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What Happened in Sports: September 22, 2021
See what happened in sports on September 22, 2021 ft. Justin Fields being named Week 3 starter, Ozzie Albies making history, and more!
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September 22nd, 2021 was highlighted by the Chicago Bears naming rookie first round pick Justin Fields the starting QB for their Week 3 matchup against the Cleveland Browns as Andy Dalton recovers from his knee injury. Ozzie Albies made MLB history and set a franchise record with his 100th RBI of the season to pair with 30 bombs. Tampa Bay Rays clinched their franchise-record third consecutive postseason appearance, the Atlanta Falcons are giving up points at a record rate, and Brandon Crawford made a slick spin move at SS.
See what happened in sports on September 22nd last year, headlined by Jamal Murray’s heroic Game 3 performance in the WCF and some fireworks in the AL Central as an already intense race for the pennant got even hotter as well as what happened in sports on September 22nd, 2019 ft. Patrick Mahomes & Lamar Jackson’s exciting Week 3 matchup that started as a blowout but turned into a one-possession game late.
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3:10 PM: Toronto Blue Jays (85-66) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (93-59)
7:40 PM: St. Louis Cardinals (81-69) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (91-60)
9:40 PM: Seattle Mariners (82-69) vs. Oakland Athletics (82-69)
10:10 PM: San Francisco Giants (98-53) vs. San Diego Padres (76-74)
MLB: RP James Karinchak, Cleveland Indians (turns 26)
MLB: RP Justin Dunn, Seattle Mariners (26)
MLB: SS Carlos Correa, Houston Astros (27)
NFL: LB Alex Anzalone, Detroit Lions (27)
NFL: LB Haason Reddick, Carolina Panthers (27)
MLB: RP Sam Coonrad, Philadelphia Phillies (29)
NFL: LT Alejandro Villanueva, Baltimore Ravens (33)
MLB: P Bob Lemon, Hall of Fame (101)
2020: Atlanta Braves passed the New York Yankees (19) for the most division titles (20) in MLB history since the division format was created in 1969
2019: New England Patriots won their 116th game of the 2010s, the most regular-season wins any team has ever achieved over a decade since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger
2019: In New York Giants QB Daniel Jones’ 1st career start, he mounted an 18-point comeback; previous starting QB Eli Manning was 0-44 in his Giants career when trailing by 18+ points
2004: For the 2nd time of the season, San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds drew an MLB-record 4 intentional walks in a 9-inning game
1997: Atlanta Braves won the most consecutive division titles (6) in MLB history. Atlanta went on to win the NL East 14 straight seasons (1991-2005 excluding strike-shortened 1994) which still stands as the MLB record
1993: Colorado Rockies played the final game of their inaugural season and finished with an MLB home attendance record (4,483,350 total) that still stands to this day despite owning a 67-95 record
1993: After 27 years in the Majors where he accumulated 773 starts, 5,386 IP, and the all-time record for strikeouts (5,174), Texas Rangers SP Nolan Ryan pitched his final career game at 46 years old (5 ER, no outs)
1969: San Francisco Giants OF Willie Mays joined Babe Ruth as the only MLB players with 600 career Home Runs
1911: At 44 years old, Boston Rustlers SP Cy Young defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates for his 511th and final Major League Win, which could very likely stand as the all-time MLB record forever
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