Baseball Record
Sep 3 Milwaukee Braves pitcher Warren Spahn sets an NL record for a left-hander with 41st shut-out; beats Cubs, 8-0
F1 World Champion
Sep 8 Juan Manuel Fangio confirms his F1 World Drivers Championship, finishing 2nd in the season ending Italian GP at Monza; takes record 5th title by 15 points from Stirling Moss
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 8 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-Australian final Mal Anderson wins his only Grand Slam event; beats Ashley Cooper 10-8, 7-5, 6-4
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 8 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Althea Gibson beats Louise Brough Clapp 6-3, 6-2 for the first of her 2 home singles crowns
Baseball Record
Sep 22 Duke Snider's 39th & 40th home runs are last hit at Ebbets Field
- Sep 23 Milwaukee Braves clinch NL pennant by beating Cards 4-2
- Sep 24 Brooklyn Dodgers play last game at Ebbets Field, defeat Pirates 2-0
- Sep 27 American MLB San Francisco Giants rent Pacific Coast League San Francisco Seals Stadium until Candlestick Park is built in 1960
- Sep 29 NFL NY Giants play their last game at Polo Grounds, 9-1 loss to Pittsburgh
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