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What happened in history on this day: August 28?
On August 28 in ...
- 1878 - The Manifesto on the All-Round Development of Russian Lawn Tennis is adopted in Saint Petersburg, on completion of the All-Russian Tennis Fair.
- 1884 - Mickey Welsh strikes-out first nine men he faces.
- 1922 - Walker Cup golf tournament is established.
- 1942 - Gunther Hagg (Sweden) sets world record for 3,000m (8:01.2).
- 1951 - Pittsburgh Pirates snap New York Giants 16-game win streak.
- 1955 - First NFL preseason sudden death football, Los Angeles Rams beats New York Giants 23-17.
- 1960 - Chicago White Sox' player Ted Kluzewski's three-run home run is disallowed as umpire called time.
- 1970 - Philadelphia Phillies' Larry Bowa steals home for second time in 1970.
- 1976 - New York Cosmos beat Seattle Sounders 2-1 for NASL cup.
- 1977 - New York Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland Oregon, winning their second North American Soccer League championship.
- 1977 - New York Yankees' pitcher Ron Guidry faces just 28 men and beats Texas Rangers 1-0.
- 1978 - Donald Vesco rides 21-foot long Kawasaki motorcycle at 318.598 mph.
- 1981 - Sebastian Coe of United Kingdom sets 1-mile record of 3:47.33.
- 2016 - At the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, USA, the Michelin GT Challenge race is held, round 10 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 1st overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C7.R driven by Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 9th overall is the Paul Miller Racing #48 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 driven by Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers.
- 2022 - A Mickey Mantle baseball card is sold at auction for a record US$12.6 million.
- 2022 - At Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Pittsburgh Steelers beats Detroit Lions by score 19-9.
- 2022 - At MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, National Football League pre-season game: New York Jets beats New York Giants by score 31-27.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Atlanta Braves by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Cleveland Guardians by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats New York Yankees by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Texas Rangers by score 9-8.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats San Francisco Giants by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats San Diego Padres by score 15-7.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Chicago Cubs by score 9-7.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Baltimore Orioles by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Chicago White Sox by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats New York Mets by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Boston Red Sox by score 12-4.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 5-0.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Cincinnati Reds by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Miami Marlins by score 8-1.
Births of sports figures on August 28
- 1932 - Birth of Andy Bathgate in Canada; hockey player (New York Rangers, 1958 NHL Most Valuable Player).
- 1943 - Birth of Lou Pinella; New York Yankees' manager (1969 American League rookie of the year).
- 1946 - Birth of Bob Beamon; American long jumper (Olympic-gold-1968).
- 1950 - Birth of Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry; New York Yankees' pitcher (Cy Young 1978).
- 1958 - Birth of Scott Hamilton in Toledo, Ohio, USA; figure skating champion (Olympic-gold-1984).
- 1963 - Birth of Reyna Thompson; NFL corner back (New York Giants).
- 1971 - Birth of Janet Evans; US swimmer (Olympics-1992).
- 1990 - Birth of Bojan Krkic, Spanish football player (FC Barcelona).
Deaths of sports figures on August 28
- 1961 - Thomas Connolly, first baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies.
- 2016 - Death of Mr. Fuji, American professional wrestler and wrestling manager (born 1934).
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