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What Happened in Sports: September 8, 2021
See what happened in sports on September 8, 2021 ft. Brian O'Neill's extension, Bradley Roby traded to NOLA, Hunter Renfroe's heroics, and more!
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September 8th, 2021 was highlighted by the Vikings extending OT Brian O’Neill, Saints acquiring CB Bradley Roby, and Hunter Renfroe taking over for a Boston victory with his bat and arm. The San Francisco Giants reached 90 wins faster than they have in over 100 years. Luis Gil continued his historic start in Yankees history, Jason Hayward hammered a walk-off HR in extras, and Ryan Jeffers made a slick one-handed catch behind the plate.
See what happened in sports on September 8th last year, headlined by LeBron becoming the NBA’s all-time playoff Wins leader, DeAndre Hopkins’ record-breaking deal, and the All-NBA teams being announced. 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.
Hands team. 😱 pic.twitter.com/C52NI9l4gf
— MLB (@MLB) September 9, 2021
Scoreboard. #UltraMoment pic.twitter.com/Ad49dhxjja
— MLB (@MLB) September 9, 2021
Ending the game with style. #SeptemberBaseball pic.twitter.com/cZv9KcC0bU
— MLB (@MLB) September 9, 2021
Bryan De La Cruz’s walk-off “single” for the Marlins 🥳 pic.twitter.com/9TaaP2bC45
— Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) September 9, 2021
Don’t run on Renfroe!
Hunter Renfroe has 16 assists this season, 4 more than the next closest outfielder. pic.twitter.com/70rh5XUx4W
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) September 9, 2021
𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 🚀 pic.twitter.com/nyy3aiMZxf
— Red Sox (@RedSox) September 9, 2021
Sandy Alcantara shoves against the Mets and K’s 14 🔥 pic.twitter.com/oL1gmS1TFZ
— MLB Truths (@TruthsMlb) September 9, 2021
Gerrit Cole recorded the most consecutive Ks (61) without allowing a BB in MLB history during 2021
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Gerrit Cole recorded the most Ks (15) during 1 Postseason GP in Houston #Astros history & the t-3rd most in MLB history
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Most Ks during 1 season in Houston #Astros history:
1. 2019 Gerrit Cole (326)
2. 1979 J.R. Richard (313)
3. 1986 Mike Scott (306)
4. 1978 J.R. Richard (303)
5. 2019 Justin Verlander (300)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Largest Pitcher contracts in MLB history:
1. Gerrit Cole (9y/$324M)
2. Stephen Strasburg (7y/$245M)
3. David Price (7y/$217M)
4. Clayton Kershaw (7y/$215M)
5. Max Scherzer (7y/$210M)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Gerrit Cole recorded the most GP (21) of 10+ Ks during 1 season (2019) in Houston #Astros history, trailing only Randy Johnson (23 3x) & Nolan Ryan (23 in 1973) in MLB history
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
September 8, 1998: St. Louis #Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris’ 37-year-old single-season HR record with his 62nd of the year. McGwire would finish with 70 which stood as the record for only 3 seasons when Barry Bonds hit 73 in 2001
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Most HR during 1 season in MLB history:
1. 2001 Barry Bonds (73)*
2. 1998 Mark McGwire (70)*
3. 1998 Sammy Sosa (66)*
4. 1999 Mark McGwire (65)*
5. 2001 Sammy Sosa (64)*
6. 1999 Sammy Sosa (63)*
7. 1961 Roger Maris (61)
8. 1927 Babe Ruth (60)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 25, 2021
September 8, 2020: Los Angeles #Lakers F LeBron James became the all-time leader in NBA playoff Wins, passing Derek Fisher with his 162nd career postseason victory. King James is currently up to 174 and counting
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Most Playoff Wins by a player in NBA history:
1. LeBron James (174)^
2. Derek Fisher (161)
3. Tim Duncan (157
4. Robert Horry (155)
5. Kareem Abdul—Jabbar (154)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
September 8, 2019: Washington’s TE @VernonDavis85 turned back the clock with an explosive 48-yard TD vs. Philadelphia that included an insane hurdle and other broken tackles
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Sep 8, 2019: QB Lamar Jackson became the 1st QB w/ a perfect PASS RTG (158.3) in #Ravens history while they had a franchise record 59 PTS & 643 total YDS, kickstarting Lamar’s MVP campaign where he famously said “Not bad for a Running Back” after the gamepic.twitter.com/743zVEtQQn
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Most PTS during 1 GP in Baltimore #Ravens franchise history:
1. 2019 vs. Dolphins (59)
2. 2012 vs. Raiders (55)
3. 2019 vs. Bengals (49)
T4. 2014 vs. Bucs, 2009 vs. Lions, 2005 vs. Packers (48) pic.twitter.com/Vd4hLwVqJf
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Za'Darius Smith has recorded the most pressures (163) among NFL EDGE since 2019
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Za'Darius Smith recorded the most pressures (93) among NFL EDGE defenders in 2019
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Za’Darius Smith has made the Pro Bowl each of the last 2 seasons pic.twitter.com/YqWi3KNoeK
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Za’Darius Smith is the best #Packers EDGE rusher since Clay Matthews was in his prime pic.twitter.com/rMPB3pdBjm
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
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2:10 PM: Seattle Mariners (75-64) vs. Houston Astros (81-57)
7:05 PM: Toronto Blue Jays (75-62) vs. New York Yankees (78-60)
7:10 PM: Tampa Bay Rays (75-62) vs. Boston Red Sox (79-62)
7:40 PM: Los Angeles Angels (68-70) vs. San Diego Padres (73-64)
9:40 PM: Chicago White Sox (79-58) vs. Oakland Athletics (74-63)
MLB: CF Leody Taveras, Texas Rangers (turns 23)
NFL: S Marcus Williams, New Orleans Saints (25)
NFL: P Rigoberto Sanchez, Indianapolis Colts (27)
NFL: S Karl Joseph, Las Vegas Raiders (28)
NFL: EDGE Za’Darius Smith, Green Bay Packers (29)
NFL: EDGE Leonard Floyd, Los Angeles Rams (29)
NFL: DL Abry Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars (30)
MLB: SP Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees (31)
NFL: TE Tyler Eifert, Free Agent (31)
NBA: PG Matthew Dellavedova, Last played in 2021 (31)
NFL: CB Pierre Desir, Free Agent (31)
2020: Los Angeles Lakers F LeBron James became the all-time leader in NBA playoff wins, passing Derek Fisher with his 162nd career postseason victory. King James is currently up to 174 and counting
2019: QB Lamar Jackson became the 1st player to finish with a perfect passer rating (158.3) in Ravens history while Baltimore put up a franchise record 59 PTS & 643 total YDS, kickstarting Lamar’s MVP campaign where he famously said “Not bad for a Running Back” after the game
2019: Washington’s TE Vernon Davis turned back the clock with an explosive 48-yard TD vs. Philadelphia that included an insane hurdle and other broken tackles
2002: Houston Texans became just the 2nd expansion franchise to win their inaugural game (1961 Minnesota Vikings) in NFL history, defeating the state-rival Cowboys 19-10
1998: St. Louis Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris’ 37-year-old single-season home run record with his 62nd of the year. McGwire would finish with 70 which stood as the record for only 3 seasons when Barry Bonds hit 73
1985: After inserting himself into the starting lineup to counter the Cubs’ pitching decision, Reds 1B/MGR Pete Rose tied Ty Cobb’s career Hits record with his 4,191st
1965: Kansas City Athletics SS Bert Campaneris became the 1st player to play all 9 positions during a single game in MLB history. Only Cesar Tovar and Scott Sheldon have accomplished the same feat since then
1963: Atlanta Braves SP Warren Spahn became the oldest (42 years old) pitcher with 20+ Wins during a season in MLB history and tied Christy Mathewson’s NL record with his 13th 20-win season
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