THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 30TH

1884 - Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey wins Middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves.

1905 - Tiger Ty Cobb makes his debut, doubling off Yank Jack Chesbro.
1912 - St Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1.
1913 - Phillies lead Giants 8-6 in top of 9th, fans in bleachers try to 

distract Giants, Umpire forefeits game to Giants, later overruled.

1918 - Ted Williams, American baseball player, last player in MLB to bat over 

.400 in a single season (Red Sox, AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47) is born.
1922 - Babe Ruth is thrown out of a game for 5th time in 1922.

1937 - Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title.

1937 - Bruce McLaren, New Zealand car racer and founder 

of eponymous race team (d. 1970) is born.

1939 - NY Yankee Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph).
1941 - St Louis Cardinals Lon Warneke no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 2-0.

1943 - Jean Claude Killy, Paris France, alpine skier (Olympic-3 golds-1968) is born.
1944 - Tug McGraw, American baseball player (d. 2004) is born.

1952 - Arky Vaughn, infielder (Pirates & Dodgers), drowns.

1953 - Robert Parish, NBA center (Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets) is born.

1965 - Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball.

1979 - Wildest US Tennis Open match, John McEnroe defeats Ilie Nastase 

6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Nastase was defaulted by the umpire then reinstated.

1987 - Knuckleballer Charlie Hough on the mound, Rangers catcher 

Geno Petralli ties the major league record by allowing 6 passed balls.
1990 - Ken Griffey & Ken Griffey Jr become first father & son to play 

on same team (Seattle Mariners), both single in 1st inning.

1994 - Largest US Tennis Open single session (total) 23,618.
1997 - First WNBA Championshion: Houston Comets beat NY Liberty.