THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 11TH

1914 - William Christopher Handy publishes "St Louis Blues".

1924 - Tom Landry, NFL player (NY Giants)/coach (Dallas Cowboys).

1926 - US defeats France for their 7th straight 

Davis Cup championship in Philadelphia (4-1).
1927 - Babe Ruth hits 50th of 60 homers.
1928 - Ty Cobb last hitting appearance, pops out against Yankees.
1933 - Britain's Fred Perry thwarts Australian Jack Crawford's bid for a 

Grand Slam by defeating him at US Tennis championship.

1956 - Yanks Yogi Berra ties career record for HRs (236) by a catcher.

1959 - Oriole Jerry Walker pitches 16 inn beating White Sox 1-0.

1976 - Minnie Minoso bats for White Sox after a 12-year hiatus (hitless).

1982 - Chris Evert wins her 6th & final US Open Tennis match 

at West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills NY.

1983 - Franco Harris becomes 3rd NFL to rush 11,000 yards.

1991 - NY Yankees final game at Baltimore Oriole's Memorial Stadium.
1991 - Atlanta Braves Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers & Alejandro Pena 

pitched 1st combined no-hitter in NL, beating San Diego Padres, 1-0.

2002 - Johnny Unitas, American football player (b. 1933) dies.
2005 - Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (b. 1923) dies.