Events in Sport
- Aug 1 Boston Red Sox pitcher Ben Flowers sets then MLB record of 8 consecutive games in relief
- Aug 4 New York Yankees Vic Raschi sets MLB record for a pitcher by driving in 7 runs in a 15-0 win v Detroit
Event of Interest
Aug 6 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from military service in Korea; ends abbreviated season with .407 batting average
Ted Williams
- Aug 12 Ann Davison arrives in Miami in her 23 foot boat Felicity Ann, becoming the 1st woman to sail solo across the Atlantic
- Aug 14 20th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Detroit 24, All-Stars 10 (93,818)
- Aug 19 England regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0
- Aug 21 Baseball player representatives Ralph Kiner (NL) & Allie Reynolds (AL) hire labor leader John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiations with team owners
- Aug 23 Braves' Phil Paine is 1st former major leaguer to play in Japan
- Aug 23 Cyclist Arie Van Vliet becomes world champion sprinter
- Aug 23 Phil Grate sets record for throwing a baseball (443'3")
- Aug 23 Italian Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari clinches his second Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by winning Swiss Grand Prix at Bremgarten
Birthdays in Sport
Nigel Mansell
Aug 8 Nigel Mansell, British auto racer (World F1 champion 1992, Indy Car 1993), born in Upton-upon-Severn, England
Nigel Mansell
Hulk Hogan
Aug 11 Hulk Hogan [Terry Bollea], WWF heavyweight champion (1984-89), born in Augusta, Georgia
Hulk Hogan
- Aug 16 Nick Leyva, baseball manager (Phillies 1988-91)
- Aug 17 Kevin Rowlands, British rock vocalist (Dexy's Midnight Runners-Come on Eileen), born in Wednesfield, England
- Aug 30 Robert Parish, American Basketball Hall of Fame center (Boston Celtics; 9-time NBA All-Star), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Aug 31 Miguel Ángel Guerra, Argentine racing driver
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Aug 6 NHL goaltender Terry Sawchuk (23) weds Patricia Ann Morey
Terry Sawchuk
