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What Happened in Sports: August 5, 2019
What happened in sports on August 5, 2019 ft. Villar going for the cycle, Sano's no-doubter walk-off HR, Vinsanity entering year 22, and more!
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August 5th, 2019 was highlighted by Jonathan Villar going for the cycle, Miguel Sano’s no doubter walk-off bomb, and Vince Carter signing up for a historic 22nd season. Check out the Best in Sports for 8/5.
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.
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Leave no doubt. ?
(MLB x @Supercuts) pic.twitter.com/wqSljQShLa
— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2019
The Baltimore Orioles are the weirdest team in baseball and nothing you can say will convince me otherwise.
A Jonathan Villar cycle. I wouldn’t even have expected him to still be on the team right now. #Birdland pic.twitter.com/ieEzQnpm2F
— Chuck Booth (@ChuckBoothSport) August 6, 2019
oh wow.#ROYnolds pic.twitter.com/iWOfQeCY6b
— Pirates (@Pirates) August 5, 2019
What was better, the play or the stretch? pic.twitter.com/iUtQjXyuRz
— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2019
This Trout knows how to swim upstream. pic.twitter.com/Pr7LqU9j5x
— MLB (@MLB) August 5, 2019
There’s no denying … the @Mets are back. pic.twitter.com/uGHmTtnd8Y
— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2019
Kevin Pillar. Again. pic.twitter.com/PSG74MuDzs
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) August 6, 2019
Mad props. pic.twitter.com/Ewj4maigpQ
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 6, 2019
✅ Career-high
✅ Franchise record
✅ MSG record
Carmelo Anthony’s 62-point performance lives on as one of the most electrifying nights in @nyknicks history. ?#TeamDay pic.twitter.com/x4qQI79HpJ
— NBA TV (@NBATV) August 5, 2019
.@Marlins rookie @diaz_isan homered off Jacob deGrom as his dad was being interviewed. His reaction is priceless. #BiggerThanBaseball pic.twitter.com/uvHBLMrwpk
— MLB (@MLB) August 5, 2019
The people’s corner #JFM pic.twitter.com/ibK7UOQ6LD
— Barstool JMU (@JMUBarstool) July 30, 2019
Three RIM-ROCKING SLAMS… countin’ down the TOP 3 @nyknicks plays from the 2018-19 season! #TeamDay
Which was your favorite?
— NBA (@NBA) August 5, 2019
Lob it up, throw it down…
It’s the TOP @nyknicks ALLEY-OOPS from the 2018-19 season! #TeamDay pic.twitter.com/f6jKdWquTZ
— NBA (@NBA) August 5, 2019
2+ blocks in 29 straight games!
? the BEST REJECTIONS from Mitchell Robinson’s rookie season for the @nyknicks.@23savage____ | #TeamDay pic.twitter.com/iqE8WDIANx
— NBA (@NBA) August 5, 2019
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7:10 PM: Texas Rangers (57-54) vs. Cleveland Indians (66-45)
8:00 PM: Oakland Athletics (64-48) vs. Chicago Cubs (60-51)
8:10 PM: Atlanta Braves (66-47) vs. Minnesota Twins (69-42)
9:45 PM: Washington Nationals (58-53) vs. San Francisco Giants (56-56)
10:10 PM: St. Louis Cardinals (58-52) vs. Los Angles Dodgers (74-40)
[Player of the Day] SS Jonathan Villar, BAL (v.NYY): 4-5, 1 HR, 1 3B, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
OF Mike Tauchman, NYY (@BAL): 3-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
OF Christian Yelich, MIL (@PIT): 4-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
SS Javy Baez, CHC (v.OAK): 2-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
SP Mike Minor, TEX (@CLE): 7 IP, 0 ER, 7 H, 7 K, 1 BB, W
MLB: RF Domingo Santana, Seattle Mariners (turns 27)
NFL: CB Kevin Johnson, Houston Texans (27)
NFL: RB CJ Spiller, Retired in 2016 (32)
MLB: LF Carl Crawford, Retired in 2016 (38)
NBA: PF Patrick Ewing, Hall of Fame (57)
2013: As a result of the Biogenesis Lab scandal, MLB suspended Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez for 211 games
2007: Mets SP Tom Glavine reached his 300th career win with an 8-3 victory over the Cubs
2006: Warren Moon became the very 1st black QB to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
2005: Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols extended his MLB record, becoming the 1st player to hit 30+ HRs in each of his 1st 5 seasons
2004: The Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks completed a 6-player trade that involved C Dikembe Mutumbo and SG Jamal Crawford
2001: The Cleveland Indians erased a 12-run lead to defeat the Mariners 15-14, tying an MLB comeback record; Even more impressive considering Seattle would finish the season a single win shy of the most in MLB history (116)
1999: Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire hit his 500th career home run in a loss to the Padres; he would finish the season with 65 a year after setting the single-season record with 70
1999: The Suns acquired PG Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway from the Magic for PF Danny Manning, SF Pat Garrity, and 2 1st-round picks that would become PFs Jason Smith and Amar’e Stoudemire; the Stoudemire pick was traded 16 months later from Orlando back to Phoenix, who then selected him with the 9th overall pick
1986: Hall of Fame SP Steve Carlton became just the 2nd player in MLB history to record 4,000 career strike outs (Nolan Ryan), but gave up seven runs in 3 1/3 innings; he was promptly released by the Giants and signed with the White Sox
1978: Playing the NFL’s very 1st exhibition game in Mexico City, the Saints defeated the Eagles 14-7
1976: As compensation for signing SG Gail Goodrich, the New Orleans Jazz traded their next 3 years’ 1st round picks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for a future 1st and 2nd round pick; the 1979 1st-rounder from Utah would be used on Hall of Fame PG Magic Johnson
1967: In the very 1st exhibition game after the AFL-NFL merger, the Denver Broncos (AFL) defeated the Detroit Lions (NFL) 13-7
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