On This Day

August 1918 in Sports History

Events in Sport

  • Aug 1 Pittsburgh and Boston Braves play a MLB record 20 scoreless innings before Pirates win, 2-0 in 21
  • Aug 9 Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, and suspends him "for indifferent play"
  • Aug 24 Chicago Cubs, win earliest pennent ever (season ended Sept 2)
  • Aug 24 Sect Baker grants extended exemption to World Series players
  • Aug 27 Christy Mathewson resigns as Reds manager to accept a commission as a captain in chemical warfare branch of Army

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Aug 28 Tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on umpire Tom Connolly

Baseball Player Tris Speaker
Baseball Player
Tris Speaker
  • Aug 31 Boston Red Sox, win earliest AL pennent ever (season ended Sept 2)

Birthdays in Sport

  • Aug 21 Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2004)

Person of interestTed Williams

Aug 30 Ted Williams, American baseball player and last player in MLB to bat over .400 in a single season (Red Sox, AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47), born in San Diego, California (d. 2002)

Baseball Player Ted Williams
Baseball Player
Ted Williams
  • Aug 30 Billy Johnson, American baseball player, born in Montclair, New Jersey (d. 2006)

Deaths in Sport

  • Aug 1 John Riley Banister, American law officer and cowboy, dies at 64
  • Aug 13 Luther Gulick, American Basketball Hall of Fame contributor (basketball pioneer; international official), dies at 53


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