THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 18TH

1848 - Baseball rules 1st baseman can tag base for out instead of runner.
1903 - Phillies' Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago Cubs, 10-0.

1925 - Harvey Haddix, baseball pitcher (pitched perfect game into 12th) is born.

1926 - Bud Greenspan, documentary maker (Olympic Games) is born.

1929 - Pirates loss to Braves & clinch NL pennant for the Cubs.
1930 - Enterprise (US) beats Shamrock V (England) in 15th America's Cup.
1930 - NY Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 HRs to beat St Louis Browns, 7-6.

1933 - Scotty Bowman, NHL player/coach (Montreal Canadians) is born.
1938 - Chicago Bears beat Green Bay Packers 2-0.
1946 - Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello in 1st Round for Heavyweight boxing title.
1949 - Baseball major league record 4 grand slams hit.

1952 - Rick Pitino, American basketball coach is born.

1955 - Willie Mays hits record tying 9th HR at Ebbets Field (ties Joe Adcock).
1956 - Mickey Mantle is 8th to hit 50 HRs in a season.

1959 - Ryne Sandberg, Spokane WA, Hall of Fame infielder (Chicago Cubs) is born.

1965 - Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle play his 2,000th game.

1971 - Lance Armstrong, Plano Texas, American road cyclist 

(7 Tour de France wins) barred from sport for using banned drugs is born.

1984 - Tim Raines is first player with 4 consecutive 70-stolen-base seasons.

1991 - NCAA places Tenn on 2 yrs probation for football recruting violations.

1993 - LA Mighty Ducks play their first NHL pre-season game against Penguins.

1994 - Ken Burn's "Baseball" premieres on PBS.

1994 - Vitas Gerulaitis, tennis star (Davis Cup 1979), dies at 40.
1996 - Roger Clemens ties his own major league record with 20 strikeouts.
1997 - Seve Ballesteros & Nick Faldo elected to World Golf Hall of Fame.