By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Aug 01, 2020

August 1st, 2020 was highlighted by TJ Warren dropping a career-high 50-piece, Toronto’s thrilling victory over the Lakers, and walk-offs by the Orioles and Angels. Check out everything that happened in sports on August 1st last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago.

This daily sports article 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, top performances of the day, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history. 

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TJ Warren went off for 53

Angels clutch ending

Orioles are winning

A’s game-winning RBI

Young Sox dynamic duo

Gio’s making plays

Sick double play

Nolan’s range is elite

Great reaction on the mound

Chatwood set the tone

Maeda’s monster outing

Embiid put in work

Olynyk’s monster 4th quarter

Lowry dominated the Lakers

Edgerrin James was a beast

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NBA

[Highlights] SF T.J. Warren, IND (v.PHI): 53 PTS (20-29 FG), 3 AST, 4 REB, 0 STL, 2 BLK, 1 TO [Player of the Day]

[Highlights] PF Joel Embiid, PHI (@IND): 41 PTS (15-23 FG), 4 AST, 21 REB, 1 STL 3 BLK, 4 TO

[Highlights] PG Kyle Lowry, TOR (v.LAL): 33 PTS (8-16 FG), 6 AST, 14 REB, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 4 TO

[Highlights] SF Paul George, LAC (v.NOP): 28 PTS (8-17 FG), 1 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TO

[Highlights] SF Tobias Harris, PHI (@IND): 30 PTS (12-29 FG), 0 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TO

MLB

[Highlights] SP Tyler Chatwood, CHC (v.PIT): 6.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 11 K, 2 BB, W

[Highlights] SP Kenta Maeda, MIN (v.CLE): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 6 K, 1 BB, W

[Highlights] SP Yusei Kikuchi, SEA (v. OAK): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 9 K, 1 BB, ND

[Highlights] OF Eloy Jimenez, CHW (@KC): 4-6, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R, 0 BB

[Highlights] OF Luis Robert, CHW (@KC): 4-6, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 0 BB

NBA: SG Austin Rivers, Houston Rockets (turns 28)

MLB: SS Aledmys Diaz, Houston Astros (30)

MLB: SP Madison Bumgarner, Arizona Diamondbacks (31)

NFL: OT Bobby Massie, Chicago Bears (31)

MLB: OF Adam Jones, Last played in 2019 (35)

MLB: RP Brandon Kintzler, Miami Marlins (36)

NFL: RB Edgerrin James, Hall of Fame (42)

2016: Texas Rangers acquired C Jonathan Lucroy and RP Jeremy Jeffress from the Milwaukee Brewers for 3 prospects

2016: Los Angeles Dodgers acquired SP Rich Hill and OF Josh Reddick from the Athletics for P Frankie Montas and 2 prospects

2016: San Diego Padres traded SP Luis Castillo to the Miami Marlins for SP Colin Rea just 2 days after originally acquiring him from Miami; Castillo was later sent to Cincinnati on January 17, 2017 and has become a premier Cy Young candidate

2005: Baltimore Orioles 1B Rafael Palmeiro became the highest-profile player to be suspended for the use of PEDs (10 games)

1994: Orioles SS Cal Ripken Jr. became just the 2nd player in MLB history to appear in 2,000 consecutive games

1986: Minnesota Twins SP Bert Blyleven became the 10th pitcher in MLB history to reach 3,000 career strikeouts

1978: Reds 3B Pete Rose failed to record a hit in a 16-4 loss to Atlanta, ending his 44-game hitting streak — the longest since DiMaggio’s record

1977: San Francisco Giants 1B Willie McCovey set an NL record by hitting his 18th career grand slam

1973: New York Nets acquired C Willie Sojourner and future HOF SF Julius “Dr. J” Erving from the Virginia Squires for the draft rights to PF Kermit Washington and cash considerations

1945: Giants OF Mel Ott became just the 3rd player in MLB history (the first in NL history) to hit 500 career home runs

1936: 22 countries competed in the very 1st Olympic basketball competition in Berlin, Germany

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