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What Happened in Sports: September 23, 2021
See what happened in sports on September 23, 2021 ft. Juan Soto setting the DC season BB record, Sam Darnold thriving on TNF, and more!
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September 23rd, 2021 was highlighted by Juan Soto setting the single-season walks record in DC franchise history with his 131st walk of the season to surpass Bryce Harper’s record from 2018. Sam Darnold thrived on TNF as he led Carolina to a 3-0 start in 2021, the Chicago White Sox clinched consecutive postseason appearances for the first time in franchise history, and Marcus Semien/Bo Bichette solidified themselves as an all-time SS/2B HR duo. St. Louis Cardinals pulled off another win in comeback fashion while the Dodgers won in a Scherzer start once again (10-0).
See what happened in sports on September 23rd last year, headlined by Tyler Herro’s clutch performance in Game 4 of the ECF and Cleveland walking off the Sox again as well as what happened in sports on September 23rd, 2019 ft. the Bears defensive dominance over Washington while Mitchell Trubisky threw arguably his best NFL pass.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post 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.
Darnold delivers a dart. #KeepPounding
?: #CARvsHOU on @NFLNetwork
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— NFL (@NFL) September 24, 2021
304 yards in the air, 2 TDs on the ground for Sam Darnold last night. #CARvsHOU pic.twitter.com/B4BQCdHbfJ
— NFL (@NFL) September 24, 2021
The @Panthers’ Top 5?? plays against the Texans! (via @nflthrowback)
Can Carolina start the season 3-0?
?: #CARvsHOU — Tonight 8:20pm ET on @nflnetwork ?
?: NFL app pic.twitter.com/WzLIh50Qqg
— NFL (@NFL) September 23, 2021
The @HoustonTexans’ 5?? BEST plays ever vs. the Panthers! (via @nflthrowback)
?: #CARvsHOU — TONIGHT 8:20pm ET on @nflnetwork ?
?: NFL app pic.twitter.com/NNOTFj0jpC
— NFL (@NFL) September 23, 2021
These #MLBPlayoffs are set to not include:
– Shohei Ohtani
– Fernando Tatis Jr.
– Juan Soto
– Ronald Acuna
– Mike Trout
– Trevor Bauer
– Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (0.5 games up currently)
Pretty much the most exciting baseball players to watch besides Tim Anderson not in October pic.twitter.com/5gZFfr8AuO
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 22, 2021
There have been more than 6,000 instances of a pitcher striking out 100 batters in a season. There have been 351 instances of a batter hitting 40 home runs.
Shohei Ohtani is the only player in MLB history to do both in a single season. pic.twitter.com/emq3TAv5WI
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 17, 2021
This is the first season in MLB history that multiple players 22 or younger have hit 40 HR.
Fernando Tatis Jr. (hit 40th tonight) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (46) are both 22 years old. pic.twitter.com/ihw7CrnXwd
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 23, 2021
Oscar worthy. pic.twitter.com/Qz2ARIWzVu
— MLB (@MLB) September 24, 2021
[SEE MORE]
2:10 PM: St. Louis Cardinals (82-69) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (91-61)
3:37 PM: Seattle Mariners (83-69) vs. Oakland Athletics (82-70)
4:10 PM: San Francisco Giants (98-53) vs. San Diego Padres (76-74)
NFL: CB AJ Terrell, Atlanta Falcons (turns 23)
NBA: PF John Collins, Atlanta Hawks (24)
NFL: OL Nate Davis, Tennessee Titans (25)
NFL: WR DJ Chark, Jacksonville Jaguars (25)
NFL: DT Adam Gotsis, Jacksonville Jaguars (29)
NFL: OG Zach Fulton, New York Giants (30)
MLB: RP Trevor May, New York Mets (32)
MLB: 2B Jedd Gyorko, Free Agent (33)
NFL: RB Chris “CJ2K” Johnson, Retired after 2017 (36)
MLB: OF Matt Kemp, Free Agent (37)
2020: Miami Heat SG Tyler Herro scored the most points (37) by a rookie in Conference Finals history, most by a Heat rookie in the playoffs, and became the youngest with 30+ PTS off the bench in NBA playoffs history, as Miami took a 3-1 ECF lead over Boston in the bubble
2018: New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees broke Brett Favre’s all-time record for Passing Completions with his 6,300th during a 43-37 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. Brees retired after extending his record to 7,142
2006: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds surpassed Hank Aaron for the most Home Runs (734) in National League history
2003: Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz hit the 1st walk-off HR of his Red Sox career. Big Papi would go on to hit 12 walk-off HRs (10 regular season, 2 postseason) with Boston while totaling 13 over his career for the t-most in MLB history (Jim Thome, Mickey Mantle)
2001: New England Patriots QB Tom Brady took over at QB for an injured Drew Bledsoe, ultimately leading the Patriots to their 1st Super Bowl victory and would remain the starting QB for 19 years where he led the greatest dynasty in NFL history
1988: Oakland Athletics OF Jose Canseco became the very 1st player to record 40+ Home Runs & 40+ Stolen Bases during 1 season in MLB history. Only 3 players (Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, & Alfonso Soriano) have since joined the exclusive 40-40 club
1985: Seattle Seahawks QB Dave Krieg completed an improbable PASS TD to Danny Greene after he fumbled, it slipped past 2 defender’s hands, he picked it up, and then still managed to throw for the TD against the Rams on Monday Night Football
1984: Detroit Tigers MGR Sparky Anderson became the 1st Manager to win 100+ games during a season in both the American & National Leagues in MLB history
1983: Philadelphia Phillies HOF SP Steve Carlton earned his 300th career victory in a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals
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