October 3. Adolfo Luque of Cuba becomes the first Latino to play in a World Series game in 1919.

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October 3, 1919.  Adolfo Luque of Cuba becomes the first Latino to play in a World Series game.Photograph of Luque pitching in a  Cincinnati Reds uniform, 1919.

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October 3. Fred Clarke is born in 1872.