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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.

On This Day In Sports History

On August 2, 1970, Tony Taylor delivered one of the most iconic walk-offs in Phillies history. Trailing 6-3 in the bottom of the ninth at Connie Mack Stadium, Taylor hammered a pinch-hit grand slam off Giants reliever Mike Davison into the left-field upper deck for a stunning 7-6 comeback victory over San Francisco.