By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Sep 05, 2021



September 5th, 2021 was highlighted by Dan Vogelbach coming up clutch with the first-ever pinch-hit walk-off Grand Slam in Milwaukee Brewers history to lift the Crew from a three-run deficit with one swing of the bat. Jake Cronenworth also came up big with a walk-off bomb himself while the Cubs and Pirates had a historic Grand Slam showdown. Robbie Ray also racked up the most games of 10+ strikeouts during one season in Blue Jays history. 

See what happened in sports on September 5th last year, headlined by Deshaun Watson’s massive contract extension, the Raptors & Nuggets tying up their series’ against the Clippers & Celtics, and Mike Trout becoming the Angels’ all-time HR leader. 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, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history. 



Legendary walk-off Grand Slam

Cronenworth took over for SD

5-star catch by LF Ben Gamel

Giancarlo can field too

Terrace Marshall A1 preseason

Jerry Rice set TD record OTD

Peyton 7 TD opening day OTD

Trout set Angels HR record OTD

Bartolo behind-the-back OTD

Bill hit the biggest HR ever

TJ went brazy in the bubble

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NFL: C/G Austin Corbett, Los Angeles Rams (turns 26)

NFL: OT Tyrell Crosby, Detroit Lions (26)

NBA: SF TJ Warren, Indiana Pacers (28)

NFL: DL Brandon Dunn, Free Agent (31)

NBA: SF Lance Stephenson, Free Agent (31)

MLB: OF Bill Mazeroski, Hall of Fame (85)

MLB: 2B/1B Nap Lajoie, Hall of Fame (147)

2020: Los Angeles Angels OF Mike Trout set the franchise all-time HR record with his 300th career bomb, surpassing Tim Salmon (299). Trout’s rookie teammate Jo Adell robbed a HR, hit a HR, and delivered the walk-off RBI in that game also

2019: Green Bay Packers & Chicago Bears kicked off the 100th NFL season as the most played matchup in history with 198 regular season & postseason matchups (Green Bay is 97-95-6 vs. Chicago)

2015: New York Mets SP Bartolo Colon made one of the most impressive plays in his career with a behind-the-back throw to get the runner out at first against the Miami Marlins

2013: Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning tied a NFL record by throwing 7 PASS TD (with 462 PASS YDS) during a single game in the NFL season opener against the defending champion Baltimore Ravens. Manning went on to throw a NFL record 55 TD that season

2007: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds hit the 762nd and final HR of his record-setting career at Coors Field that still stands as the MLB all-time record

1995: Playing in his 2,130th consecutive game, Baltimore Orioles 3B Cal Ripken Jr. tied Lou Gehrig’s all-time record

1994: San Francisco 49ers WR Jerry Rice surpassed Jim Brown as the NFL’s all-time touchdown leader with his 127th career TD thanks to a 3-TD performance against the Raiders on MNF. Rice finished his career with 208 total TD which still stands as the record by far

1980: Ann Meyers agreed to a $50,000 tryout with the Indiana Pacers, becoming the 1st and only woman to ever sign an NBA contract

1971: In his record-tying MLB debut, Houston Astros SP JR Richard struck out 15 batters in a victory over the Giants

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