This Day in Sports History — September 10

Here are just some of the notable sports moments that happened on September 10:

1918 — Players from the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox threatened to strike prior to Game 5 of the World Series unless they were guaranteed a larger share of the payouts. (More info.)

1960 — Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees hit a 643-foot home run over the right field roof at Detroit's Briggs Stadium. (More info.)

1961 — A crash at the Italian Grand Prix caused the death of German driver Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators. (More info.)

1972 — After it seemed the clock had expired on two previous plays, the Soviet Union beat the Unites States men's basketball team, 51-50, on a last second basket off a full court pass in the gold medal game of the Summer Olympics at Munich, Germany. The loss snapped the Americans' 63-game winning streak in Olympic play. (More info.)

1973 — Muhammad Ali defeated Ken Norton by split decision in Inglewood, Ca. to win the NABF heavyweight title. (More info.)

1960 — Barefoot Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won the marathon at the Summer Olympics in Rome. (More info.)

1988 — Steffi Graf beat Gabriela Sabatini to win the US Open tennis tournament and join Don Budge, Maureen Connolly, Rod Laver and Margaret Court as the only players to win a Grand Slam. (More info.)

1989 — Two-sport star Deion Sanders of the Atlanta Falcons returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown in his NFL debut only five days after hitting a home run in a MLB game for the New York Yankees. (More info.)