TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 3RD

1881 - 1st U.S. Men's National Championship:

Richard Sears beats William E. Glyn (6-0, 6-3, 6-2).

1902 - Pittsburgh Pirates, win earliest pennent (full season).

1928 - Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th & final career hit.

1931 - Dick Motta, NBA coach (856 wins, Its not over 'til the fat lady sings) is born.

1938 - 1940 Olympic site changed from Tokyo Japan to Helsinki Finland.

1950 - 1st Formula One WDC: Giuseppe "Nino" Farina wins by three points.
1957 - Dodgers play last game in Jersey City (11-4 in NJ).
1957 - Warren Spahn sets record for a lefty pitcher with 41st shut-out.

1965 - Jim Hickman becomes 1st NY Met to hit 3 HRs in a game.

1968 - Chicago White Sox set AL record of 39 loses by 1 run.

1970 - Vince Lombardi, football coach (Packers), dies in Washington, D.C. at 57.
1974 - Giants John Montefusco makes his major league debut.
1974 - NBA guard Oscar Robertson retires.
1977 - Japan's Sadaharu Oh hits 756th HR to surpass Hank Aaron's total.

1986 - Astros & Cubs use a record 53 players in an 18 inning game.

1986 - Shaun White, snowboarder (Olympic gold - 2006, 2010), born in CA.
1990 - 9th no-hitter of 1990: Blue Jay Dave Steib beats Cleve 3-0.

1990 - White Sox reliever Bobby Thigpen sets save record at 47 en route to 57.
1995 - Carolina Panthers lose their 1st NFL game (Atlanta-23 Carolina-20 OT).
1995 - Jacksonville Jaguars lose their 1st NFL game (Houston-10, Jaguars-3).