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What happened in history on this day: August 1?
On August 1 in ...
- 1906 - Brooklyn Dodgers' pitcher Harry McIntire no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates for 10 2/3 innings, but loses in 13th.
- 1918 - Pittsburgh Pirates beat Boston Braves, 2-0, in 21 innings.
- 1936 - (to August 16) The Games of the XI Olympiad are held in Berlin, Germany.
- 1950 - First Major League baseball player to fight in Korea (Curt Simmons).
- 1950 - American Bowling Congress ends all-white-males rule.
- 1957 - Glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 136 metres (445 feet 10 inches).
- 1959 - New Continental baseball league formed.
- 1962 - Boston Red Sox player Bill Monboquette no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0.
- 1970 - Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh Pirates) ties record of five extra base hits in a game.
- 1972 - Nate Colbert of San Diego Padres hits record-tying five home runs in a double header.
- 1973 - Thurman Munson and Carleton Fisk get into a brawl at Fenway Park.
- 1974 - Virginia Squires trade Julius "Dr J" Erving to the New York Nets.
- 1975 - Billy Martin is named manager of New York Yankees, replacing Bill Virdon.
- 1976 - Seattle Seahawks play first (preseason) soccer game (San Francisco Gales 27, Seattle 20).
- 1978 - Pete Rose goes hitless, ends his 44-game hitting streak (ties National League record).
- 1980 - Gerd Wessig of German Democratic Republic sets the high jump record.
- 1982 - Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Travis Jackson, and Happy Chandler, are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1982 - American Greg Louganis becomes first diver to score 700 (752.67) in 11 dives.
- 1986 - Minnesota Twins' pitcher Bert Blyleven becomes the tenth major league pitcher to record 3,000 strikeouts.
- 1987 - Crossbow flight record (2,005 yards 1 foot 9 inches) set by Harry Drake in Nevada.
- 1987 - Mike Tyson beats Tony Tucker to become undisputed boxing champ.
- 1996 - At the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Michael Johnson breaks the 200m world record by 0.30 seconds, with a time of 19.32 seconds.
- 2005 - Rafael Palmeiro of the Baltimore Orioles becomes the highest profile player to be suspended for violating the Major League Baseball steroids policy.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Francisco Giants by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Colorado Rockies by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Chicago White Sox by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Texas Rangers by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Houston Astros by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Detroit Tigers by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Seattle Mariners by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Washington Nationals by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Miami Marlins by score 3-1.
Births of sports figures on August 1
- 1920 - Birth of Sammy Lee; American platform diver (Olympic-gold-1948, 1952).
- 1921 - Birth of Jack Kramer in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; tennis star (Wimbeldon 1947).
- 1961 - Birth of Bart Conner; American parallel bars gymnist (Olympic-gold-1984).
Deaths of sports figures on August 1
- 2014 - Death of Valyantsin Byalkevich, Belarusian footballer and manager (born 1973).
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