Events in Sport
PGA Championship
Aug 15 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Laurel Valley GC: Dave Marr wins his only major title, beating Billy Casper and Jack Nicklaus by 2 strokes
- Aug 16 American Football League's 9th franchise is officially awarded to Joe Robbie and television star Danny Thomas; Miami Dolphins start play in AFL's Eastern Division in 1966
Sports History
Aug 18 Hank Aaron loses a HR, because he hit it out of batter's box
Sports History
Aug 18 Orioles' Brooks Robinson hits into his third career triple play (tying George Sisler, Deacon McGuire and Joe Start)
- Aug 18 Dutch soccer team FC Den Bosch (successor to BVV 1906 and Wilhelmina 1890) is established at 's-Hertogenbosch
- Aug 19 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney throws his second no-hitter of the season in 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs
- Aug 20 Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron (1954-65) pass Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hitting 772 HRs while playing together on the same team
- Aug 22 San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marachal hits LA Dodger catcher John Roseboro on the head with his bat causing a 14 minute brawl
Baseball Record
Aug 29 Willie Mays sets NL record for HRs in a month with his 17th of August
Sports History
Aug 30 Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball
Birthdays in Sport
David Robinson
Aug 6 David Robinson, American NBA center (San Antonio Spurs, Olympic gold 1992), born in Key West, Florida
- Aug 7 Elizabeth Manley, Canadian figure skater (Olympic silver 1988), born in Quinte West, Canada
- Aug 8 Angus Fraser, cricketer (England right-arm pace bowler 1989- )
- Aug 9 Ezra Polley, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Georgetown, Kentucky
- Aug 9 John Smith, US amateur wrestler and coach (4-time World Champion, 2-time Olympic Games champion), born in Del City, Oklahoma
- Aug 10 Carolyn Schuwalow, Australian distance runner (Olympics 1996)
- Aug 10 John Starks, NBA guard (NY Knicks)
- Aug 10 Patricia Spurgin, US scherpschutser (Olympic gold 1984)
- Aug 10 Mike E. Smith, American Racing Hall of Fame jockey (26 Breeders Cup wins; 5 American Classics wins, including 2018 Triple Crown), born in Dexter, New Mexico
- Aug 11 Marc Bergevin, Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Aug 12 Barry Manuel, Mamou LA, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
- Aug 13 Cris Dishman, American NFL cornerback (Houston Oilers, Wash Redskins), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Aug 13 Leo Groenewegen, CFL guard (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Aug 13 Mark Lemke, American MLB infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Utica, New York
- Aug 14 Paul Broadhurst, British golfer (British Senior Open 2016), born in Walsall, England
- Aug 16 Eric van der Luer, soccer player (Roda JC)
- Aug 16 Todd McNair, NFL running back/kick returner (Houston Oilers)
- Aug 16 Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur TX, pitcher (Houston Astros)
- Aug 17 Dottie Mochrie Pepper, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 1992, 99), born in Saratoga Springs, New York
- Aug 17 Fred Grim, Dutch soccer player (Cambuur L, Ajax), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Aug 19 James Tomkins, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- Aug 21 Jim Bullinger, American MLB pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Aug 24 Reggie Miller, American NBA guard, 1987-2005 (Indiana Pacers; Olympic gold, 1996), born in Riverside, California
- Aug 25 Cornelius Bennett, American NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Aug 25 Kathy Horvath, American tennis player (World #10 1984, 6 WTA titles), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 25 Nate Odomes, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)
- Aug 25 Sanjeev Sharma, Indian cricket medium pace bowler (2 Tests, 6 wickets; 23 ODIs, 22 wickets), born in Delhi, India
- Aug 26 Bobby Duncum, Jr., American wrestler, born in Amarillo, Texas (d. 2000)
- Aug 27 Michael Perry, NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos)
- Aug 27 Wayne James, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test wicketkeeper v Pakistan 1993)
- Aug 29 Will Perdue, American NBA center (San Antonio Spurs), born in Melbourne, Florida
- Aug 31 Willie Watson, cricket pace bowler (NZ)
Deaths in Sport
- Aug 10 Rayford Robinson, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1937), dies
- Aug 11 Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer (35 Tests for Australia), dies at 67
- Aug 11 Ethel Larcombe, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1912), dies at 86
- Aug 25 Moonlight Graham, American baseball player
- Aug 27 Gerald Bond, South African cricketer (South Africa 1938-39), dies at 56
- Aug 29 Paul Waner, American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (NL MVP 1927; NL batting champion 1927, 34, 36; MLB All-Star 1933–35, 37; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 62
