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What happened in history on this day: June 3?
On June 3 in ...
- 1888 - Casey at the Bat is published in the San Francisco Examiner.
- 1932 - Lou Gehrig hits four consecutive home runs; New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Athletics 20-13.
- 1933 - Philadelphia Athletics score 11 runs in 2nd inning, New York Yankees score 10 in 5th and win 17-11.
- 1968 - New York Yankees turn 21st triple-play in their history, but lose 4-3 to Minnesota Twins.
- 1971 - Chicago Cubs' Ken Holtzman second no-hitter beats Cincinnati Reds, 1-0.
- 1972 - New York Yankees score eight times in 13th beating Chicago White Sox 18-10.
- 1977 - Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 versus Kansas City Royals).
- 1980 - ESPN begins televising college World Series games.
- 1984 - Patty Shoehan wins LPGA by a record 10 strokes.
- 1987 - Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros tie Baltimore Orioles' and Texas Rangers' record of three grand slams in a game.
- 1989 - Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4, in 22 innings (7:14:09).
- 2017 - At the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix in Detroit, Michigan, USA, the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic race is held, round 5 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Cadillac DPi driven by Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 8th overall is the Performance Tech Motorsports #38 ORECA FLM09 driven by Patricio O'Ward and James French.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 11th overall is the Meyer Shank Racing #93 Acura NSX GT3 driven by Andy Lally and Katherine Legge.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats New York Mets by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Oakland Athletics by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Colorado Rockies by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 7-0.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Kansas City Royals by score 10-3.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Texas Rangers by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Chicago White Sox by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 9-3.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Detroit Tigers by score 13-0.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Baltimore Orioles by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 8-6.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Los Angeles Angels by score 10-0.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Cincinnati Reds by score 8-5.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Miami Marlins by score 15-6.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Chicago Cubs by score 14-5.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL Eastern Conference Final, game 2: New York Rangers beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 3-2, leading series 2-0.
Births of sports figures on June 3
- 1911 - Birth of Olaf Okern in Norway; Nordic skier (Olympic-medal-1948).
- 1943 - Birth of Billy Cunningham; NBA/ABA (Philadelphia 76ers, Carolina Cougers).
- 1945 - Birth of Hale Irwin; PGA golfer (US Open 1974, 1979).
- 1956 - Birth of Suren Nalbandyan in the USSR; lightweight (Olympic-gold-1976).
Deaths of sports figures on June 3
- 1933 - William Muldoon, US boxing commissioner, dies at age 88.
- 1991 - Thomas C Lasorda, artist/son of Los Angeles Dodgers' manager, dies of pneumonia at age 33.
- 2016 - Death of Luis Salom, Spanish motorcycle racer (born 1991).
- 2016 - Death of Muhammad Ali AKA Cassius Clay at age 74; American Olympic and professional boxer (born 1942).
- 2023 - Death of Jim Hines at age 76; sprinter (two Olympic gold medals first to run 100 metres in under 10 seconds).
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