TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 16TH

1906 - Kaarlo Nieminen wins 1st Finnish marathon.

1927 - Rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for US Lawn Tennis Association title.

1931 - St Louis Cards repeat as NL champions with a 6-3 win over Phillies.

1934 - Elgin Baylor, NBA (1958-59 Rookie of Year-Lakers), born in Washington, D.C..
1939 - NY Yankees clinch their 11th & 4th successive pennant.

1948 - Rosemary Casals, tennis doubles (5X Wimbledon), born in San Francisco.
1950 - Cleveland Browns (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Phila 35-10).

1953 - AL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles.

1955 - Robin Yount, baseballer (Milwaukee Brewers,

MVP 1982, 1989, 3,142 hits) is born.

1957 - LA City Council approves 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for Dodgers.

1958 - Orel Hershiser, pitcher (LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians) is born.

1959 - Tim Raines, Sanford Florida, baseball player (Montreal Expos) is born.
1960 - Mil Brave Warren Spahn no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 4-0.

1965 - Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleve Indians, 2-0.
1967 - Anni Pede runs female world record marathon (3:07:26).

1975 - Pirates beat Cubs 22-0, Rennie Stennett is 3rd to go 7 for 7.

1987 - Calif's Bob Boone catches record 1,919th major league game.

1988 - Cin Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game, beats Dodgers, 1-0.

1993 - Minnesota Twins Dave Winfield, is 19th to get 3,000 hits.
1995 - Greg Maddux of Braves sets record of 17 consecutive road victory.
1997 - Mark McGwire signs with the St Louis Cardinals for $26M.
2000 - Sammy Sosa becomes the second player to hit 50 or more .

home runs in three consecutive years, joining Mark McGwire.

2009 - Myles Brand, NCAA President (b. 1942) dies.
2012 - NHL locks out its players after the

expiration of the collective bargaining agreement.