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What happened in history on this day: September 3?
On September 3 in ...
- 1903 - Resolute beats Shamrock III (England) in 13th America's Cup.
- 1906 - New York Yankees win second game on a forfeit over Philadelphia Athletics; second forfeit win.
- 1917 - Grover Cleveland Alexander pitches complete wins in a doubleheader.
- 1925 - First international handball match is held.
- 1932 - Ellsworth Vines beats Henri Cochet for US tennis title.
- 1935 - Andrew Varipapa sets bowling record of 2,652 points in ten games.
- 1939 - New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox on a forfeit, their fourth forfeit win.
- 1944 - Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for US tennis title.
- 1947 - Philadelphia Athletics' Bill McCahan no-hits Washington Senators, 3-0.
- 1947 - New York Yankees get 18 singles to beat Boston Red Sox 11-2.
- 1957 - Warren Spahn sets record for a lefty pitcher with 41st shut-out.
- 1965 - Jim Hickman becomes the first New York Mets' player to hit three home runs in a game.
- 1965 - In preparation of their move to Anaheim, the Los Angeles Angels baseball team change their name to the California Angels.
- 1968 - Chicago White Sox set American League record of 39 losses by one run.
- 1970 - Billy Williams ends longest National League consecutive streak at 1,117 games.
- 1974 - NBA guard Oscar Robinson retires.
- 1977 - Japanese superstar Sadaharu Oh hits his 756th career homer to surpass Hank Aaron as the All-time career home run leader in professional baseball.
- 1981 - The Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners play nineteen innings to a 7-7 tie. The game ends with the Mariners winning 8-7 in 20 innings when the suspended game is resumed the next day making it the longest game played in Fenway Park history.
- 1985 - New York Mets' Gary Carter hits three consecutive home runs in a game.
- 1990 - Helen Hudson sings national anthem in 26th park of year (San Diego).
- 2006 - Spain wins the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
- 2006 - Andre Agassi retires after his final tennis match against Benjamin Becker in the U.S. Open.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Diego Padres by score 12-1.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Houston Astros by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 8-6.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Miami Marlins by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Cleveland Guardians by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Minnesota Twins by score 13-0.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Chicago Cubs by score 8-4.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats New York Mets by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Oakland Athletics by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats New York Yankees by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Detroit Tigers by score 12-2.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Texas Rangers by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 5-4.
Births of sports figures on September 3
- 1917 - Birth of Edward Raymond Stanky AKA Eddie Stanky AKA The Brat; second baseman (Brooklyn Dodgers), Phil Rizzuto's nemesis.
- 1926 - Birth of Bill Flemming in Chicago, Illinois, USA; sportscaster (60-year career, ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961-), covered more than 600 events, TV announcer for 11 Olympics).
- 1956 - Birth of Hans-Georg Beyer in German Democratic Republic; team handball player (Olympic-gold-1980).
Deaths of sports figures on September 3
- 1970 - Vince Lombardi, football coach, dies in Washington DC at age 57.
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