On this day in sports: May 3

1. 1952 The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network. Source
2. 1957 Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Source
3. 1987 A crash by Bobby Allison at the Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama fencing at the start-finish line would lead NASCAR to develop the restrictor plate for the following season both at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega. Source
4. 2006 Died: Earl Woods, American colonel, baseball player, and author (born 1932) Source
5. 2013 Died: Joe Astroth, American baseball player (born 1922) Source
6. 2013 Died: Curtis Rouse, American football player (born 1960) Source

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