TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 3RD

1881 - US National Lawn Tennis Association removes "National" from its name.
1906 - Washington 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.

1930 - 2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games.
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, Drummondville 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, MLB relief pitcher

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

 1977 - Tom Brady, San Mateo California, American football player

(New England Patriots, 4 Super Bowls) is born.

1987 - Chicago Bears beat Dallas Cowboys 17-6 in London, England (NFL expo).
1989 - 5th 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).

2011 - Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (b. 1945) dies.

2013 - The Chiefs defeat the Brumbies to win the Super 15 Rugby Final.