August 1958 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Aug 6 American athlete Glenn Davis breaks his own world record by 0.3 (49.2) in 400m hurdles in Budapest, Hungary

Aug 13 MLB Cleveland Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2

Aug 18 Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, California

Aug 20 Chicago Cubs use 1st baseman Dale Long as their 1st major league lefty catcher since 1906
Aug 24 Sergei Popov wins Stockholm marathon (2:15:17.0) (WR)
Aug 28 American baseball player Nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98)

Aug 1 Tor Håkon Holte, Norwegian cross country skier, born in Drammen, Norway
Aug 2 Arshad Ayub, Indian cricketer (Indian off-spinner of the late 1980's), born in Hyderabad, India
Aug 4 Greg Foster, American athlete (3 x World C'ship gold 110m hurdles; Olympic silver 1984), born in Maywood, Illinois (d. 2023)
Aug 4 Mary Decker, American Olympic track star (mile record 4:16.71), born in Bunnvale, New Jersey

Aug 7 American track coach and long distance runner (NYC Marathon 1980-82, Boston 1982), born in Havana, Cuba

Aug 7 Larisa Karlova, Ukrainian handball player (Olympic gold USSR 1976, 80; World C'ship gold 1982, 86), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
Aug 7 Russell Baze, Canadian Racing Hall of Fame jockey (10 x US Champion Jockey by wins; 12,844 career victories; US Racing HOF), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug 10 Jack Richards, English cricket wicket-keeper (8 Tests, 21 dismissals, 1 x 100, HS 133; Surrey CCC, Orange Free State), born in Penzance, England
Aug 13 David Feherty, Irish golfer, broadcaster (5 European Tour titles, CBS, NBC), born in Bangor, Northern Ireland
Aug 16 Jose Luis, Clerc Argentina, tennis star
Aug 19 Darryl Sutter, Canadian NHL center, 1979-87 (Chicago Black Hawks), coach, 1992-2007, 2011-23 (Black Hawks, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings), and general manager (Flames, 2003-10)born in Viking, Alberta
Aug 19 Gary Gaetti, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1988, 89; World Series 1987; Gold Glove Award 1986–89; Minnesota Twins), born in Centralia Illinois
Aug 19 Gordon Brand Jr., Scottish golfer (8 x European Tour wins; Ryder Cup 1987, 89), born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland (d. 2019)
Aug 21 Max Chantal, French rugby league forward (27 Tests; US Villeneuve XIII), born in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France (d. 2023)
Aug 23 Julio Franco, oldest regular position player in MLB history, born in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic
Aug 26 Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist, born in Ninove, Belgium

Aug 28 American figure skater (Olympic gold 1984), born in Bowling Green, Ohio

Aug 31 Serge Blanco, French rugby union player (93 tests and 233 points at fullback and wing), nicknamed the "Pelé of Rugby", born in Caracas, Venezuela

Aug 3 Peter Collins, English auto racer (British GP 1958), dies in race accident at German GP at 26
Aug 10 Frank Demaree, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1936, 37; Chicago Cubs, NY Giants), dies of internal haemorrhage at 48