THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JULY 3RD

1911 - Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. Does not get a hit next day.

1931 - Max Schmeling TKOs Young Stribling in 15th Round for heavyweight boxing title.
1932 - First Sunday game at Fenway Park, Yanks beat Red Sox 13-2.
1932 - John McGraw retires from baseball.

1939 - Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech.
1944 - Oriole Park (Minor League baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore.

1947 - Cleveland Indians purchase Larry Dolby, the first black in AL.

1968 - Cleveland Indian Luis Tiant strikes out 19 Minnesota Twins.

1970 - Teemu Selanne, Helsinki Fin, NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks) is born.

1987 - NY Met Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates 

Wally Backman & Lee Mazzilli for criticizing his play.

1993 - Don Drysdale, former Dodger pitcher, dies of a heart attack at 56.
1994 - Lewis A "Lew" Hoad, tennis star (Wimbledon 1953, 56), dies at 59.