On this day in sports: September 12

1. 1885 The Scottish Cup match between Arbroath and Bon Accord ended 36–0, which is still a world record for an unrigged professional association football match. Source
2. 1885 Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional association football. Source
3. 1984 Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by Herb Score with 246 in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record. Source
4. 2001 Born: Ziaire Williams, American basketball player Source
5. 2011 Died: Alexander Galimov, Russian ice hockey player (born 1985) Source
6. 2013 Died: Warren Giese, American football player, coach, and politician (born 1924) Source

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