THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 23RD

1907 - Pittsburgh Howie Camnitz no-hits NY Giants, 1-0 in 5 inning game.

1933 - First TV boxing match - Archie Sexton & Laurie Raiteri in London.

1934 - Christian "Sonny" Jurgensen, NFL QB (Eagles, Redskins)/sportscaster is born.
1942 - Walter Johnson pitches to Babe Ruth in pregame attraction that 

draws 69,000 for NY-Wash game (raises $80,000 for Army-Navy relief.

1953 - Braves Phil Paine is first former major leaguer to play in Japan.

1953 - Phil Grate sets record for throwing a baseball (443'3").

1958 - Julio Franco, Atlanta Braves, oldest regular position player in MLB history is born.

1964 - St Louis Cards are 11 games back in NL, & win World Series.

1977 - Nicole Bobeck, Chicago, figure skater (US Champ 1995) is born.

1978 - Kobe Bryant, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, NBA guard (LA Lakers) is born.

1982 - Seattle Mariner pitcher Gaylord Perry ejected for throwing a spitter.
1985 - Paul Hornung awarded $1,160,000 by a Louisville court against NCAA 

who barred him as a College Football analyst for betting on games.

1993 - Fred McGriff & David Justice are 6th to hit back-to-back HRs twice in same game.

2002 - Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player (b. 1922) dies.
2003 - Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and manager (b. 1946) dies.