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What happened in history on this day: August 30?
On August 30 in ...
- 1906 - Hal Chase becomes first New York Yankees' player to hit three triples in a game.
- 1910 - New York Yankees' Tom Hughes pitches 9 no-hit innings but loses to Cleveland Naps 5-0 in 11 innings.
- 1912 - Saint Louis Browns' pitcher Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1.
- 1913 - Philadelphia Phillies lead New York Giants 8-6 in top of 9th, fans in bleachers try to distract Giants, umpire forefeits game to Giants, later overruled.
- 1916 - Boston Red Sox' Dutch Leonard no-hits Saint Louis Browns, 4-0.
- 1939 - New York Yankees' Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph).
- 1941 - Saint Louis Cardinals' pitcher Lon Warneke no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 2-0.
- 1961 - Baltimore Orioles' player Jack Fisher walks 12 Los Angeles Angels' players in a 9-inning game.
- 1965 - Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball.
- 1984 - Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox makes his 33rd double play of the season establishing a new major league mark.
- 1987 - Ben Johnson of Canada runs 100m in world record 9.83 seconds.
- 1987 - Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets high jump women's record (6 feet 10.25 inches).
- 1987 - Yves Pol of France runs complete marathon backwards (3:57:57).
- 1990 - Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Junior become first father and son to play on the same baseball team (Seattle Mariners).
- 1991 - Dan O'Brien sets US decathalon record with 8,812 points.
- 1991 - USA beats European Union by narrowest Ryder Cup margin: 14.5 to 13.5.
- 1991 - Mike Powell of the US sets long jump record at 29 feet 4.5 inches.
- 1992 - Michael Schumacher wins his first Grand Prix car race in Belgium at Spa-Francorchamps in a Benetton-Ford race car.
- 2002 - Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announces the players union and owners have reached a settlement on a new four-year agreement, avoiding a strike.
- 2009 - In Spa, Belgium, round 12 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Kimi Räikkönen.
- 2009 - In Indianapolis, USA, round 12 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Jorge Lorenzo.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats San Francisco Giants by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 12-3.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Los Angeles Angels by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Chicago White Sox by score 9-7.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Texas Rangers by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Boston Red Sox by score 10-5.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Atlanta Braves by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Detroit Tigers by score 9-3.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats New York Mets by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Chicago Cubs by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Washington Nationals by score 10-6.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Miami Marlins by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Baltimore Orioles by score 5-1.
Births of sports figures on August 30
- 1918 - Birth of Ted Williams; baseball's last .400 hitter (Boston Red Sox, hit .406, .344 lifetime).
- 1923 - Birth of Elias Victor Seixas; US mixed double tennis player (Wimbledon 1953-56).
- 1943 - Birth of Jean Claude Killy in France; skier (Olympic-3 golds-1968).
- 1953 - Birth of Robert Parish; NBA center (Boston Celtics).
- 1964 - Birth of Stephen Baker; NFL receiver (New York Giants).
Deaths of sports figures on August 30
- 1952 - Arky Vaughn, infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers), drowns.
- 2016 - Death of Vera Cáslavská, Czech gymnast (born 1942).
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