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What Happened in Sports: October 5, 2020
What happened in sports on October 5, 2020 ft. Stanton's Grand Slam. Correa's 2-HR game, a MNF double-header, and more!
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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.
When in Slam Diego …
(MLB x @UtzSnacks) pic.twitter.com/cMAxTrqpRF
— MLB (@MLB) October 6, 2020
Robert Tonyan’s third TD of the night! #GoPackGo @RobTonJr
📺: #ATLvsGB on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2020
Rodgers and Tonyan for the second time this half! #GoPackGo
📺: #ATLvsGB on ESPN
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/DLrzavslwc pic.twitter.com/Fd5Rbwfdrg
— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2020
.@AaronRodgers12‘s second TD of the half goes to Robert Tonyan! #GoPackGo
📺: #ATLvsGB on ESPN
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/DLrzavslwc pic.twitter.com/35eDurq1sb
— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2020
The Honey Badger will take it to the 🏠 #ChiefsKingdom @Mathieu_Era
📺: #NEvsKC on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/9fyGwoYxWA pic.twitter.com/YcM24RCIPl
— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2020
.@Juan_Thornhill intercepts Hoyer and returns it to the 23-yard line! #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #NEvsKC on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/9fyGwoYxWA pic.twitter.com/LUtwXt54kK
— NFL (@NFL) October 5, 2020
Three interceptions for this defense today 👏 @_sleepp
📺: #NEvsKC on CBS pic.twitter.com/KDRsVUawuW
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) October 6, 2020
Clutch strip-sack by Taco Charlton 💪 #ChiefsKingdom @TheSupremeTaco
📺: #NEvsKC on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2020
Frank Clark with the SACK to end the half! #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #NEvsKC on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2020
#AllRise pic.twitter.com/MouGgS928v
— MLB (@MLB) October 6, 2020
Out goes Frazier. 😱 pic.twitter.com/m1u09AJOXu
— MLB (@MLB) October 6, 2020
Hig Shot. pic.twitter.com/P39O1j8zwN
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) October 6, 2020
Jarrett Stidham and N’Keal Harry connect for the TD! #GoPats
📺: #NEvsKC on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2020
Hoyer threads the needle 🎯 #GoPats
📺: #NEvsKC on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2020
Mama, there goes that Ji-Man. pic.twitter.com/hgHt1n4aXl
— MLB (@MLB) October 6, 2020
Right place, right time. #GoPats
📺: #NEvsKC on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) October 5, 2020
Two big swings and the @astros tie it up. #ALDS pic.twitter.com/S7XL4WfMkR
— MLB (@MLB) October 5, 2020
2-out nightmare. #ForTheH pic.twitter.com/7Wqbmn7lOR
— Houston Astros (@astros) October 5, 2020
.@Cheetah uses his speed and dives for the pylon! #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #NEvsKC on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2020
.@MecoleHardman4 is a BLUR. 👋@Chiefs lead 19-10. #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #NEvsKC on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2020
“Barry Bonds has the title!”
19 years ago today, Barry Bonds set the single-season home run record ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/L7XKl5fBZ9
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 5, 2020
KD goes oppo taco. #ALDS pic.twitter.com/mhHzAVwCel
— MLB (@MLB) October 5, 2020
Murph can mash. 💪 pic.twitter.com/OmKYSWbCK4
— MLB (@MLB) October 5, 2020
.@DangeRussWilson tied Peyton Manning’s record with 16 TDs through a team’s first four games. Highlights! #SEAvsMIA pic.twitter.com/ubAk7C55Ty
— NFL (@NFL) October 5, 2020
October 5, 1998: @RandyMoss’ coming out party. Five catches for 190 yards, and 2 TDs in a 37-24 Vikings win over the Packers at Lambeau Field on Monday Night Football.
He would have had 3 TDs if not for a holding call in the first quarter that nullified a long TD catch. pic.twitter.com/kOaDTAv8Rp
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) October 5, 2020
Jimmy Butler is the third player in NBA History to notch a 40+ point triple-double in the NBA Finals and first since LeBron James’ 40 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST in the 2015 NBA Finals! #NBAVault pic.twitter.com/U2ToCrr9Xf
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) October 5, 2020
October 5, 2003: That Dante Hall punt return. pic.twitter.com/ERkmT6gcgb
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) October 5, 2020
702 combined passing yards between the two. Here’s what happened when @M_Ryan02 squared off with @AaronRodgers12 in 2014… (via @nflthrowback)
📺: #ATLvsGB — Tonight 8:50pm ET on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) October 5, 2020
🚫🔒 Watch the BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYS of the NBA Finals from recent years! #CloroxDefense pic.twitter.com/iuacUKAqmB
— NBA (@NBA) October 6, 2020
3 TDs, 288 passing yards…
And oh yeah, @JoshAllenQB has the @BuffaloBills 4-0 for the first time since 2008. #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/mecRbTRNpy
— NFL (@NFL) October 5, 2020
.@PatrickMahomes‘ best plays against New England!@Chiefs | #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #NEvsKC — Tonight 7:05pm ET on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app pic.twitter.com/3zQAFS9xOU
— NFL (@NFL) October 5, 2020
.@JoeyB gets his first win and throws for at least 300 yards in his third straight game! #JAXvsCIN @Bengals pic.twitter.com/4bsOfJ0gOQ
— NFL (@NFL) October 5, 2020
Sunday night, Jimmy Butler joined Dwyane Wade (2006) as the only @MiamiHEAT players to score 30 points through the first 3 quarters of an NBA Finals game! #NBAVault pic.twitter.com/rkOFnWzZ01
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) October 5, 2020
October 5, 2007
Manny Ramirez absolutely bludgeons a 2-out, 3 run, walk-off HR off the Angels’ Francisco Rodriguez in the bottom of the 9th to give the Red Sox a (6-3) win
“Almost 1:00am and nobody has left”
hmmm- I guess baseball hadn’t died yet pic.twitter.com/lUXEC9yXk8
— Boston Sports Info (@bostonsportsinf) October 5, 2020
Big Papi had so many clutch #postseason hits for the @RedSox.
The 1st of which came OTD with a 2-out, 2-run, go-ahead double in the 8th inning of Game 4 of the 2003 ALDS. pic.twitter.com/c0hep1MVuh
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) October 5, 2020
Happy birthday to @Chiefs TE @tkelce! 🎂
📺: #NEvsKC — Tonight 7:05pm ET on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app pic.twitter.com/j8KYFk72Rr
— NFL (@NFL) October 5, 2020
4x Pro Bowler, 3x All-Pro, and one of the most stylish players in the league.
Happy Birthday, @tkelce! ??@Chiefs | #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/OrWBVvPUZ6
— NFL (@NFL) October 5, 2019
From Week 1 to #SBLIV 🏆
Travis Kelce’s BEST PLAY from every game last season! @tkelce pic.twitter.com/XKkJijCeOr
— NFL (@NFL) May 29, 2020
A career-high 479 passing yards.
31 completions.
And 4 touchdowns.
Peyton was still slinging it in Year 17. pic.twitter.com/iO6pl8ma1S
— NFL (@NFL) March 24, 2020
October 5, 2008: Down 27-10 late in the 4Q, the Colts score 21 points in a span of 2:10 to beat Houston 31-27. pic.twitter.com/IBdeH1NU9t
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) October 5, 2020
Travis Hafner won “The Bug Game” with a walk-off single in the 11th. pic.twitter.com/kHdsMfr3zo
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) October 5, 2020
Remember when Brett Favre took on the Packers for the first time… and he absolutely DICED them up?
Still wild to see Favre as the @Vikings QB.
via @nflthrowbackpic.twitter.com/1fyMBnhtkb
— NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) April 13, 2021
For Grant Hill’s 48th Birthday, we showcase 5 of his best career dunks! #NBAVault #NBABDAY pic.twitter.com/6b5UAXhhhK
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) October 5, 2020
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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]
7:05 PM: New England Patriots (2-1) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0)
[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
[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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