THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 3RD

1919 - Reds Adolfo Luque is first Latin player to appear in a World Series.

1920 - NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays first games.

1926 - Marques Haynes, NBA player (World's Greatest Dribbler, Globetrotters) is born.

1931 - Glenn Hall, National Hockey League goaltender is born.

1936 - Yanks set new attendance record of 64,842 in 3rd game of World Series.

1936 - John Heisman, American football coach (b. 1869) dies.
1940 - Reds beat Tigers ending NL's 10-game World Series losing streak.
1942 - NY Yanks Frank Crosetti shoves ump Bill Summers in 

World Series, he is fined $200 & suspended for first 30 days of 1943 season.

1945 - Tigers & Cubs meet in World Series for 4th time.

1947 - With only 1 out to go, Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double 

breaking his World Series no-hit bid, it scored 2 runs & he lost game.
1948 - NFL becomes first sport televised as sport of week.
1950 - Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in 

World Series despite his being on furlough from Army.

1951 - Bobby Thomson HR-Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers.

1962 - Dodgers set major league-record season attendance of 2,755,184.

1965 - Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher.

1971 - Billie Jean King became first female athlete to win $100,000.
1972 - Steve Carlton wins 27th game for Phillies (almost ½ of their 59 wins).

1974 - Pele retires as soccer player.
1976 - Hank Aaron singles in his last at bat & drives in his 2,297th run.
1981 - Brewers (since 1970) & Expos (1969) clinch their 1st-ever postseason.

1986 - Vince DiMaggio, American Baseball Player (b. 1912) dies.

1990 - George Brett becomes first to lead league in batting in 3 decades.

1997 - Carolina Hurricanes 1st home game vs Pitts Penguins.