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What Happened in Sports: October 5, 2021
See what happened in sports on October 5, 2021 ft. Nathan Eovaldi leading Red Sox wild card win over New York, Jaylon Smith released, and more!
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October 5th, 2021 was highlighted by the Boston Red Sox beating the Yankees in the AL Wild Card Game as Nathan Eovaldi dominated while Gerrit Cole was pulled early after allowing two early bombs to Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber. Giancarlo Stanton was inches away from two MORE home runs himself (three total) but they both hit off the Green Monster in Left Field instead with one of them turning into a massive relay out at the plate.
In the middle of the AL Wild Card Game, the Dallas Cowboys surprisingly released LB Jaylon Smith, legendary PF/C Pau Gasol called it a career, while Atlanta’s promising CB Isaiah Oliver is done for the year (knee injury). The Colorado Rockies extended Antonio Senzatela and C.J. Cron plus the Chicago Bears acquired RS Jakeem Grant from the Miami Dolphins for a 2023 sixth round pick.
See what happened in sports on October 5th last year, headlined by a special MNF double-header with the Packers & Chiefs extending their undefeated records to 4-0, the beginning of the MLB Division Series’, and Houston firing Bill O’Brien, as well as what happened in sports on October 5th, 2019 ft. Didi Gregorious‘ mammoth Grand Slam to put Game 2 out of reach for the Twins.
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8:08 PM: #5 New York Yankees vs. #4 Boston Red Sox (loser is eliminated)
NFL: WR Laviska Shenault, Jacksonville Jaguars (turns 23)
NFL: DT Doug Costin, Free Agent (24)
NFL: WR Michael Pittman, Indianapolis Colts (24)
MLB: RP Zack Littell, San Francisco Giants (26)
MLB: OF Victor Reyes, Detroit Tigers (27)
NBA: C Cody Zeller, Portland Trail Blazers (29)
NFL: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs (32)
NBA: SG Grant Hill, Hall of Fame (49)
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 KR-TD in the 4th Qtr to defeat the Denver Broncos 24-23 while setting a NFL record with his 4th consecutive game recording a Return TD
2001: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds broke Mark McGwire’s all-time single-season MLB record with his 71st and 72nd home runs of the 2001 season. Bonds finished with 73 HR which still stands as the MLB season 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. They extended their record streak to 14 seasons which still stands
2001: With their 115th win of the season, the Seattle Mariners broke the AL single-season wins record set by the 1998 Yankees. They would finish 116-46 which tied the 1906 Cubs for the most Wins (116) and still stands as the American League record
1950: To assign players from the defunct Chicago Stags franchise, the NBA had teams randomly drew 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. The NY Giants would win the series 4-0-1
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