Events in Sport
- Aug 2 Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts
- Aug 3 Tommy Brown at just 16 years and 8 months old, plays shortstop for Dodgers
- Aug 10 Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cincinnati Reds 2-0
- Aug 20 26th PGA Championship: Bob Hamilton at Manito G & CC Spokane Wash
- Aug 30 11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769)
Birthdays in Sport
- Aug 9 Terry Jenner, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1971-75)
- Aug 13 Divina Galica, British athlete and racing driver
- Aug 14 Robyn Smith Astaire [Melody Dawn Miller], American jockey, wife of Fred Astaire, born in San Francisco, California
- Aug 16 Mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer (Pakistan left-arm quick, 1 Test)
- Aug 20 Graig Nettles, 3rd baseman (NY Yankees, SD Padres, Cleve Indians)
- Aug 24 Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1996)
- Aug 28 Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer
- Aug 30 Tug McGraw, American baseball player (d. 2004)
- Aug 31 Clive Hubert Lloyd, cricketer ("Supercat", 110 Tests 1966-85)