Baseball player Ray Chapman killed by a pitch, the NFL played its first International Game, and Tiger Woods lost - This DiSH for Aug. 16
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In 1920, Cleveland Indians infielder Ray Chapman was killed after he was stuck in the head with a pitch.
In 2024, dirt track racing legend Scott Bloomquist died in a plane crash.
In 1976, the NFL played its first International game when the San Diego Chargers played the St. Louis Cardinals in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2009, South Korea's Y.E. Yang won the PGA Championship, handing Tiger Woods his only loss in a major after holding the 54-hole lead.
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