Today in Sporting History, September 25
1844 - Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international
1866 - (Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing
1882 - 1st baseball doubleheader (Providence and Worcester)
1908 - Cubs' Ed Reulbach becomes only pitcher to throw doubleheader shutout
1920 - 34th US Womens Tennis: M B Mallory beats M Zinderstein (63 61)
1926 - Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant
1926 - Walter Hagen wins PGA golf tournament
1926 - NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings
1926 - 9th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Salisbury GC Westbury NY
1941 - Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years
1949 - 4th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs
1949 - Despite 71 injuries, Yankees have been in 1st place all season until Red Sox move into a tie for 1st place
1955 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Clock Golf Open
1960 - NY Yankees clinch AL pennant
1962 - Yankees clinch AL pennant
1962 - Weatherly (US) beats Gretel (Aust) in 19th running of America's Cup
1966 - 12th LPGA Championship won by Gloria Ehret
1972 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open
1977 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament
1981 - Nolan Ryan's 5th career no-hitter as Astros beat Dodgers 5-0
1982 - Northwestern ends 34 football game losing streak, beats No Ill 31-6
1984 - NY Met Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit HRs as a teen and in 40s
1988 - Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s
1988 - Kathy Guadagnino wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic
1988 - Christopher Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Hunter and Matt Biondi, swim world record 4x100 m freestyle (3:16.53)
1990 - 1st 8 NY Yankees hit safely vs Balt Orioles to tie record
1994 - Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1997 - WNBA announces it will add Detroit and Wash DC franchises
1866 - (Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing
1882 - 1st baseball doubleheader (Providence and Worcester)
1908 - Cubs' Ed Reulbach becomes only pitcher to throw doubleheader shutout
1920 - 34th US Womens Tennis: M B Mallory beats M Zinderstein (63 61)
1926 - Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant
1926 - Walter Hagen wins PGA golf tournament
1926 - NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings
1926 - 9th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Salisbury GC Westbury NY
1941 - Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years
1949 - 4th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs
1949 - Despite 71 injuries, Yankees have been in 1st place all season until Red Sox move into a tie for 1st place
1955 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Clock Golf Open
1960 - NY Yankees clinch AL pennant
1962 - Yankees clinch AL pennant
1962 - Weatherly (US) beats Gretel (Aust) in 19th running of America's Cup
1966 - 12th LPGA Championship won by Gloria Ehret
1972 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open
1977 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament
1981 - Nolan Ryan's 5th career no-hitter as Astros beat Dodgers 5-0
1982 - Northwestern ends 34 football game losing streak, beats No Ill 31-6
1984 - NY Met Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit HRs as a teen and in 40s
1988 - Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s
1988 - Kathy Guadagnino wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic
1988 - Christopher Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Hunter and Matt Biondi, swim world record 4x100 m freestyle (3:16.53)
1990 - 1st 8 NY Yankees hit safely vs Balt Orioles to tie record
1994 - Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1997 - WNBA announces it will add Detroit and Wash DC franchises