1918 – Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspends player Hal Chase on suspicion of fixing games.
1925 – Babe Ruth is subbed out of a game for a pinch hitter for the first, and only time in his career. Bobby Veach, who hit for Ruth, flew out.
1936 – Jesse Owens is part of the US 4×100 meter relay team that set a world record at the Berlin Olympics. It is Owens’ fourth gold of the games.
1946 – For the first time in MLB history, all games in the league (eight of them) are played at night.
1975 – The Houston Oilers beat the New Orleans Saints 13-7 in an exhibition game. It is the first football game played at the New Orleans Superdome.
1975 – Davey Lopes of the Dodgers sets an MLB record by stealing 32 consecutive bases without being caught.
1988 – In the first official night game at Wrigley Field, the Cubs beat the Mets 6-4.
1988 – The Edmonton Oilers trade “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings for three first round draft picks, two players and cash.
2002 – Barry Bonds hits his 600th career home run.
2012 – Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt wins the 200 meter at the London Olympics, making him the first sprinter to win both the 100 and 200 in back to back Olympics.
2012 – The US women’s soccer team beats Japan 2-1 to win the gold medal.
2016 – Michael Phelps wins the 20th gold medal of his career, winning the 200 meter butterfly.
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