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What happened in history on this day: September 14?
On September 14 in ...
- 1903 - New York Giants' Red Ames no-hits Saint Louis, 5-0 in a five-inning game.
- 1905 - RAC Tourist Trophy is first run on the Isle of Man.
- 1923 - Before a crowd of 90,000 at the Polo Grounds, boxer Jack Dempsey defeats Argentinian Luis Firpo in the 2nd round.
- 1930 - Portsmouth Spartans play first NFL game, win 13-6.
- 1942 - New York Yankees clinch pennant #13.
- 1943 - New York Yankees clinch pennant #14.
- 1951 - New York Giants' Bob Niemans homers on his first two at bats.
- 1968 - Detroit Tigers' Denny McLain's 30th victory of the season.
- 1971 - Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators play 20 innings.
- 1973 - Indianapolis is awarded a WHA franchise.
- 1973 - US President Richard Nixon signs into law a measure lifting pro football's blackout.
- 1982 - Trevor Baxter sets skateboard high jump record of 5 feet 5.7 inches.
- 1986 - At Royals Stadium, Kansas City Royals' rookie outfieder Bo Jackson hits his first major league home run. The 475-foot hit by the NFL running back is the longest homer ever hit in the ballpark.
- 1986 - Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats play first Canadian Football League regular-season overtime game.
- 1987 - The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 18-3; the Blue Jays set a major league record of ten home runs; Orioles' player Cal Ripken Junior sets record consecutive-innings streak of 8,243, spanning 904 games.
- 1989 - Calgary Flames become first NHL team to play in USSR, win 4-2.
- 1994 - Due to the Major League Baseball players' strike, owners vote to cancel remainder of the season including the World Series.
- 2021 - The inaugural season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, the third tier of European club football, kicks off with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv winning 4-1 against Armenian club FC Alashkert.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Texas Rangers by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Kansas City Royals by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Boston Red Sox by score 5-3.
- 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 6-3.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Washington Nationals by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Miami Marlins by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats San Diego Padres by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Atlanta Braves by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Chicago White Sox by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Detroit Tigers by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Los Angeles Angels by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Cincinnati Reds by score 10-4.
Births of sports figures on September 14
- 1887 - Birth of Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel; heavyweight boxing champion (1908-10).
- 1920 - Birth of Bud Palmer in Hollywood, California, USA; NBA player (New York Knicks)/sportscaster.
- 1924 - Birth of Jerry Coleman; second baseman/sportscaster (New York Yankees).
- 1947 - Birth of Wolfgang Schwartz in Austria; figure skater (Olympic-gold-1968).
- 1952 - Birth of Margit Schumann in the German Democratic Republic; luge (Olympic-gold-1976).
- 1963 - Birth of Antonia Real in Spain; 400m freestyle (Olympic-1976).
Deaths of sports figures on September 14
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