F1 World Champion
Sep 2 British Ferrari driver Peter Collins sportingly hands over his car to retired teammate Juan Manuel Fangio during season ending Italian Grand Prix at Monza; Fangio finishes 2nd to win F1 World Drivers Championship
- Sep 2 Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina finishes 2nd in Italian GP at Monza to win his 3rd straight F1 World Drivers Championship by 3 points from Englishman Stirling Moss
Sports History
Sep 3 American Johnny Longden becomes thoroughbred racing's winningest rider, breaking the record of 4,870 wins by British jockey Sir Gordon Richards; rides Arrogate to victory in the Del Mar Handicap
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 9 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-Australian final Ken Rosewall wins his first US singles title, beating Lew Hoad 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 9 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-American final Shirley Fry Irvin beats Althea Gibson 6-3, 6-4 for her only US singles crown
Sports History
Sep 11 Cincinnati Reds outfielder Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th HR
Baseball Record
Sep 11 New York Yankees Yogi Berra ties career record for HRs (236) by a catcher
- Sep 17 Yanks clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of year
Baseball Record
Sep 18 Mickey Mantle is 8th to hit 50 HRs in a season
- Sep 21 New York Yankees set dubious MLB record, stranding 20 on base; Mickey Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but rival Boston Red Sox win 13-9 at Fenway Park
- Sep 25 Brooklyn Dodger Sal Maglie no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0
- Sep 29 Music single "I Love Mickey" by Mickey Mantle & Teresa Brewer peaks at #87
- Sep 29 Yanks Mickey Mantle hits his 52nd HR of season
- Sep 30 Phillies Robin Roberts gives up a major league record 46th HR
- Sep 30 White Sox Jim Derrington, 16, is youngest to start a game (he loses)
Baseball Players
Basketball Stars
Boxers
Footballers
NFL Stars
Tennis Champions