This Day in Sports History — September 15

Here are just some of the notable sports moments that happened on September 15:

1946 — The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs, 2-0, at Ebbets Field in a game shortened to five innings because of gnats. (More info.)

1969 — Steve Carlton of the St. Louis Cardinals set a major league record by striking out 19 New York Mets, but his team lost, 4-3, on a pair of two-run home runs by Ron Swoboda. (More info.)

1977 — The Baltimore Orioles forfeited a game to the Toronto Blue Jays when Baltimore manager Earl Weaver yanked his team off the field because the umpires wouldn’t have a tarp removed from a bullpen mound at Exhibition Stadium. (More info.)

1978 — The Los Angeles Dodgers became the first major league team to draw 3 million fans. (More info.)

1978 — Muhammad Ali won by unanimous decision over Leon Spinks in their fight at the Superdome at New Orleans to become the first boxer in history to win the world heavyweight title three times. (More info.)

1990 — Bobby Thigpen of the Chicago White Sox became the first pitcher to record 50 saves in a season in a 7-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Comiskey Park. (More info.)

2000 — The XXVII Olympics opened in Sydney, Australia. (More info.)

2004 — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced a lockout of the NHL players’ union. (More info.)