Baseball Record
Aug 1 San Francisco Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits NL record 18th MLB career grand slam
- Aug 2 In his comeback Test, England cricket batsman Geoff Boycott is unbeaten on 80 after a 1st innings 107 as England beats Australia by 7 wickets in the 3rd Test at Trent Bridge
- Aug 8 Texas Rangers turn their 1st triple play (vs A's)
- Aug 9 NHL refuses merger of 6 WHA clubs
- Aug 10 Phillies & Expos play a doubleheader that ends at 3:23 AM
- Aug 14 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Pebble Beach: Lanny Wadkins wins his only major title in event's 1st sudden-death playoff with Gene Littler
- Aug 15 England regain cricket Ashes by taking a 3-0 series lead over Australia
- Aug 16 Yanks blow 9-4 lead in 9th but beat Chicago 11-10 in bottom of 9th
Baseball Record
Aug 18 Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton throws his NL record tying 5th one-hitter
- Aug 21 American water skier Donna Patterson Brice sets women's high speed record 111.11 mph at Long Beach, California
Hockey Hall of Fame
Aug 25 Canadian NHL player Tim Horton posthumously inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame
- Aug 27 Toby Harrah and Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside-the-park-homers off Yankee Ken Clay at Yankee Stadium, Rangers won 8-2
Baseball Record
Aug 28 Nolan Ryan strikes out 300 batters for 5th straight year
- Aug 28 NY Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland Ore, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship
Baseball History
Aug 28 NY Yankee Ron Guidry faces just 28 men & beats Texas Rangers 1-0
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