By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Aug 13, 2021



August 13th, 2021 was highlighted by the San Francisco Giants rewarding their 3x All-Star SS Brandon Crawford with a 2y/$32M extension in the midst of a career season. San Fran’s division-rival Arizona walked off San Diego thanks to a Daulton Varsho 9th inning bomb while the fellow NL West Dodgers also won in the clutch thanks to Will Smith’s GW-HR in the 10th. Seattle won on a walk-off walk, the Tampa Bay Rays kept an unreal road offensive streak alive, and NFL Running Back Dion Lewis announced his retirement. 

See what happened in sports on August 13th last year, headlined by Logo Lillard leading Portland to the NBA play-in game, Phoenix finishing the bubble a phenomenal 8-0, and multiple triple-doubles from Memphis to clinch the other play-in spot. 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. 



Gurriel flashing the glove for 2

Varsho sent fans home happy

Will Smith smashes the GW-HR

Kiermaier legs out the HR

SEA is handed the WALK-off W

SF locked up their gold glover

Happy Retirement Dion Lewis

Best left-handed NBA players

Steve Young is the lefty GOAT

Happy bday to Boogie Cousins

Dame sealed Blazers spot OTD

Mike Vick signed by Philly OTD

Happy bday to the McCourty’s

Kiermaier’s HR robbery OTD

Happy bday to Jerry Hughes

Happy bday to Patrick Queen

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NFL: LB Patrick Queen, Baltimore Ravens (turns 22)

NFL: C/G Patrick Mekari, Baltimore Ravens (24)

MLB: SP Taijuan Walker, New York Mets (29)

MLB: OF Randal Grichuk, Toronto Blue Jays (30)

NBA: C DeMarcus Cousins, Free Agent (31)

NFL: DE Jerry Hughes, Buffalo Bills (33)

MLB: RP Brandon Workman, Free Agent (33)

NFL: DB Devin McCourty, New England Patriots (34)

NFL: DB Jason McCourty, Miami Dolphins (34)

NFL: P Sam Koch, Baltimore Ravens (39)

2020: Portland Trail Blazers PG Damian Lillard shattered the NBA record for most PTS (154) over the final 3 regular season GP as he led the Blazers over Brooklyn after Caris LeVert‘s missed buzzer-beating GW-FGA for POR to clinch the 1st ever NBA play-in game

2019: Boston Red Sox SP Chris Sale became the fastest pitcher to reach 2,000 career strikeouts (1,626 IP and 6,527 BF)

2016: New York Yankees released 3B Alex Rodriguez, ultimately ending his MLB career

2009: Philadelphia Eagles signed QB Michael Vick to a 2y/$1.6M contract after not playing football since 2006 following a prison sentence for dogfighting

2006: Cleveland Indians 1B Travis Hafner hit his 6th grand slam of the season in a 13-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals, tying Don Mattingly’s single-season record from 1987

1987: St. Louis Cardinals outfield became the 1st since 1905 to not record a single putout, in a 13-inning game, no less

1986: RB Herschel Walker officially parlayed his USFL stint into a contract with the Dallas Cowboys. The legendary NCAA Running Back became a 2x Pro Bowler/All-Pro with Dallas before being included in the largest trade of all-time to Minnesota that fueled Dallas’ 1990’s dynasty

1979: St. Louis Cardinals OF Lou Brock recorded his 3,000th career hit in a victory over the Chicago Cubs

1948: At 42 years old, Cleveland Indians SP Satchel Paige pitched his 1st complete-game shutout at the MLB level in a 5-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox

1910: In a game that ended in an 8-8 tie, the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates each recorded exactly 13 hits, 38 at-bats, 5 K, 3 walks, 1 hit batter, 1 passed ball, 13 assists, 27 putouts, 2 errors, and used 2 pitchers

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