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What happened in history on this day: August 18?
On August 18 in ...
- 1866 - In Buffalo, New York, horse Dexter runs the mile under saddle in 2:18 minutes.
- 1941 - Philadelphia Phillies commit 8 errors in a game.
- 1946 - Golf Writers Associaton of America formed.
- 1956 - Cincinnati Reds (8) and Chicago Cubs (2) combine to hit ten home runs in a 9-inning game.
- 1957 - Amelia Wershoven sets record of female throwing a baseball (252 feet 4.5 inches).
- 1957 - Juan Manuel Fangio wins his last auto World Championship at age 46.
- 1965 - Hank Aaron loses a home run, because he hit it while standing out of the batter's box.
- 1967 - Boston Red Sox player Tony Conigliaro's left cheekbone is shattered by a fastball thrown by California Angels' pitcher Jack Hamilton, causing him to miss the rest of the 1967 season and all of 1968.
- 1973 - Hank Aaron's record 1,378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record.
- 1982 - Passing Hank Aaron, Pete Rose becomes the all-time leader in plate appearances when he steps up the plate for the 13,941st time.
- 1982 - Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 6-5, in 21 innings (game started August 17).
- 1989 - Bucky Dent replaces Dallas Green as New York Yankees' manager.
- 1989 - Arturo Barrios of Mexico sets the 10 km record (27:08.23) in Berlin, Germany.
- 1991 - Pan Am games close in Havana, Cuba.
- 2006 - At Fenway Park, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 14-11 in the longest nine-inning game in Major Leage history, at 4 hours and 45 minutes.
- 2018 - (to September 2) The 2018 Asian Games are held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.
- 2022 - At Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Chicago Bears beats Seattle Seahawks by score 27-11.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats San Diego Padres by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats New York Mets by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Kansas City Royals by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats New York Yankees by score 9-2.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Boston Red Sox by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 5-0.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Baltimore Orioles by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Chicago White Sox by score 21-5.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Oakland Athletics by score 10-3.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Colorado Rockies by score 13-0.
Births of sports figures on August 18
- 1934 - Birth of Rafer Lewis Johnson; American decathalete (Olympic-gold-1960).
- 1934 - Birth of Roberto Clemente; pro baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 1948 - Birth of Rudy Hartono Kurniawan in Indonesia; All-England tennis champ.
Deaths of sports figures on August 18
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