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What Happened in Sports: September 25, 2019
See what happened in sports on September 25, 2019 ft. a near no-hitter for Greinke, Morton dominating NYY, MIL claiming a playoff spot, and more!
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September 25th, 2019 was highlighted by a very near no-hitter for Zach Greinke of the Houston Astros, Charlie Morton dominating a vicious Yankees team, and the Milwaukee Brewers officially claiming a 2019 playoff spot. Check out the Best in Sports for 9/25.
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.
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MATTY. CHAPS. CLUTCH. #SeptemberBaseball pic.twitter.com/jY86rEIZwH
— MLB (@MLB) September 26, 2019
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— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) September 25, 2019
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3:40 PM: St. Louis Cardinals (90-67) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (80-77)
7:00 PM: New York Yankees (102-56) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (94-64)
7:05 PM: Philadelphia Phillies (79-78) vs. Washington Nationals (88-69)
[Player of the Day] SP Zack Greinke, HOU (@SEA): 8.1 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 9 K, 1 BB, W; 2 outs from no-hitter
SP Jacob deGrom, NYM (v.MIA): 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 7 K, 1 BB, W
SP Charlie Morton, TB (v.NYY): 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 9 K, 3 BB, W
SP Randy Dobnak, MIN (@DET): 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 6 K, 0 BB, W
OF Joc Pederson, LAD (@SD): 3-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
NFL: WR Brandin Cooks, Los Angeles Rams (turns 26)
MLB: RP Kyle Ryan, Chicago Cubs (28)
NFL: LB Alec Ogletree, New York Giants (28)
NBA: PG Chauncey Billups, Retired in 2014 (43)
NFL: QB Matt Hasselbeck, Retired in 2015 (44)
NFL: S/GM John Lynch, Hall of Fame/San Francisco 49ers GM (48)
NBA: SF Scottie Pippen, Hall of Fame (54)
2014: New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter capped off final game at Yankee Stadium with a walk-off base hit
2005: With a 158-yard performance, Buccaneers RB Carnell “Cadillac” Williams became the 1st player in NFL history to begin their career with 3 100-yard rushing games; his 454 total rushing yards through 3 games is also a rookie record
2001: 8x MVP and 6x NBA Champion SG Michael Jordan announced that for the 2nd time in his career, he will come back out of retirement to play for the Washington Wizards
2000: Team USA SG Vince Carter slammed arguably the most iconic dunk in Olympic history, jumping completely over 7’2″ France C Frederic Weis in a 106-94 victory; French media outlets referred to it as “le dunk de la mort” (The Dunk of Death)
1998: Within an hour of each other, Chicago Cubs OF Sammy Sosa and St. Louis Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire each hit their 66th home runs of the season
1989: Boston Red Sox 3B Wade Boggs set 2 records, becoming the very 1st in MLB history to record 4 consecutive 200-hit, 100-walk seasons along with 7 consecutive 200-hit seasons
1984: New York Mets OF Rusty Staub joined Ty Cobb as the only players to hit a HR both as a teenager and as a 40-year-old
1965: Legendary SP Satchel Paige pitched for the Kansas City Athletics at 59 years old, becoming the oldest player in MLB history
1965: At 34 years old, San Francisco Giants OF Willie Mays became the oldest player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs; he is also the youngest to reach the feat (24)
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