- Sep 1 St Louis Cardinals pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell walks a NL record 9 batters in a 1-0 shutout of Cincinnati Reds
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 7 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Ashley Cooper outlasts fellow Australian Mal Anderson 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 10-8, 8-6 for his 3rd Grand Slam event win of the year
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 7 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Althea Gibson beats Darlene Hard 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Baseball Record
Sep 8 Pirate Roberto Clemente ties modern record of 3 triples in a game
Sports History
Sep 13 Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times
Sports History
Sep 14 Yankees win 24th pennant, & 9th under Casey Stengel
Sports History
Sep 20 Baltimore Oriole knuckleball pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits NY Yankees 1-0
- Sep 26 Columbia (US) beats Sceptre (Britain) in 18th America's Cup
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