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What happened in history on this day: August 13?
On August 13 in ...
- 1906 - Chicago Cubs' pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games (187 complete, 15 relief) by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the third inning.
- 1910 - Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, two errors, five strikeouts, three walks, 1 passed ball, and 1 hit by pitch.
- 1917 - Philadelphia Phillies steal five bases in an inning against the Boston Braves.
- 1919 - Man O' War's only defeat (Upset wins at Saratoga).
- 1928 - Soviet Union's Spartacan Games begin.
- 1932 - New York Yankees' pitcher Red Ruffing homers and wins game 1-0 in 10 tying the feat of Washington Senators' Tom Hughes who also won 1-0 in 10 in 1906.
- 1939 - New York Yankees set American League shutout margin with 21-0 victory over Philadelphia Athletics.
- 1948 - Satchel Paige at age 42 pitches his first major league complete game.
- 1963 - Warren Spahn sets left-hander strike out mark at 2,382.
- 1969 - Baltimore Orioles' player Jim Palmer no-hits Oakland Athletics, 8-0.
- 1969 - Temporary baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn is formally appointed.
- 1978 - New York Yankees score five runs in top of 7th, but rain causes game to be halted and thus score goes back to previous inning, Baltimore Orioles wins 3-0.
- 1979 - Lou Brock gets his 3,000th career hit.
- 1980 - Tatyana Kazankina of USSR sets 1.5k woman's record (3:52.47) in USSR.
- 1988 - Boston Red Sox win American League record 24 straight home games.
- 1988 - Ronald J Dossenbach sets world record for pedaling across Canada from Vancouver, British Columbia to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 13 days, 15 hours, 4 min.
- 1988 - US beats Jamaica 5-1, in second round of 1990 world soccer cup.
- 1997 - In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Cruzeiro wins Sporting Cristal of Peru by 1-0 and are Copa Libertadores de América champions by second time.
- 1999 - Steffi Graf announces her retirement from tennis after a 17 year career in which she won 107 career titles including 22 Grand Slams.
- 2004 - (to August 29) The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad are held in Athens, Greece.
- 2008 - At the Beijing Olympics, American swimmer Michael Phelps wins his 10th and 11th career gold medals, in men's 200-metre butterfly and 4x200 freestyle relay in world record 6:58.56). Phelps is now the record holder of most career Olympic gold medals.
- 2008 - At the Beijing Olympics, Stephanie Rice of Australia wins gold in the women's 200-metre individual medley in world record 2:08.45.
- 2008 - At the Beijing Olympics, Federica Pellegrini of Italy wins gold in the women's 200-metre freestyle in world record 1:54.82.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Minnesota Twins by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Colorado Rockies by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Seattle Mariners by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Boston Red Sox by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Oakland Athletics by score 8-0.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Kansas City Royals by score 13-3.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Detroit Tigers by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats San Diego Padres by score 4-3. Nelson Cruz of the Nationals records his 2000th career hit.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Cincinnati Reds by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Baltimore Orioles by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Cleveland Guardians by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Atlanta Braves beats Miami Marlins by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game2: Atlanta Braves beats Miami Marlins by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Chicago Bears beats Kansas City Chiefs by score 19-14.
- 2022 - At FedExField in Landover, Maryland, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Carolina Panthers beats Washington Commanders by score 23-21.
- 2022 - At Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Buffalo Bills beats Indianapolis Colts by score 27-24.
- 2022 - At Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Pittsburgh Steelers beats Seattle Seahawks by score 32-25.
- 2022 - At Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Miami Dolphins beats Tampa Bay Buccaneers by score 26-24.
- 2022 - At NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Houston Texans beats New Orleans Saints by score 17-13.
- 2022 - At Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Denver Broncos beats Dallas Cowboys by score 17-7.
- 2022 - At SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Los Angeles Rams beats Los Angeles Chargers by score 29-22.
Births of sports figures on August 13
- 1898 - Birth of Jean Borota in France; tennis champion (35 Wimbledon titles between 1922 and 1964).
- 1912 - Birth of Ben Hogan in Dublin, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (US Open 1950, 1951, 1953).
- 1931 - Birth of Norman Read in New Zealand; 50km walker (Olympic-gold-1956).
- 1934 - Birth of Gary Davidson; founder of ABA, WHA, WFL.
- 1943 - Birth of Gary Ilman; American 100m freestyle (Olympic-4th-1964).
- 1949 - Birth of Bobby Clarke in Manitoba, Canada; NHL player/coach (Philadelphia Flyers).
- 1955 - Birth of Betsy King; LPGA golfer (1990 Dinah Shore, 1990 US Women's Open).
Deaths of sports figures on August 13
- 1972 - George Wiess, New York Yankees' general manager, dies.
- 1989 - Tim Richmond, American race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS (born 1955).
- 2007 - Death of Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and announcer (born 1917).
- 2007 - Death of Brian Adams, American professional wrestler (born 1964).
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