What Happened in Sports: October 3, 2019

2015: Max Scherzer becomes the 1st pitcher since Nolan Ryan in 1973 to throw 2 no-hitters in the same regular season

2012: Detroit Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera became MLB’s very 1st triple crown winner since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967 (.330/44 HRs/139 RBI)

2005: Indiana Pacers SF Ron Artest was officially reinstated following his season-long suspension

2004: The Montreal Expos played their final game after 36 years in Canada, a loss to the New York Mets; they would move to Washington to become the Nationals in 2005

2004: The New England Patriots won their 18th consecutive regular season game, 31-17 over the Buffalo Bills, to set a new NFL record

2001: San Diego Padres OF Rickey Henderson scored his 2,245th career run, breaking Ty Cobb’s all-time record

2001: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds was walked for the 171st time of the season, breaking Babe Ruth’s record set in 1923

1999: St. Louis Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire hit his 65th HR of the season to secure his 2nd straight HR title, beating out Chicago Cubs OF Sammy Sosa’s 63

1993: The Toronto Blue Jays became the very 1st team in AL history with players to finish 1-2-3 in batting average (John Olerud — .363, Paul Molitor — .332, Roberto Alomar — .326)

1990: Kansas City Royals 3B George Brett became the 1st player in MLB history to win a batting title in 3 different decades (1976, 1980)

1989: The Oakland Raiders promoted Art Shell to interim HC in place of Mike Shanahan, making Shell the 1st African-American HC in NFL history

1981: The Milwaukee Brewers (AL) and Montreal Expos (NL) each secured their very 1st playoff berth in franchise history

1976: Milwaukee Brewers OF Hank Aaron drove in the 2,297th RBI of his career in his final at-bat, a mark that still stands as the all-time MLB career RBI record 

1974: Frank Robinson became the 1st African-American manager in MLB history, signing with the Cleveland Indians as a player-manager

1974: HOF PG Jerry West, “The Logo”, retired from the NBA after 14 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers

1972: Philadelphia Phillies SP Steve Carlton won his 27th game of the season, nearly half of the team’s total (59 wins)

1951: New York Giants 3B Bobby Thomson hit the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World”, a 3-run HR with 1 out in the 9th inning to defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers in a 3-game playoff for the NL Pennant

1920: The very 1st AFPA (NFL) game(s) were played, as the Dayton Triangles defeated the Columbus Panhandles 14-0 and the Rock Island Independents crushed the Muncie Flyers 45-0