Events in Sport
Hall of Fame
Aug 1 14-time MLB All Star Reggie Jackson is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY
Reggie Jackson
- Aug 1 England wins the women's cricket World Cup for the first time since the inaugural event in 1973 with a 67 run victory over New Zealand at Lord's
- Aug 2 Maryland investors led by Baltimore attorney Peter Angelos buy the Baltimore Orioles at auction in New York for $173m, nearly $50m more than ever paid for a baseball team
- Aug 4 Tony Gwynn gets 6 hits in 11-10 win v Giants, 4th time this season the Padre has 5 or more hits; ties MLB record
- Aug 11 NY Islander Brian Mullen, 31, suffers a mild stroke
Event of Interest
Aug 11 Red Sox Roger Clemens pitches 2,000th strike out (Danny Tartabul-NY)
Roger Clemens
Event of Interest
Aug 13 Blue Jay Rickey Henderson pays Turner Ward $25,000 for his #24
Rickey Henderson
- Aug 13 4th Athletics World Championships open at Stuttgart, Germany
- Aug 14 Reggie Jackson Day - NY Yanks retire 13th # (#44)
PGA Championship
Aug 15 75th PGA Championship Men's Golf, Inverness GC: Paul Azinger wins his first major title in a playoff with Greg Norman of Australia
Greg Norman
Event of Interest
Aug 15 Nolan Ryan, 324th & final victory, Rangers 4, Indians 1
Nolan Ryan
Baseball Record
Aug 23 Fred McGriff & David Justice are 6th to hit back-to-back HRs twice in same game
David Justice
- Aug 24 Padres scores 14 in 1st vs Cardinals
Golf Major
Aug 29 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), London Hunt GC: Brandie Burton wins in a playoff from Betsy King
Betsy King