Events in Sports History in September 1992

US Men's Tennis Open

Sep 4 In his record 115th and final US Open singles match, Jimmy Connors is beaten by Ivan Lendl 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 in a 2nd-round night match

Sep 5 Dan O'Brien sets world record decathlon (8891 pts)
Sep 7 Baseball commissioner Faye Vincent resigns
Sep 7 Former owner and team president of the Milwaukee Brewers Bud Selig is appointed interim Commissioner of Major League Baseball; holds office until becoming official Commissioner in 1998
Sep 8 Danny Tartabull has 9 RBIs as Yanks beat Orioles 16-4
Sep 9 1st time Baltimore Orioles draw 3 million fans at home
Sep 9 MLB player Robin Yount, is 17th to reach 3,000 hits

Sep 12 Stefan Edberg beats Michael Chang 6-7, 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 in the longest match in US Open history (5 hours, 26 minutes)

Sep 12 US Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles retains her title; beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain 6-3, 6-3

Sep 13 US Open Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg retains his title; beats Pete Sampras 3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2

Sep 19 Barry Bonds joins Willie Mays, Howard Johnson & Ron Gant as having (2) 30-HR/30-steal MLB seasons

Sep 19 Demolition begins of JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; built in 1926 as Sesquicentennial Stadium, also known as Municipal Stadium, it hosted the 1926 Tunney-Dempsey fight, 41 Army-Navy football games, The Beatles; The Rolling Stones; victory rallies for The NHL Flyers and MLB Phillies; and the US portion of Live-Aid
Sep 19 Sergei Boebka pole vaults world record (6.13m)
Sep 23 1st female to play in a NHL exhibition game (Manon Rheaume, goalie) for Tampa Bay Lightning - gives up 2 goals on 9 attempts in 1 period
Sep 23 Bill Comrie purchases BC Lions from CFL
Sep 24 John Jaha ties record of 11 teammates to steal 10 bases (Brewers)

Sep 24 Pedro Martínez makes his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Cincinnati Reds

Sep 24 Toronto's Dave Winfield, 40, is oldest player to reach 100-RBI

Sep 25 Sparky Anderson ties Hughie Jennings as Detroit Tigers' winningest manager

Sep 26 1st time a positional player pitches for NY Mets, Phil Pecota, in 19-2 lose to Pirates
Sep 26 Jimmy Connors beats Martina Navratilova, 7-5, 6-3
Sep 27 LA Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place
Sep 27 Pittsburgh Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title
Sep 28 Oakland A's win AL West title
Sep 29 Atlanta Braves wins 2nd straight NL West title

Sep 29 Magic Johnson announces return to play basketball (he doesn't)

Sep 30 KC Royal George Brett gets 4 hits to become 18th to get 3,000 hits