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What happened in history on this day: August 4?
On August 4 in ...
- 1910 - Philadelphia Athletics' Jack Coombs and Chicago White Sox' Ed Walsh pitch a 16-inning scoreless tie.
- 1934 - New York Giants' player Mel Ott sets record of six runs in game and beats Philadelphia Phillies 21-4.
- 1945 - Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season.
- 1945 - Boston Red Sox player Tom McBride is third to get six RBIs in an inning (4th).
- 1953 - Vic Raschi sets pitcher record by driving in seven runs and wins 15-0.
- 1979 - Opening game of the American Football Bundesliga played between Frankfurter Löwen and Düsseldorf Panther, first-ever league game of American football in Germany.
- 1982 - New York Mets' Joel Youngblood singles in Chicago Cubs' day game, then singles for Montreal Expos in Philadelphia night game. (He was traded in between).
- 1984 - Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100m dash at Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
- 1984 - Cliff Johnson sets a record with his 19th pinch hit home run.
- 1985 - California Angels' Rod Carew gets his 3,000th hit.
- 1985 - Phil Rizzuto Day, New York Yankees retire uniform number 10.
- 1989 - Toronto Blue Jays' Dave Steib's perfect game is broken up in 9th inning with two outs by New York Yankees' player Roberto Kelly.
- 1996 - The Games of the XXVI Olympiad conclude in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- 2010 - The New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez hits the 600th home run of his career, at Yankee Stadium. He is the 7th player to hit 600, and the youngest (age 35).
- 2019 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA, the SportsCar Grand Prix race is held, round 9 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Mazda Team Joest #55 Mazda DPi driven by Harry Tincknell and Jonathan Bomarito.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 10th overall is the PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports #52 ORECA LMP2 driven by Matt McMurry and Patrick Kelly.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 12th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 19th overall is the PFAFF Motorsports #9 Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Matt Campbell and Zacharie Robichon.
- 2021 - 2020 Summer Olympics: Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is given political asylum in Poland through a humanitarian visa after attempts by the Belarus Olympic Committee to repatriate her against her will.
- 2022 - At Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, USA, National Football League Hall of Fame game: Las Vegas Raiders beats Jacksonville Jaguars by score 27-11.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Boston Red Sox by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Chicago White Sox by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Chicago Cubs by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Minnesota Twins by score 9-3.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Detroit Tigers by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Cleveland Guardians by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Atlanta Braves by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Washington Nationals by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats San Diego Padres by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Los Angeles Angels by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Francisco Giants by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Chicago Cubs by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 5-4.
Births of sports figures on August 4
- 1909 - Birth of Glenn Cunningham; US middle distance runner in the 1930s.
- 1921 - Birth of Maurice "Rocket" Richard; NHL Montreal Canadiens hockey player (Most Valuable Player-1947).
- 1928 - Birth of Udham Singh in India; field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 1956, 1964).
- 1934 - Birth of Dallas Green; baseball manager (Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees).
- 1943 - Birth of Rodney Stuart Pattison; British yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1945 - Birth of Fred Hansen; American pole vaulter (Olympic-gold-1964).
- 1958 - Birth of Mary Decker Tabb in Slaney, New Jersey, USA; Olympic track star (mile record 4:16.71).
- 1962 - Birth of Roger Clemens in Dayton, Ohio, USA; Boston Red Sox pitcher (Cy Young, Most Valuable Player).
Deaths of sports figures on August 4
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