THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 3RD

1881 - US Nation Lawn Tennis Association removes "Nation" from name.
1906 - Wash National's pitcher Tom Hughes hits HR to win his own game 1-0 in 10th.
1921 - Due to a technicality, 8 Chicago White Sox accused in Black Sox scandal 

are acquited, however Landis throws them out of baseball.
1923 - Baseball games cancelled following the death of President Harding.

1940 - Lance Alworth, Houston Texas, NFL hall of famer (Charger, Cowboys) is born.

1941 - Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling gets Joe DiMaggio in 4 at bats 

to stop DiMaggio's streak of 74 games in reaching base.

1944 - Tommy Brown, just 16 years & 8 months old, plays shortstop for Dodgers.
1949 - Basketball Association of America & National Basketball League 

merge to form National Basketball Association.

1951 - Marcel Dionne, Quebec, NHL center (LA Kings, NY Rangers) is born.

1962 - NY Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th HR in 3 games.

1968 - Rod Beck [Rodney Roy], Burbank, California, American MLB relief 

pitcher (SF Giants-1994 NL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year) is born.

1977 - Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady, Jr. New England Patriots quarterback 
is born.  After playing college football for the University of Michigan, 
Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.

1989 - Fifth jockey to win 6,000 races (Jorge Valesquez).
1989 - Rickey Henderson sets AL mark of 50 steals in 9 seasons.
1989 - Cincinnati Reds send record 20 men to bat with a record 16 hits 

in 1 inning as they score 14 runs in 1st inning.
1990 - NY Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 10th HR in 1st 72 at bats.
1992 - Dodgers win 3,000th game since moving to Los Angeles (3,000-2,531).