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What happened in history on this day: August 10?
On August 10 in ...
- 1743 - Earliest recorded prize fighting rules formulated.
- 1888 - New York Giants' pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19-game win streak record.
- 1900 - First Davis Cup Tennis Tournament (held in Massachusetts); US beats England.
- 1901 - Chicago White Sox player Frank Isbell strands a record 11 teammate base runners.
- 1907 - Prince Scipone Borchesi wins Peking to Paris, 7,500-mile auto rally.
- 1944 - Boston Braves' Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to beat Cincinnati Reds 2-0.
- 1954 - Sir Gordon Richards retires as a jockey with record 4,870 wins.
- 1977 - Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos play a doubleheader that ends at 3:23 AM.
- 1980 - Jack Nicklaus wins PGA Championship for fifth time.
- 1981 - The Philadelphia Phillies' Pete Rose passes Stan Musial as the all-time National League hit leader when he collects his 3,631st off Saint Louis Cardinals' pitcher Mark Littell.
- 1984 - Mary Decker trips on heel of Zola Budd during 3,000m Olympic run.
- 1986 - New York Yankees celebrate Billy Martin Day at Yankee Stadium, and retire his uniform, number 1.
- 1991 - NFL sportscaster Paul Maquire suffers a heart attack at age 53.
- 1994 - The 1994 Bambino World Series takes place in Henderson, Kentucky for the first time. Two years work of volunteers and funds led up to this event. It is played at Henderson's Park field with over 5,000 people in attendance.
- 2008 - At the Beijing Olympics, American swimmer Michael Phelps wins the 400-metre individual medley in a world-record 4:03.84. Stephanie Rice of Australia wins the women's 400-metre individual medley in a world record time of 4:29.45.
- 2008 - Ireland's Padraig Harrington wins the PGA Championship at Michigan's Oakland Hills, shooting a 277 total.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Minnesota Twins by score 8-5.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Colorado Rockies by score 9-5.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Houston Astros by score 8-4.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Chicago White Sox by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Detroit Tigers by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Boston Red Sox by score 8-4.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Miami Marlins by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats San Francisco Giants by score 13-7.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats New York Yankees by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Oakland Athletics by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Washington Nationals by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 4-3.
- 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 10-2.
Births of sports figures on August 10
- 1874 - Birth of James (Tod) Sloan; jockey, created monkey crouch riding style.
- 1889 - Birth of Irene Steer in England; 4 X 100m relay swimmer (Olympic-gold-1912).
- 1900 - Birth of Arthur Porritt in New Zealand; 100m sprinter (Olympic-bronze-1924).
- 1920 - Birth of Red Holzman; NBA coach (New York Knickerbockers).
- 1933 - Birth of Bill Nieder; shot putter, (Olympic-gold-1960).
- 1933 - Birth of Rocky Colavito in Bronx, New York, USA; baseball player (Hit four home runs in a game).
- 1941 - Birth of Anita Lonsbrough in England; 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1948 - Birth of Pal Gerevich in Hungary; fencer (Olympic-bronze-1972, 1980).
Deaths of sports figures on August 10
- 2005 - 103-year old Ted Radcliffe, probably the oldest professional baseball player, dies from cancer; Radcliffe was the 1943 Negro American League Most Valuable Player.
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