Today In Sports History 8/28

Our past has shaped the present by many things in history including sports, here is how sports marked our history today.

Baseball

• In 1951 Pirates snap NY Giants 16 game winning streak

Golf

• In 1988 88th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Eric Meeks

Miscellaneous

• In 1922 1st Walker Cup: US beats England 8-4

Tennis

• In 1893 US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Robert Wrenn beats Fred Hovey 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; first of his 4 US singles titles