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What Happened in Sports: September 24, 2021
See what happened in sports on September 24, 2021 ft. Cedric Mullins making Orioles history with 30-30 season, Giants 1st to 100 wins, and more!
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September 24th, 2021 was highlighted by Cedric Mullins becoming the first player with 30+ Home Runs and 30+ Stolen Bases during a season in Baltimore Orioles history. The San Francisco Giants became the first team to win 100 games for the first time in their franchise history in over 100 years while the Seattle Mariners are red-hot and looking to sneak into the final AL Wild Card spot. The Golden State Warriors signed G Avery Bradley to a one-year deal as well.
See what happened in sports on September 24th last year, headlined by the Lakers taking a commanding lead in the WCF and Ryan Fitzpatrick coming off a nearly perfect performance on Thursday Night Football as well as what happened in sports on September 24th, 2019 ft. the soon to be World Series Champion Nats clinching their spot in the playoffs.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
The O's 30-30 club has one member.
And his name is Cedric Mullins. ? pic.twitter.com/xHnhKqD5ex
— Orioles on MASN (@masnOrioles) September 24, 2021
The @Mariners have won six straight and caught up to Toronto in the Wild Card standings ? pic.twitter.com/Vzn5IOKuhh
— MLB (@MLB) September 25, 2021
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7:10 PM: New York Yankees (86-67) vs. Boston Red Sox (88-65)
9:40 PM: Houston Astros (91-62) vs. Oakland Athletics (82-71)
10:10 PM: Atlanta Braves (80-71) vs. San Diego Padres (77-75)
MLB: RP Drew Smith, New York Mets (turns 28)
NFL: LB Vontaze Burfict, Free Agent (31)
MLB: RP Hunter Strickland, Milwaukee Brewers (33)
NFL: RB Eddie George, Retired in 2004 (48)
MLB: 1B Rafael Palmeiro, Retired in 2005 (57)
NFL: DT “Mean” Joe Greene, Hall of Fame (75)
2012: On Monday Night Football, the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Green Bay Packers on a “Fail Mary” where 1 ref ruled it a GW-TD and the other game-ending INT on the simultaneous catch that became the last game for the replacement refs, ending their holdout
2010: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch (105.1 MPH) ever recorded in MLB history. Jordan Hicks tied it in 2018 but nobody has ever surpassed it
2000: After scoring each of his 2 TDs, San Francisco 49ers WR Terrell Owens memorably ran to the 50-yard line in Dallas and celebrated on the Cowboys Star
1979: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Pete Rose recorded his 200th Hit of the season, breaking Ty Cobb’s record with his 10th career season with 200+ Hits. Ichiro Suzuki later tied Rose with his own 10th MLB season with 200+ Hits during 2010
1972: Hall of Fame QBs Joe Namath and Johnny Unitas combined for a NFL record 872 passing yards as the New York Jets beat the Baltimore Colts 44-34; Namath had a career-high 496 yards and 6 touchdown passes himself in the classic duel
1940: Boston Red Sox 1B Jimmie Foxx joined Babe Ruth as just the 2nd player to hit 500 career HR in MLB history
1934: New York Yankees OF Babe Ruth made his final home appearance at Yankee Stadium, drawing a walk in the 1st inning and promptly leaving for a pinch runner
1920: Continuing to shatter his HR record from the previous season, New York Yankees OF Babe Ruth became the very 1st player to hit 50 HR during a season in MLB history
1919: Boston Red Sox OF Babe Ruth broke the MLB single-season HR record for the 1st time in his career with his 28th during a loss to the New York Yankees. Ruth broke his own record in each of the next 2 seasons and again in 1927 with 60 that lasted until Roger Maris hit 61 in 1961
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