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What Happened in Sports: August 7, 2022
See what happened in sports on August 7, 2022 ft. deGrom's historic dominance, Soto's MLB walks record, NBA celebrating Dunk Week, and more!
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August 7th, 2022 was highlighted by Jacob deGrom’s dominant home debut where he struck out 12 and was perfect through five as NYM took four of five from ATL. Juan Soto broke Ted Williams’ record for walks before age 24, NBA concluded its ‘Dunk Week’ with Andrew Wiggins’ epic WCF poster over Luka at No.1, and STL swept an electric series vs. NYY. TB unleashed a historic two-out 9th-inning rally by scoring seven runs to beat DET, Gio Urshela made a smooth web gem, while Cincy overcame Keston Hiura’s game-tying HR to defeat Milwaukee in extras.
See what happened in sports on this day in recent years:
– August 7, 2021: USA Men’s basketball team won the gold medal, Blue Jays 1-0 walk-off win vs. Boston, and more!
– August 7, 2020: The A’s beat Houston in extras, Boston blew out the reigning NBA champions Raptors, and more!
– August 7, 2019: The Yankees set a new HR record, Dodgers walked it off AGAIN, Yuli Gurriel‘s big day, and more!
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: These posts showcase everything you need to see in pro sports all in one place EVERY DAY. This 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.
Jacob deGrom’s MLB records from 8/7 vs. Braves:
– Ks (1,523) in 1st 200 career games
– Swings & misses rate (90%) on 1 pitch (slider) in 1 game [min 20 swings at pitch]
– Fastest strikeout (95.7 MPH) on a slider
– #Mets recorded t-most Ks (19) in 1 game pic.twitter.com/LLkml4ZQqq
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 8, 2022
You know it's a great play when the other team congratulates you. pic.twitter.com/131LKCQ5WG
— MLB (@MLB) August 7, 2022
Paul DeJong to Big Mac Land and the Cards are ready to break out the brooms. pic.twitter.com/9VT9goCWDC
— MLB (@MLB) August 7, 2022
HE LOOKS REAL GOOD TODAY@Kestdaddy | #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/bKwuoYsT49
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) August 7, 2022
Our Number 1?? Top Dunk of the 2021-22 Season!
Andrew Wiggins drops the SLEDGEHAMMER from the dotted line ?#ATTSlamDunk x #NBADunkWeek | @ATT pic.twitter.com/KdzpFAXepG
— NBA (@NBA) August 7, 2022
Number 3??
Jaylen Brown takes flight ?? #ATTSlamDunk x #NBADunkWeek | @ATT pic.twitter.com/PJAzoLYTJT
— NBA (@NBA) August 7, 2022
Number 5??
Good luck stopping LeBron at the rim ?#ATTSlamDunk x #NBADunkWeek | @ATT pic.twitter.com/qQtZ14tsjY
— NBA (@NBA) August 7, 2022
Number 7??
Juan Toscano-Anderson with AUTHORITY ?#ATTSlamDunk x #NBADunkWeek | @ATT pic.twitter.com/1vvKPTGBcs
— NBA (@NBA) August 7, 2022
Number 8??
Nic Claxton finishes the monster alley oop!#ATTSlamDunk x #NBADunkWeek | @ATT pic.twitter.com/Guz5kfj79Q
— NBA (@NBA) August 7, 2022
Here they are ?
The final 10 of our Top 100 Dunks of the 2021-22 Season countdown starts with a Ja throwdown!#ATTSlamDunk x #NBADunkWeek | @ATT pic.twitter.com/GViFslJYyX
— NBA (@NBA) August 7, 2022
We're closing in on the end of our Top 100 Dunks of the 2021-22 season countdown ?
Peep dunks 20-11! #NBADunkWeek pic.twitter.com/vGRrgfymBh
— NBA (@NBA) August 6, 2022
Continuing our Top 100 Dunks of the 2021-22 season countdown ?
Watch dunks 40-21! #NBADunkWeek pic.twitter.com/3mcg4JTGVF
— NBA (@NBA) August 5, 2022
The #NBADunkWeek Top 100 Dunks of 2021-22 countdown moves on!
Peep 60-41 ?? pic.twitter.com/IyEs4tBspJ
— NBA (@NBA) August 4, 2022
Our #NBADunkWeek Top 100 Dunks of 2021-22 countdown continues!
Check out 80-61 ?? pic.twitter.com/m6wrS4Y9lS
— NBA (@NBA) August 3, 2022
It's #NBADunkWeek, and we're revealing our Top 100 Dunks of the 2021-22 season!
Check out dunks 100-81 ??? pic.twitter.com/08D17bArBi
— NBA (@NBA) August 2, 2022
Sometimes NOTHING can stop a throwdown ?
Check out the best dunks over multiple defenders from this past season! #NBADunkWeek pic.twitter.com/vX5Vzw2P5F
— NBA (@NBA) August 2, 2022
Some slams fly under the radar ?
Relive the best forgotten dunks of the last 5 seasons ? #NBADunkWeek pic.twitter.com/CmF0oXKqk8
— NBA (@NBA) August 3, 2022
? What's a great dunk without a great reaction?
Check out the best Dunk Reactions from the 2021-22 season! #NBADunkWeek pic.twitter.com/6Zg5vwpwj7
— NBA (@NBA) August 1, 2022
Throwdowns with some SPICE on 'em ???
Peep the most creative dunks from the 2021-22 season! #NBADunkWeek pic.twitter.com/XAnVUNd3yr
— NBA (@NBA) August 3, 2022
Last season's rookie class can throw down ?
Watch some of their craziest NBA jams ?? #NBADunkWeek pic.twitter.com/0E2zKF340N
— NBA (@NBA) August 5, 2022
[SEE MORE]
12:05 PM: Houston Astros (70-39) vs. Cleveland Guardians (55-52)
2:10 PM: Toronto Blue Jays (59-48) vs. Minnesota Twins (57-50)
2:15 PM: New York Yankees (70-38) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (59-48)
4:10 PM: Atlanta Braves (64-45) vs. New York Mets (69-39)
7:08 PM: San Diego Padres (61-49) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (74-33)
NFL: QB Jalen Hurts, Philadephia Eagles (turns 24)
NFL: QB Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals (25)
NFL: EDGE Alex Highsmith, Pittsburgh Steelers (25)
NFL: DT Roy Lopez, Houston Texans (25)
MLB: CF Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels (31)
NFL: G Quinton Spain, Free Agent (31)
NFL: DB Tashaun Gipson, Free Agent (32)
NBA: SG DeMar Derozan, Chicago Bulls (33)
NFL: P Shane Lechler, Retired after 2017 (46)
NFL: DL Alan Page, Hall of Fame (77)
2019: New York Yankees set the MLB record for most HR against 1 team in a season (49 vs. Baltimore Orioles). Yankees would finish with the most HR (306) of any team in any season (besides 2019 Twins) while the O’s allowed the most HR (305) of any team in history (by far)
2016: Legendary Japanese OF Ichiro Suzuki hit a triple for his 3,000th career MLB hit in the Marlins’ victory over Colorado. Combined with 1,278 career hits in Japan, Ichiro had already surpassed MLB’s all-time leader (Pete Rose — 4,256) for the most Pro Hits ever
2008: Green Bay Packers traded future HOF QB Brett Favre to the New York Jets for a conditional 4th Rd pick. Favre led the Jets to a 9-7 season (while leading the NFL with 22 INT) before reaching FA and signing with GB’s division-rival Minnesota Vikings for the 2009-10 seasons
2007: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds hit his 756th career HR in the 5th inning against the Washington Nationals, passing Hank Aaron’s MLB record as the all-time HR leader. Bonds finished his career with 762 which still stands as the record
2000: Legendary Los Angeles Lakers player, coach, and executive Jerry West announced his retirement as Executive VP of Basketball Operations after leading LA to the 2000 NBA Finals, naming another former Lakers player Mitch Kupchak as his successor
1989: Seattle Supersonics traded C Alton Lister to the Golden State Warriors for a future 1st round pick that would be used to select PG Gary Payton who became the greatest Sonics player of all-time
1956: A 51-year-old SP Satchel Paige drew the largest crowd in minor league baseball history (over 57,000) to Miami’s Orange Bowl to watch his Miami Marlins defeat the Columbus Jets 6-2
1941: Cleveland SP Bob Feller surpassed Mel Harder for the most career Ks (1,161) in franchise history en route to his 4th straight season of 240+ Ks. Feller missed the next 3 years due to military service, but came back to record a total 2,581 Ks which still stands as the Cleveland record today
1929: New York Yankees OF Babe Ruth hit a grand slam in consecutive games for the 2nd time in his career, becoming the only player to accomplish the feat multiple times
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