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What happened in history on this day: August 12?
On August 12 in ...
- 1876 - Madeline (US) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in fourth America's Cup.
- 1879 - First National Archery Association tournament (Chicago, Illinois).
- 1928 - Games of the IX Olympiad close in Amsterdam.
- 1936 - Diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13 years 268 days).
- 1950 - New York Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (Canadian Football League) 20-6 in Ottawa, Canada.
- 1960 - Ralph Boston of the US sets long jump record at 26 feet 11.25 inches.
- 1964 - 10th time Mickey Mantle switch-hits home run in a game, one goes 502 feet.
- 1969 - Boston Celtics team sold for an NBA record $6 million.
- 1974 - Nolan Ryan strikes-out 19 Boston Red Sox players.
- 1974 - New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford become first teammates elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on the same day.
- 1984 - Don Drysdale, Harmon Killebrew, Rick Ferrell, Luis Aparicio and Pee Wee Reese are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1986 - Don Baylor gets hits by a pitch for a record 25th time in a season.
- 1986 - Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Lollar gets a pinch-hit single.
- 1988 - Boston Red Sox set American League consecutive home victories at 23.
- 1994 - Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually causing the cancellation of the World Series and delaying opening of the 1995 season.
- 2007 - Tiger Woods wins PGA Championship, his 13th career major.
- 2008 - Michael Phelps wins Olympic gold in 200-metre freestyle swimming, becoming only the fifth person to win nine career Olympic gold medals. His win also set a new world record time of 1.42.96.
- 2008 - Togo wins its first ever Olympic medal, bronze in the men's single kayak slalom won by Benjamin Boukpeti.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Los Angeles Angels by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Oakland Athletics by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Kansas City Royals by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Texas Rangers by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats New York Mets by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats New York Yankees by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Detroit Tigers by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 10-3.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 8-0.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Washington Nationals by score 10-5.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Miami Marlins by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Atlanta Falcons beats Detroit Lions by score 27-23.
- 2022 - At TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Cleveland Browns beats Jacksonville Jaguars by score 24-13.
- 2022 - At Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Arizona Cardinals beats Cincinnati Bengals by score 36-23.
- 2022 - At Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, National Football League pre-season game: New York Jets beats Philadelphia Eagles by score 24-21.
- 2022 - At Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, USA, National Football League pre-season game: San Francisco 49ers beats Green Bay Packers by score 28-21.
Births of sports figures on August 12
- 1880 - Birth of Christy Mathewson; Hall Of Fame baseball pitcher (won 37 games in 1908).
- 1904 - Birth of Frank Ervin; harness racer (Hambletonian 1959, 1966).
- 1915 - Birth of Alex Wojciechowicz; NFL center (Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1951 - Birth of Hector Rodriguez in Cuba; lightweight judo (Olympic-gold-1976).
Deaths of sports figures on August 12
- 1985 - Death of Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (born 1951).
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