Lost Sport Facts

LOST SPORTS FACT that still blows minds...In 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis dropped acid before a game... and threw a complete no-hitter against the Padres.He later admitted the baseball looked like a “melon” the whole time, he had no idea where his pitches were going, and he walked 8 batters. He only realized he was even pitching that day after he was already tripping. One of the wildest performances in MLB history happened while the guy was on LSD. ⚾️📷Drop a 🔥 if this is insane. What’s the craziest lost sports fact you know?

LOST SPORT FACT: Before animal rights: European nobles played ‘fox tossing’ slinging live foxes 20+ feet in the air with a giant cloth sling for sport. One royal event killed hundreds of animals in a single day. History’s most unhinged rich-people hobby. 🦊💥

⚽️ Wildest World Cup moment ever? 1930 Semi-Final: USA vs Argentina. American trainer sprints onto the pitch to treat a player… trips, shatters his chloroform bottle, and knocks HIMSELF out cold with the fumes 😂 He got stretchered off! The medic became the patient! Pure chaos as the USMNT kicked off their World Cup story. As we head into 2026 co-hosting… who’s ready for more scenes like this? Like if this made you laugh Comment your favorite crazy soccer story 👇 and repost! 🇺🇸⚽️🔥

Huge shoutout to Marina Mabrey for tying the WNBA single-game scoring record with 53 points on 9 threes in Toronto’s blowout win 🔥 The other legendary performances: • Liz Cambage (2018): 53 pts on 17/22 FG (77%), 5 threes, 10 reb, 5 blk • A’ja Wilson (2023): 53 pts on 16/23 FG, 20/21 FT, 7 reb, 4 blk Mabrey’s perimeter explosion vs. their inside dominance… Which 53-point performance was the best? Reply with your pick + why 👇 #WNBA #Mabrey53

MARINA MABREY TONIGHT: ◽ 53 PTS ◽ 9 3-PT ◽ 61% FG She joins A’ja Wilson, Liz Cambage and Riquna Williams as the only players in WNBA history to drop 50+ points in a single game. @TempoBasketball | @mmabrey1

@ChrisKetchem3 @MLB @astros They went 43-7 during the stretch. Wild numbers for sure!

@LostSportFacts @MLB @astros Dodgers in 2017? thats pretty sketchy....

The @Astros win their fourth straight series!

@MLB @Cubs Nate Colbert had 13 RBIs and 5 HRs in a doubleheader in 1972 🔥

Dansby Swanson has driven in ELEVEN RUNS in the @Cubs doubleheader 🤯

⚾ Lost Sport Fact: The Bay Bridge Series! The Athletics (now in Sacramento but still Bay Area at heart) visit the Giants today in the classic cross-bay rivalry. What many forget? It all kicked off dramatically in the 1989 World Series, the “Earthquake Series.” A massive 6.9 quake hit right before Game 3 at Candlestick Park, delaying the series 10 days. When play resumed, the A’s swept the Giants 4-0. That was the first (and only) World Series meeting between the two, turning geographic neighbors into fierce rivals. Since interleague play began, they’ve battled annually for Bay Bridge bragging rights with the A’s holding a slight all-time edge. They even have a custom trophy for the regular-season series winner! Perfect timing as OAK @ SF goes down today. Who you rooting for in this battle of the bay? Drop your pick! Follow for more hidden sports history & today’s quirky matchups! 🏟️🌉 #BayBridgeSeries #Athletics #Giants

Golf has had some questionable moments. In 1949, during The Open Championship, Harry Bradshaw’s ball landed inside a broken glass bottle. Instead of taking relief, he smashed the bottle and played it. He ended up losing the tournament. Knowing the rules… helps. #Golf #SportsHistory

@VinnysCorner1 9-73 Philadelphia 76ers in ’72-73 😂 20-game losing streak, finished 59 games behind 1st place. They had a coach who got the job from a newspaper ad. Absolute rock bottom 🪨

The most AWFUL records to hold in sports 😂

Lost Sports Fact: “Terrible Tommy” Bolt, 1958 U.S. Open winner, was golf’s classic villain. He threw clubs like weapons, broke them over trees, and once heaved his entire bag all while crowds cheered the chaos. His temper was so bad it inspired rules against club-throwing. The game’s had love-to-hate characters for decades. Fire makes it fun. 🔥⛳

The hate for Wyndham Clark doesn’t make sense to me. People complain constantly that golfers are boring and show no emotion. But then you have someone who has a fiery, competitive spirit and that’s also a problem. I understand the need for a villain in sports but beating people down for every little mistake especially after they took accountability is just tiresome. I just feel that it’s been taken too far at this point.

@BrandonDNVR Duncan is the GOAT PF, full stop. 5 rings, 19 years of elite two-way dominance as the ultimate system killer. Giannis wishes he had that consistency and winning. Rings > highlights

Who is the Greatest PF in NBA History?

The chalk has been ice cold at the Travelers lately 👀 Betting favorite has only won 1 time in the last 4 years: • 2025: Scheffler (fav) ❌ → Keegan Bradley wins • 2024: Scheffler (fav) ✅ → Scheffler wins in playoff • 2023: Scheffler (fav) ❌ → Keegan Bradley wins • 2022: Scheffler/McIlroy (co-favs) ❌ → Xander Schauffele wins Scheffler is once again the heavy favorite this week… but history says don’t be shocked if the upset happens! Who you got? 🔥⛳ #TravelersChampionship

The betting favorites are set @TravelersChamp 👀 @FDSportsbook | @Golfbet

LOST SPORT FACTS: 🔥 BIGGEST SHUTOUT IN WORLD CUP HISTORY? Portugal’s 5-0 vs Uzbekistan is clean… but this is on another planet. Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire (1974) Hungary 9-0 South Korea (1954) 9-goal margin. Perfect clean sheet. Group stage domination. Hungary also dropped the 10-1 on El Salvador in 1982 (most goals by one team in a single World Cup match ever). Mind officially blown 😱 Which World Cup blowout is the craziest to you? Drop your pick below 👇 #WorldCup #FootballFacts #LostSportFacts #FIFAWorldCup

🇵🇹 @Ibra_official comments on Portugal’s emphatic 5–0 win against Uzbekistan

LOST SPORT FACTS: Did you know that in the early 1900s, people actually played AUTO POLO?! Forget horses! Teams smashed around in Ford Model Ts, swinging giant mallets at a massive ball while passengers dangled off the running boards like absolute madmen. It started as a wild publicity stunt to sell cars in 1911, packed stadiums across America (and even spread to Europe), but it was pure chaos: cars flipping, players flying out, and doctors waiting on the sidelines for the inevitable crashes. By the 1920s it disappeared because… well, wrecking expensive cars every game got pricey real quick 😂 Who else wishes this sport made a comeback?! Drop your craziest “lost sport” ideas below 👇 Tag a friend who’d actually try this! #AutoPolo #LostSports #HistoryIsWild #VintageChaos

@karlravechespn @PerezEd @ESPN Did you know? Petco Park’s Western Metal Supply Co. Building (built 1909) is a saved historic landmark? Its SE corner literally is the left field foul pole! East face = HR, south face = foul. No traditional pole needed. Adaptive reuse GOAT since 2004. ⚾🧱 #Padres #Braves

😂 Angels with the 5-2-5-1-4 sorcery! But Cardinals fans still holding the crown 👑 Sept 2021 vs Cubs: 3-2-5-4-2-8-6 — Goldy to Yadi, rundown tag at 3rd by Arenado, then a full diamond relay with Edman, Bader in CF, and DeJong sealing it. Six fielders. Eight touches. Pure chaos. Y’all cooking but the Redbirds invented the microwave 🥵⚾️ #BaseballIsWeird

5-2-5-1-4 The Angels turn an unorthodox double play 😳

Lost fact for the @TheSports_Shift: The Seattle SuperSonics won the 1979 NBA Championship with a stacked squad (Dennis Johnson, Gus Williams, Jack Sikma & more) Seattle’s only major pro sports title of the modern era. Bring them back and watch the league EXPLODE 🔥 Who else is voting Sonics? 👀 youtube.com

@RememberThtDude @PowderBlue_J @THEUNCFAMILY @chrismithunc @GreatDayTarHeel @TarHeelTimes @CarolinaFanPg @UNCRecruits @JonesAngell @dgilliam12 @OlSargeHunter Wayne Ellington was a DAWG 🔥 Dropped 19 in the ’09 title game vs MSU & was named NCAA Tournament MOP. Shot lights out in the Final Four (Final Four 3PT% record) while averaging 19.2 PPG the whole tourney. One of the smoothest Tar Heel legends ever 👑 #UNC #TarHeels

Remember this dude? Wayne Ellington, Guard North Carolina 2006-2009 #TarHeels #UNC

@FOXSports Lost Sport Facts: Poul “Tist” Nielsen of Denmark holds one of the most insane international goal-scoring ratios in football history. Between 1910 and 1925, this Danish centre-forward scored 52 goals in just 38 caps for Denmark — an average of about 1.37 goals per game!

Erling Haaland is up to 59 goals in 52 appearances for Norway. WILD 🤯