Events in Sport
- Aug 1 Scottish Lotus driver Jim Clark wins the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring to clinch his second World Championship of Drivers title
- Aug 5 South African cricket batsman Graeme Pollock scores a classic 125 to set the Proteas on the way to a 2nd Test win against England at Trent Bridge
- Aug 6 32nd NFL Chicago College All-Star Game: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16; 68,000 at Soldier Field
- Aug 12 Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Inc applies for a NL franchise
Event of Interest
Aug 15 PGA Championship, Laurel Valley GC: Dave Marr wins his only major title, beating Billy Casper and Jack Nicklaus by 2 strokes
Jack Nicklaus
- Aug 16 AFL awards its 1st expansion franchise (Miami Dolphins)
Event of Interest
Aug 18 Hank Aaron loses a HR, because he hit it out of batter's box
Hank Aaron
- Aug 18 Orioles' Brooks Robinson hits into his record tying (George Sisler)
- Aug 19 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 2nd no-hitter of year beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0
- Aug 20 Eddie Mathews & Hank Aaron (1954-65) pass Babe Ruth-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
Willie Mays
- 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
David Robinson
- Aug 6 Vincent Wells, England cricketer
- Aug 7 Caroline S Keggi, LPGA golfer (1994 Dinah Shore-19th), born in El Paso, Texas
- Aug 7 Elizabeth Manley, Canadian figure skater (Olympic silver 1988)
- Aug 8 Angus Fraser, cricketer (England right-arm pace bowler 1989- )
- Aug 9 Ezra Polley, Georgetown Kentucky, pitcher (NY Yankees)
- 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 jockey
- Aug 10 Mike Smith, American Racing Hall of Fame jockey (9 American Classics), born in Dexter, New Mexico
- Aug 11 Marc Bergevin, Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Aug 12 Angeliki Kanellopoulou, Greece, tennis star
- Aug 12 Barry Manuel, Mamou LA, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
- Aug 13 Cris Dishman, NFL cornerback (Houston Oilers, Wash Redskins)
- Aug 13 Leo Groenewegen, CFL guard (Edmonton Eskimos)
- Aug 13 Mark Lemke, infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Utica, New York
- Aug 14 Paul Broadhurst, British golfer (British Open Seniors 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, soccer player (Cambuur L, Ajax)
- Aug 19 James Tomkins, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- Aug 21 Jim Bullinger, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Aug 22 Patricia Hy-Boulais, tennis star (1994 Auckland doubles), born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Aug 24 Reggie Miller, American NBA guard (Ind Pacers, Olympic gold 1996), born in Riverside, California
- Aug 24 Vince Alcalde, WLAF offensive assistant (Scottish Claymores)
- Aug 25 Cornelius Bennett, American NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Aug 25 Kathleen Horvath, tennis player (French Open Jr 1980), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 25 Nate Odomes, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)
- Aug 25 Sanjeev Sharma, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1988-89)
- Aug 26 Bobby Duncum, Jr., wrestler (d. 2000)
- Aug 27 Michael Perry, NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos)
- Aug 27 Wayne James, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test wicketkeeper v Pakistan 1993)
- Aug 29 Alphons Arts, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
- Aug 29 Will Perdue, NBA center (San Antonio Spurs)
- 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