseman Mark McGwire breaks Major League Baseball's single-season home-run record, formerly held by Roger Maris. McGwire hits number 62 at Busch Stadium in the fourth inning off of Chicago Cubs' pitcher Steve Trachsel.
- 2008 - Roger Federer wins a fifth straight US Open mens tennis title, defeating Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2, in one hour 51 minutes at Flushing Meadows.
- 2022 - At SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, USA, National Football League regular season game: Buffalo Bills beats Los Angeles Rams by score 31-10.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Oakland Athletics by score 14-2.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats New York Yankees by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Milwaukee Brewers beats San Francisco Giants by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Milwaukee Brewers beats San Francisco Giants by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Chicago Cubs by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 11-6.
Births of sports figures on September 8
- 1930 - Birth of Jeanette Altwegg in England; figure skater (Olympic-gold-1952).
- 1945 - Birth of Rogie Vachon in Québec, Canada; NHL goalie (Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Vezina-1968).
- 1951 - Birth of Tom Gullikson in Wisconsin, USA; tennis player (US mixed Doubles 1984).
- 1956 - Birth of Maurice Cheeks; NBA guard (New York Knicks, Philadelphia '76ers).
Deaths of sports figures on September 8
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