TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 28TH

1921 - Babe Ruth starts streak of an extra-base hit in 9 straight games
1922 - 1st Walker Cup: US beats England 8-4
1926 - Indian Emil Levsen pitches complete doubleheader victory (Red Sox)

1941 - 8th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 37, All-Stars 13 (98,203)
1942 - 9th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 21, All-Stars 0 (101,100)

1950 - Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry, Yankee pitcher (Cy Young 1978) is born

1951 - Braves sell pitcher Johnny Sain to the Yankees for $50,000

1955 - 1st NFL preseason sudden death football, Rams beats Giants 23-17

1960 - White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as ump called time

1961 - Thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies

1970 - Phillies Larry Bowa steals home for 2nd time in 1970

1977 - NY Yankee Ron Guidry faces just 28 men & beats Texas Rangers 1-0
1977 - Nolan Ryan strikes out 300 batters for 5th straight year
1977 - NY Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland OR,

winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship

1987 - Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams & Willie McCovey with 522 HRs

1990 - Cub's Ryne Sandberg is 1st 2nd baseman to hit 30 HRs, consecutively
1991 - Red Tom Browning vs Expo Dennis Martinez both perfect game pitcher

2008 - Phil Hill, American race car driver and one-time F1 world champion (b. 1927)