Episode 977

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Published on:

16th Aug 2026

Baseball player Ray Chapman killed by a pitch, the NFL played its first International Game, and Tiger Woods lost - This DiSH for Aug. 16

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1920, Cleveland Indians infielder Ray Chapman was killed after he was stuck in the head with a pitch.

In 2024, dirt track racing legend Scott Bloomquist died in a plane crash.

In 1976, the NFL played its first International game when the San Diego Chargers played the St. Louis Cardinals in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2009, South Korea's Y.E. Yang won the PGA Championship, handing Tiger Woods his only loss in a major after holding the 54-hole lead.

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This Day in Sports History
Remember and relive the greatest moments in sports history every day of the year.
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact. 

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