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What Happened in Sports: October 22, 2021
See what happened in sports on October 22, 2021 ft. Astros clinching their 3rd World Series in 5 years, CP3 reaching 20K PTS & 10K AST, and more!
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October 22nd, 2021 was highlighted by the Houston Astros clinching their third World Series in five years as they defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-0 in ALCS Game 6 thanks to historic hitting with 2 outs and big-time performances from Yordan Alvarez & Luis Garcia. CP3 became the first player ever with 20,000 points and 10,000 assists, Patty Mills is making an unprecedented amount of 3’s to start the season, NYK hit a franchise-record 24 3PM, and Scottie Barnes made history in the North. Jarrett Allen, LaMelo, & Lonzo had top plays.
See what happened in sports on October 22nd last year, headlined by Daniel Jones literally falling short of an 80-yd TD run against the Eagles on TNF and a big trade in the NFL as the Ravens acquired EDGE Yannick Ngakoue from the Vikings as well as what happened in sports on October 22nd, 2019 ft. Juan Soto‘s moonshot against one of the best pitchers in baseball (Gerrit Cole) during Game 1 of the World Series.
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8:08 PM: #4 Boston Red Sox vs. #2 Houston Astros [HOU leads 3-2]
7:00 PM: Indiana Pacers (0-1) vs. Washington Wizards (1-0)
7:30 PM: Brooklyn Nets (0-1) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (1-0)
10:00 PM: Phoenix Suns (0-1) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (0-1)
MLB: SP Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee Brewers (turns 27)
MLB: 2B Robinson Cano, New York Mets (39)
MLB: RP Darren O’Day, New York Yankees (39)
NFL: TE Heath Miller, Retired after 2015 (39)
MLB: OF Ichiro Suzuki, Retired in 2019 (48)
MLB: 1B Jimmie Foxx, Hall of Fame (114)
2020: New York Giants QB Daniel Jones infamously tripped and fell on what would’ve been a wide-open 88-yard RUSH TD that came 8 yards short which proved crucial as Carson Wentz‘s GW-drive & Brandon Graham‘s strip sack helped PHI beat NYG by 1 point
2011: St. Louis Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols tied the MLB record for most HR (3) & RBI (6) during a single World Series game in MLB history, tying Reggie Jackson and Babe Ruth‘s HR record en route to leading STL to their most recent Championship
2000: Cincinnati Bengals RB Corey Dillon broke the NFL single-game rushing record with 278 yards in addition to 2 touchdowns in their 31-21 win over the Broncos. Jamal Lewis (295) and Adrian Peterson (296) have since each broken the record
1996: New York Yankees tied an MLB record with their 6th consecutive postseason road win as Bernie Williams hit his record-tying 7th home run of the 1996 postseason
1976: Phoenix Suns SGs Tom and Dick Van Arsdale became the very 1st set of twins to play for the same NBA team
1950: Defeating the Baltimore Colts 70-27 — the 3rd-highest scoring game in NFL history at the time — the Los Angeles Rams would drop 65 the following week to become the 1st team in NFL history to score 60+ twice in a season
1939: NBC broadcasted the very 1st televised professional football game as the Brooklyn Dodgers’ defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 23-14
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