Events in Sports History in August 1995

Sports History

Aug 4 Following a suspension from the league for substance abuse former Mets outfielder Darryl Strawberry joins NY Yankees and eventually helps the Bronx Bombers to win the 1996 World Series

Aug 5 5th Athletics World Championships open at Gothenburg, Sweden
Aug 6 Cleveland's major league sports franchises, NFL Browns & MLB Indians, play in Cleveland for 1st time ever; both lose - White Sox 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition)
Aug 10 Dodgers leading 2-1 in 9th forfeit game to Cards, fans become unruly

Cricket History

Aug 12 Lara completes 6th Test Cricket century, 152 at Trent Bridge

PGA Championship

Aug 13 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Riviera CC: Steve Elkington of Australia wins his first major title in a playoff with Scotsman Colin Montgomerie

Sports History

Aug 17 Marco van Basten announces his retirement from professional football

Aug 19 Bruce Seldon TKOs Joe Hipp in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

Sports History

Aug 19 Mike Tyson returns to the ring after serving 3 years in prison and DQs Peter McNeeley in 89 seconds

Women's British Open

Aug 20 British Open Women's Golf, Woburn, Duke's Course: Australian Karrie Webb scores a 6 stroke win over runners-up Annika Sörenstam and Jill McGill

Symonds Record Innings

Aug 25 Gloucestershire cricketer Andrew Symonds scores 254 vs Glamorgan, including a then first-class record of 16 sixes

Aug 26 Brian Lara completes his 7th Test Cricket century, scoring 179 at The Oval in London

Golf Tournament

Aug 27 95th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods

Aug 27 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Beaconsfield GC: Jenny Lidback wins by 1 stroke from Liselotte Neumann of Sweden
Aug 28 Last day of Test Cricket for Richie Richardson