Back in Time: August 11
Back in Time: August 11
Maury Wills
Jim Bunning
Carl Lewis
John Daly
Wilson Alvarez
Barry Bonds
Kerry Wood
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Dodgers protest the wetting down of Candlestick Park's infleld to slow speedster Maury Wills down.
With a 6-5 victory over the Astros, the Phillies' Jim Bunning becomes the first pitcher since Cy Young to win 100 games in both leagues.
Carl Lewis wins his fourth gold of the Summer Olympics when the 4 x 100 meter relay team he is anchoring finished in a time of 37.83 seconds, a new world record.
John Daly shoots a 276 to capture the PGA Championship, his first of two career majors.
In only his second big league start, 21-year old southpaw Wilson Alvarez no-hits the Orioles, 7-0.
For the first time in his 16-year career, Barry Bonds hits his 50th homer of the season. The 36-year old Giants outfielder will go yard 23 more times to establish a new big league single-season record with 73 homer runs.
Kerry Wood becomes the fastest major leaguer to record his 1,000th career strikeout, needing only 134 games to reach the milestone. It took 143 games for Roger Clemens to accomplish the feat.
Hulk Hogan (1953, pictured) Craig Ehlo (1961) Jonathan Hayes (1962) Ennis Whatley (1962) Brad Dalgarno (1967) Aaron Miller (1971) Edgardo Alfonzo (1973) Bubba Crosby (1976) Jermain Taylor (1978) Lee Suggs (1980) Melky Cabrera (1984)
Golden State held Luka Dončić to 20 points as Curry helped the Warriors coast to a 25-point victory.
Ian Cole’s second career playoff goal capped a late comeback by Carolina after they trailed most of the night.
The Rockets guard made sure call out one of his critics.
Scottie Barnes earned a first-team All-Rookie selection after being named Rookie of the Year in April.
The 26-year-old is expected to miss the rest of the season.
The 27-year-old made her first NBA draft appearance in 2020.
The outfielder was diagnosed with a slightly torn UCL earlier this month.
Eintracht Frankfurt won the Europa League title, ending the club’s European trophy drought of over 40 years in a final between two clubs truly appreciating the moment.