Events in Sport
- Aug 5 Thoroughbred trainer Dale Baird wins his 5,000th career race with Stuffed Johnnie at Mountaineer Park; second to reach milestone behind Jack Van Berg
- Aug 6 Rich Gossage becomes the second player in MLB history to record 300 career saves as Cubs beat Phillies, 7-4
- Aug 7 Future Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Delahoussaye wins his 4,000th career race aboard 2-year-old filly Fawn and Hahn in the 4th race at Del Mar
- Aug 8 Cubs & Phillies attempt to play 1st night game ever at Wrigley Field but are rained out in 4th inning with Chicago leading, 3-1
- Aug 8 Minnesota Twins pull 2nd triple-play of year in 6-2 win over Cleveland
US Senior Golf Open
Aug 8 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Medinah CC: Gary Player of South Africa wins by 2 strokes over New Zealander Bob Charles in an 18-hole playoff; his second straight US Senior title
- Aug 9 Cubs beat Mets 6-4 in their 1st official night game at Wrigley Field
Sports History
Aug 9 Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to LA Kings for $15-$20 millions
- Aug 10 Matt Biondi swims world record 100m free style (48.42 sec)
- Aug 11 225 at bats after #299, Met Gary Carter is 59th to hit 300th HR
- Aug 12 Boston Red Sox beat Tigers 9-4 for AL record 23rd consecutive win at home
- Aug 13 Boston Red Sox win AL record 24 straight home games
- Aug 13 US beats Jamaica 5-1 in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup
- Aug 14 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Oak Tree GC: Jeff Sluman wins his only major title by 3 shots from Paul Azinger
Sports History
Aug 19 NY Rangers sign ex-Canadien great Guy Lafleur out of retirement
Sports History
Aug 23 Mike Tyson & Mitch Green brawl at 4 A.M. in Harlem
Sports History
Aug 27 Dodger Tommy Lasorda wins 1,000th game as manager tops Philadelphia, 4-2
Birthdays in Sport
- Aug 5 Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer (world record 200 meters, Olympic Gold 2008), born in Mirano, Italy
- Aug 8 Danilo Gallinari, Italian basketball player
- Aug 11 Patrick Mills, Australian basketball player
- Aug 12 Tyson Fury, British heavyweight professional boxer, born in Manchester
- Aug 21 Robert Lewandowski, Polish football player (Bayern Munich, Polish national team), born in Warsaw, Poland
- Aug 23 Daniel Schwaab, German footballer, born in Waldkirch, Germany
- Aug 23 Jeremy Lin, American NBA player (Toronto Raptors), born in Torrance, California
- Aug 25 Angela Park, Brazilian-American golfer (US Open 2007 runner-up; Rookie of the Year 2007), born in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
- Aug 26 Wayne Simmonds, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 2008-present (Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, and 3 other teams), born in Scarborough, Ontario
- Aug 28 Ray Jones, English footballer, born in London, England (d. 2007)
- Aug 30 Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player, born in Riga, Latvia
- Aug 31 David Ospina, Colombian football goalkeeper, born in Itagüí, Colombia
Deaths in Sport
- Aug 8 Alan Ameche, American College Football Hall of Fame fullback (Heisman Trophy 1954, U of Wisconsin; Pro Bowl 1955–1958, NFL C'ship 1958, 59; Baltimore Colts), dies of a heart attack at 55
- Aug 13 Edward Bennett Williams, American lawyer, team owner (Washington Redskins, Baltimore Orioles), dies of colon cancer at 68
Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988)
Aug 14 Italian racing car driver and founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team and sportscar manufacturer Ferrari, dies at 90
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