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- 1978
| Apr 09 | Brewers sweep Orioles 11-3, 16-3, & 13-5 (each with a grand slam). | Ref: 5 |
- 1994
| Oct 20 | Receiving all 28 first votes, Raul Mondesi (.306, 16, 56) is named the National League's Rookie of the Year. The Los Angeles rightfielder, who easily outdistanced John Hudek and Ryan Klesko, is the third consecutive Dodger to win the award. | Ref: 1 |
- 1995
| Jun 03 | Expo hurler Pedro Martinez hurls nine perfect innings against Padres before giving up a double to Bip Roberts in the bottom of tenth after Montreal had taken the lead. Mel Rojas saves the 1-0 gem. | Ref: 1 |
- 1999
| Nov 03 | In a nine-player deal, the Rangers trade super star Juan Gonzalez along with pitcher Danny Patterson and catcher Greg Zaun to the Tigers for pitchers Justin Thompson, Alan Webb and Francisco Cordero, outfielder Gabe Kapler, catcher Bill Haselman and infielder Frank Catalanotto. | Ref: 1 |
- 2000
| Jan 04 | The Colorado Rockies finalize Bell's first coaching staff: pitching coach Marcel Lachemann, batting coach Clint Hurdle, bench coach Toby Harrah, bullpen coach Fred Kendall, first-base coach Dallas Williams, third-base coach Rich Donnelly, senior advisor Dave Garcia and strength coach Brad Andress. | Ref: 86 |
| Jan 11 | Carlton Fisk, in his second year of eligibility, and Tony Perez, on his ninth try, are elected to the Hall of Fame. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 14 | The Cardinals third baseman Fernando Tatis and right-hander Britt Reames to the Expos for right-hander Dustin Hermanson and left-hander closer Steve Kline. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 14 | The Colorado Rockies GM O'Dowd brings RHP Masato Yoshii to Colorado, from the Mets for LHP Bobby M. Jones and RHP Lariel Gonzalez. | Ref: 86 |
| Jan 19 | Major league owners give the commissioner's office sweeping new powers. Bud Selig will be allowed to block trades and redistribute the wealth in order to restore competitive balance in baseball and under a unanimously adopted new constitution he can fine teams up to two million dollars. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 19 | The Colorado Rockies introduce additions to their uniforms, as well as an alternate purple jersey, alternate home uniform and purple-billed cap. | Ref: 86 |
| Jan 31 | Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker was suspended by baseball commissioner Bud Selig for disparaging foreigners, homosexuals and minorities in a Sports Illustrated interview. | Ref: 70 |
| Feb 03 | The Florida Marlins announce a continued focus on the Bicentennial site in downtown Miami as the possible location for a new baseball-only ballpark. The team hosts a design charrette to further address concerns relating to the location of the ballpark and begins to develop a site plan that addresses or mitigates core community concerns. | Ref: 86 |
| Feb 09 | The Reds send four players, pitcher Brett Tomko, outfielder Mike Cameron and two minor leaguers to the Mariners and agree to a contract extension to obtain Seattle's superstar Ken Griffey Jr. Junior's nine-year $116.5 million contract is the richest package in baseball history, but in the current market is considered quite a bargain. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 10 | In what may be the most significant and influential trade in the history of the organization, the Cincinnati Reds acquire OF Ken Griffey Jr. from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for RHP Brett Tomko, OF Mike Cameron and minor-leaguers Antonio Perez and Jake Meyer. Griffey, a perenial All-Star and future Hall-of-Famer, returns to his childhood home, and joins his father, Ken Sr., as a member of the Reds. | Ref: 86 |
| Feb 21 | Denying the acquisition of Ken Griffey, Jr. as the reason, the Reds announce the team has dropped its ban on earrings. Players have worn them in the clubhouse, but weren't allowed on the field with them. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 23 | Cub manager Don Baylor names four captains including first baseman Mark Grace, right fielder Sammy Sosa, pitcher Kevin Tapani and reliever Rick Aguilera. The quartet will be the Cubs first captains since the 1960s and early 1970s when Ron Santo held the position. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 28 | NY Yankee designated hitter Darryl Strawberry is suspended for one-year by Commissioner Bud Selig for testing positive for cocaine. | |
| Feb 29 | After being suspended yesterday by major league baseball for one year for testing positive for the use cocaine, Yankee outfielder/DH Darryl Strawberry is invited to join the Newark Bears during the suspension. The New Jersey franchise, which is a member of the South Atlantic Independent League, is located near the slugger's Fort Lee home. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 01 | David Dombrowski is named the third President in The Florida Marlins history, becoming President and General Manager. | Ref: 86 |
| Mar 04 | The Florida Marlins announce their funding plan for a new, state-of-the-art, retractable roof ballpark in Downtown Miami. A key component of the proposed plan is the establishment of an independent "trust," empowered to initiate a tax referendum. The legislation allows the right of self-determination for the citizens of Miami-Dade County by assuring that the plan can only be implemented by the vote of the people. | Ref: 86 |
| Mar 15 | In spring training action, Red Sox star Pedro Martinez and five relievers combined on a perfect exhibition game beating the Blue Jays, 5-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 18 | After acquiring Jesse Orosco from the Orioles in a December trade, the Mets send the veteran left-hander to the Cardinals for utility player Joe McEwing. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 26 | In 17.6 seconds the Kingdome is demolished into a mound of rubble over 65 feet high thanks to 21.6 miles of detonation cord and 5,800 holes filled with gelatin dynamite. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 30 | The New York Yankees and the Houston Astros play the first game in the new Enron Field, in exhibition. | Ref: 35 |
| Mar 30 | The New York Yankees and the Houston Astros play the first game in the new Enron Field, in exhibition. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 05 | The Florida Marlins announce they will no longer pursue a Cruise Passenger Surcharge as part of their financing plan for a new ballpark after Florida Governor Jeb Bush states his opposition to the proposal. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 07 | Devil Rays retire uniform No. 12 in honor of Wade Boggs. Although the former Red Sox and Yankee third baseman only spent just two years with Tampa Bay, he hit the franchise's first HR and became he 23rd member of the 3,000-hit club as a member of the team. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 07 | In 15 games, a record total of 57 home runs are hit in the major leagues two more than the August 13, 1999 mark established in 17 games; 36 AL homers sets the record for a league in one day, surpassing the previous mark by 6. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 07 | The Astros play a regular-season game outdoors in Houston for the first time since 1965 as Houston opens Enron Field with a 6-1 loss to the Phillies. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 07 | Berley W. Visgar is sentenced to 90 days in jail and is fined $1,000 by Circuit Judge Michael Brennan for going on County Stadium's field last season and jumping onto the back of Astros' outfielder Bill Spiers. Although Visgar has no prior criminal record, the judge believes a harsh sentence will hopefully stop fans from similar actions in the future. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 07 | The Tampa Bay Devil Rays host the Cleveland Indians at Tropicana Field. It is the first professional baseball game played on Field Turf, artificial grass that has all the characteristics of natural grass. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 08 | Kenny Rogers has his 19-game home winning streak snapped as Blue Jay David Wells pitches a nine-hit complete game shutout beating Texas, 4-0. Rogers' streak, compiled with the Yankees, A's, Mets and Rangers, is the third-longest in major league history. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 09 | The Twins beat the Royals, 13-7, as both teams each hit three consecutive home runs in the same game for the first time in major league history. Ron Coomer, Jacque Jones and Matt Lecroy connect consecutively in the sixth for Minnesota and Carlos Beltran, Jermaine Dye and Hector Carrasco go back-to-back-to-back for Kansas City. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 09 | Indian first baseman Jim Thome strikes out five times to tie a major league record. Cleveland prevails posting a 17-4 victory over the Devil Rays. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 10 | On his father¹s 50th birthday, Ken Griffey Jr. becomes the youngest player (30 years, 141 days) to hit 400 career homers beating Jimmie Foxx¹s previous mark (30 years, 248 days old). | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 11 | The Detroit Tigers first are welcomed into their new home, Comerica Park. Opening Day saw 34º weather, a sold-out crowd, and a 5-2 win against Seattle. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 15 | In the 2,800th game of his career, Oriole infielder Cal Ripken lines a base hit to center off the Twins Hector Carrasco to become the 24th major leaguer to reach the 3,000 career hit milestone; the single also makes him only the seventh player to get 3,000 hits and 400 home runs in major league history. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 16 | Indian starter Chuck Finley, who was already the only pitcher to strike out four batters in one inning twice, does it for the third time as the southpaw strikes out Tom Evans, Royce Clayton, Chad Curtis (who takes first on a passed ball) and Rafael Palmeiro in the third inning; Finley beats the Rangers 2-1 with the help of back-to-back ninth-inning homers from Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome . | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 18 | The Angels' Adam Kennedy ties a franchise mark with eight RBIs thanks to a single, triple and HR as Anaheim beats the Blue Jays,16-10. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 18 | After serving a 12-game suspension for making disrespectful comments about minorities, John Rocker pitches a scoreless ninth inning against the Phillies in 4-3, 12-inning home victory. The outspoken Braves' reliever is given a standing ovation as he enters the game. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 18 | During the Angel's 16-10 victory over the Blue Jays, a SkyDome promotion becomes a bit too frank as fans get hit with bits of hot dogs when the wieners fall apart after being shot from the 'Hot Dog Blaster'. Undaunted by the fall out, promoters continue to propel the missles even though the hot dogs repeatedly splatter the onlookers; the Angels' Adam Kennedy ties a franchise mark contributing eight RBIs thanks to a single, triple and a HR in the effort. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 19 | Veteran hurler Orel Hershiser ties a major league mark, equaled by 19 others, hitting 4 batters in one game. Astro Richard Hidalgo also ties a modern major league record by getting hit three times in a game, twice by Hershiser and a third time by Dodger reliever Matt Herges. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 21 | In Cincinnati, the Dodger/Red game is delayed for 27 minutes due to the umpires' equipment being accidentally been shipped to New York. Replacement gear is secured from a downtown store but due to heavy traffic a police escort is needed to get the goods to Cinergy Field. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 22 | Homers by Mark McGwire and Fernando Tatis help to establishes an NL record for the most team HRs in April as the Cardinals go yard 42 times. The Braves had hit 41 home runs in April of 1998. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 22 | Angels Mo Vaughn, Tim Salmon and Troy Glaus all go deep in the fourth inning against Devil Rays' hurler Dwight Gooden, and then they again all homer off Roberto Hernandez in the ninth. It is the first time in major league history that the same three players homered in the same inning twice in a game. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 23 | In a 10-7 victory over the Blue Jays, Yankees Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada become the first teammates to have each homered from both sides of the plate in the same game. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 23 | The Dodgers sweep the Reds to notched their 1,000th over the Reds, baseball oldest professional franchise. Since 1970, Los Angeles is the only NL franchise to play over .500 ball (120-115) in Cincinnati. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 23 | Two separate brawls break out in a game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox over players being hit by pitches. It started when Detroit third baseman Dean Palmer charged the mound after being hit by a Jim Parque pitch. Parque is suspended for 3 games, Palmer 8 games. Eleven players are ejected from the game. Ultimately 16 players will be suspended for 82 games. | Ref: 9 |
| Apr 25 | Honoring the work stoppage called by Cuban-Americans work stoppage over the Elian Gonzalez situation, Marlins Alex Fernandez, Vladimir Nunez, Michael Tejera and Mike Lowell, DevilRays¹ Jose Canseco and Mets¹ Rey Ordonez and Cookie Rojas do not participate in major league action. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 26 | The St. Louis Cardinals set a major league record by hitting 50 home runs in April. Homers by pitcher Rick Ankiel, Jim Edmonds and Fernando Tatis in the 7-0 victory over the Brewers help to break the mark established by the 1997 Indians with 49. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 26 | Expo outfielder Vladimir Guerrero's 100th career home run helps Montreal beat Colorado, 9-2. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 27 | Former Brewer Jose Valentin hits for the cycle helping his new team, the Chicago White Sox, defeat the Orioles, 13-4; In Milwaukee, Valetin¹s home for the past eight seasons, a player is awarded a Harley-Davidson motorcycle for hitting for the cycle. (In exactly one one month, he'll miss being the first AL player to hit for the cycle twice in one season by not getting a single). | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 27 | Sixteen players of the Tigers and White Sox are suspended for a total of 82 games for participating in two brawls at Comiskey Park five days ago making it the most severe punishment ever given for a bench-clearing incident. Both managers, Phil Garner and Jerry Manuel, are suspended for eight games each. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 29 | The Pirates and Reds combine to tie a major league record in Cincinnati's 6-5 victory by hitting a total of five sacrifice flies. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 29 | For the first time in seven tries, the Giants win at Pacific Bell Park as San Francisco becomes the first franchise to lose six games to start a season in a newly constructed ballpark. Barry Bonds' eighth inning HR proves to be the difference in a 2-1 victory over the Expos. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 30 | Diamondback hurler Randy Johnson beats the Cubs, 6-0 becoming only the third pitcher baseball history to win six games in April. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 30 | Cardinals Mark McGwire and Jim Edmonds go deep helping St. Louis finished the month of April with 55 home runs tying 1947 NY Giants for most NL team homers hit in a month. | Ref: 1 |
| May 01 | With the help of a Quilvio Veras homer, the Braves establish a franchise-record 14th straight victory beating the Dodgers, 2-1. | Ref: 1 |
| May 01 | San Francisco's left fielder Barry Bonds becomes the first player to hit a ball into San Francisco Bay (McCovey's Cove); the first 'splashdown' home run at Pacific Bell Park helps the Giants to beat the Mets, 10-3. | Ref: 1 |
| May 02 | With his reconstructed elbow, Cubs' Kerry Wood throws in a game for the first time in nearly 19 months, giving up one run and three hits in six innings in an 11-1 rout of the Astros. | Ref: 1 |
| May 05 | Former Dodger skipper Tommy Lasorda is named manager of the United States' Olympic baseball team. The Hall of Fame pilot won four NL pennants and two World Series titles with Los Angeles. | Ref: 1 |
| May 05 | Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire hits the longest home run in the 30-year history of Riverfront/Cinergy Field, but the 473-foot shot isn't enough as Ken Griffey Jr.'s homer leads the Reds past St. Louis, 3-2. | Ref: 1 |
| May 05 | For the first time in team history, the Rangers overcome an eight-run deficit beating the A's, 17-16. The teams tie (Red Sox and A's June 29, 1950) an American League record as 18 players score, including every starter. | Ref: 1 |
| May 11 | Manny Ramirez's tags a first-inning grand slam and adds a two-run homer in the sixth leading the Indians to a 16-0 rout of the Royals. The victory, which stops Kansas City's winning streak at five games, is Cleveland's most lopsided shut out in 45 years when the Tribe beat Tribe beat the Red Sox 19-0. | Ref: 1 |
| May 11 | At the age of 37, Joe Strong becomes the oldest player to make his big-league debut since Diomedes Olivo pitched for the Pirates in 1960 as a 41-year old. The 'seasoned' rookie throws 1 1/3 hitless innings and gets to witness a triple play in his first major league game. | Ref: 1 |
| May 11 | Beating the Cubs, 14-8, it takes the Brewers four hours and twenty-two minutes to play a regulation nine-inning game. The time breaks the National League record and ties the mark set by the Orioles and Yankees on September 5, 1997 for the longest non-extra inning game ever played. | Ref: 1 |
| May 13 | A day after failing to hustle, turning a likely double into a single, a disgruntled Rickey Henderson is let go by the Mets. The 41-year old stolen base leader is batting .219 with no homers and two RBIs at the time of his release. | Ref: 1 |
| May 13 | Diamondback pitcher Todd Stottlemyre wins the 136th game of his career making the Stottlemyres the first father and son to combine for 300 wins. The Diamondback pitcher plans to give game ball to dad, Mel, who began chemotherapy early this season for bone marrow cancer. | Ref: 1 |
| May 14 | Although Sammy Sosa gets five hits, Henry Rodriquez drives in seven runs and Eric Young steals five bases, the Cubs still manage to lose to the Expos, 16-15. Young¹s accomplishment on the bases is the most by a Cubs player since 1881 when George Gore stole seven bases. | Ref: 1 |
| May 16 | At Wrigley Field in the ninth inning, after a fan steals Los Angeles¹ catcher Chad Kreuter's hat and hits him in the back of the head, several Dodgers go into the stands and get into fights with the fans. When the melee ends, several fans are arrested as the game is delayed nearly ten minutes, and there is litter all over the field | Ref: 1 |
| May 17 | Recently released by the Mets, Rickey Henderson reaches an agreement to play with Mariners. | Ref: 1 |
| May 18 | Mark McGuire hits home run #539 passing Mickey Mantle on the all-time list. He also passes Willie Mays with the most multi-home run games with 64, second only to Babe Ruth's 72. (CNN, 5/19/2000) | Ref: 9 |
| May 18 | In a 6-2 loss to the Padres, the Marlins steal 10 bases one shy of the NL record. | Ref: 1 |
| May 19 | In the park's last year, Jason Kendall became the first Pirate to hit for the cycle in Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh backstop has a two-run homer in the first, a single in the second, a double in the third and a two-run triple in the eighth to join Giant Jeff Kent (1999) as the only player to accomplish the feat in the stadium's 31-year history. | Ref: 1 |
| May 20 | In his initial at-bat for the Mariners, recently acquired Rickey Henderson hits his record 76th career leadoff home run against the Devil Rays. | Ref: 1 |
| May 21 | Major League Baseball has its first six grand-slam day less than one year after establishing the mark with 5. Angel Garret Anderson, Giant J.T. Snow, Phillie Brian Hunter, A's Jason Giambi and Dodgers Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green all contributed to the record. The NL also set a record with four of the six base-loaded homers. | Ref: 1 |
| May 22 | Scoring seven times in the ninth, the Brewers make their biggest comeback in franchise history knoting the score at 9 before only 3,913 fans at County Stadium. Jose Hernandez's solo homer in the next inning completes the come-from-behind victory as Milwaukee beats the Astros, 10-9. | Ref: 1 |
| May 23 | Joining Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, Seattle's Rickey Henderson draws his 2,000th career walk becoming only the third player in baseball history to reach the milestone. | Ref: 1 |
| May 24 | Shawn Estes pitches a seven-hitter and becomes the first Giants pitcher in 51 years (Monte Kennedy-1949) to hit a grand slam enroute to handing the Expos their worst defeat in franchise history, 18-0. He just misses joining Tony Cloninger as the only major league pitcher to hit two slams in a game. | Ref: 1 |
| May 24 | Mark McGwire becomes the fastest player to hit 20 HRs in one season reaching the mark in 35 games, six less than Mickey Mantle (1956) and his own record (1998). | Ref: 1 |
| May 24 | Sixteen Dodgers' players and three coaches are suspended by the commissioner's office for going into the stands during the Wrigley Field scuffle with fans on May 16. The suspensions totaling 60 games for players and 24 games for coaches is the harshest penalty ever handed down by major league baseball. | Ref: 1 |
| May 25 | The Devil Rays released Doc Gooden (2-3, 6.63). The former Cy Young Award winner was acquired from the Houston Astros on April 13 for cash considerations giving him a chance to pitch for his hometown team. | Ref: 1 |
| May 26 | At Yankee Stadium, a fan falls from the upper deck and remains motionless on the screen behind home plate for about five minutes while the game is delayed against the Red Sox. The 24-year old man suddenly sits up and raises both arms high before being arrested on a disorderly conduct charge. | Ref: 1 |
| May 27 | The Cardinals pay tribute to Dizzy Dean by dedicating a statue of the Hall of Famer hurler by sculptor Harry Weber outside Busch Stadium. The colorful character joins Enos Slaughter, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Stan Musial, and Red Schoendienst to honored in such a manner. | Ref: 1 |
| May 27 | The Reds retire the No. 24 jersey worn by Hall of Famer Tony Perez making it just the sixth to be retired by the oldest professional baseball organization. The former first baseman and manager joins Fred Hutchinson (1), Johnny Bench (5), Joe Morgan (8), Ted Kluszewski (18) and Frank Robinson (20) to be honored in such a manner. Ken Griffey Jr. after being acquired by the Reds in the off season agrees to switch his uniform number from 24 to 30, the number worn by his father as a member of the Big Red Machine. | Ref: 1 |
| May 28 | The Diamondbacks team-record 11-game home winning streak is halted by the Brewers,4-3. Marquis Grissom's RBI single in the 11th inning is the difference. | Ref: 1 |
| May 28 | Homering in their 15th straight game, the Astros set a team record in a 4-3 victory over the Braves. Ken Caminiti and Lance Berkman each go deep helping Houston to establish the record. | Ref: 1 |
| May 28 | The Angels, for the first time in franchise history, hit four home runs in one inning. Anaheim goes yard four times in the fifth inning with Darin Erstad, Mo Vaughn, Tim Salmon and Garret Anderson supplying the fireworks in the 11-4 victory. | Ref: 1 |
| May 29 | At Yankee Stadium, Randy Velarde completes the tenth unassisted triple play in major league history. With runners on first and second Shane Spencer hits a line drive to the A's second baseman who catches the ball, tags out Jorge Posada coming from first base and steps on second tripling up Tino Martinez who took off for third to complete the rare event. | Ref: 1 |
| May 29 | At the age of 104, Fred Roberts, the oldest living Dodger fan, makes his first visit to Dodger Stadium. Wearing a jersey with the number 104, the World War I veteran cheers as Sean Green's sixth inning grand slam helps to beat Al Leiter and the Mets, 4-1. | Ref: 1 |
| May 31 | The Arizona Diamondbacks turn the first triple play in club history in the fifth inning of their game against the St. Louis Cardinals with Mark McGwire at the plate. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 01 | As owners struggle over realignment, the players' association suggest a simpler plan which only moves the Astros from the NL Central to the AL West thus creating two 15-team leagues. The owners' ideas would have the newest franchises, Devil Rays and Diamondbacks, switching leagues, the elimination of the NL wild-card, and AL Central consisting of six-teams to go along with five divisions with only four teams. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 02 | With the Tigers visiting Wrigley Field for the first time since the 1945 World Series, Cub reliever Rick Aguilera pitches a perfect ninth inning for his 300th save to nail down a 2-0 Chicago victory | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 02 | For the first time a major league team chooses to honor a hero from a different sport as the Montreal Expos will wear Maurice Richard's uniform number (9) on their jerseys to honor the late Montreal Canadians star. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 02 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays first baseman Fred McGriff becomes the 31st player in Major League history to reach 400 career home runs, homering off New York's Glendon Rusch at Shea Stadium. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 04 | Esteban Yan of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays hits a home run in his first major league at bat on the first pitch. | Ref: 12 |
| Jun 05 | For the first time, the Florida Marlins have the first overall pick in the first-year player draft and select first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, a 16-year-old native of Bonita, California. The Eastlake High School product agrees to terms with the Marlins that day. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 06 | Thanks to the Angels' video crew playing a clip from the 1994 movie "Ace Ventura, Pet Detective" on the JumboTron, the Rally Monkey is born. The Anaheim Angels were losing to the San Francisco Giants. With the words "Rally Monkey" superimposed over a monkey jumping up and down in the Jim Carrey movie, the crowd goes wild as Anaheim scores two runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Giants, 6-5. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 13 | Los Angeles Dodger Eric Karros blasts the 229th home run of his career and became the Los Angeles Dodgers All-Time Home Run King, passing Ron Cey. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 18 | In a 19-2 rout of the Diamondbacks, it takes only first four innings for Mike Lansing to hit for the cycle getting a triple in the first, a two-run homer in the second, a double in the third and a single in the fourth. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 18 | The A's slam the Royals, 21-3, as every player in the Oakland starting lineup has at least one hit, one RBI and scores a minimum of one run; the 18-run difference is largest margin of victory for the A's and the largest margin of defeat for the Royals in the team's respective histories. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 21 | The Florida Legislature passes a bill that creates a nine-member Community Improvement Authority in Miami-Dade County to study ways to finance a new ballpark. Two of the members are to be appointed by the Governor, three by the County Commission, two by the City Commission and one each by the Mayors of Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 26 | After hitting 35 home runs in 53 minor league games, Arizona Diamondback Alex Cabrera makes his big league debut and homers as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning. He becomes the 78th player in baseball history to homer in his first career at bat. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 28 | Jeff Cirillo hits three homers, doubles, drives in six runs and scores five times as the Rockies beat the Giants, 17-13. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 28 | The Rockies draw their 20 millionth fan to one ballpark faster than any other team in major league history. Taking less than six years, Colorado eclipses the Dodgers' mark of taking nine years in two stadiums to reach the milestone. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 29 | On his much awaited return to Shea Stadium, John Rocker pitches a perfect eighth inning in front of 46,998 booing fans helping the Braves to stop the Mets' winning streak at seven, 6-4. Prior to the game the Atlanta reliever read a statement apologizing for his inappropriate comments about New Yorkers which appeared in the off season in Sports Illustrated. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 29 | After trying to get Juan Gonzales and Sammy Sosa to bolster their failing offense, the Yankees acquire David Justice from the Indians for Ricky Ledee and two players to be named later. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 30 | Trailing 8-2 with two outs in the eighth-inning, Mike Piazza's tie-breaking three-run homer completes a 10-run miracle comeback as Mets stun the Braves, 11-8. Nine of the runs were driven in with two outs and the 10 runs equals the most ever scored in an inning by the Mets. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 01 | On the country's 133rd birthday, a Canada Day pitching match up features a pair of Canadian starters in Montreal as Marlin Ryan Dempster, a native of British Columbia defeats Mike Johnson of Edmonton and the Expos, 6-5. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 01 | Whitey Herzog, the winningest manager in franchise's history, and Willie Wilson, an speedy outfielder who was an offensive spark plug, become members of the Kansas City Royals' Hall of Fame. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 01 | BARK, Baseball Aquatic Retrieval Korps debut at Pac Bell. Six Portuguese water dogs will be used to retrieve Splashdown home runs which land in McCovey's Cove. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 02 | After hitting two home runs in 2-1 victory over the Expos, Marlin outfielder Mark Smith becomes a hero for the second time this day when he pulls a man from a smoke-filled car minutes before the car explodes. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 02 | At Shea Stadium, Met fan Gregory Sweeney is arrested and charged with reckless endangerment after he throws a ball back onto the field which John Rocker had tossed into the stands. In a few day later, the 26-year old Brooklyn man will be exonerated as Queens District Attorney Richard Brown concludes Mr. Sweeney had no criminal intent and was doing nothing more than following a baseball tradition of returning an unsolicited and unwanted souvenir. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 04 | Becoming only the third player in Cardinal history to homer in his first career at-bat, Keith McDonald pinch hits a home run in a 14-3 victory over the Reds. Eddie Morgan [1936] and Wally Moon [1954] are the only other Redbirds to accomplish the feat. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 05 | In 12-9 comeback victory over the Astros, Luis Gonzalez becomes the first Diamondback to hit for the cycle. The Arizona outfielder doubled in the first inning, singled in the third, tripled in the eighth and homered in the ninth to accomplish the feat. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 06 | Homering off of Reds' hurler Osvaldo Fernandez, Cardinals' Keith McDonald becomes only the second player in history to hit a homer in his first two major league at-bats. Bob Nieman of the St. Louis Browns is the other player to accomplish the feat (9/14/51). | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 07 | Drawing one of its largest crowds, the Butte Copper Kings newest promotion, 'John Rocker Awareness Night' is a huge success as the Angel farm club of the Pioneer League offers free admission to anyone belonging to a group insulted by the Atlanta reliever in his Sports Illustrated interview. The 672 fans in attendance include single moms with multiple children, people with purple hair, 'foreigners', as well as people with alternative life styles. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 08 | Drawing one of its largest crowds, the Butte Copper Kings newest promotion, 'John Rocker Awareness Night' is a huge success as the Angel farm club of the Pioneer League offers free admission to anyone belonging to a group insulted by the Atlanta reliever in his Sports Illustrated interview. The 672 fans in attendance include single moms with multiple children, people with purple hair, 'foreigners', as well as people with alternative life styles. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 08 | The Yankees sweep their cross-town rivals in the first double-ballpark doubleheader since 1903 with identical scores, 4-2 in an afternoon tilt at Shea and 4-2 in an evening contest at Yankee Stadium. It proves to be quite an interesting day in New York as Mike Piazza is hospitalized after being beaned by Roger Clemens, Dwight Gooden gets first Shea win since 1994 and a bizarre obstruction call on Mets' first baseman Todd Zielle causes the first game to be played under protest. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 08 | After Jose Cruz Jr. hits #20 in a 6-3 win over the Expos, the Blue Jays become the first team in major league history to have four batters to hit 20 or more homers before the All-Star break. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 11 | At Turner Field, the AL beats the National League, 6-3, in the 71st All-Star contest, dubbed the All Scar game due to the many stars absent from the both lineups because of injuries. Yankees' shortstop Derek Jeter and Braves' third baseman Chipper Jones provide the offensive punch with both going 3-for-3. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 12 | In a six-player deal, the Reds trade Denny Neagle ( 8-2, 3.52) and outfielder Mike Frank to the Yankees for minor league third baseman Drew Henson, outfielder Jackson Melian and pitchers Brian Reith and Ed Yarnall. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 12 | The Phillies trade hurler Andy Ashby, 33, to the Braves for pitcher Bruce Chen and Jimmy Osting. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 14 | John Olerud has a game-tying double disallowed because first base umpire Jim Wolf had called time, but then the Mariners' first baseman hits a three-run homer helping Seattle to beat the Padres, 7-5. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 14 | Major League owners decide to return to playing an unbalanced schedule (teams play more games against teams in their own division) rather than the presently used balanced schedule (play approximately the same number of games against all teams within the league). The American League has used to a balanced schedule since 1977 and the National League started in 1993. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 14 | A report presented to owners, The Commissioner's Initiative: Women and Baseball, finds women make up 46 percent of the average crowd at a big league game and urges major league franchises to make more of an effort to market to women patrons. According to the same report forty-three percent of women could not name a player on their home team's roster. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 16 | The Twins are looking into the possibility of playing a home series outdoors in a temporary stadium next season. The move away from the Metrodome would require approval of major league baseball, the players' association, the opponents, broadcast affiliates and the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 17 | On the first pitch he ever sees in the major leagues, Chris Richard homers helping the Cardinals defeat the Twins, 8-3. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 18 | Royals' outfielder Johnny Damon's has a career-high five hits, including four doubles which ties a major league mark as KS City beats the Cubs, 12-4. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 21 | Thanks to Harold Baines' four hits, the Orioles halt its 20-game Canadian losing streak defeating the Blue Jays, 9-5. It is Baltimore's first victory north of the border since June 13, 1998. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 22 | The Ranger-Mariner game is delayed by rain due to Safeco Field's retractable roof failing to close. The contest is continued after 54-minutes giving the roof time to overcome its electrical problem and providing the groundskeepers an opportunity to dry the field. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 23 | The Big Red Machine rolls into Cooperstown delivering first baseman Tony Perez, manager Sparky Anderson and Reds announcer Marty Brennaman into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with 1975 Red Sox World Series rival Carlton Fisk; also enshrined were 19th century Cincinnati second basemanBid McPhee and Negro League star 'Turkey' Stearnes. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 23 | Joining his grandfather Gus and father Buddy, Reds' third baseman Mike Bell becomes part of the first three-generation family to play for the same team. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 23 | The Astros hit four homers off Cardinal hurler Andy Benes to tie the major league record for homers allowed by one pitcher in an inning. The second inning uprising help Houston set a team record for homers in one inning and tie a team record with six home runs for the game. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 23 | After rejecting a trade to the Mets, Reds' All-Star shortstop Barry Larkin agrees three-year, $27 million contract extension that will keep him Cincinnati until 2003. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 24 | Ivan Rodriguez (.347, 27, 83) breaks his thumb as it is struck by Mo Vaughn's bat on a swinging third strike as the AL MVP attempts to throw out a runner stealing to second base. The TX Rangers' all-star catcher will miss the rest of the season. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 26 | The Phillies send their number one starter, Curt Schilling to Arizona for first baseman-outfielder Travis Lee and pitchers Omar Daal, Vicente Padilla and Nelson Figueroa. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 27 | The Rockies and Red Sox complete a seven-player trade. The Red Sox receive pitchers Rolando Arrojo and Rick Croushore, infielder Mike Lansing and an undisclosed amount of cash for second baseman Jeff Frye and pitchers Brian Rose and John Wasdinas well as minor league pitcher Jeff Taglienti. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 27 | Toronto skipper Jim Fregosi wins his 1,000th game as a big league manager as the Blue Jays beat the Mariners, 7-2. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 28 | Unable to win in four months, David Cone is sent to the team's minor league camp in Tampa by Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Cone will be under supervision of Billy Connors, the Yankees vice president of player personnel. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 28 | The Mets' have a busy day on the trading block as they obtain Oriole shortstop Mike Bordick for utility players Melvin Mora and Mike Kinkade and minor pitchers Lesli Brea and Pat Gorman. A few hours later Mets complete a four-player deal with the Devil Rays receiving reliever Rick White and outfielder Bubba Trammell in exchange for minor leaguers Jason Tyner and Paul Wilson. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 29 | Recently acquired Mets make a good first impression as Mike Bordick goes 2-for-3, including a homer on the first pitch he sees as a Met and Rick White pitches a scoreless inning to get the win; the other newcomer, Bubba Trammell, who doesn't play today, will homer in his first at-bat as a Met tomorrow. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 29 | The Brewers hold Bob Wickman All-Star Poster Night a day after the team trades their All-Star reliever to the Indians. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 29 | The White Sox trade catcher Brook Fordyce and three minor league pitchers to the Orioles for catcher Charles Johnson and designated hitter Harold Baines. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 01 | In a 10-0 victory, Mike Mussina strikes out a club-record 15 batters as he keeps the Twins hitless through six innings and finishes the game with his third career one-hitter. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 01 | Craig Biggio, 34, tears the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his knee during a collision with Marlin outfielder Preston Wilson and will miss the rest of the season. This marks the first time the Astros' second baseman has ever been on the disabled list in his 13-year career. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 03 | Sonoma County Crushers Kevin Mitchell is expelled for the rest of the season from the independent Western Baseball League for punching the owner of an opposing team. The former National League MVP allegedly hit Solano Steelheads owner Bruce Portner, who had come on the field after a brawl caused by a pitch thrown a pitch behind Mitchell had ended. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 04 | Joining Dave Kingman Frank Huelsman, Willis Hudlin, Paul Lehner, Wes Covington, Ted Gray and Mike Kilkenny, Dave Martinez ties a major league record as he appears for his fourth team in a season. In the past four months the veteran outfielder/first baseman has played for the Devil Rays, Cubs, Rangers and now the Blue Jays. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 04 | With 32 home games remaining, the Astros, who moved from the pitcher-friendly Astrodome to homer-haven Enron Field this season, set a franchise-record already hitting 83 homers at home this season | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 05 | Sammy Sosa becomes the first Cubs' player to reach 100 RBIs six consecutive times. Hack Wilson did it for five straight seasons from 1926-30. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 07 | The Yankees claim Jose Canseco off waivers from the Devil Rays. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 08 | Cubs hurler Phil Norton becomes the 18th pitcher in major league history to give up four homers in one inning as the Dodgers win the game, 7-5. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 08 | In the top of the ninth, A's closer Jason Isringhausen throws just two pitches and the Yankees go from losing 3-2 to winning 4-3 thanks to back-to-back home runs by Bernie Williams and David Justice. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 10 | Hudson Valley righthander Doug Waechter throws the first 9-inning no-hitter in the history of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization. Waechter beats Pittsfield (Mets) at Hudson Valley. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 10 | Winning for the first time in 16 starts, David Cone ends the worst slump of his career as the Yankees beat the A's, 12-6. Newly acquired Jose Canseco hits a three-run homer into the upper deck to help Cone stop the skid. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 12 | Tim Raines is inducted into the Expos' Hall of Fame. The 21-year veteran outfielder, who is fifth on the all-time career steals with 807, broke in with Montreal in 1979 and made National League All-Star team from 1981-1987. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 13 | Mike Sweeney becomes the fastest Royal player ever to reach 100 RBIs when he goes deep helping Kansas City defeat the Orioles, 10-5. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 13 | Astros' first baseman Jeff Bagwell goes 4-for-5 and drives in a club-record seven runs as Houston drubs the Phillies,14-7. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 15 | Club owner Ted Turner and two-time National League MVP Dale Murphy are inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame joining Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Phil Niekro and Warren Spahn. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 16 | With six homers for the second time in four days, the Astros set a National League record 18 home runs in the last four games as they edge the Pirates, 11-10 at home run friendly Enron Field . | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 18 | After beating out a potential double play ball to prolong a five-run ninth inning rally which ties the game, Angel flycatcher Darin Erstad makes a 10th inning game-saving catch and follows it with a game-winning homer in the 11th to beat Yankees, 9-8. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 20 | The winningest pitcher in franchise history is honored by the Yankees during Whitey Ford Day ceremonies at Yankee Stadium. The crafty lefty holds the team record for victories (236) , innings pitched | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 22 | Hitting a solo blast and a three-run round tripper during a nine-run sixth inning of a 14-6 victory over the Expos, Dodger first baseman Eric Karros becomes the first player in the 111-year franchise history to hit two homers in an inning. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 22 | Working a scoreless 12th in a 7-6 victory over the Braves, Rockies' catcher Brent Mayne becomes the first position player to be a winning pitcher since 1968 when outfielder Rocky Colavito, as a Yankee, homered and threw 2 2/3 shutout innings against his former teammates helping the Bronx Bombers to beat the Tigers. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 22 | Reds' outfielder Alex Ochoa helps to set a major league record by hitting the 142nd grand slam of the season. The Cincinnatti's outfielder first career bases-full homer eclipses the previous mark of 141 grand slams established in 1996. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 22 | Against the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodger Eric Karros sent two more round trippers out of the park - in the same inning, becoming the first Dodger in franchise history to accomplish such a feat. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 23 | At Comerica Park, fans flee their seats as swarms of small insects invade the stands during the first inning. The six-legged pests did not affect the players, and the game continues uninterrupted with the Tigers edging the Mariners, 6-5. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 23 | Team president Bob Graziano apologizes to a female couple who were asked to leave Dodger Stadium on August 8th because the two shared a kiss during a game. The pair felt the action of the eight security guards was discriminatory because the couple's friends, a man and a woman, also kissed but were not ejected. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 24 | In his fifth rehabilitation start in the minors, Devil Rays' 26-year old pitcher Tony Saunders left arm breaks again throwing a wild pitch. The Devil Ray southpaw first broke his left humerus on May 26, 1999 throwing a 3-2 pitch in a game against Rangers at Tropicana Field. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 28 | The players' association has exercised its option to extend the collective bargaining agreement ensuring labor peace through October 31, 2001. The expected move comes as no surprise as the players appear to be happy with the November 1996 deal, but the owners have expressed concerns the present CBA has widened the talent gap between the high and low-revenue markets due to escalating salaries. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 30 | In a 9-4 comeback victory over the Blue Jays, Angel outfielder Darin Erstad goes 3-for-5 reaching the 200-hit plateau quicker than any other player in 65 years. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 30 | As Braves come to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning trailing the Reds, 4-2, a power spike causes most of the lights to go out at Turner Field causing a 12-minute delay. As the Atlanta crowd waits for play to resume it is treated to a rendition of the song, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" . | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 30 | On a night when every player in the Astros' starting lineup gets a hit, reserve catcher Tony Eusebio's hitting streak ends at 24 games establishing a new Houston team record. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 30 | Earning his 1,600th victory, Braves' manager Bobby Cox passes former Dodger skipper,Tommy Lasorda, on the career list for most managerial victories. His 5-2 victory over the Reds puts him 14th on the all-time list. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 30 | With the exception of hitting his first batter and giving up an opposite field leadoff single in the ninth, Pedro Martinez is nearly perfect in Boston's win over the Devil Rays, 8-0. The brawl-filled contest features five fights with eight Devil Rays (five players, the manager and two coaches) being ejected and Carl Everett needing a single to hit for the cycle but homers for the second time. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 31 | The Red Sox trade two minor league pitchers to the Reds for Dante Bichette. The 36-year-old veteran outfielder will be the designated hitter for his new team. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 01 | Rogers Communications Inc. purchases 80% of the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club with Labatt's maintaining 20% interest, while CIBC relinquishes it's 10% share. Paul Godrey is named President and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 01 | In an unusual play, the Orioles turns a triple play as shortstop Melvin Mora purposely lets a short fly drop in left field with runners at first and second. The runner at second (Travis Fryman) is tagged out and the runner at first (Wil Cordero) is forced at second and the batter (Sandy Alomar) thinking the infield-fly rule would be enforced does not go to first and is called automatically out for going back to dugout. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 01 | Darin Erstad breaks the Angels' club record for total hits in a season (202) set in 1970 by Alex Johnson by getting three hits in a 9-8 loss to the White Sox giving him 204 so far this season. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 03 | Kenny Lofton's first inning run ties a 1939 major league record set by Yankees' Red Rolfe for scoring in eighteen consecutive games. The speedy Indian outfielder, besides hitting the game-winning homer in the 13th, also steals five bases tying Cleveland's single-game record set by Alex Cole (8/1/90 & 5/3/92). | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 04 | The Red Sox honor Hall of Famer catcher Carlton Fisk. The New Hampshire resident, who played his first nine seasons with Boston, joins Bobby Doerr (1), Joe Cronin (4), Carl Yastrzemski (8) and Ted Williams (9) in having his number (27) be retired at Fenway. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 06 | Joining Bert Campaneris (A's-1965) and Cesar Tovar (Twins-1968) Ranger utility player Scott Sheldon becomes only the third player in major league history to play all nine positions in one game. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 06 | After reaching an agreement with Mogan, Lewis & Bockis LLP, Major League Baseball can now use the url www.mlb.com. The law firm registered the mbl.com in 1994 and refused to release the domain name making it necessary for the sport to use www.majorleaguebaseball.com. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 08 | Florida Marlins Manager John Boles receives a one-year contract extension through the 2002 season. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 10 | On his 37th birthday, Diamondback southpaw Randy Johnson becomes the 12th pitcher to strikeout 3,000 batters. Marlin third baseman Mike Lowell is the ŒBig Unit¹s¹ historic victim whiffing on four pitches ending the fourth inning. The lefty¹s first strike out of the game is his 300th of the season tying him with Nolan Ryan for accomplishing the feat three consecutive years. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 11 | Eric Milton pitched a no-hitter for the Minnesota Twins in their 7-to-0 win over the Anaheim Angels. | Ref: 6 |
| Sep 12 | In a 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks, Dodger Dave Hansen breaks Johnny Frederick's 1932 major league record for pinch-hit home runs in a single season by his seventh pinch-hit homer. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 15 | A's first baseman Jason Giambi sets a team record by hitting his fourth grand slam of the season as Oakland drubs the Devil Rays, 17-3. The base-loaded shot also ties a major league record for the most grand slams by a team in a single season, 12. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 15 | Passing both Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, Mariner Rickey Henderson scores two runs to take over second place on the career list for runs scored. Henderson with a total of 2,175 will need to tally 71 runs to pass all time leader, Ty Cobb (2,245). | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 15 | In a 5-4 victory over the Giants, Padres' closer Trevor Hoffman becomes the third player in baseball history to have a four 40-save seasons . | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 16 | In a 7-6 loss at St. Louis, Chicago Cub Sammy Sosa joins Mark McGwire and Babe Ruth as the only players in big-league history with more than two 50-homer seasons. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 17 | The game at Tropicana Field between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Oakland Athletics is postponed because of weather conditions related to Hurricane Gordon. It is believed to be the third game in a domed stadium postponed by weather. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 18 | Pitching a one-hitter against the Yankees, Indian hurler Bertran Colon nearly ends the longest streak in major league history of a team being held hitless by its opponents. The Bronx Bombers have not been denied a hit in a game since since Hoyt Wilhelm did it on September 9,1958 spanning total of 6,637 contests. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 19 | A Dodger fan, in addition to other court ordered decisions, has been banned from attending home games for 18 months because he threw coffee in the face of a Met fan cheering a grand slam hit by catcher Todd Pratt. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 21 | In a 10-3 victory over the Marlins, Expo right fielder Vladimir Guerrero establishes a franchise single-season HR record by hitting his 43rd round tripper. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 22 | Passing the 1997 Rockies, the Astros establish a new National League team single-season home run mark hitting their 240th in a 12-5 loss to the Reds at Cinergy Field. The slugfest features nine home runs with Cincinnatti hitting six and Houston going deep three times. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 22 | At Cinergy Field, Astros' Jose Lima sets an National League record by giving up his 47th home run of the season passing the 1956 mark of Robin Roberts. Bert Blyleven holds the major league mark serving up 50 gopher balls as a Twin in 1986. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 22 | Mets' closer Armando Benitez blanks the Phillies in the ninth for his 39th save breaking John Franco's club record who also appeared in the Mets' 9-6 win. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 23 | Rafael Palmeiro becomes the 32nd major leaguer to hit 400 career homers as he hits three-run shot in the fifth inning of a 15-4 defeat to the Angels at the Ballpark in Arlington, TX. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 23 | Chicago Cub Mark Grace connects for his 1,000th RBI in a 6-5 loss vs. the St. Louis Cardinals. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 23 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays' First baseman Fred McGriff homers off Toronto Blue Jays's Roy Halladay at SkyDome, joining Frank Robinson as the only two players in Major League history to hit 200 home runs in both leagues. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 23 | Breaking the major league team record held by the 1997 Braves and the 1999 Indians grand slams in a season, Ben Grieve's 7th inning bases-loaded home run gives the A's a record breaking 13 grand slams. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 24 | Chicago Cub Corey Patterson hits an inside-the-park home run in a 15-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 25 | At Jacobs Field, the Indians play both the White Sox and the Twins in the first three-team doubleheader since 1951. The Tribe wins the opener 9-2, but losses the second game, to Minnesota, 4-3 . | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 27 | The United States Olympic team, managed by Tommy Lasorda, stuns the world beating the much-favored Cuban team to win the country's first gold medal in its national pastime. Ben Sheets ends Cuba's 21-game Olympic winning streak with 4-0 shutout. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 28 | The Brewers play the last game at Milwaukee County Stadium bowing to the Reds, 8-1 as Warren Spahn throws the ceremonial first pitch to Del Crandall, his battery on Opening Day 48 years ago in 1953 when the Spahn and the Braves beat the Cardinals in 10 innings, 3-2. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 28 | Troy Glaus, who leading the American League with 45 home runs, hits his 44th playing the hot corner breaking the league record for homers by a third baseman set in 1953 by Al Rosen. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 29 | Gary Sheffield ties Duke Snider's 1956 mark for the Dodgers' franchise single-season home run record with his career best 43rd round tripper as Los Angeles defeats the Padres, 3-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 30 | In the highest scoring game in A's franchise history, Oakland defeats the Rangers 23-2 to remain a half-game ahead of the Mariners for the western division lead as Seattle scores the most runs ever against the Angels, 21-9 assuring the team at least a tie for the AL wild card. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 01 | A crowd of 55,351, the largest ever to see a regular season baseball game in Pittsburgh, watches the Pirates fall to the Chicago Cubs, 10-9, in the final game at Three Rivers Stadium. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 02 | Expos Vladimir and Wilton Guerrero both homer in the same game; the brothers join Hank and Tommie Aaron, Matty and Jesus Alou, Aaron and Bret Boone , Billy and Tony Conigliaro, Al and Tony Cuccinello, Rick and Wes Farrell, Vladimir and Wilton Guerrero, Graig and Jim Nettles, Cal and Billy Ripken and Paul and Lloyd Waner as siblings who have gone yard in the same game. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 03 | Against the Braves, Cardinal rookie starter Rick Ankiel sets a modern day major league record by uncorking five wild pitches in the third inning of Game 1 of NLDS. He joins Buffalo's Bert Cunningham who accomplished the same feat in the first inning in an 1890 Players League contest. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 06 | Reds' officials announce games played the final two seasons at Cinergy Field will be on natural grass. The surface in Cincinnati has been artificial turf since in 1970 when the ballpark opened as Riverfront Stadium. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 06 | Chief executive officer John Harrington puts the Red Sox up for sale. Since the death of Jean Yawkey in 1992, the team has been owned by the Jean R.Yawkey Trust. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 08 | New York Met Bobby J. Jones throws a complete-game, 4-0 one-hitter to advance the Mets to the NLCS in a 4-game sweep. Jones retired the side in eight of the nine innings. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 10 | In a 2-0 Seattle victory, the Mariners (9) and Yankees (13) combined for 22 strikeouts to set an ALCS record in Game 1 of the series. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 11 | The Yankees eight hits in the 8th inning set an ALCS record as they defeat the Mariners in the Game 2, 7-1. The Orioles (1970, Game 1), the Yankees (1981, Game 2, ) and the Blue Jays (1985, Game 3 ) had previously each 7 hits in one inning of a championship series. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 13 | Extending his streak to 33 and a third innings, Mariano Rivera breaks the 38-year-old record of Whitey Ford for consecutive scoreless frames in postseason play as the Yankees defeat the Mariners, 8-2 in Game 3 of the ALCS. The Yankees' Hall of Fame lefty had established the record from 1960 to 1962 with 33 innings as World Series starter. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 14 | Winning his second straight award and third of his career, the 'Big Unit' Randy Johnson ( 19-7, 2.64) of the Arizona Diamondbacks overwhelming wins the NL Cy Young Award. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 16 | The Mets win their fourth National League Pennant by beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 17 | In a come-from-behind victory over the Mariners, 9-7, David Justice's three-run homer propels the Yankees to their record 37th AL pennant setting up the for the first time in 44 years a Subway Series in | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 17 | Mariner Dan Wilson snaps the longest hitless streak in postseason history by ending his 0-for-42 skid with an opposite field single. Tiger Marv Owen had gone 0-for-31 in the 1934 and 1935 World Series. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 19 | Dusty Baker, who led the Giants to a National League West flag with baseball's best record (97-65), reaches agreement with the Giants on a two-year contract extension. The pact makes, the two-time NL Manager of the Year the second highest-paid skipper in the majors. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 20 | The major league play-by-play broadcasters and color commentators select Carlos Delgado and Todd Helton as the Hank Aaron Award recipients. The new award, established last year, recognizes the Blue Jay and Rockies first basemen as the best overall hitters in each league. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 20 | Toronto signs Carlos Delgado to a record four-year $68 million contract. The Blue Jay first baseman's average salary of $17 million is the most in major league history. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 21 | In the longest World Series game ever played, the Yankees take Game 1 of the Subway Series, thanks to Jose Vizcaino's 12th inning two-out single, defeating the Mets, 4-3 in four hours and fifty-one minutes. The victory surpasses the streak established by the Murderers' Row clubs as the present Bronx Bombers win their 13th consecutive World Series game. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 22 | In Game 2, the Yankees extend their World Series winning streak to 14 consecutive games defeating the Mets, 6-5 in a game which is overshadowed by Roger Clemens throwing the barrel of a shattered bat at Mike Piazza as the Met catcher runs to first. The eagerly awaited at bat, due to the Rocket's beaning of the Mets' superstar in July, results in the two players confronting one another and the emptying of both benches. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 23 | Although lacking big league managerial experience, Pirates' hitting coach Lloyd McClendon is named as the team's manager replacing recently-fired Gene Lamont. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 24 | Orlando Hernandez (8-0, 1.90) losses his first postseason game as the Mets defeat the Yankees on a tie breaking eight inning double by Benny Agbayani, 4-2. NY native John Franco gets the win ending the Yankees' record 14-game World Series winning streak. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 24 | Roger Clemens is fined a reported $50,000 for throwing the jagged barrel of a shattered bat in the direction of Met catcher Mike Piazza in the first inning Game 2 of the World Series. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 26 | Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter becomes the first player to win the All-Star Game MVP and the World Series MVP honors in the same season. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 26 | Joining Hall of Famers Joe McCarthy (7) , Casey Stengel (7) , Connie Mack (5) and Walter Alston (4), Yankee manager Joe Torre becomes only the fifth skipper to win four World Series championships. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 26 | The Yankees win their 26th World Championship in five games vs. the New York Mets. It was the first "Subway Series" since 1956 and the Yankees become the first team in quarter century to win three consecutive World Championships. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 26 | “It is often said that the Mayor of NY City wears many hats, while this may be true, I can assure you that for the duration of this World Series I'll be wearing a Yankees hat,” said NY City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. NY (Yankees) battled NY (Mets) during the 2000 Fall Classic and the Yankees won the Series with a 4-2 victory over the Mets in Game 5 this day at Shea Stadium. Catcher Jorge Posada scored the game-winning run as the Yankees won their third consecutive World Series and their fourth in five years. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 27 | New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani thinks it is okay for children to take a day off from school to watch the Yankees' ticker-tape parade. His Honor, believing baseball can be an educational experience, has allowed his own kids, Andrew and Caroline, to miss classes in the past to watch the Bronx Bombers' post-season celebrations. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 27 | The Mets, this year's runner-ups in the Subway Series, turn down New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's invitation to be part of the parade for the World Champion Yankees down the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 30 | Signing a three-year, $2 million contract, broadcaster Bob Brenly, 46, is named as manager of the Diamondbacks. The former major league catcher replaces Buck Showalter, the clubs' only manager, who was let go at the end of the season | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 01 | Succeeding Davey Johnson, Jim Tracy, the team's bench coach, is hired as the Dodgers' manager. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 01 | Larry Bowa is hired as the Phillies manager replacing the recently released Terry Franconia. The former Phillies shortstop had managed the Padres in 1987-88 to a record of 81-127. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 02 | Wrigley Field has been granted preliminary landmark status by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. Any plans to refurbish or tear down Cubs' home since 1916 will have to be reviewed by this panel. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 02 | After a 15-year big league career, first baseman Will Clark announces his retirement. 'The Thrill' ends his playing days with the McGwire-less Cardinals supplying the Redbirds with much needed offense (.345,12 HRs and 42 RBIs) in a two-month span after being traded from the Orioles. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 02 | Former Blue Jay catcher (1981-86) and the team's present TV color analyst, Buck Martinez, is hired as the Toronto manager. Replacing Jim Fregosi, the 51-year ESPN commentator joins Astros' Larry Dierker and Diamondbacks' Bob Brenly as first-time major league skippers hired from the broadcast booth. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 03 | After being turned down by Yankees third base coach Willie Randolph and their own third base coach, Ron Oester, because of below market contract offers, the Reds hire Bob Boone as manager replacing Jack McKeon. The former catcher and present special assistant to general manager Jim Bowden had a 181-206 record as manager of the Royals. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 06 | Mariner closer Kazuhiro Sasaki (2-5, 3.16, 37 saves) becomes the second-oldest major leaguer to win rookie of the year honors as the 32-year old captures the American League honor. Boston Braves rookie Sam Jethroe was 33 days older than the Japanese reliever when he won the National League award in 1950. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 07 | Receiving 25-of-32 first-place votes, the BBWAA selects Rafael Furcal as the National League Rookie of the Year. The Braves shortstop, who is the only player listed on all 32 ballots, easily outdistances Cardinal pitcher Rick Ankiel and Mets outfielder Jay Payton. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 08 | After leading the White Sox to their first playoffs in seven years despite having one of the lowest payrolls in the majors (21st out of 30), Jerry Manuel is selected by the BBWAA as the American League Manager of the Year. | Ref: 1 |
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