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What happened in history on this day: August 19?
On August 19 in ...
- 1903 - Philadelphia Phillies suffer record 9th straight posponed game.
- 1909 - First race at the Indianapolis 500 Speedway in Indiana, USA.
- 1917 - Sunday benefit baseball game at the Polo Grounds results in John McGraw and Christy Mathewson's arrest for violating Blue laws.
- 1934 - Helen Hull Jacobs win US Lawn Tennis Association.
- 1951 - Bill Veeck (Saint Louis Browns) sends Eddie Gaedel, a midget, to pinch-hit.
- 1957 - New York Giants vote to move their franchise to San Francisco in 1958.
- 1962 - Homer Blancos plays the finest round in golf, shooting a 55.
- 1965 - Cincinnati Reds' Jim Maloney's second no-hitter of year; beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0.
- 1969 - Chicago Cubs' Ken Holtzman no-hits Atlanta Braves, 3-0.
- 1982 - Renaldo Nehemiah of US sets record for 110 m hurdles, 12.93 seconds.
- 1983 - LSU football player Billy Cannon sentenced to five years for counterfeiting.
- 1984 - Lee Trevino wins the PGA.
- 1988 - New York Rangers sign ex-Montreal Canadiens' great Guy Lafleur.
- 1990 - New York Yankees' player Kevin Mass is quickest to reach 14 home runs (approx 128 at bat).
- 2018 - At the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, USA, the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR race is held, round 10 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 1st overall is the BMW Team RLL #25 BMW M8 GTE driven by Connor De Phillippi and Alexander Sims.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 7th overall is the 3GT Racing #14 Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Kyle Marcelli and Dominik Baumann.
- 2022 - At SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Houston Texans beats Los Angeles Rams by score 24-20.
- 2022 - At Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Green Bay Packers beats New Orleans Saints by score 20-10.
- 2022 - At Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA, National Football League pre-season game: New England Patriots beats Carolina Panthers by score 20-10.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Miami Marlins by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats San Diego Padres by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Oakland Athletics by score 10-2.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats San Francisco Giants by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Texas Rangers by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Houston Astros by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Chicago White Sox by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Detroit Tigers by score 1-0.
- 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 4-0.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Cincinnati Reds by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Boston Red Sox by score 15-10.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 8-7.
Births of sports figures on August 19
- 1859 - Birth of Charles Comiskey; first basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox).
- 1931 - Birth of Willie Shoemaker; American jockey (in 1956 he won $2 million) (dies 2003).
- 1934 - Birth of Bill Cleary; American ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960).
- 1935 - Birth of Bobby Richardson in South Carolina, USA; second baseman (New York Yankees).
- 1938 - Birth of Valentin Mankin in USSR; finn class yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968).
- 1956 - Birth of Cindy Nelson; American skier (Olympic-bronze-1976).
- 1960 - Birth of Ron Darling in Hawaii, USA; baseball pitcher (New York Mets).
Deaths of sports figures on August 19
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