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What Happened in Sports: July 12, 2021
What happened in sports on July 12, 2021 ft. Pete Alonso winning the Home Run Derby for the 2nd time, USA losing an exhibition, and more!
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July 12th, 2021 was remembered for Pete Alonso beating Trey Mancini in the final round of the Home Run Derby to win his second consecutive HR derby while setting records with the most Home Runs in derby history. With no MLB games or NBA Finals games, attention was turned to USA Basketball who lost their second straight exhibition game (0-2), this time to Australia led by NBA hoopers Patty Mills, Joe Ingles, and Matisse Thybulle.
See what happened in sports on July 12th last year, headlined by the Washington Redskins officially retiring their name and logo and the best plays from the 2019-20 NBA season. 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.
Pete was born for this. #HRDerby #MakeItMajor pic.twitter.com/R9uBCvYdDt
— MLB (@MLB) July 13, 2021
Pete Alonso = HR Derby LEGEND!
(Via @espn)
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) July 13, 2021
520 FEET! 😱
Insane stuff from @JuanSoto25_. #HRDerby pic.twitter.com/Cz5ugDBbqa
— MLB (@MLB) July 13, 2021
Patty Mills, Joe Ingles and Matisse Thybulle all come up big in the @aus_boomers victory over #USABMNT in exhibition play to prepare for Tokyo.@Patty_Mills: 22 PTS (10 in 4th)@Joeingles7: 17 PTS, 3 3PM@MatisseThybulle: 12 PTS, 3 STL, 2 BLK pic.twitter.com/InXEGZmykS
— NBA (@NBA) July 13, 2021
It didn’t take @QuinnenWilliams long to become a big part of the @nyjets‘ defense.
How will he perform in Year 3? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/FMxIJEGugl
— NFL (@NFL) July 13, 2021
Just get @A_kamara6 the ball. He’ll do the rest.
Kamara led the NFL with 729 yards after the catch in 2020. (via @PFF) pic.twitter.com/HniPK57hcs
— NFL (@NFL) July 12, 2021
Ken Griffey Jr. put on a clinic the last time the Home Run Derby was at Coors Field in 1998 🤩
The Derby returns tonight at 8 PM ET on ESPN 🚀 pic.twitter.com/tPEgvxuQd1
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 12, 2021
LeSean McCoy’s career resume:
– 6x Pro Bowl
– 2x 1st Team All-Pro
– 2x Super Bowl Champ
– 2013 NFL RUSH YDS Leader
– 2011 NFL RUSH TD Leader
– 2010s All-Decade Team
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 12, 2021
LeSean McCoy’s ranks in Philadelphia #Eagles history:
– 1st in career RUSH YDS (6,792)
– 1st in season RUSH YDS (1,607) & RUSH TD (17)
– Most RUSH YDS (217) during 1 GP
– 2nd in career RUSH YDS/GP (79.0)
– 3rd in career RUSH TD (44)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 12, 2021
Most career RUSH YDS in #Eagles history:
1. LeSean McCoy (6,792)
2. Wilbert Montgomery (6,538)
3. Brian Westbrook (5,995)
4. Steve Van Buren (5,860)
5. Duce Staley (4,807)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 12, 2021
Most RUSH YDS during 1 season in Philadelphia #Eagles history:
1. 2013 LeSean McCoy (1,607)
2. 1979 Wilbert Montgomery (1,512)
3. 1996 Ricky Watters (1,411)
4. 1981 Wilbert Montgomery (1,402)
5. 2007 Brian Westbrook (1,333)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 12, 2021
Howie Kendrick set the record for most RBI during 1 Postseason (12) in #Nationals history in 2019.
Kendrick also became the 1st player with multiple go-ahead HR in the 7th inning or later of winner-take-all games during 1 Postseason MLB history
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 12, 2021
July 12, 1979: On “Disco Demolition Night” at Comiskey Park, fans got too rowdy while destroying records, which forced the Chicago White Sox to forfeit the 2nd game of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 12, 2021
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became the youngest player (21) to record a triple-double with 20+ REB in NBA history during 2020
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 12, 2021
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is well on his way to becoming an All-Star caliber player. He’s a key piece in the OKC Thunder’s rebuild
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 12, 2021
Looking back at the top plays from the 2019-20 NBA regular season
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 12, 2021
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NBA: PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder (turns 23)
NFL: WR Greg Ward, Philadelphia Eagles (26)
NFL: WR Albert Wilson, Miami Dolphins (29)
NFL: DB K’Waun Williams, San Francisco 49ers (30)
NFL: OL Gabe Jackson, Seattle Seahawks (30)
MLB: RP Chasen Shreve, Pittsburgh Pirates (31)
NFL: OL Rodney Hudson, Arizona Cardinals (32)
NFL: RB LeSean McCoy, Free Agent (33)
NBA: PG Patrick Beverley, Los Angeles Clippers (33)
MLB: 1B Howie Kendrick, Retired after 2020 (38)
2020: Washington Redskins officially announced the retirement of their name and logo as the later adopted the name “Washington Football Team” for the 2020 and 2021 NFL seasons
2019: Los Angeles Angels pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter in their 1st home game since Tyler Skaggs’ passing as they all wore #45 Skaggs jerseys. Mike Trout hit a HR on the 1st pitch he saw
1996: Future HOF OF Kirby Puckett announced his retirement after 12 seasons with the Minnesota Twins
1996: SG Michael Jordan re-signed with the Chicago Bulls on the richest 1-year contract in NBA history ($30 million) which was the 1st contract signed for over $20 million
1993: Seattle Mariners OF Ken Griffey Jr. became the 1st player to ever hit Baltimore’s B&O warehouse during his dominant showing in the 1993 Home Run Derby
1990: Chicago White Sox SP Melido Perez no-hit the New York Yankees in a rain-shortened, 6-inning game, setting a new MLB record with the 7th no-hitter of the season in all of baseball
1979: On “Disco Demolition Night” at Comiskey Park, fans got too rowdy while destroying records, which forced the Chicago White Sox to forfeit the 2nd game of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers
1954: In response to the under-funding of the players’ collective pension, the Major League Baseball Players Association was officially founded
1901: Boston Americans SP Cy Young became the very 1st AL pitcher to record his 300th career victory en route to a MLB-record 511 career Wins which will likely never be surpassed
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