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On This Day In Sports History

On August 4th, 1982, Joel Youngblood became the only player in MLB history to record hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. He singled for the Mets in Chicago, was traded mid-game to the Expos, flew to Philadelphia, and singled for Montreal that evening.

On This Day In Sports History

August 3rd Olympic History: In 1936, Jesse Owens won the 100-meter dash in 10.3 seconds at the Berlin Summer Olympics, the first of his four gold medals. In 1984, Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to win the Olympic gold medal in individual all-around gymnastics at the Los Angeles Games.