Baseball Record
Aug 1 NY's future Hall of Fame pitcher Carl Hubbell sets MLB record for consecutive scoreless innings at 45 1/3 as Giants lose 3-1 v Boston Braves
- Aug 3 Philadelphia A's beat NY Yankees, 7-0, first time in 308 games 'Bronx Bombers' are shut out
US Open Women's Tennis
Aug 10 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Helen Jacobs beats Helen Wills Moody 8-6, 3-6, 3-0, ret
- Aug 13 Jacques van Egmond becomes world champion amateur cyclist
PGA Championship
Aug 13 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Blue Mound CC: Gene Sarazen defeats Willie Goggin, 5 & 4 for 3rd of his 3 PGA C'ship titles; 6th of his 7 majors
Baseball Record
Aug 14 Jimmie Foxx hits for cycle & sets AL record with 9 RBIs
Lou Gehrig's Playing Streak
Aug 17 MLB player Lou Gehrig plays record 1,308th consecutive game
- Aug 22 Chicago Cubs president William Veeck, Sr. urges MLB to incorporate midsummer inter-league games and a split season
- Aug 23 First televised boxing match — 6-round exhibition at Broadcasting House in London between middleweights Archie Sexton and Lauri Raiteri; aired by BBC-TV
- Aug 26 Jan van Houten bicycles world record time (44,588 km)
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