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What Happened in Sports: May 9, 2020
What happened in sports on May 9, 2021 ft. MLB's blueprint to return revealed, a look at Braden's perfect game, Tony Gwynn tribute, and more!
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May 9th, 2020 was highlighted by MLB insider Ken Rosenthal releasing important details for the blueprint to return to play, the 10-year anniversary of the 19th Perfect Game in MLB history pitched by Dallas Braden, and the celebration of Tony Gwynn’s birthday who is largely considered the greatest player in Padres history.
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. More content will be uploaded throughout the day.
The great Tony Gwynn was in a league of his own. pic.twitter.com/CSxDZbwEvX
— MLB (@MLB) May 9, 2020
.@kurt13warner, @IsaacBruce80 and the @RamsNFL overcame a first half deficit to win the 2001 NFC Championship.
Watch the full game at https://t.co/TAuzHi7hnf: https://t.co/IYwBiycDwS pic.twitter.com/dFbnl2iVo8
— NFL (@NFL) May 9, 2020
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NFL: DL Derrick Nnadi, Kansas City Chiefs (turns 24)
NFL: DL Maurice Hurst, Las Vegas Raiders (25)
NFL: EDGE Samsom Ebukam, Los Angeles Rams (25)
MLB: 3B/UT Tommy Edman, St. Louis Cardinals (25)
NFL: WR Robby Anderson, Carolina Panthers (27)
MLB: RP Luis Perdomo, San Diego Padres (27)
NBA: PF Nemanja Bjelica, Sacramento Kings (32)
MLB: 1B Prince Fielder, Retired after 2016 (36)
MLB: OF Tony Gwynn, Hall of Fame (60)
2016: After missing 2 weeks with a knee injury, Golden State Warriors PG Steph Curry had one of the greatest games of his HOF career in Game 4 of a 2nd Rd matchup vs Portland. Up 2-1 in the series, Curry started out 0-9 on 3PA until catching fire in the 4th Qtr and then set an NBA record by scoring 17 PTS in OT to cap off a 40-point performance and lead GS to a commanding 3-1 series lead
2010: Athletics SP Dallas Braden pitched the 19th perfect game in MLB history, a 4-0 victory over the Rays
1995: The Cleveland Indians tied an MLB record by scoring 8 runs before recording an out, defeating the Twins 10-0
1989: The position-record errorless streaks of Red Sox C Rick Cerone (159 games) and Mets SS Kevin Elster (88 games) were both snapped
1987: Orioles 1B Eddie Murray became the very 1st player in MLB history to hit a HR on each side of the plate in consecutive games
1984: The longest game in AL history finally ended, as White Sox OF Harold Baines hit a HR in the 25th inning to give Chicago a 7-6 victory over the Brewers (began the day before)
1961: Orioles 1B Jim Gentile became the 1st player in MLB history to hit a Grand Slam in consecutive innings
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