- Aug 1 Brooklyn Superbas MLB pitcher Harry McIntire no-hits Pittsburgh for 10 2/3 innings but loses in 13th, 1-0 on an unearned run
- Aug 2 Chicago White Sox beat Boston Americans, 3-0 to start AL record 19 game MLB win streak
- Aug 3 Washington Nationals' Tom Hughes becomes first MLB pitcher to win a 1-0 extra innings game off his own home run in 10th v St. Louis Browns
- Aug 13 Chicago Cub's pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 MLB games (187 complete, 15 relief) against Brooklyn Superbas in 3rd inning of an 11-3 win at Washington Park, NYC
- Aug 23 Chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Washington Senators, 4-1 at American League Park
- Aug 24 Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game
US Men's Tennis Open
Aug 29 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport, RI: William Clothier beats defending champion Beals Wright 6-3, 6-0, 6-4
- Aug 30 Hal Chase becomes 1st NY Yankee to hit three triples in a game
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