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What happened in history on this day: August 31?
On August 31 in ...
- 1881 - First US tennis championships (Newport, Rhode Island).
- 1894 - Philadelphia Phillies' Billy Hamilton steals 7 bases.
- 1895 - First pro football game (quarterback John Brallier is paid $10 and won 12-0).
- 1900 - Brooklyn Dodgers' pitcher Brickyard Kennedy walks six straight Philadelphia Phillies' players.
- 1915 - Chicago White Sox pitcher Jimmy Lavender no-hits New York Giants, 2-0.
- 1934 - First football all star game-Chicago Bears tie collegians 0-0 in Chicago.
- 1935 - First national skeet championship (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA).
- 1935 - Chicago White Sox player Vern Kennedy no-hits Cleveland Indians, 5-0.
- 1950 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Gil Hodges hits four home runs and a single in a game versus Boston Braves.
- 1959 - Australia defeats US for tennis' Davis Cup.
- 1970 - US defeats German Federal Republic for tennis' Davis Cup.
- 1972 - Olga Korbut, USSR, wins Olympic gold medal in gymnastics.
- 1983 - Edwin Moses of USA sets the 400m hurdle record (47.02) in Koblenz.
- 1984 - Pinklin Thomas defeats Tim Witherspoon for the WBC heavyweight title.
- 1985 - Prakas sets trotting mile record of 1:53.4 at Du Quoin, Illinois.
- 1987 - Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for the year record (US$697,385).
- 1996 - The Big 12 Conference is inaugurated with a football game between Kansas State University and Texas Tech University in Manhattan, Kansas.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 18-2.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats New York Yankees by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Kansas City Royals by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Minnesota Twins by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Colorado Rockies 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 5-3.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Oakland Athletics by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Miami Marlins by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Cincinnati Reds by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Cleveland Guardians by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats San Francisco Giants by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Texas Rangers by score 5-3.
Births of sports figures on August 31
- 1889 - Birth of A Provost Idell; father of modern volleyball.
- 1931 - Birth of Jean Béliveau; Canadian hockey star (Montreal Canadiens).
- 1935 - Birth of Frank Robinson; baseball player/manager (Most Valuable Player 1961-National League 1966-American League).
- 1940 - Birth of Alain Calmat in France; figure skater (Olympic-silver-1964).
- 1958 - Birth of Edwin C Moses; track star (hurdler, Olympic-gold-1984).
Deaths of sports figures on August 31
- 1964 - Rocky Marciano, former heavyweight champ, dies in a plane crash.
- 1969 - Death of Rocco Francis Marchegiano AKA Rocky Marciano in an airplane crash near Newton, Iowa, USA; heavyweight boxing champion (1952-55), 49 professional victories without a loss.
- 1990 - Nat (Sweetwater) Clifton, New York Knicks player, dies at age 65 of a heart attack.
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