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What happened in history on this day: September 9?
On September 9 in ...
- 1895 - The American Bowling Congress forms (New York City).
- 1904 - Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," name not official till 1913.
- 1914 - Boston Braves' pitcher George Davis no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0.
- 1922 - Saint Louis Browns' "Baby Doll" Jacobson hits three triples beating Detroit Tigers 16-0.
- 1928 - Silvio Cator of Haiti sets long jump record at 26 feet 0.25 inches.
- 1932 - Frank Crosetti ties record, strikes out twice in one inning.
- 1936 - New York Yankees clinch 8th pennant.
- 1945 - Jimmie Foxx hits his 534th and final home run.
- 1945 - Philadelphia Athletics' Dick Fowler no-hits Saint Louis Browns, 1-0.
- 1948 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Rex Barney no-hits New York Giants, 2-0.
- 1958 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player Roberto Clemente ties record of three triples in a game.
- 1960 - 4th American Football League plays first game (Denver 13, Boston 10).
- 1965 - Sandy Koufax's perfect game against the Cubs bests Bob Hendley's one hit effort, 1-0. It is the Dodger's southpaw record fourth no-hitter.
- 1968 - First US Open tennis tournament, held as an "open" (Arthur Ashe wins).
- 1968 - Minnesota Vikings' Tommy Krammer passes for six touchdowns vs Green Bay Packers (42-7).
- 1971 - NHL great Gordie Howe retires.
- 1978 - Third game of the Boston Massacre; New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 7-0.
- 1978 - Baltimore Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 versus Toronto Blue Jays).
- 1979 - John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis for the US Open Tennis title.
- 1983 - Vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat the 100th ranked male tennis player.
- 1984 - John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl for the US Open Tennis title.
- 1984 - California Angels' Michael Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game.
- 1987 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter.
- 1988 - US swamps New Zealand at 27th America's Cup: New Zealand set to appeal.
- 1989 - Steffi Graf beats Martina Navratalova for the US Open championship.
- 1991 - Only 1,695 fans watch Boston Red Sox play Cleveland Indians.
- 1998 - A coroner records a verdict of suicide on former football player Justin Fashanu, who was found hanged in a London lock-up garage four months ago.
- 2018 - At the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, USA, the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix race is held, round 11 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Tequila Patron ESM #22 Nissan DPi driven by Pipo Derani and Johannesvan Overbeek.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 10th overall is the BMW Team RLL #25 BMW M8 GTE driven by Alexander Sims and Connor De Phillippi.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 16th overall is the Meyer Shank Racing #86 Acura NSX GT3 driven by Alvaro Parente and Katherine Legge.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Oakland Athletics by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Seattle Mariners by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 13-10.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Kansas City Royals by score 10-2.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Minnesota Twins by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Los Angeles Angels by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Texas Rangers by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Washington Nationals by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats New York Yankees by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Boston Red Sox by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats New York Mets by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats San Francisco Giants by score 4-2.
Births of sports figures on September 9
- 1853 - Birth of Frederick R Spofforth in Australia; cricket player (Demon).
- 1898 - Birth of Frank (Fordham Flash) Frisch in New York City, New York, USA; baseball player (National League Most Valuable Player 1931).
- 1908 - Birth of John Haeton; US bobsled (Olympic-silver-1928, 1948).
- 1919 - Birth of Dimetrios Georgios Synodinos AKA Jimmy Snyder AKA Jimmy the Greek in Steubenville, Ohio, USA; gambler/sportscaster.
- 1924 - Birth of Nino Bibbia in Italy; bobsled (Olympic-gold-1948).
- 1947 - Birth of Lynn Fitzgerald; marathon runner (ran 133 miles 939 yards in 24 hours).
- 1949 - Birth of Joe Theismann; NFL quarterback (Washington Redskins).
- 1949 - Birth of John Curry in England; figure skater (Olympic-gold-1976).
Deaths of sports figures on September 9
- 1997 - Death of Baseball Hall of Famer Richie 'Whitey' Ashburn of a heart attack in New York.
- 2007 - Death of Helmut Senekowitsch, Austrian football player and coach (born 1933).
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