TODAY 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.

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

1943 - Jean Claude Killy, Paris France, alpine skier (Olympic-3 golds-1968) is born.

1945 - 12th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 19, All-Stars 7 (92,753).

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.

1982 - Andy Roddick, Austin Texas, American tennis player

(2003 US Open champion) is born.

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 1st father & son to play

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

1997 - First WNBA Championshion: Houston Comets beat NY Liberty.