Aug 8 Dreyfuss family, owners of Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900, sells club to Frank McKinney & John Galbreath for $25 million Aug 9 1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night Aug 18 Golf Writers Association of America forms Aug 22 Baseball approves a 168-game schedule, but later rescinds it Aug 22 Mikko Hietanen wins Oslo marathon (2:24:55) Aug 23 13th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Los Angeles 0 (97,380) PGA Championship Aug 25 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Portland GC: Ben Hogan beats Ed Oliver, 6 & 4 for first of his 9 major titles Golfer Ben Hogan Jul 1946 Events in Sport by Year Sep 1946 Famous Sports Stars Baseball Players Basketball Stars Boxers Footballers NFL Stars Tennis Champions