This Day in Sports History: September 5

Unforgettable Games and Remarkable Records

• 1906: St. Louis University's Bradbury Robinson threw football's first legal forward pass.
• 1908: Nap Rucker pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves.
• 1914: Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run in the minor leagues.
• 1916: Richard Norris Williams won his second and final men's singles title at the U.S. National Championships.
• 1918: "The Star-Spangled Banner" was played at the World Series, establishing a lasting tradition.
• 1921: Walter Johnson reached 2,287 career strikeouts, setting a new MLB record.
• 1923: Flyweights Gene LaRue and Kid Pancho knocked each other out simultaneously.
• 1925: Golfer Bobby Jones won the U.S. Amateur Championship.
• 1939: John Bromwich won the International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
• 1948: The U.S. men's tennis team won its third consecutive Davis Cup title.
• 1949: Pancho Gonzales won the men's singles event at the U.S. National Championships.
• 1949: Margaret Osborne duPont successfully defended her women's singles title at the U.S. National Championships.
• 1950: Art Larsen won the men's singles title at the U.S. National Championships.
• 1951: Frank Sedgman achieved the first of his two consecutive men's singles crowns at the U.S. National Championships.
• 1951: Maureen Connolly won the U.S. National Championships, claiming the first of her nine Grand Slam singles titles.
• 1955: Dodger Don Newcombe hit his seventh home run of the season, setting a National League record for a pitcher. 
• 1960: A.J. Foyt achieved his first of 67 IndyCar victories.
• 1960: Cassius Clay (who later became known as Muhammad Ali) won the light heavyweight boxing gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rome.
• 1960: Wilma Rudolph secured her second of three gold medals in the 200-meter final in Rome.
• 1962: Atlético Madrid beat ACF Fiorentina 3-0 to win their second European Cup Winners' Cup tournament.
• 1971: J.R. Richard struck out 15 San Francisco Giants.
• 1979: Roscoe Tanner served 11 aces in his win against the top-seeded Björn Borg in the U.S. Open Tennis Championships quarterfinals.
• 1982: Jay Sigel won the U.S. Men's Amateur Championship.
• 1987: Carl Lewis won gold in the men's long jump at the World Athletics Championships.
• 1989: Chris Evert competed in her final U.S. Open tennis match, losing to Zina Garrison in the quarterfinals. 
• 1994: Jerry Rice scored his 127th career touchdown, surpassing Jim Brown's NFL record.
• 1995: Cal Ripken Jr. played in his 2,130th consecutive game, tying Lou Gehrig's record streak.
• 1997: The Orioles and Yankees played in the longest nine-inning game in MLB history.
• 1998: Mark McGwire reached 60 home runs for the season, joining a select group of sluggers.
• 2013: Peyton Manning tied an NFL record with seven touchdown passes in a season opener.
• 2020: The 8-1 underdog Authentic won the Kentucky Derby, giving trainer Bob Baffert his sixth Derby win.
• 2021: Patrick Cantlay won the PGA TOUR Championship by one stroke.
• 2023: Breanna Stewart broke the WNBA single-season scoring record.