Events in Sports History in September 1950

F1 World Champion

Sep 3 Giuseppe "Nino" Farina wins inaugural Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by taking out the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in an Alfa Romeo; wins by 3 points from Juan Manuel Fangio

Sep 4 NASCAR’s first paved super speedway, Darlington Raceway hosts Southern 500, first 500-mile event in NASCAR history; winner Johnny Mantz in a Plymouth
Sep 5 38.7 inches (98.3 cm) rainfall - over several days - at Yankeetown, Florida (state record)
Sep 5 US National Championship Men's Tennis: American Art Larsen beats countryman Herb Flam 6-3, 4-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 for his only Grand Slam title

US Open Women's Tennis

Sep 5 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-American final Margaret Osborne duPont beats Doris Hart 6-3, 6-3 for her third consecutive US singles crown

Sports History

Sep 10 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 HR in a game at Griffith Stadium

Sep 15 For a record 6th time, NY Yankees' first baseman Johnny Mize hits 3 HRs in one game
Sep 16 Cleveland Browns (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Philadelphia 35-10)
Sep 17 San Francisco 49ers (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, lose 21-17
Sep 26 Phils pitcher Jim Konstanty makes record 71st appearance of year