Monday, June 3, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 3RD

1851 - First baseball uniforms worn, NY Knickerbockers 
wear straw hat, white shirt & blue long trousers.
1925 - White Sox manager Eddie Collins gets 3,000 hit.
1930 - Grover Cleveland Alexander is released by the Phillies.
1932 - Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive HRs; Yanks beat A's 20-13.
1953 - Alexander Cartwright officially credited by U.S. Congress as founder of baseball.
1955 - Stan Musial hits his 300th HR.
1958 - Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers.
1971 - Chicago Cub Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cin Reds, 1-0.
1977 - Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs KC Royals).
1978 - Phillies Dave Johnson is 1st to hit 2 pinch hit grand slams in a year.
1980 - ESPN begins televising college World Series games.
1980 - NY Mets draft Darryl Strawberry, 18, #1.
1986 - Rafael Nadal, Manacor, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spanish tennis player is born.
1987 - Cubs & Astros tie Oriole & Ranger record of 3 grand slams in a game.
1988 - Margo Adams sues Red Sox 3rd baseman Wade Boggs for palimony.
1989 - Nolan Ryan pitches his 2nd one-hitter this season & 11th overall.

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