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1906 - Brooklyn Dodger Harry McIntire no-hits Pittsburgh for 10 2/3 loses in 13th.

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1906 - Brooklyn Harry McIntire pitches 10.2 no-hit innings but loses to Pitts.

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1918 - Pittsburgh Pirates beat Boston Braves, 2-0, in 21 innings.

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1936 - (to August 16) The Games of the XI Olympiad are held in Berlin, Germany.

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1950 - First Major League baseball player to fight in Korea (Curt Simmons).

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1950 - American Bowling Congress ends all-white-males rule.

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1957 - Glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 136 metres (445 feet 10 inches).

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1959 - New Continental baseball league formed.

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1962 - Boston Red Sox player Bill Monboquette no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0.

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1970 - Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh Pirates) ties record of five extra base hits in a game.

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