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What Happened in Sports: October 4, 2021
See what happened in sports on October 4, 2021 ft. the Chargers big win over the Raiders on MNF, Herbert & Ekeler making history, and more!
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October 4th, 2021 was highlighted by the Chargers win over the Raiders on Monday Night Football where the game in LA was ironically delayed by lightning. They would play 30 minutes after scheduled and the Chargers built a 21-0 lead by halftime before Derek Carr led Vegas’ comeback. Austin Ekeler’s dagger TD and Derwin James’ INT sealed the deal for LAC’s impressive win that made Arizona the last undefeated team remaining in 2021. Jordan Poole had a breakout preseason performance and the Mets moved on from their Manager.
See what happened in sports on October 4th last year, headlined by Jimmy Butler‘s legendary 40-point triple-double in NBA Finals Game 3 and Joe Mixon‘s hat-trick helping Joe Burrow earn his first career NFL victory as well as what happened in sports on October 4th, 2019 ft. Justin Verlander‘s masterful performance, proving that he is one of the greatest postseason pitches ever.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post 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, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
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NFL: SS Oneil Cruz, Pittsburgh Pirates (turns 23)
NFL: DT Kenny Clark, Green Bay Packers (26)
NFL: S Jabrill Peppers, New York Giants (26)
NFL: WR Mike Williams, Los Angeles Chargers (27)
MLB: C Sean Murphy, Oakland Athletics (27)
NFL: LB Barkevious Mingo, Free Agent (31)
NBA: PG Derrick Rose, New York Knicks (33)
MLB: C Kurt Suzuki, Los Angeles Angels (38)
2020: Miami Heat SF Jimmy Butler had 1 of the best Finals performances in NBA history as he became the 1st player with 40+ PTS/13+ AST/11+ REB to get the Heat back into the series and recorded the 1st 40-pt triple-double with 50+ FG% (70%) in NBA Finals history
2020: San Francisco 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk made a memorable play on SNF against the Eagles where he went completely air born on a hurdle into the end zone
2019: Minnesota Twins set the MLB record for most consecutive postseason losses (14) after a 10-4 loss to the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the ALDS. NYY’s 11 straight playoff wins over MIN was also the t-most vs. any single franchise ever
2018: New England Patriots QB Tom Brady became just the 3rd in NFL history (Brett Favre, Peyton Manning) to throw 500 career TD passes, connecting with Josh Gordon in a victory over the Indianapolis Colts
2016: Toronto Blue Jays DH Edwin Encarnacion hit a walk-off HR in the AL Wild Card Game to lead the Blue Jays over the Orioles. Toronto would end up losing in the ALCS for the 2nd consecutive season
2003: Up 7-6 in NLDS Game 4 against the reigning NL champs San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins C Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez held on to a play at the plate for the final out in an iconic ending to advance to the NLCS as they went on to win the World Series
2001: San Diego Padres OF Rickey Henderson scored his 2,245th career Run, breaking Ty Cobb’s all-time MLB record
2001: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds hit his 70th Home Run of the season, tying Mark McGwire’s single-season record
1987: The 1st “Scab Sunday” took place, as NFL owners used replacement players to carry out the rest of the season despite the players’ strike
1962: San Francisco Giants OF Willie Mays scored in the 2nd inning to end New York Yankees SP Whitey Ford’s World Series record of 33.2 consecutive scoreless innings
1959: The World Series was played west of St. Louis, MO for the 1st time in MLB history as the Dodgers hosted the Chicago White Sox in Los Angeles, CA
1955: Defeating the New York Yankees 2-0 in Game 7, the Brooklyn Dodgers finally won their 1st World Series in franchise history. It was Brooklyn’s only title, as the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles just 3 years later and won it their 2nd year there
1906: Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates for their 116th victory of the season (116-36, 73.6%), an all-time MLB record that still stands today
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