By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Jul 04, 2022

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WILD ENDING IN MILWAUKEE

 

HISTORIC TRIPLE-PLAY

 

ASTROS STAY HOT IN JULY

 

HAPPY 4TH FOR MIAMI

 

WALK-OFF HBP FOR THE O’S

 

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MLB: RP Camilo Doval, San Francisco Giants (turns 25)

NFL: P Jamie Gillan, New York Giants (25)

NFL: CB Xavien Howard, Miami Dolphins (29)

NFL: QB Josh McCown, Last played in 2019 (43)

NBA: PF Horace Grant, Retired after 2004 (57)

2021: As the MLB announced the 2021 All-Stars, Los Angeles Angels SP/DH Shohei Ohtani became the 1st player to be selected as both a hitter and a pitcher in MLB history

2016: Kevin Durant announced that he’s joining the Golden State Warriors coming off their 73-win season after they defeated Durant’s OKC Thunder in the Western Conference Finals a month before KD’s decision. Durant won 2 FMVP during 3 consecutive Western Conference championships

2004: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds became the all-time leader in career walks (2,191) surpassing Rickey Henderson. He would extend his record to 2,558 before retiring, which will stand as the MLB record for a long time

1983: New York Yankees SP Dave Righetti pitched the franchise’s 1st no-hitter since Don Larsen’s Perfect Game in the 1956 World Series, against the Boston Red Sox

1980: Houston Astros SP Nolan Ryan became just the 4th pitcher to record 3,000 career strikeouts in MLB history. Ryan ended his 27-year career with 5,714 Ks that still stands as the all-time MLB record 

1939: New York Yankee legend Lou Gehrig made his iconic “Luckiest Man” speech as the team retired his jersey number (#4), the 1st retired jersey in sports history

1905: In the 2nd game of a doubleheader, HOF SPs Rube Waddell and Cy Young each pitched 20 innings as Waddell’s Philadelphia Athletics defeated Young’s Boston Americans 4-2. Athletics C Ossee Schreckengost caught an MLB-record 28 innings during a single day

 

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