By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Sep 16, 2019

September 16th, 2019 was highlighted by Pittsburgh acquiring S Minkah Fitzpatrick following Big Ben’s season-ending elbow injury, OBJ having a monumental return to Met Life with multiple memorable plays, and a huge Kansas City comeback against the red-hot A’s. Check out the Best in Sports for 9/16

This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the top highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.

Myles Garrett, absolute beast

OBJ Gonna OBJ

2019 AL HR King: Jorge Soler

Ozuna does it all for STL

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MLB

7:45 PM: Washington Nationals (81-64) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (82-64)

NFL

8:15 PM: Cleveland Browns (0-1) vs. New York Jets (0-1)

*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*

NFL

[Player of the Day] WR Odell Beckham Jr., CLE (@NYJ): 6 REC, 161 YDS, 1 TD, 89 LNG

EDGE Myles Garrett, CLE (@NYJ): 3 SK, 5 TKL, 3 TFL, 5 QBH, 0 INT, 0 FF

RB Le’Veon Bell, NYJ (v.CLE): 21 RSH, 68 YDS; 10 REC, 61 YDS

MLB

OF Marcell Ozuna, STL (v.WAS): 2-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R

SP Jose Berrios, MIN (v.CHW): 7.1 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 8 K, 2 BB, W

SP Robbie Ray, ARZ (v.MIA): 6 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 7 K, 4 BB, ND

NBA: PF Aaron Gordon, Orlando Magic (turns 24)

NFL: RB Chris Carson, Seattle Seahawks (25)

MLB: OF Tim Raines, Hall of Fame (60)

MLB: SS Robin Yount, Hall of Fame (64)

NBA: SF Elgin Baylor, Hall of Fame (85)

2018: Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes torched the Pittsburgh Steelers for 6 TDs in his 2nd career start, breaking an NFL record with his 10th TD pass in the season’s 1st 2 weeks

2007: Chicago White Sox DH Jim Thome hit his 500th career HR, a walk-off against the Angels

2000: Chicago Cubs OF Sammy Sosa became just the 2nd player in MLB history to record 50+ HRs in 3 consecutive seasons, joining divisional rival Mark McGwire

1996: Minnesota Twins 1B Paul Molitor recorded his 3,000th career hit

1995: Atlanta Braves SP Greg Maddux earned his 17th consecutive road victory 6-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, setting a new MLB record

1993: Minnesota Twins OF Dave Winfield recorded his 3,000th career hit off of another future HOFer, Oakland Athletics RP Dennis Eckersley

1988: Cincinnati Reds SP Tom Browning pitched the 12th perfect game in MLB history in a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers; he went on to retire 40 consecutive batters over 3 games, just 1 shy of the MLB record

1987: Cleveland Indians 1B Joe Carter stole his 30th base of the season in a 5-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners, becoming the 9th player in MLB history to record a 30 HR-30 steal season

1973: Buffalo Bills RB OJ Simpson set a single-game NFL record with 250 rushing yards and 2 TDs in a 31-13 victory over the New England Patriots

1953: The AL officially approved a plan for the the St. Louis Browns to relocate to Baltimore, MD and become the Orioles, a nod to the 19th-century NL club

1950: The Cleveland Browns, formerly of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), played their 1st NFL game and defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 35-10

1940: St. Louis Browns rookie 2B Johnny Lucadello switch-hit HRs in a 16-4 victory over the Yankees, becoming just the 2nd in AL history (Wally Schang) and last until 1955 (Mickey Mantle) to accomplish the feat

1937: Playing their first game in Washington, D.C. at Griffith Stadium after 5 years in Boston, the Redskins defeated the New York Giants 13-3

1924: St. Louis Cardinals 1B Jim Bottomley collected a then-record 12 RBI in a 17-3 rout of the Brooklyn Robins

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