Events in Sports History in September 1995

Bruno vs. McCall

Sep 2 British boxer Frank Bruno beats American champion Oliver McCall in a unanimous 12 round points decision in London for the WBC heavyweight title

Sep 3 Carolina Panthers lose their debut NFL game in overtime 23-20 to the Atlanta Falcons in front of 58,808 fans at the Georgia Dome
Sep 3 In their NFL debut game the Jacksonville Jaguars fall to the Houston Oilers 10-3; 72,363 fans attend the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Sep 4 Chicago White Sox third baseman Robin Ventura hits grand slams in consecutive innings, the 4th and 5th, of a 14-3 rout of the Texas Rangers

Baseball Record

Sep 5 Cal Ripken Jr ties Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 straight games

Sep 6 Cal Ripken Jr breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games
Sep 8 Cleveland Indians clinch 1st AL Central Division title

US Open Women's Tennis

Sep 9 US Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf wins her 4th US title; beats Monica Seles 7-6, 0-6, 6-3

Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major Champion Monica Seles

Sep 10 35th Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland beats US, 14-10
Sep 10 Cleveland's major league sports franchises, NFL Browns & MLB Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in Cleveland for only time, both win; Browns 22-6 v Tampa, Indians 5-3 v Orioles

US Men's Tennis Open

Sep 10 US Open Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras wins his 3rd US title; beats fellow American Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5

Sep 11 Ohio's Governor Voinovich proclaims "Cleveland Indians Day"

Sports History

Sep 15 Cards shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays

Baseball Record

Sep 16 Greg Maddux of Braves sets record of 17 consecutive road victories

Sep 19 Colorado Rockies Andres Galarraga becomes 4th team member to hit 30 HRs in the sesaon
Sep 19 MLB San Diego Padres Ken Caminiti switch hits HRs in 3rd of 4 games
Sep 20 Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central
Sep 24 Ryder Cup Golf, Oak Hill CC: Europe wins 14½-13½; unheralded Irish rookie Philip Walton secures victory for Europe beating Jay Haas 1 up
Sep 26 Earliest 1st-class cricket in Aust season (Qld v Western Prov)
Sep 26 Sri Lanka complete 2-1 Test Cricket series win in Pakistan from 0-1

Sports History

Sep 28 Dennis Martínez' fastball breaks Minnesota Twins Kirby Puckett's jaw, in what becomes his final career plate appearance, in Cleveland Indians 12-4 win