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What happened in history on this day: August 9?
On August 9 in ...
- 1893 - First US bowling magazine, Gut Holz, published in New York.
- 1923 - New York State Golf Association formed.
- 1925 - Only time Babe Ruth is pinch-hit for in baseball; Bobby Veach flies out.
- 1936 - Jesse Owens wins fourth gold medal of Berlin Olympics.
- 1946 - First time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night.
- 1975 - First NFL game in Louisiana Superdome, Houston Oilers beats New Orleans Saints 13-7.
- 1976 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player John Candelaria no-hits Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-0.
- 1977 - NHL refuses merger of six WHA clubs.
- 1978 - New York Yankees score five in bottom of 9th to beat Milwaukee Brewers 8-7.
- 1981 - Major League Baseball resumes from strike with the 52nd All-Star Game in Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. National League beats American League 5-4.
- 1984 - Daley Thomas of Britain sets the decathlon record (8,847) in Los Angeles, California.
- 1987 - Los Angeles Rams beat Dallas Cowboys 28-27 in London, England (NFL expo).
- 1988 - Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 6-4 in their first official night game at Wrigley Field.
- 1988 - Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles Kings for $15-$20 million.
- 1992 - Games of the XXV Olympiad close in Barcelona, Spain.
- 2004 - British football player Lee Hughes, 28, is sentenced to six years in prison and banned from driving for ten years after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. Hughes also has his contract terminated by his employer West Bromwich Albion.
- 2005 - EA Sports releases the Madden NFL 06 video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the USA.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats New York Yankees by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Minnesota Twins by score 10-3.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats San Francisco Giants by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Oakland Athletics by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 16-5.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Texas Rangers by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Chicago Cubs by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Kansas City Royals beats Chicago White Sox by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Chicago White Sox beats Kansas City Royals by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Detroit Tigers by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Cincinnati Reds by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Boston Red Sox by score 9-7.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Miami Marlins by score 4-1.
Births of sports figures on August 9
- 1883 - Birth of George Hoyt; NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961).
- 1919 - Birth of Ralph Houk; baseball manager (New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers).
- 1928 - Birth of Bob Cousy; NBA star, Boston Celtics (1957 Most Valuable Player).
- 1938 - Birth of Rod Laver in Australia; tennis ace (1962, 1969 Grand Slam).
- 1939 - Birth of Claude Osteen; baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1945 - Birth of Ken Norton; heavyweight boxing champion/TV panelist (Gong Show).
- 1955 - Birth of Doug Williams in Louisana, USA; NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins).
- 1971 - Birth of Mary Joe Fernandez in the Dominican Republic; tennis player (US National 16s).
Deaths of sports figures on August 9
- 1969 - George P Marshall, president of Washington Redskins, dies at age 72.
- 2014 - Death of Andriy Bal, Ukrainian football player and coach (born 1958).
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