Sporting Events on August 26
1938 : Montreal Maroons dropped from NHL
1939 : 1st major league baseball telecast-Reds beat Bkln Dodgers (W2XBS NY)
1947 : 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat)
1956 : Yankees announce purchase of outfielder Enos Slaughter from KC
1961 : Official Intl Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto
1971 : NY Giant football team announces they're leaving Bronx for NJ in 1975
1971 : Orioles' Don Buford struck out 5 times in a game
1972 : 20th Olympic games open at Munich German FR
1972 : NY Cosmos beat St Louis Stars, 2-1 to win NASL championship
2002 : India beats England in Test Match equaling the series to 1-1. The England 2nd Inning ended at 309 (N Hussain - 110 runs). Kumble took 4 Wkts.
2002 : Allan Border was replaced by John Buchanan as Australia coach for its triangular ODI series in Kenya