TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 4TH

1910 - A's Jack Coombs & White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie.

1921 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal Canadien (MVP-1947) is born.
1945 - Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season.

1947 - Ken Dryden, Hamilton Ontario, NHL goalie

(Montreal Canadiens, 6 Stanley Cups) is born.

1949 - NBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association.

1962 - Roger Clemens, Dayton Ohio, MLB pitcher

(Red Sox, Blue Jays, 7 Cy Youngs, MVP) is born.

1971 - Jeff Gordon, American race car driver is born.

1978 - Kurt Busch, American race car driver is born.

1980 - Seattle Mariners replace manager Darrell Johnson with Maury Wills.
1982 - NY Met Joel Youngblood singles in Chicago day game, he is traded,

then singles for Expos in Philadelphia night game.
1984 - Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics.

1985 - White Sox Tom Seaver is 17th to win #300, beating Yankees.

2012 - South African Oscar Pistorius becomes

first amputee to compete at the Olympics.

2013 - Art Donovan, American football player, dies from a respiratory ailment at 89.