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What Happened in Sports: June 20, 2019
What happened in sports on June 20 ft. NOLA selecting Zion 1st overall in the 2019 NBA Draft , Harper hitting in the leadoff spot vs. DC, and more!
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June 20th, 2019 was highlighted by the New Orleans Pelicans selecting PF Zion Williamson with the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and Bryce Harper hitting in the leadoff spot for the first time of his career as he faced the Washington Nationals for the first time of his career as well.
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.
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Did you know @MiguelCabrera hit a walk-off home run in his MLB debut?
It was also his 1st career hit! pic.twitter.com/hKS07EXBX6
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) December 23, 2020
Drake Speech – 2019 Toronto Raptors Championship Parade https://t.co/rHZbhZItlu via @YouTube
— starmargarita (@142Countries) June 18, 2019
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MLB [Highlights]: SP Mike Minor (TEX): 8 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 4 K, 3 BB
MLB [Highlights]: SS Elvis Andrus (TEX): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
NFL: DL Leonard Williams, New York Jets (turns 25)
NFL: WR Terrelle Pryor, Jacksonville Jaguars (30)
MLB: SP Kendrys Morales, New York Yankees (36)
NFL: RB Darren Sproles, Free Agent (37)
NFL: QB Len Dawson, Hall of Fame (84)
2015: Nationals SP Max Scherzer pitched his 1st career no-hitter in a victory over the Pirates; 1 out away from a perfect game, but OF Jose Tabata leaned into a pitch to take the HBP, ending the bid
2013: Coming off a dramatic Game 6 victory to tie the series, the Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 to win their 2nd consecutive championship, led by back-to-back Finals MVP LeBron James
2007: Sammy Sosa became the 5th player ever to hit 600 HRs in his career as he took a fifth inning pitch off Cubs pitcher Jason Marquis deep as a member of the Texas Rangers
2006: Miami Heat SG Dwyane Wade puts up another dominant performance as he leads the Heat to their 1st Championship in franchise history as they successfully complete a 2-0 series comeback
2004: Ken Griffey Jr. hit the 500th HR of his career. He’s currently at 7th all-time with 630 career home runs.
2003: Miguel Cabrera recorded his first career hit in his MLB debut, a walk-off home run in the 11th inning as the Marlins defeated the Rays
1998: Sammy Sosa hit his 16th HR in the month of June to set the MLB record. He ended the month with 20 as the all-time most HR hit by a player in any single month
1993: Bulls PG John Paxson drilled a GW 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left in Game 6 of NBA Finals to clinch Chicago’s 3rd consecutive championship
1982: Pete Rose became just the 5th player in MLB history to appear in 3,000 games (Ty Cobb, Stan Musial, Hank Aaron, Carl Yastrzemski)
1973: Giants OF Bobby Bonds began the game with his 22nd career leadoff HR, breaking Lou Brock’s NL record
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