Pittsburgh Penguin Mario Lemieux scores a goal on his first shot in his NHL debut in a game against the Boston Bruins.

Running back Walter Payton past Jim Brown as the all-time rushing leader he did it on a run in third quarter of the Bears' victory over New Orleans.

New York Met pitcher Dwight Gooden set a rookie strike out record at 251 strike outs in a season.

The Cincinnati Reds retire Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench's #5 uniform.

Lewis got halfway there on Aug. 6, 1984, by winning gold in the men’s long jump event.

East German sportsman of the year Uwe Hohn sets the all-time record when he throws a javelin 104.8 m.

In the highest scoring game in Monday night football history, Green Bay beat Washington 48-47 in Lambeau Field.

MLB pitcher Steve Carlton of the Phillies earned his 300th career victory with a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

Yankees manager Billy Martin, who had noticed a large amount of pine tar on Brett's bat, requested that the umpires inspect his bat. The umpires ruled that the amount of pine tar on the bat exceeded the amount allowed by rule, nullified Brett's home run,

Stefanie Graf lost to Tracy Austin, in her first professional tournament at Filderstadt, Germany.