Events in Sports History in August 1970

Baseball Record

Aug 1 Future Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Stargell smacks 3 doubles and 2 homers in a 20-10 Pirates win v Braves at Atlanta Stadium

Aug 3 The second ever NFL work stoppage ends with NFL and Players' Association agreeing to a 4-year, $19.1 million deal
Aug 7 First all-computer chess championship is conducted in New York and won by CHESS 3.0 (CDC 6400), a program written by Slate, Atkin & Gorlen at Northwestern University

Baseball History

Aug 8 NY Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his number 37 (BTG was there)

Baseball Hall of Fame Manager Casey Stengel

Aug 11 Cincinnati Reds slugger Tony Perez becomes 1st to hitter to launch a HR into the red seats at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio

Sports History

Aug 11 Future Baseball HOF pitcher Jim Bunning becomes second Cy Young Award winner to win 100 games in both NL and AL, as his Philadelphia Phillies beat Astros 6-5 at Astrodome in Houston, Texas