Davis Cup
Aug 1 Arthur Ashe becomes first African-American tennis player to be named in the US Davis Cup team
Sports History
Aug 5 Craig Breedlove sets world land speed record of 407.477 mph in Spirit of America at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
Sports History
Aug 12 Stan Musial announces he will retire at end of year
Sports History
Aug 13 Dave DeBusschere pitches a shutout against the Cleveland Indians
Sports History
Aug 13 Warren Spahn sets left-hander strike out mark at 2,382
Baseball Record
Aug 29 Harmon Killebrew (Twins) HRs off Pete Burnside (Senators) in DH