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What happened in history on this day: August 26?
On August 26 in ...
- 1903 - Philadelphia Phillies walk 17 Brooklyn Dodgers in a game.
- 1916 - Philadelphia Athletics' pitcher Joe Bush no-hits Cleveland Indians, 5-0.
- 1916 - New York Yankees turn triple-play beating Saint Louis Browns 10-6.
- 1938 - Montreal Maroons hockey team is dropped from the NHL.
- 1939 - The first Major League Baseball game is telecast (W2XBS New York), a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.
- 1955 - First color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup).
- 1961 - Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 1962 - Minnesota Twins' Jack Kralick no-hits Kansas City Athletics 1-0.
- 1971 - New York Giants football team announces its leaving the Bronx for New Jersey in 1975.
- 1971 - Baltimore Orioles' Don Buford strikes out five times in a game.
- 1972 - New York Cosmos beat Saint Louis Stars, 2-1 to win the NASL championship.
- 1972 - (to September 10) The Games of the XX Olympiad are held in Munich, Germany.
- 1973 - 10-year-old Mary Boitano wins 6.8-mile Dipsea Race in Marin County, California, beating a field of 1,500 runners.
- 1984 - Tatyana Kazankina of USSR sets 3k woman record (8:22.62) in Leningrad.
- 1984 - Zdena Silvaha (Czechoslovakia) throws discus 74.55m (women's world record).
- 1985 - Baltimore Orioles' Eddie Murray knocks in nine RBIs in a game versus California Angels.
- 1989 - The Trumbull (Connecticut) All-stars become the first American team to win the Little League World Series since 1983.
- 1991 - Kansas City Royals' Brett Saberegen no-hits Chicago White Sox 7-0.
- 1999 - Michael Johnson captures the 400m world record.
- 2002 - The first video streaming coverage of a Major League Baseball game takes place on the internet. Approximately 30,000 fans visit MLB.com to see the New York Yankees defeat the Texas Rangers, 10-3.
- 2022 - At Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Las Vegas Raiders beats New England Patriots by score 23-6.
- 2022 - At Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, National Football League pre-season game: New Orleans Saints beats Los Angeles Chargers by score 27-10.
- 2022 - At AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Dallas Cowboys beats Seattle Seahawks by score 27-26.
- 2022 - At Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Carolina Panthers beats Buffalo Bills by score 21-0.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Cleveland Guardians by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Oakland Athletics by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 11-4.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats San Francisco Giants by score 9-0.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Kansas City Royals by score 13-5.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Houston Astros by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Chicago White Sox by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Detroit Tigers by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 9-8.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Colorado Rockies by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 12-0.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Washington Nationals by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Miami Marlins by score 10-6.
Births of sports figures on August 26
- 1937 - Birth of Tom Heinsohn; NBA star/coach (Boston Celtics).
- 1943 - Birth of Ulf Sundelin in Sweden; yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968).
- 1952 - Birth of John Kinsella; American swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972).
- 1957 - Birth of Alex Trevino; catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers).
Deaths of sports figures on August 26
- 2016 - Death of Harald Grønningen, Norwegian cross country skier (born 1934).
- 2017 - Death of Josef Musil, Czech volleyball player (born 1932).
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