The record for July 3 in baseball history — 9 milestones, 12 debuts, 17 final games, 59 births, 35 deaths and 1,299 games played.
Clyde Wright threw a no-hitter for the California Angels against the Oakland Athletics on July 3, 1970, winning 4–0.
Bob Meusel hit for the cycle for the New York Yankees against the Philadelphia Athletics on July 3, 1922.
Leon Culberson hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Cleveland Indians on July 3, 1943.
Clyde Wright threw a no-hitter for the California Angels against the Oakland Athletics on July 3, 1970, winning 4–0.
Mike Lum hit three home runs for the Atlanta Braves against the San Diego Padres on July 3, 1970.
Tony Oliva hit three home runs for the Minnesota Twins against the Kansas City Royals on July 3, 1973.
Brook Jacoby hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Chicago White Sox on July 3, 1987.
José Canseco hit three home runs for the Oakland Athletics against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 3, 1988.
Alex Ochoa hit for the cycle for the New York Mets against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 3, 1996.
Brad Wilkerson hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on July 3, 2007.
Matty McIntyre made a major-league debut on July 3, 1901.
Grover Lowdermilk made a major-league debut on July 3, 1909.
Joe Evans made a major-league debut on July 3, 1915.
Danny Murtaugh made a major-league debut on July 3, 1941.
Dick Schofield made a major-league debut on July 3, 1953.
Alan Ashby made a major-league debut on July 3, 1973.
Tim Blackwell made a major-league debut on July 3, 1974.
Thomas Howard made a major-league debut on July 3, 1990.
Pedro Astacio made a major-league debut on July 3, 1992.
Jamey Wright made a major-league debut on July 3, 1996.
Plácido Polanco made a major-league debut on July 3, 1998.
Jeimer Candelario made a major-league debut on July 3, 2016.
Paul Hines played a final major-league game on July 3, 1891.
Heinie Wagner played a final major-league game on July 3, 1918.
Pol Perritt played a final major-league game on July 3, 1921.
Lynn Nelson played a final major-league game on July 3, 1940.
Frank Doljack played a final major-league game on July 3, 1943.
Ted Savage played a final major-league game on July 3, 1971.
Bob Oliver played a final major-league game on July 3, 1975.
Ernie Whitt played a final major-league game on July 3, 1991.
Craig Lefferts played a final major-league game on July 3, 1994.
Scott Leius played a final major-league game on July 3, 1999.
Derek Bell played a final major-league game on July 3, 2001.
Cory Bailey played a final major-league game on July 3, 2002.
Joba Chamberlain played a final major-league game on July 3, 2016.
Tom Gorzelanny played a final major-league game on July 3, 2016.
Jeff Locke played a final major-league game on July 3, 2017.
Chris Young played a final major-league game on July 3, 2018.
Nelson Cruz played a final major-league game on July 3, 2023.
Houston Astros 9, Toronto Blue Jays 2.
San Diego Padres 6, Texas Rangers 4.
New York Yankees 5, Toronto Blue Jays 8.
Kansas City Royals 3, Seattle Mariners 2.
Detroit Tigers 7, Washington Nationals 11.
Milwaukee Brewers 2, New York Mets 3.
Minnesota Twins 1, Miami Marlins 4.
Chicago White Sox 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 6.
Houston Astros 6, Colorado Rockies 7.
Cleveland Guardians 0, Chicago Cubs 1.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5, Atlanta Braves 1.
San Francisco Giants 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 2.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,299 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
59 players were born on July 3; these are the 24 best known.
35 players died on July 3; these are the 24 best known.