By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Aug 03, 2019

August 3rd, 2019 was highlighted by the NFL Hall of Fame ceremonies for NFL legends like Tony Gonzalez and Champ Bailey, while the Astros combined for a no-hitter in Aaron Sanchez’s Houston debut, and Walker Buehler enjoyed his own dominant outing from the mound.

This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the top highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, best performances of the day, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.

Game-saving web gem

Buehler complete game w/ 15 K’s

Acuna walks it off in Atlanta

Duggar brought this one back

Buster in the clutch

Final out of no-hitter

Carmelo’s best Knicks highlights

Ed Reed NFL HOF Highlights

Tony Gonzalez HOF Highlights

Happy birthday Derwin!

Champ Bailey HOF Highlights

Best 3’s by Portland

DJ LeMahieu career-high HR

Draymond secured the bag

Ty Law HOF Highlights

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[Player of the Day] 3B Eduardo Escobar, ARZ (v.WAS): 3-5, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB

SP Aaron Sanchez, HOU (v.SEA): 6 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 6 K, 2 BB, W

DH Nelson Cruz, MIN (v.KC): 3-4, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R

SP Walker Buehler, LAD (v.SD): 9 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 15 K, 0 BB, W

C Wilson Ramos, NYM (@PIT): 4-5, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 R

NFL: RB Ronald Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (turns 22)

NFL: S Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers (23)

MLB: SP Zac Gallen, Arizona Diamondbacks (24) 

NFL: RB Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams (25)

NFL: LB Kwon Alexander, San Francisco 49ers (25)

NFL: EDGE Dante Fowler, Los Angeles Rams (25)

NFL: QB Tyrod Taylor, Los Angeles Chargers (30)

NFL: QB Tom Brady, New England Patriots (42)

2004: St. Louis Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols became the very 1st player in MLB history to hit 30+ HRs in each of his 1st 3 seasons

2000: The Orlando Magic acquired SG Tracy McGrady from the Raptors and SF Grant Hill from the Pistons in 2 separate deals on the same day

1989: The Cincinnati Reds set 3 MLB records in their 18-2 destruction of the Houston Astros: most hits in an inning (16), most players with two hits in an inning (7), and most singles in an inning (12)

1986: The 1st “American Bowl” was held at Wembley Stadium in London between the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears

1960: The Cleveland Indians traded MGR Joe Gordon to the Detroit Tigers for MGR Jimmy Dykes, the 1st and only manager-for-manager trade in MLB history

1949: The Basketball Association of America (BAA), which included the Boston Celtics, Minneapolis Lakers, New York Knicks, Philadelphia Warriors, and Rochester Royals merged with the National Basketball League (NBL), which included the Syracuse Nationals and Tri-Cities Blackhawks, to form the National Basketball Association (NBA)

1948: Negro League legend SP Satchel Paige made his MLB debut with the Cleveland Indians at 41 years old

1941: New York Yankees OF Joe DiMaggio’s 74-game on-base streak, the 2nd longest in MLB history, was snapped by an 0-4 outing in a loss to the St. Louis Browns

1906: Washington Senators SP Tom Hughes became the very 1st in MLB history to win a 1-0 game in extra innings off of his own HR against the St. Louis Browns

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