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What Happened in Sports: September 11, 2021
See what happened in sports on September 11, 2021 ft. Brewers no-hitter, NBA releasing best passes of the season, Blue Jays comebacks, and more!
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September 11th, 2021 was remembered for the Milwaukee Brewers’ combined no-hitter setting a MLB record for the most no-no’s during one season in MLB history while Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader set a combined strikeouts record in a no-hitter themselves. The NBA released the best passes of the season, Toronto Blue Jays pulled off multiple miraculous comebacks in one day, and the Eagles extended former rugby OT Jordan Mailata.
See what happened in sports on September 11th last year, headlined by Boston’s Game 7 win over the reigning champs, Denver staging a legendary comeback over the Clippers in Game 5, and Charlie Blackmon hitting a walk-off Grand Slam. 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.
This is a Story with a twist. pic.twitter.com/Njk9CCwMtK
— MLB (@MLB) September 11, 2021
Eight no-hit innings for @Burnes16. pic.twitter.com/avMshnp9BM
— MLB (@MLB) September 12, 2021
The @BlueJays trailed by 3 in the last inning…
George Springer changed that! pic.twitter.com/fD8UdV92jU
— MLB (@MLB) September 11, 2021
The comeback kids.
For the 2nd time today, the @BlueJays take the lead in their final turn at bat. pic.twitter.com/9DEPpF81oK
— MLB (@MLB) September 12, 2021
https://twitter.com/NFLAustralia/status/1436796764485349379
https://twitter.com/PSO_Sports/status/1436843907405451264
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7:10 PM: Boston Red Sox (80-63) vs. Chicago White Sox (81-60)
7:15 PM: Cincinnati Reds (75-67) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (71-69)
7:45 PM: New York Yankees (78-63) vs. New York Mets (71-71)
9:10 PM: San Diego Padres (74-66) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (89-53)
NFL: OL Wes Schweitzer, Washington Football Team (turns 28)
MLB: RP Shawn Armstrong, Tampa Bay Rays (31)
MLB: 3B Mike Moustakas, Cincinnati Reds (33)
NBA: PG Shaun Livingston, Retired after 2019 (43)
MLB: OF Jacoby Ellsbury, Retired after 2017 (38)
NFL: S Ed Reed, Hall of Fame (43)
2020: Cleveland SP Shane Bieber became the fastest pitcher (62.1 IP) to reach 100 Ks during a single season in MLB history, passing 2018 Max Scherzer (63.0 IP) and 2019 Gerrit Cole (65.0 IP) en route to an unanimous AL Cy Young shortened season
2019: MLB set a new record for the most combined HR across the league during a single season with the 6,106th HR of the year
2014: After taking a fastball to the face, Miami Marlins OF Giancarlo Stanton suffered dental damage and multiple facial fractures that would end his season
2011: Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton became the 1st player with 400+ PASS YDS (422) during his NFL debut. He would go on to set the NFL record for the most PASS YDS (854) in a player’s 1st 2 GP with 432 YDS in Week 2
2009: New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter became the New York Yankees all-time career Hits leader, passing Lou Gehrig’s longstanding franchise record with his 2,722nd career Hit
2004: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds broke his own record with his 199th walk of the season while becoming the 1st (and only_ player to draw 200 BB during a single season in MLB history
2001: All sporting events in the MLB were suspended after the 9/11 attacks in New York City and Washington D.C. The MLB didn’t resume until 6 days later on September 17th, 2001
1996: San Diego Padres 3B Ken Caminiti broke his own MLB record from the previous year by hitting a HR from both sides of the plate for the 4th time of the season
1995: Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre and WR Robert Brooks connected for a record-tying 99-yard touchdown in a victory over the Bears
1985: Cincinnati Reds 1B Pete Rose became the MLB’s all-time career Hits leader, passing Ty Cobb with his 4,192nd career Hit
1928: Philadelphia Athletics OF Ty Cobb, MLB’s all-time Hits leader until 1985, made the very last appearance of his career in a loss to the Yankees
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