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What happened in history on this day: August 15?
On August 15 in ...
- 1899 - Louisville Colonels' Henry Dowling is struck out five times in a game.
- 1905 - Philadelphia Athletics' Rube Waddell no-hits Saint Louis Browns, 2-0 in five innings.
- 1912 - New York Yankees' player Guy Zinn sets record by stealing home twice in a game.
- 1960 - Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 16-7 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (NFL expo).
- 1960 - Milwaukee Braves' Lew Burdette no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0.
- 1964 - Philadelphia Phillies triple-play New York Mets.
- 1964 - Ralph Boston of the US sets long jump record at 27 feet 3.25 inches.
- 1981 - Robin Leamy of US swims record 7.98 kph for 50m.
- 1987 - US beats Cuba in the Pan-Am baseball.
- 2004 - Vijay Singh wins the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
- 2007 - NBA referee Tim Donaghy surrenders to police and pleads guilty to charges brought up by the FBI investigation that he placed bets on games that he refereed.
- 2008 - In Beijing, China, an Olympic Torch used in the relay to China sells for over US$42,000. A torch from the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games (first torch relay) sells for almost US$25,000.
- 2008 - At the Beijing Olympics, American Michael Phelps won his sixth gold and his sixth world record in the 200 metres individual medley. American Ryan Lochte wins gold in the Olympic men's 200-metre backstroke in a world-record 1:53.94.
- 2010 - Germany's Martin Kaymer wins his first major golf title in the 92nd U.S. PGA Championship, earning $1.35 million.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Los Angeles Angels by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Houston Astros by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Oakland Athletics by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Kansas City Royals by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats New York Mets by score 13-1.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats New York Yankees by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Chicago Cubs by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats San Diego Padres by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Cincinnati Reds by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Cleveland Guardians beats Detroit Tigers by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Detroit Tigers beats Cleveland Guardians by score 7-5.
Births of sports figures on August 15
- 1945 - Birth of Gene Upshaw; NFL guard (Oakland Raiders), NFLPA leader.
- 1960 - Birth of Maureen "Peanut" Louie Harper in San Francisco, California, USA; tennis player (Denver-1985).
Deaths of sports figures on August 15
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