On this day in sports: October 3

1. 1919 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the first Latin American player to appear in a World Series. Source
2. 1951 In Major League Baseball, the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hit the "Shot Heard 'Round the World", a game-winning home run, to win the National League pennant. Source
3. 1995 O. J. Simpson murder case: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Source
4. 2001 Born: Anton Lundell, Finnish ice hockey player Source
5. 2004 Died: John Cerutti, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1960) Source
6. 2013 Died: Sergei Belov, Russian basketball player and coach (born 1944) Source

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