AUGUST 18- Today In Sports History #sports

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AUGUST 18- Today In Sports History

1915 Braves Field opens in Boston to see Braves beat St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1

1943 Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Carl Hubbell wins his 253rd and final game as NY beats Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2 at the Polo Grounds, NYC

1958 Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, California

1959 Branch Rickey resigns as Pirates' CEO to be President of Continental League

1960 Milwaukee Braves pitcher Lew Burdette no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 at County Stadium, Milwaukee

1962- in Newark, New Jersey, Bobo Brazil defeated Buddy Rogers to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

1982 Longest baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago IL, ends after 22 innings - before LA Dodgers beat Cubs 2-1 (game started Aug 17th)

1986 Jim Kelly signs with NFL Buffalo Bills ($75 million for 5 years)

1993- clash of the champions shockmaster