Events in Sports History in September 1967

Sep 1 Cincinnati Reds reliever Bob Lee walks Dick Groat with bases loaded in 21st inning to give SF Giants a 1-0 win at Crosley Field; 20 scoreless innings ties MLB mark, Pirates v Braves 1918
Sep 10 Chicago White Sox Joel Horlen no-hits Det Tigers, 6-0

US Men's Tennis Open

Sep 10 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: John Newcombe of Australia defeats American Clark Graebner 6–4, 6–4, 8–6 for first of 2 US singles titles

US Open Women's Tennis

Sep 10 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Billie Jean King defeats England's Ann Haydon-Jones 11–9, 6–4 for first of 4 US singles crowns

Sep 16 Anni Pede runs female world record marathon (3:07:26)
Sep 17 New Orleans Saints 1st NFL game, they lose to LA Rams 27-13
Sep 18 Intrepid (US) beats Dame Pattie (Australia) in 21st America's Cup yacht race at Newport, Rhode Island
Sep 22 Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager
Sep 24 NFL St. Loius Cardinals' Jim Bakken kicks 7 field goals at Pittsburgh Steelers, setting NFL record at the time

Baseball Record

Sep 27 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jim Bunning ties NL record of 5, 1-0 losses in a year

Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher and Senator Jim Bunning

Griffith vs. Benvenuti

Sep 29 American boxer Emile Griffith regains his world middleweight crown on points in a brawling re-match with Italian Nino Benvenuti at Shea Stadium, NY; second of famous trilogy of fights