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What happened in history on this day: September 12?
On September 12 in ...
- 1885 - Highest score (35) recorded in any first-class soccer match is set.
- 1895 - Defender (US) beats Valkyrie III (England) in 10th America's Cup.
- 1920 - Games of the VII Olympiad close in Antwerp, Belgium.
- 1932 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch-hit home run.
- 1947 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th home run in four games.
- 1954 - Cleveland Indians sweep New York Yankees at Municipal Stadium; largest American League crowd (86,563).
- 1962 - Washington Senators' Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Baltimore Orioles in 16-inning game.
- 1964 - First football game at Shea Stadium: New York Jets defeat Denver Broncos 30-6.
- 1964 - Ralph Boston of the US sets long jump record at 27 feet 4.5 inches.
- 1972 - Lord Michael Killanin succeeds Avery Brundage as head of Olympics.
- 1976 - Seattle Seahawks play first regular-season game (Saint Louis 30, Seattle 24).
- 1976 - Chicago White Sox player Minnie Minoso at age 53 hits a single.
- 1979 - Pietro Mennea of Italy sets the 200m record (19.72) in Mexico City.
- 1979 - Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski gets his 3,000th hit off New York Yankees' pitcher Jim Beattie.
- 1984 - New York Mets' Dwight Goodin sets rookie strike out record at 251.
- 1987 - Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for third straight year.
- 1988 - First NFL regular-season game played in Phoenix, Arizona; Dallas Cowboys beat Arizona Cardinals.
- 2005 - The English cricket team draws the final match to win The 2005 Ashes.
- 2021 - At the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, USA, the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca race is held, round 9 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Acura DPi driven by Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 7th overall is the PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports #52 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Mikkel Jensen and Ben Keating.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C8.R driven by Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 14th overall is the Pfaff Motorsports #9 Porsche 911 GT3R driven by Laurens Vanthoor and Zacharie Robichon.
- 2022 - At Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, USA, National Football League regular season game: Seattle Seahawks beats Denver Broncos by score 17-16.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Atlanta Braves by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats New York Mets by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Cincinnati Reds by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Detroit Tigers by score 7-0.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Los Angeles Angels by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Texas Rangers beats Miami Marlins by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Miami Marlins beats Texas Rangers by score 10-6.
Births of sports figures on September 12
- 1909 - Birth of Spud Chandler; baseball player (American League Most Valuable Player 1943).
- 1913 - Birth of Jesse Owens; US track star, spoiled Hitler's 1936 Olympics with four gold (dies 1980).
- 1940 - Birth of Mickey Lolich; Detroit Tigers' pitcher (won 25 in 1971).
- 1949 - Birth of Irina Rodnina in the USSR; pairs figure skater (Olympic-gold-1972, 1976, 1980).
- 1953 - Birth of John Williams; American archer (Olympic-gold-1972).
- 1958 - Birth of Wilfredo Benitez in Puerto Rico; boxer (world champion at 17 years 176 days).
Deaths of sports figures on September 12
- 2015 - Death of Ron Springett, British footballer (born 1935).
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