On this day in sports: August 22

1. 1965 Juan Marichal, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, strikes John Roseboro, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, on the head with a bat, sparking a 14-minute brawl, one of the most violent on-field incidents in sports history. Source
2. 1989 Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts. Source
3. 2001 Born: LaMelo Ball, American basketball player Source
4. 2007 The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history. Source
5. 2014 Died: Noella Leduc, American baseball player (born 1933) Source
6. 2021 Died: Rod Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1941) Source

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