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What happened in history on this day: September 30?
On September 30 in ...
- 1659 - Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services.
- 1877 - First US amateur swim meet (New York Athletic Club).
- 1887 - Sailing ship Volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup.
- 1916 - New York Giants lose to Braves 8-3, ends 26 consecutive win streak.
- 1922 - New York Yankees clinch pennant #2.
- 1927 - Babe Ruth hits record setting 60th home run in a single Major League Baseball season (off Tom Zachary).
- 1928 - Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium cycles record 76 miles 604 yards in one hour.
- 1939 - First televised college football game (Fordham versus Waynesburg at New York City).
- 1945 - Hank Greenberg's final day home run wins the pennant for the Detroit Tigers.
- 1947 - New York Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in front of largest World Series crowd: 73,365; also first World Series game televised.
- 1956 - Philadelphia Phillies' player Robin Roberts gives up a Major League Baseball record 46th home run.
- 1969 - With a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds, the Atlanta Braves clinch the first ever National League West division.
- 1971 - Last Washington Senators' home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit; New York Yankees trailing 4-2 in the 9th with two outs, fans rush the field.
- 1973 - New York Yankees close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5.
- 1978 - Major Indoor Soccer League grants first six franchises to Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
- 1978 - Philadelphia Phillies win third consecutive National League East Division title.
- 1980 - 1,754 turn out to see the Philadelphia Phillies play the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.
- 1981 - Seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics.
- 1984 - Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner.
- 1984 - California Angels' Mike Witt pitches a perfect game over Texas Rangers, 1-0.
- 1984 - New York Yankees' Don Mattingly wins American League batting crown with .343 average.
- 1988 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings.
- 1988 - American Louise Ritter jumps 6 feet 8 inches to win the Olympic gold medal.
- 1989 - Nolan Ryan's perfect game is broken with one out in the 8th, but he strikes-out his 300th of the year.
- 2006 - West Coast Eagles win the Australian Football League Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 2021 - At Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, NHL pre-season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 3-1.
- 2021 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL pre-season game: San Jose Sharks beats Anaheim Ducks by score 3-1.
- 2021 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL pre-season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Minnesota Wild by score 6-4.
- 2021 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL pre-season game: Boston Bruins beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL pre-season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Buffalo Sabres by score 6-2.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL pre-season game: Nashville Predators beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 6-2.
Births of sports figures on September 30
- 1926 - Birth of Robin Roberts; Philadelphia Phillies pitcher, Hall of Famer (Won 28 in 1952).
- 1942 - Birth of Sture Pettersson in Sweden; cyclist (Olympic-silver-1968).
- 1951 - Birth of Catie Ball; American 100m breast stroke swimmer (Olympic-4X4 gold-1968).
- 1962 - Birth of Dave Magadan; first baseman (New York Mets).
- 1981 - Birth of Dominique Moceanu; American gymnast.
Deaths of sports figures on September 30
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