Events in Sport on August 26

  • 1896 16th U.S. Men's National Championship: Robert Wrenn beats Fred Hovey (7-5, 3-6, 6-0, 1-6, 6-1)
  • 1903 Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game
  • 1903 23rd U.S. Men's National Championship: Laurence Doherty beats William Larned (6-0, 6-3, 10-8)
  • 1909 Frank Tarrant scores cricket 145 & 13-67 for Middlesex v Gloucs

Sports record brokenBaseball Record

1912 Walter Johnson's 16-game winning streak ends

MLB Pitcher Walter Johnson
MLB Pitcher
Walter Johnson
  • 1912 32nd U.S. Men's National Championship: Maurice McLoughlin beats Wallace F. Johnson (3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2)
  • 1913 33rd U.S. Men's National Championship: Maurice McLoughlin beats R. Norris Williams (6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1)
  • 1933 Jan van Houten bicycles world record time (44,588 km)
  • 1938 Montreal Maroons dropped from NHL
  • 1939 1st major league baseball telecast on W2XBS- Cincinnati Reds defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn
  • 1940 RKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk
  • 1947 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat)
  • 1950 39th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (4-1)
  • 1955 1st color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup)
  • 1956 Marlene Bauer wins LPGA Denver Golf Open
  • 1956 Yankees announce purchase of outfielder Enos Slaughter from KC

Sport awardGolf Tournament

1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open

LPGA Golfer Mickey Wright
LPGA Golfer
Mickey Wright
  • 1962 Minnesota Twins Jack Kralick no-hits KC A's, 1-0
  • 1963 W I beat England 2-1 in series, 1st holders of Wisden Cricket Trophy
  • 1966 Balt Orioles Roznovsky & B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
  • 1971 Orioles' Don Buford struck out 5 times in a game

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1971 Bobby Orr signs a five-year contract with the Boston Bruins worth one million dollars, the first million dollar contract in NHL history

Ice Hockey Legend Bobby Orr
Ice Hockey Legend
Bobby Orr
  • 1972 20th Olympic games open at Munich German FR

Event of interestEvent of Interest

1972 Leo Durocher replaces Harry Walker as manager of Astros

Baseball Player and Manager Leo Durocher
Baseball Player and Manager
Leo Durocher
  • 1973 David Eisenhower writes his last sports column
  • 1973 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open
  • 1973 10-year-old Mary Boitano is 1st woman to win 6.8-mile Dipsea Race in Marin County, CA, beating a field of 1,500 runners

Sport awardGolf Tournament

1979 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic

LPGA Golfer Beth Daniel
LPGA Golfer
Beth Daniel

Sport awardGolf Tournament

1984 Betsy King wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic

LPGA Golfer Betsy King
LPGA Golfer
Betsy King
  • 1984 Zdena Silvaha (Cz) throws discus 74.55 m (women's world record)

Event of interestEvent of Interest

1985 Balt Oriole Eddie Murray knocks in 9 RBIs in a game vs California Angels

MLB First Baseman Eddie Murray
MLB First Baseman
Eddie Murray
  • 1986 Rosa Mota wins Stuttgart female marathon (2:28:38)
  • 1990 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Northgate Golf Classic
  • 1991 Royal Brett Saberegen no-hits White Sox 7-0
  • 1995 Lara completes 7th Test Cricket century, 179 at The Oval

Sport awardGolf Tournament

2012 15 year-old New Zealand golfer, Lydia Ko, becomes the youngest LPGA Tour event winner and the first amateur winner since 1969

Golfer Lydia Ko
Golfer
Lydia Ko

AgreementAgreement of Interest

2014 Burger King agrees to purchase Canadian donut chain Tim Hortons for $11.4 billion

NHL Star and Businessman Tim Horton
NHL Star and Businessman
Tim Horton
  • 2016 San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick kneels in protest during the US national anthem at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium while playing against the San Diego Chargers, objecting to racial injustice and police brutality in the US