May 3
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[edit] Events
[edit] 1971
- A Ray Kennedy header secured the Football League Championship for Arsenal as they won 1-0 at Tottenham.
[edit] Debuts
[edit] Births
[edit] 1891
- MLB Hall-of-Famer Eppa Rixey born in Culpeper, Virginia.
[edit] 1905
- MLB Hall-of-Famer Red Ruffing born in Granville, Illinois.
[edit] 1945
- MLB player and manager Davey Lopes born in East Providence, Rhode Island.
[edit] 1977
- MLB pitcher Ryan Dempster born in Sechelt, BC, Canada.
[edit] Deaths
[edit] 1999
- MLB player Joe Adcock died in Coushatta, Louisiana.
