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Oct. 3 1942 — With a victory in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, Whirlaway becomes the first horse to amass more than $500,000 in lifetime earnings. 1951 — Bobby Thomson hits a three-run homer off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers with one out in the bottom of the ninth to give the New York Giants a dramatic 5-4 playoff victory and the National League pennant.
Oct. 3 1897 — Cap Anson closed a remarkable 27-year career, which started in the National Association in 1871. He hit two home runs against St. Louis. He was 46, the oldest player to homer in the majors.
The Toronto Blue Jays set two new franchise records and a new MLB record with some historic hits from Marcus Semien and Bo Bichette.
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Vlad Guerrero Jr. rocks custom-made Toronto Blue Jays Jordan 1s Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. sported a pair of custom-made Jordan 1 sneakers during Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The sneakers read "Dominican Slugger" across the Nike logo and also feature a Blue Jays logo and print of a baseball on the side. Guerrero is the first Blue Jays player with 80 RBIs before August since Edwin Encarnción had 89 through July 2016 and the youngest player in franchise history to do it. The only other Blue Jays to ...