September 12th ...
Power is not revealed by striking
hard or often, but by striking true.
- Honore de Balzac
- 1885 - Highest score (35) recorded in any first-class soccer match is set.
- 1895 - Defender (US) beats Valkyrie III (England) in 10th America's Cup.
- 1895 Annie Londonderry [Annie Kopchovsky] completes the first round-the-world trip by a woman on a bicycle in 15 months and collects her $10,000 prize
- 1911 Boston's Cy Young vs Christy Mathewson of Giants, Giants win 9-0
- 1914 Yankee shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh, 23, becomes youngest manager
- 1920 - Games of the VII Olympiad close in Antwerp, Belgium.
- 1925 20th Davis Cup: USA beats France in Philadelphia (5-0)
- 1930 Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league's last recorded bounce HR
- 1932 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch-hit home run.
- 1934 54th U.S. Men's National Championship: Fred Perry beats Wilmer Allison (6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 8-6)
- 1935 55th U.S. Men's National Championship: Wilmer Allison beats Sidney Wood (6-2, 6-2, 6-3)
- 1936 56th U.S. Men's National Championship: Fred Perry beats Don Budge (2-6, 6-2, 8-6, 1-6, 10-8)
- 1936 50th U.S. Women's National Championship: Alice Marble beats Helen Jacobs (4-6, 6-3, 6-2)
- 1947 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th home run in four games.
- 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team, defeating Milwaukee Braves 105-49
- 1954 White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920
- 1954 - Cleveland Indians sweep New York Yankees at Municipal Stadium; largest American League crowd (86,563).
- 1962 - Washington Senators' Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Baltimore Orioles in 16-inning game.
- 1964 - First football game at Shea Stadium: New York Jets defeat Denver Broncos 30-6.
- 1964 - Ralph Boston of the US sets long jump record at 27 feet 4.5 inches.
- 1965 Mary Mills wins LPGA Eugene Golf Open
- 1965 85th U.S. Men's National Championship: Manuel Santana beats Cliff Drysdale (6-2, 7-9, 7-5, 6-1)
- 1965 79th U.S. Women's National Championship: Margaret Court beats Billie Jean Moffitt (8-6, 7-5)
- 1966 US Men's National Tennis Championships: In an all-Australian final Fred Stolle beats John Newcombe 4-6, 12-10, 6-3, 6-4
- 1966 80th U.S. Women's National Championship: Maria Bueno beats Nancy Richey (6-3, 6-1)
- 1970 US Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court of Australia successfully defends title; beats Rosemary Casals 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
- 1971 US Open Men's Tennis: Stan Smith wins first career Grand Slam event; beats Czech star Jan Kodeš 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6
- 1972 - Lord Michael Killanin succeeds Avery Brundage as head of Olympics.
- 1976 - Seattle Seahawks play first regular-season game (Saint Louis 30, Seattle 24).
- 1976 - Chicago White Sox player Minnie Minoso at age 53 hits a single.
- 1976 US Open Men's Tennis : Jimmy Connors wins his second US title; beats Björn Borg of Sweden 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
- 1979 Indiana Pacers cut Ann Meyers, 1st woman on an NBA club
- 1979 Carl Yastrzemski gets his 3,000th hit off NY Yankee Jim Beattie
- 1979 - Pietro Mennea of Italy sets the 200m record (19.72) in Mexico City.
- 1979 - Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski gets his 3,000th hit off New York Yankees' pitcher Jim Beattie.
- 1981 Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yanks for 8 innings before Rick Cerone & Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles
- 1981 US Open Women's Tennis: Tracy Austin wins her second US title; beats Martina Navratilova 1-6, 7-6, 7-6
- 1982 Gerard Nijboer (2:15:16) & Rosa Mota (2:36:04) win marathon
- 1982 Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Mary Kay Golf Classic
- 1982 US Open Men's Tennis: Jimmy Connors wins 4th US title; beats Czech star Ivan Lendl 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
- 1984 - Michael Jordan signed a seven-year contract to play basketball with the Chicago Bulls.
- 1984 - New York Mets' Dwight Goodin sets rookie strike out record at 251.
- 1987 - Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for third straight year.
- 1988 - First NFL regular-season game played in Phoenix, Arizona; Dallas Cowboys beat Arizona Cardinals.
- 1991 Nolan Ryan's 4-3 victory over Twins is his 312th career win
- 1992 Stefan Edberg beats Michael Chang in what is believed to be the longest match in US Open history (5hr 26min)
- 1992 US Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles retains her title; beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain 6-3, 6-3
- 1993 Donna Andrews wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship
- 1993 US Open Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras wins his second US title; beats Frenchman Cédric Pioline 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
- 1997 NY Met John Olerud hits for the cycle
- 1998 US Open Women's Tennis: Lindsay Davenport wins her first career Grand Slam title; beats defending champion Martina Hingis 6-3, 7-5
- 1999 US Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi wins 2nd and final US title; beats fellow American Todd Martin 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
- 2004 US Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer of Switzerland wins first US title; beats Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-0
- 2004 Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 20-16 at Soldier Field to snap their NFL-record 24-game road losing streak
- 2005 Mark Messier announces on ESPN radio that he will retire from the NHL
- 2002 - A judge announced that a jury would have to decide who would get the ball that Barry Bonds hit for his record 73rd home run. The ownership of the ball, with an estimated value of $1 million, was being disputed between two men that had been in the bleachers.
- 2005 - The English cricket team draws the final match to win The 2005 Ashes.
- 2006 - Rick DiPietro (New York Islanders) signed a 15-year contract worth $67.5 million.
- 2010 US Open Women's Tennis: Kim Clijsters retains title; beats Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-1 for her 3rd US crown
- 2011 US Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins his first US title; beats Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1
- 2015 US Open Women's Tennis: In an all-Italian final Flavia Pennetta wins her only Grand Slam title; beats Roberta Vinci 7-6, 4-7, 6-2
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