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What Happened in Sports: August 12, 2021
What happened in sports on August 12, 2021 ft. an iconic 1st ever MLB Field of Dreams game, a Kawhi Clippers extension, Summer GWs, and more!
Joshua Mellin / CNN
August 12th, 2021 was remembered for the iconic Field of Dreams game where Tim Anderson hit a movie-like walk-off HR while wearing the throwback White Sox jerseys just like the Field of Dreams movie. The New York Yankees were down 7-4 to the AL Central-leading White Sox entering the 9th inning before Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton both launched 2-run bombs to take an 8-7 lead before Anderson’s clutch dinger occurred as fireworks went off above the corn field while he walked it off.
The Los Angeles Clippers officially decided to bring back Kawhi Leonard on a 4-year max contract despite an impending recovery from a torn ACL that will cause him to miss most or all of the 2021-22 NBA regular season. Baltimore Orioles slugger Chris Davis retired as the Orioles all-time SO leader, Oakland A’s recorded their largest shutout win of all-time, Pete Alonso also annihilated a walk-off HR, while Cam Thomas and Tre Jones both hit clutch game-winners in the Summer League.
See what happened in sports on August 12th last year, headlined by many game-winners in the NBA bubble, HR robberies in the MLB, and the finalization of the playoff bracket in the Eastern Conference. 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, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
Corn on the clobbered. #AllRise pic.twitter.com/nwQmuYjCiN
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 13, 2021
A 4-RUN 9TH FOR THE YANKEES. 😱 #MLBatFieldofDreams pic.twitter.com/8NfIvaPVdW
— MLB (@MLB) August 13, 2021
A #walkoff into the corn at #MLBatFieldofDreams.
Couldn’t write a better script. pic.twitter.com/D3I6yyzDPW
— MLB (@MLB) August 13, 2021
That game was a movie. #MLBatFieldofDreams pic.twitter.com/zhuQF1CtzC
— MLB (@MLB) August 13, 2021
CAM THOMAS TIES IT!
Next score wins on ESPNU! #NBASummer pic.twitter.com/kg9ZLOVfz2
— NBA (@NBA) August 12, 2021
CAM THOMAS CALLS GAME 🔥 #NBASummer pic.twitter.com/pW45PKj8GG
— NBA TV (@NBATV) August 12, 2021
BIG TIME ⏰
Cam Thomas (@24_camthomas) drops 31 PTS and hits back-to-back clutch triples to give the @BrooklynNets the 2OT #NBASummer win! pic.twitter.com/SEIDgeCxZJ
— NBA (@NBA) August 13, 2021
KAI. JONES. SHEESH 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ba0vB65AOU
— NBA TV (@NBATV) August 12, 2021
🚨 GELO BEATS THE HALFTIME BUZZER 🚨 pic.twitter.com/NHWWmPIJyn
— NBA TV (@NBATV) August 12, 2021
The Polar Bear roars. #UltraMoment pic.twitter.com/YlqaXZMofM
— MLB (@MLB) August 12, 2021
TRE JONES HITS THE LAYUP FOR THE WIN 💪 pic.twitter.com/neOLkJnqdV
— NBA TV (@NBATV) August 12, 2021
With most teams making their NFL preseason debut today, check out the 10 greatest #NFLPreseason plays of all time pic.twitter.com/QTaFprAVSS
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 12, 2021
Should’ve known @PatrickMahomes would be stud from his rookie preseason.
📺: #NFLPreseason all month long on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/IPPl60VYoX
— NFL (@NFL) August 10, 2021
Wonder what a future MVP looked like in his rookie preseason? 😈@Lj_era8 | @Ravens
📺: #NFLPreseason all month long on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/GT1kyR13U6
— NFL (@NFL) August 12, 2021
2005 Preseason: Rookie @AaronRodgers12
📺: #NFLPreseason all month long on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/pXG6bNxxsL
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) August 11, 2021
Dak Prescott lit the preseason on fire in his rookie season 🔥
🎯 89.4 adjusted completion %
🚀 454 passing yards
🪙 5 TDs/0 INTs
pic.twitter.com/IFHd65bU0C
— PFF (@PFF) August 11, 2021
From his rookie preseason to a massive extension.
This is how @JoshAllenQB‘s NFL journey started. 🔥
📺: #NFLPreseason all month long on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/F3ndtl0SHu
— NFL (@NFL) August 12, 2021
Before winning Offensive Rookie of the Year, @K1 put the league on notice during the 2019 Preseason. 👀
📺: #NFLPreseason all month long on @NFLNetwork pic.twitter.com/4epCYcL8J2
— NFL (@NFL) August 13, 2021
Chris Davis’ MLB career resume:
– 2x MLB HR Leader
– 2013 All-Star
– 2013 Silver Slugger
– 2013 AL RBI Leader
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 14, 2021
Chris Davis’ 2013 season ranks in Baltimore #Orioles season history:
– 1st in HR (53) & XBH (96)
– 2nd in TB (370)
– 3rd in SO (199)
– 4th in SLG (.634)
– 5th in RBI (138)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 14, 2021
Chris Davis on the Baltimore #Orioles all-time hitting season SO list:
1st (219),
2nd (208),
3rd (199),
5th (195),
6th (192),
8th (173),
10th (169),
– Chris Davis is the O’s all-time career leader in SO (1,550)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 14, 2021
August 12, 2018: Chicago #Cubs 3B David Bote hit a walk-off Grand Slam to beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 despite trailing 3-0 when stepping into the batter’s box with 2 strikes and 2 outs on Sunday Night Baseball
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 12, 2021
August 12, 1994: The 7th (and most recent) work stoppage in MLB history officially began with MLB players going on strike & was the longest MLB work stoppage of all time (232 days). The World Series was ultimately canceled for just the 2nd time ever (1904) https://t.co/pyO1XVPUkW
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 12, 2021
Most career 3PM in Milwaukee #Bucks history:
1. Ray Allen (1,051)
2. Khris Middleton (1,040)^
3. Michael Redd (1,003)
4. Brandon Jennings (554)
5. Ersan Ilyasova (536)
pic.twitter.com/FaLOheunMC
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 14, 2021
Khris Middleton is the only Milwaukee #Bucks player with 30+ PTS/10+ REB/5+ AST/5+ 3PM during 1 GP in NBA postseason history, and he’s done it 2x
pic.twitter.com/62ujU6So5z
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 14, 2021
Khris Middleton has hit plenty of clutch shots.
Middleton is the only player with 20+ PTS/10+ REB/5+ AST/5+ STL during consecutive playoff GP in NBA history
pic.twitter.com/AqLjXO32sh
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 14, 2021
Khris Middleton is the only player with 30+ PTS/10+ REB/5+ AST/5+ STL/5+ 3PM during 1 playoff GP in NBA history as he led them to a Game 6 win vs. the Brooklyn #Nets down 3-2
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 14, 2021
Christy Mathewson’s HOF resume:
– 2x Triple Crown
– 1905 MLB Wins Leader, 3x AL Leader
– 2x MLB ERA Leader, 3x AL ERA Leader
– 5x NL Ks Leader
– 2x World Series Champ
– 1 of 5 in 1st MLB HOF class
pic.twitter.com/MTotNyilFi
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 14, 2021
Julio Urias when it mattered most during Elimination games in the 2020 MLB Postseason:
10.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, final out of World Series
pic.twitter.com/qkRaqZnXhF
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 14, 2021
[SEE MORE]
1:05 PM: Los Angeles Dodgers (69-45) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (59-55)
4:10 PM: Tampa Bay Rays (69-45) vs. Boston Red Sox (66-50)
5:10 PM: Cincinnati Reds (61-54) vs. Atlanta Braves (59-55)
7:00 PM: New York Yankees (63-51) vs. Chicago White Sox (67-48)
MLB: SP Julio Urias, Los Angeles Dodgers (turns 25)
NFL: LB T.J. Edwards, Philadelphia Eagles (25)
MLB: OF Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs (27)
MLB: RP Hunter Wood, Texas Rangers (28)
NFL: OG John Miller, Carolina Panthers (28)
NBA: SG Khris Middleton, Milwaukee Bucks (30)
NFL: TE Delanie Walker, Last played in 2019 (37)
NFL: WR Plaxico Burress, Retired after 2012 (44)
MLB: SP Christy Mathewson, Hall of Fame (141)
2019: Toronto Blue Jays SS Bo Bichette became the 1st player in MLB history to record 15 XBH in their 1st 15 career games
2019: Baltimore Orioles allowed 7 HRs in a doubleheader with the Yankees, setting the AL record for the most HRs allowed in a single season – 245 — with over a month left in the season
2018: Chicago Cubs 3B David Bote hit a walk-off Grand Slam to beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 despite trailing 3-0 when stepping into the batter’s box with 2 strikes and 2 outs on Sunday Night Baseball
1994: The 7th (and most recent) work stoppage in MLB history officially began with the MLB players going on strike and was the longest MLB work stoppage of all-time (232 days) and the World Series was ultimately canceled for just the 2nd time ever (1904)
1987: Atlanta Braves acquired minor league, SP John Smoltz, from the Detroit Tigers for SP Doyle Alexander
1964: New York Yankees OF Mickey Mantle hit home runs from both sides of the plate for the 10th time in his career, setting a new MLB record
1963: St. Louis Cardinals OF Stan Musial, the NL record holder for career hits (at the time), officially announced his retirement, effective at the end of the season
1948: In a 26-3 demolition of the St. Louis Browns, the Cleveland Indians recorded 29 total hits as an MLB-record 14 different players registered at least 1
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