TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - OCTOBER 3RD

1919 - Reds Adolfo Luque is 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series.
1920 - NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays 1st games.

1931 - Glenn Hall, Humboldt Saskatchewan, NHL goaltender is born.

1936 - John Heisman, American football coach, dies of pneumonia at 66.

1942 - NY Yanks Frank Crosetti shoves ump Bill Summers in World Series,

he is fined $200 & suspended for 1st 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 1st 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.

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

1971 - Billie Jean King became 1st 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 1st to lead league in batting in 3 decades.

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