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What Happened in Sports: April 30, 2022
See what happened in sports on April 30, 2022 ft. Kershaw becoming Dodgers' strikeout king, Georgia's great draft, Romano set a record, and more!
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April 30th, 2022 was remembered by Clayton Kershaw breaking Don Sutton’s Dodgers career strikeouts record. Georgia was a main story of the NFL Draft with the most players (15) ever drafted from one school, while the Rams re-acquired CB Troy Hill, and DC selected QB Sam Howell in the 5th round. Jordan Romano became the fastest Blue Jays Pitcher to 10 saves ever plus Eric Hosmer and Manny Machado set a record of their own. The Pirates beat the Padres in a wild back-and-forth contest, and the O’s walked off the Red Sox on an error.
See what happened in sports on April 30th last year, headlined by Jayson Tatum dropping 60 points that led to the Celtics’ unbelievable 32-point comeback, and the second day of the 2021 NFL Draft saw the most QB’s ever taken in the first three rounds, as well as what happened in sports on April 30th, 2020 ft. the Bengals releasing veteran QB Andy Dalton following them drafting Joe Burrow and the Chargers exercising Mike Williams‘ $15.7 million dollar fifth-year option that set the stage for his 3y/$60M contract extension after that 2021 season.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts & records 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.
Most career Ks in Los Angeles #Dodgers history:
1. Clayton Kershaw (2,700)^
2. Don Sutton (2,696)
3. Don Drysdale (2,486)
4. Sandy Koufax (2,396)
5. Dazzy Vance (1,918)pic.twitter.com/aBzpfYUjkF
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 1, 2022
Clayton Kershaw's #Dodgers records:
– Career Ks (2,700) & WHIP (1.001; min 1,000 IP)
– Career Wins (188) by a LHP
– Top2 season K/BB (7.7/7.2)
– Season K/9 (11.6)
– Playoff GP (7) of 10+ Ks
– T-most career Cy Youngs (3)pic.twitter.com/8G4CEzpFlN
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 1, 2022
Clayton Kershaw's HOF resume:
– 8x All-Star
– 3x Cy Young winner, 7x finished top-5
– 2014 NL MVP
– 2011 NL Triple Crown
– 2020 World Series Champion
– 4x MLB ERA leader
– Most Playoff Ks (207)^ in MLB history
– Most career Ks (2,700)^ in #Dodgers historypic.twitter.com/XrScQsX3jX
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 1, 2022
It's been quite a journey for @ClaytonKersh22 to reach No. 1 in Ks in @Dodgers history. pic.twitter.com/uxki2RZaze
— MLB (@MLB) May 1, 2022
Don Sutton's HOF resume:
– 4x All-Star
– 4x NL WHIP leader, 1980 MLB WHIP (0.989) leader
– 1980 MLB ERA (2.20) leader
– 1972 NL H/9 (6.1) leader
– Most seasons of 200+ IP (20) or 10+ Wins (21) in MLB history
– #20 retired by #Dodgerspic.twitter.com/7BmMs6jfsV
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 1, 2022
Don Sutton's #Dodgers records:
– Career Wins (233), IP (3,816.1), GS (533), SHO (52), & BF (15,567)
– Seasons of 100+ to 250+ IP
– Seasons of 100+ (15) & 150+ (13) Ks
– Seasons of 5/10/15+ Wins
– GP of 2/3/4+ Ks
– GP of 2+ to 8+ IP
– 1st with 2,500+ Kspic.twitter.com/0JLDX3bNGS
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 1, 2022
.@KeBryanHayes races home to Raise the Jolly Roger! #walkoff pic.twitter.com/AVJxhujfXZ
— MLB (@MLB) May 1, 2022
Love a good bat drop. ? pic.twitter.com/YsMbPPLWP1
— MLB (@MLB) May 1, 2022
Manny mashing for the lead! pic.twitter.com/eUthKMRnCG
— MLB (@MLB) May 1, 2022
.@JSMarisnick goes flying! ? pic.twitter.com/HeyvhchaSy
— MLB (@MLB) May 1, 2022
Another Marisnick masterpiece featuring some A+ reactions. ? pic.twitter.com/bEv7RNUvAp
— MLB (@MLB) May 1, 2022
OK WE'LL TAKE IT pic.twitter.com/cnNlHherjW
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) May 1, 2022
The matchups for the Conference Semifinals are SET!
Relive some of the best clutch moments from the Semifinals including game-winners by Michael Jordan, LeBron, and D-Rose! #NBA75 pic.twitter.com/OX92vkIOqb
— NBA (@NBA) April 30, 2022
The Conference Semifinals begin Sunday ?
Take a look back at some of the best Conf. Semifinals dunks in preparation for Sunday's action! pic.twitter.com/d0fw5nQKV2
— NBA (@NBA) April 30, 2022
The 2021 @NBADraft Class balled out this season ?
Watch the best plays from this season's #NBARooks! pic.twitter.com/m1bEVBLaaS
— NBA (@NBA) April 30, 2022
[SEE MORE]
12:00 PM: NFL Draft Rounds 4-7
3:07 PM: Houston Astros (11-9) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (13-8)
4:10 PM: Minnesota Twins (11-9) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (12-8)
6:10 PM: Seattle Mariners (11-9) vs. Miami Marlins (11-8)
7:10 PM: Philadelphia Phillies (10-11) vs. New York Mets (15-6)
NFL: EDGE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (turns 23)
NFL: RB Tony Pollard, Dallas Cowboys (25)
MLB: SP Michael Kopech, Chicago White Sox (26)
NFL: TE Robert Tonyan, Green Bay Packers (28)
NBA: PG Isiah Thomas, Hall of Fame (61)
2015: 1st Rd of the 2015 NFL Draft featured QB Jameis Winston (1st–TB), WR Amari Cooper (4th–OAK), OG Brandon Scherff (5th–WAS), DL Leonard Williams (6th–NYJ), RB Todd Gurley (10th–STL), RB Melvin Gordon (15th–SD), DE Arik Armstead (17th–SF), CB Marcus Peters (18th–KC), and DB Byron Jones (27th–DAL)
2009: Boston Celtics SG Ray Allen set Celtics Playoff records with 9 3PM & tied the NBA record with 18 3PA while recording a Playoff career-high 51 points during a 128-127 3OT loss to the Chicago Bulls, which forced a Game 7 where Boston prevailed
2006: In Game 4 of the 1st round, Los Angeles Lakers SG Kobe Bryant hit a game-tying layup to send the game to OT, then nailed the buzzer-beating GW-FG that led to his iconic jersey pull that gave LA a 3-1 series lead over the Phoenix Suns
2005: Oakland Athletics LF Eric Byrnes went FULL extension to make an amazing diving catch in foul territory during what became a 6-5 walk-off win for the A’s over the Mariners
1998: Game 4 of the Miami Heat and New York Knicks’ 1st round series came to a halt with 7.4s remaining, as Knicks PF Larry Johnson and Heat C Alonzo Mourning (former teammates) engaged in a brawl that would result in numerous suspensions and this hilarious photo of Heat HC Stan Van Gundy
1992: Seattle Sonics PF Shawn Kemp threw down 1 of the most disrespectful dunks ever when he posterized Golden State Warriors Alton Lister and pointed at him afterwards amidst Seattle’s series-clinching win
1991: Chicago Bulls SG Michael Jordan pulled off 1 of his most memorable career plays when he shook the New York Knicks double-team to slam it all over HOF Patrick Ewing in the 1st Round of the Playoffs at Madison Square Garden
1985: Hall of Famers and all-time NFL legends WR Jerry Rice (16th–SF) and EDGE Bruce Smith (1st–BUF) were both selected in the 1st round of the 1985 NFL Draft
1971: Led by PG Oscar Robertson and C Lew Alcindor (changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the next day), the Milwaukee Bucks swept the Baltimore Bullets to capture the franchise’s 1st NBA Championship & only title for 50 years until the Bucks won their 2nd in 2021
1956: St. Louis Hawks traded C Bill Russell, whom they’d just selected with the 2nd overall pick, to the Boston Celtics for C “Easy” Ed Macauley and SF Cliff Hagan, who was serving in the military and had yet to play for Boston. Russell went on to win the most Championships (11) of any player in pro sports history
1939: New York Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig‘s historic streak of 2,130 consecutive games played ended as the future HOF played his final career game due to the onset of his ALS illness, now known as the Lou Gehrig disease
1922: Chicago White Sox SP Charlie Robertson pitched a perfect game against the Detroit Tigers, just the 3rd in baseball’s modern era
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