August 1929 in Sport
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Months in 1929: January February March April May June July September October November December
Events in Sport
Results 1 - 3 of 3
2nd - Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR
11th - Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve)
24th - 43rd US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Phoebe H Watson (64 62)
Birthdays in Sport
Results 1 - 8 of 8
6th - Anneliese Kuppers, German FR, Equestrian Dressage (Oly-silver-1956)
7th - Don Larsen, pitcher (NY Yankees), on what must have been a perfect day
7th - Don Larsen, American baseball player
12th - Charles Moore, Coatsville Pa, 400m hurdler (Oly-gold/silver-52)
14th - Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (d. 1971)
16th - Helmut Rahn, German footballer (d. 2003)
23rd - Peter Thompson, golfer
27th - Elizabeta Bagrintseve, USSR, discus thrower (Olympic-silver-1952)
Deaths in Sport
Results 1 - 2 of 2
1st - Syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies
25th - Frederick Burton, cricketer (Australian wicketkeeper 1886-87), dies
