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What happened in history on this day: September 11?
On September 11 in ...
- 1839 - First Canadian track and field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds).
- 1886 - Sailing ship Mayflower (US) beats Galatea (England) in 7th America's Cup.
- 1903 - The first race is held at the oldest major speedway in the world, The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA.
- 1912 - Philadelphia Athletics' Eddie Collins steals six bases in one game.
- 1918 - Boston Red Sox beat Chicago Cubs, four games to two in 15th World Series.
- 1923 - After a single, Boston Red Sox player Howard Ehmke retires the next 27 New York Yankees.
- 1926 - US defeats France for their 7th straight Davis Cup championship.
- 1926 - New York Yankees' Bob Meusel ties record with three sacrifice flies.
- 1935 - US captures Davis Cup for 7th straight year.
- 1936 - Philadelphia Athletics' pitcher Horace Lisenbee gives up 26 hits in a game.
- 1956 - Cincinnati Reds' player Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th home run.
- 1959 - Elroy Face's 22-game win streak ends as Los Angeles Dodgers beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4.
- 1959 - Baltimore Orioles' player Jerry Walker pitches 16 innings beating Chicago White Sox 1-0.
- 1960 - The Games of the XVII Olympiad close in Rome, Italy.
- 1964 - Gillette's 20-year contract with Madison Square Gardens and ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at the Cleveland Auditorium.
- 1966 - Johnny Miller becomes the first New York Yankees' player to hit a home run on his first at bat.
- 1974 - Saint Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets, 4-3, in 25 innings (7 hours 4 minutes), record 202 plate appearances, Felix Milan and John Milner come to bat 12 times each.
- 1976 - Evonne Goolagong loses her fourth straight US Open Final (Chris Evert wins).
- 1977 - Guillermo Vilas beats Jimmy O'Connors winning US Open.
- 1982 - Chris Evert scores 6th US Open tennis title defeating Hana Mandlikava.
- 1983 - Franco Harris becomes third NFL player to rush 11,000 yards.
- 1985 - At Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, Major League Baseball player/manager Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets career record hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record.
- 1999 - Eric Milton of the Minnesota Twins pitches a 7-0 no-hitter against the Anaheim Angels.
- 2004 - Barry Bonds becomes the first major league baseball player to walk over 200 times in a single season.
- 2007 - (to September 24) Inaugural Twenty20 World Championship is held.
- 2008 - Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports pays nearly US$1 billion for the commercial and marketing rights to the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League of cricket for the next ten years.
- 2022 - At AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA, National Football League regular season game: Tampa Bay Buccaneers beats Dallas Cowboys by score 19-3.
- 2022 - At SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, USA, National Football League regular season game: Los Angeles Chargers beats Las Vegas Raiders by score 24-19.
- 2022 - At State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, USA, National Football League regular season game: Kansas City Chiefs beats Arizona Cardinals by score 44-21.
- 2022 - At U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, National Football League regular season game: Minnesota Vikings beats Green Bay Packers by score 23-7.
- 2022 - At Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, National Football League regular season game: New York Giants beats Tennessee Titans by score 21-20.
- 2022 - At NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, USA, National Football League regular season game: Houston Texans ties Indianapolis Colts by score 20-20.
- 2022 - At Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, National Football League regular season game: Cleveland Browns beats Carolina Panthers by score 26-24.
- 2022 - At FedExField in Landover, Maryland, USA, National Football League regular season game: Washington Commanders beats Jacksonville Jaguars by score 28-22.
- 2022 - At MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, National Football League regular season game: Baltimore Ravens beats New York Jets by score 24-9.
- 2022 - At Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, USA, National Football League regular season game: Miami Dolphins beats Detroit Lions by score 20-7.
- 2022 - At Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, National Football League regular season game: Pittsburgh Steelers beats Cincinnati Bengals by score 23-20.
- 2022 - At Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, National Football League regular season game: Chicago Bears beats San Francisco 49ers by score 19-10.
- 2022 - At Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, National Football League regular season game: New England Saints beats Atlanta Falcons by score 27-26.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Chicago Cubs by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Diego Padres by score 11-2.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Atlanta Braves by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Chicago White Sox by score 10-3.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Colorado Rockies by score 12-6.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Detroit Tigers by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Minnesota Twins by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Cincinnati Reds by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Los Angeles Angels by score 12-4.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Miami Marlins by score 9-3.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 10-4.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Pittsburgh Pirates 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 7-5.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Baltimore Orioles by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At the Arthur Ashe Stadium court in New York, USA, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain defeats Casper Ruud of Norway to win the U.S. Open tennis championship.
Births of sports figures on September 11
- 1924 - Birth of Tom Landry; NFL player (New York Giants), coach (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1949 - Birth of Marty Liquori; American runner (Amateur Athletic Union 3 mile-1979 (13:14.7)).
- 1963 - Birth of Bonnie Gadusek in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; tennis player (French Juniors 1981).
- 1980 - Birth of Mike Comrie; Canadian ice hockey player.
- 1985 - Birth of Jake Cole; English football player.
Deaths of sports figures on September 11
- 2002 - Death of Johnny Unitas, American football player (born 1933).
- 2005 - Death of Chris Schenkel at age 82 of emphysema; sportscasters (play-by-play for ABC TV on college football, Major League Baseball, NBA basketball, golf and tennis tournaments, boxing, auto racing, Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Professional Bowling).
- 2007 - Death of Ian Porterfield, Scottish football player (born 1946).
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