By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Oct 05, 2020

October 5th, 2020 was highlighted by a special double-header MNF edition that saw the Chiefs & Packers extend their undefeated records to 4-0. The 2020 MLB Division Series also began as Giancarlo Stanton’s 9th inning Grand Slam and Houston’s plethora of runs helped the Yankees & Astros take 1-0 series leads. Check out everything that happened in sports on October 5th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by Gerrit Cole’s historic post-season start. 

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, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.

Stanton’s slam put it away

Big Bob Tonyan’s Triple TD

KC’ss defense showed up

Bronx bombers come alive in Petco

Pats backups make plays

Ji-Man Choi owns Gerrit Cole

Edelman’s drop benefits Pats

Astros rally in the 4th & 6th

KC goes deep in the playbook

Bonds takes the throne

A’s dingers take early lead

Russ is making a statement

Legend of Randy Moss began

King put CLE on his back

Human Joystick at work

Shoot out warning

Defense wins championships

Allen is running for MVP

NE can’t stop Mahomes

Joe got it done

D Wade was built different

Manny walk-off OTD

Big Papi is clutch

Happy bday to NFL’s No.1 TE

Peyton’s career-high OTD in ’14

Colts legendary Comeback OTD

Hafner’s walk-off OTD

Favre’s 1st GP vs. Packers OTD

Grant used to slam it

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MLB Playoffs

4:07 PM: Houston Astros (#6) vs. Oakland Athletics (#2) [Game 1]

8:07 PM: New York Yankees (#5) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (#1) [Game 1]

NFL Week 4

7:05 PM: New England Patriots (2-1) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0)

*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*

MLB

[Highlights] SS Carlos Correa, HOU (@OAK): 3-5, 2 HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, 0 BB

[Highlights] DH Giancarlo Stanton, NYY (@TB): 1-4, 1 HR, 1 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB

[Highlights] OF George Springer, HOU (@OAK): 4-5, 0 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB

[Highlights] OF Aaron Hicks, NYY (@TB): 3-4, 0 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB

[Highlights] OF Randy Arozarena, TB (v.NYY): 3-4, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB

NFL

[Highlights] QB Aaron Rodgers, GB (v.ATL): 27-33 (81.8%), 327 YDS, 4 TD, 0 INT; 1 CAR, 5 YDS [Player of the Day

[Highlights] ED Za’Darius Smith, GB (v.ATL): 8 TKL, 4 TFL, 3 SK

[Highlights] CB Rashad Fenton, KC (v.NE): 3 TKL, 1 TFL, 1 INT

[Highlights] ED Chase Winovich, NE (@KC): 4 TKL, 2 TFL, 1 SK

[Highlights] TE Robert Tonyan, GB (v.ATL): 6 REC, 98 YDS, 3 TD

NFL: WR Laviska Shenault Jr, Jacksonville Jaguars (turns 22)

NFL: WR Michael Pittman, Indianapolis Colts (23)

MLB: RP Zack Littell, Minnesota Twins (25)

MLB: OF Victor Reyes, Detroit Tigers (26)

NBA: C Cody Zeller, Charlotte Hornets (28)

NFL: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs (31)

MLB: SP Tanner Roark, Toronto Blue Jays (34)

NBA: SG Grant Hill, Hall of Fame (48)

2014: Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning threw for a career-high 479 PASS YDS and with his 4 PASS TD, he joined Brett Favre as the only 2 players to reach 500 career PASS TD, where he would pass Favre on the all-time list 2 weeks later

2004: A 6x NBA Champion, SF Scottie Pippen announced his retirement from the NBA after 1 final season with the Chicago Bulls

2003: Kansas City Chiefs WR Dante Hall scored a game-winning kick return TD, his 4th consecutive game with a return TD, an NFL record

2001: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds hit his 71st and 72nd home runs of the season, breaking Mark McGwire’s all-time single-season MLB record

2001: San Diego Padres OF Rickey Henderson scored his 2,246th career run, breaking Ty Cobb’s all-time career MLB record

2001: Beating the Florida Marlins 20-3 to clinch the NL East title, the Atlanta Braves became the 1st team in professional sports history to win their division in 10 consecutive seasons

2001: With their 115th win of the season, the Seattle Mariners broke the MLB single-season wins record set by the 1998 Yankees; they would finish 116-46 

1993: The Charlotte Hornets signed PF Larry Johnson to the most lucrative deal in NBA history (at the time), a 12-year, $84 million contract

1950: To assign players from the defunct Chicago Stags franchise, the NBA had teams randomly draw lots from a hat; the Boston Celtics lucked into eventual 6x NBA Champion PG Bob Cousy

1922: Game 2 of the World Series between the New York Giants and New York Yankees ended in a controversial 2-2 tie after 10 innings; Giants would win the series 4-0-1

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