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What happened in history on this day: September 17?
On September 17 in ...
- 1920 - The American Pro Football Association is organized in Canton, Ohio, USA.
- 1928 - Pitcher Ray Boggs hits three batters in one inning.
- 1937 - First NFL game in Washington, DC; Washington Redskins beat New York Giants 13-3.
- 1950 - San Francisco 49ers (formerly AAFC) play first NFL game, lose 21-17.
- 1954 - Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano knocks out Ezzard Charles in eight rounds.
- 1956 - New York Yankees clinch pennant #22 on Mickey Mantle's 50th homer of the year.
- 1961 - Minnesota Vikings' first NFL game (beat Chicago Bears 37-13).
- 1964 - Mickey Mantle gets hits number 1999, 2000 and 2001.
- 1967 - New Orleans Saints' first NFL game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 27-13.
- 1968 - Gaylord Perry (San Francisco Giants) no-hits Saint Louis Cardinals, 1-0.
- 1974 - Courageous (US) beats Southern Cross (Australia) in 23rd America's Cup.
- 1977 - Dave Kingman hits his first New York Yankees' homer, Reggie Jackson hits two more.
- 1982 - New Jersey Devils' first exhibition game, beating the Washington Capitals 3-1 in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
- 1984 - On the seventeenth anniversary of his first major league home-run, Reggie Jackson hits his 500th career home run.
- 1984 - New York Mets' Dwight Goodin becomes second to strikeout 32 over two consecutive games.
- 1986 - Marina Stepanova of USSR sets the 400m hurdle woman's record (52.94).
- 1988 - Jeff Reardon becomes first to record 40 or more saves in both American League and National League.
- 1988 - (to October 2) The Games of the XXIV Olympiad are held in Seoul, Korea.
- 1990 - The Toronto Blue Jays set a major league single-season attendance record of 49,902.
- 1991 - 4,355 turn out to see the Montreal Expos play the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.
- 2004 - The 2004 Summer Paralympics commences in Athens, Greece.
- 2004 - Barry Bonds hits his 700th career home run, third player in major league baseball to reach the milestone.
- 2016 - At the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, USA, the Lone Star Le Mans race is held, round 11 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Corvette DP driven by Ricky Taylor and Jordan Taylor.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 5th overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger VanDer Zande and Alex Popow.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 10th overall is the Porsche North America #912 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Earl Bamber and Fred Makowiecki.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M6 GT3 driven by Jens Klingmann and Bret Curtis.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Seattle Mariners by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Francisco Giants by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Houston Astros by score 8-5.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats New York Yankees by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Texas Rangers by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Detroit Tigers by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Boston Red Sox by score 9-0.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Miami Marlins by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Baltimore Orioles by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Chicago Cubs by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Cincinnati Reds by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Cincinnati Reds by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Cleveland Guardians beats Minnesota Twins by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Cleveland Guardians beats Minnesota Twins by score 7-6.
Births of sports figures on September 17
- 1927 - Birth of George Blanda in Pennsylvania, USA; NFL hall of famer (Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders).
- 1934 - Birth of Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly; tennis player, grand slam (1953).
- 1934 - Birth of Orlando Cepeda; New York Giants player (National League Most Valuable Player 1967).
- 1941 - Birth of William Grut in Sweden; penthathlete (Olympic-gold-1948).
- 1942 - Birth of Doris Brown; American 800m runner (Olympic-5th-1968).
- 1958 - Birth of Daniel Nunez in Cuba; weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1980).
- 1959 - Birth of Hank Ilesic in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Canadian Football League punter, place kicker (Edmonton Eskimos, Toronto Argonauts).
- 1985 - Birth of Alexander Ovechkin; Russian hockey player.
Deaths of sports figures on September 17
- 1998 - Death of Chet Hoff at the age of 107 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Hoff played for the New York Highlanders in 1911-13 and St. Louis Browns in 1915.
- 2015 - Death of Dettmar Cramer, German football coach (born 1925).
- 2016 - Death of Sigge Parling, Swedish footballer (born 1930).
- 2017 - Death of Bobby Heenan, American professional wrestling manager (born 1944).
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