Events in Sport
- Aug 2 After 3 hours deliberation a Chicago jury acquits 8 Chicago White Sox accused in Black Sox scandal; next day they are banned from organised baseball for life
- Aug 3 MLB Commissioner Kenesaw Landis hands out life bans to 8 Chicago White Sox players accused in Black Sox scandal despite their acquittal by a Chicago jury
- Aug 5 KDKA Pittsburgh presents first radio broadcast of MLB; Pirates beat Phillies, 8-0; Harold Arlin first play-by-play broadcaster
Sports History
Aug 7 Dutch cyclist Piet Moeskops wins the 1st of 4 straight, and 5 total world sprint championships when he beats defending champion Bob Spears of Australia in Copenhagen
- Aug 20 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Germantown CC, PA: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory wins her 6th US singles title; beats 3-time champion Mary Browne 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Aug 25 Yankee pitcher Harry Harper hits 3 batters in an inning tying record
- Aug 27 J E Clair of Acme Packing Co of Green Bay granted an NFL franchise
Birthdays in Sport
Jack Kramer (1921-2009)
Aug 1 American tennis player (Wimbledon 1947, US Open 1946, 47), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
Maurice Richard (1921-2000)
Aug 4 Canadian NHL star (Montreal Canadiens, MVP-1947), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Aug 5 Nazar Mohammad, Pakistani cricket batsman (5 Tests, 1 x 100 Pakistan's 1st centurion), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 1996)
- Aug 8 Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (Dangerous When Wet), born in Inglewood California (d. 2013)
- Aug 20 Jack Wilson, Australian cricket spin bowler (1 Test; 43 wickets on England Tour 1956), born in Albert Park, Victoria (d. 1985)
- Aug 23 Sam Cook, English cricket spin bowler in (1 Test; Gloucestershire CCC), born in Tetbury, England (d. 1996)
- Aug 24 Sam Tingle, Zimbabwean racing driver, born in Manchester, England (d. 2008)
- Aug 29 Wendell Scott, American auto racer (first black driver to win a race at NASCAR's premier level [Jacksonville 200 1963]), born in Danville, Virginia (d. 1990)
- Aug 30 Angelo Dundee, American boxing trainer and cornerman (Muhammad Ali 1960–81 & 15 other world boxing champions), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
- Aug 31 Charles "Chub" Feeney, American MLB executive (President of the National League), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1994)
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