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What Happened in Sports: July 4, 2020
What happened in sports on July 4, 2020 ft. American Independence Day, NBA releasing the scrimmage schedule, and more!
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July 4th, 2020 was highlighted by American Independence Day featuring the NBA’s released restart scrimmage schedule, Los Angeles Dodgers SP David Price and Atlanta Braves SP Felix Hernandez both opting out of the 2020 season, and Los Angeles Clippers G Landry Shamet testing positive for COVID-19 deeming him unlikely to travel with the team to Orlando. Check out everything that happened on this day last year.
This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the top highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.
July 4, 1995: Yankees starter @MarianoRivera records 11 strikeouts over eight shutout innings against the White Sox. pic.twitter.com/zIJJKoQWRA
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NBA: SF DeAndre’ Bembry, Atlanta Hawks (turns 26)
NFL: CB Xavien Howard, Miami Dolphins (27)
MLB: RP Jared Hughes, Houston Astros (35)
NFL: QB Josh McCown, Free Agent (41)
NBA: PF Horace Grant, Hall of Fame (55)
2016: Kevin Durant made his announcement that he’s joining the Golden State Warriors coming off their 73-win season after they defeated Durant’s OKC Thunder in the Western Conference Finals a month before KD’s decision
2004: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds became the all-time leader in career walks (2,191) surpassing Rickey Henderson. He would extend his record to 2,558 before retiring, which will stand as the MLB record for a long time
1984: Yankees SP Phil Niekro became the 9th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 career strikeouts
1983: Yankees SP Dave Righetti pitched the franchise’s 1st no-hitter since Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series, against the Boston Red Sox
1980: Astros SP Nolan Ryan became just the 4th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 career strikeouts
1939: Yankee legend Lou Gehrig made his iconic “Luckiest Man” speech as the team retired his jersey number (4), the 1st in MLB history
1911: Tigers OF Ty Cobb’s 40-game hitting streak was halted just 5 games short of Willie Keeler’s record of 45
1905: In the 2nd game of a doubleheader, HOF SPs Rube Waddell and Cy Young each pitched 20 innings as Waddell’s Philadelphia Athletics defeated Young’s Boston Americans 4-2; Athletics C Ossee Schreckengost caught 28 innings in a single day, an MLB record
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