Back in Time: September 2

SI Staff | Sep 2, 2010

Back in Time: September 2 /

Back in Time: September 2

Ernie Banks

Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits career home run No. 400 off Curt Simmons.

Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors

Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors win their first career matches at the U.S. Open.

Mark O'Meara

The 79th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Mark O'Meara. The North Carolina native has gone on to win two career majors and 31 professional tournaments.

Mike Greenwell

Mike Greenwell beats the Mariners single-handedly driving in all nine runs in Boston's 9-8 victory over Seattle at the Kingdome.

Carl Everett

With two outs and two strikes, Red Sox pinch hitter Carl Everett singles in the bottom of the ninth to break up Mike Mussina's bid for a perfect game. The Yankee right-hander beats Boston 1-0 for his fourth career one-hitter.

Walter Iooss Jr./SI (2), John Iacono/SI, Peter Read Miller/SI

(Clockwise from top left) 1952 - Jimmy Connors 1965 - Lennox Lewis 1948 - Terry Bradshaw 1960 - Eric Dickerson

Born on this Day

Adolph Rupp (1901) D. Wayne Lukas (1935) Terry Bradshaw (1948, pictured) Nate Archibald (1948) Rex Hudler (1960) Eric Dickerson (1960) Carlos Valderrama (1961) Sam Mitchell (1963) Lennox Lewis (1965) Stephane Matteau (1969) Jason Blake (1973) Brian Westbrook (1979) Jason Hammel (1982)

Published Sep 2, 2010

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