Events in Sport
Sports History
Aug 28 Tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on umpire Tom Connolly
- Aug 31 Boston Red Sox, win earliest AL pennent ever (season ended Sept 2)
Birthdays in Sport
Ted Williams (1918-2002)
Aug 30 American Baseball HOF outfielder (last player to bat over .400 in single season; 19 x MLB All Star; AL MVP 1946, 49; Triple Crown 1942, 47 Boston Red Sox), born in San Diego, California