Today in sports history, September 30

Sept. 30

Today in sports history

Today is Sept. 30. On this date in:

1882: Bob Ferguson won The Open Championship at St Andrews, capturing the Claret Jug for the third consecutive years.

1927: Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season off Washington's Tom Zachary, breaking his own major-league record of 59 and establishing a mark that stood for 34 years.