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1995 – John Cangelosi goes 4-for-4 while Jeff Bagwell drives in five, including a three-run homer, to pace a 7-6 victory over San Francisco. Mike Hampton gets an early cushion but needs help from Dave Veres and Todd Jones for the win. 

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1995 – John Cangelosi goes 4-for-4 while Jeff Bagwell drives in five, including a three-run homer, to pace a 7-6 victory over San Francisco. Mike Hampton gets an early cushion but needs help from Dave Veres and Todd Jones for the win. 

On the day the Yankees celebrate Babe Ruth’s hundredth birthday, a frail Mickey Mantle bids the fans a farewell in a recorded message on the Bronx ballpark’s Jumbotron. The diminished former superstar, who will succumb to liver cancer in 22 days, tells the crowd, “I feel like Phil Rizzuto in Babe Ruth’s uniform”.

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On the day the Yankees celebrate Babe Ruth’s hundredth birthday, a frail Mickey Mantle bids the fans a farewell in a recorded message on the Bronx ballpark’s Jumbotron. The diminished former superstar, who will succumb to liver cancer in 22 days, tells the crowd, “I feel like Phil Rizzuto in Babe Ruth’s uniform”.

On the day the Yankees celebrate Babe Ruth’s hundredth birthday, a frail Mickey Mantle bids the fans a farewell in a recorded message on the Bronx ballpark’s Jumbotron. The diminished former superstar, who will succumb to liver cancer in 22 days, tells the crowd, “I feel like Phil Rizzuto in Babe Ruth’s uniform.”

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On the day the Yankees celebrate Babe Ruth’s hundredth birthday, a frail Mickey Mantle bids the fans a farewell in a recorded message on the Bronx ballpark’s Jumbotron. The diminished former superstar, who will succumb to liver cancer in 22 days, tells the crowd, “I feel like Phil Rizzuto in Babe Ruth’s uniform.”

1995 – White Sox SS Ozzie Guillen shoves the Brewers’ Jeff Cirillo at 3B, touching off a bench-clearing brawl. The “highlight” is the two managers, Phil Garner and Terry Bevington, swinging at each other. Chicago goes on to a 4 – 2 victory.

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1995 – White Sox SS Ozzie Guillen shoves the Brewers’ Jeff Cirillo at 3B, touching off a bench-clearing brawl. The “highlight” is the two managers, Phil Garner and Terry Bevington, swinging at each other. Chicago goes on to a 4 – 2 victory.

Archi Cianfrocco became the first player since at least 1914 (and still the only through the 2015 season) with 6 RBI in a 9-inning or shortened game in which the player entered the game in the 7th inning or later. He actually entered in the 8th inning, hitting a pinch-hit grand slam off Steve Bedrosian to give the Padres a 4-2 lead. He added a 2-run single in the 9th off Mike Stanton to beat the Braves 9-6.

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Archi Cianfrocco became the first player since at least 1914 (and still the only through the 2015 season) with 6 RBI in a 9-inning or shortened game in which the player entered the game in the 7th inning or later. He actually entered in the 8th inning, hitting a pinch-hit grand slam off Steve Bedrosian to give the Padres a 4-2 lead. He added a 2-run single in the 9th off Mike Stanton to beat the Braves 9-6.

The Reds trade OF Deion Sanders, pitching prospects John Roper, Ricky Pickett and Scott Service, and IF David McCarty to the Giants for pitchers Mark Portugal and Dave Burba, and OF Darren Lewis.

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The Reds trade OF Deion Sanders, pitching prospects John Roper, Ricky Pickett and Scott Service, and IF David McCarty to the Giants for pitchers Mark Portugal and Dave Burba, and OF Darren Lewis.

1995 – Mets OF Brett Butler strokes four hits, but it is not enough to prevent an 8 – 6 New York loss to the Cardinals. The hits give Butler 15 for his last four games, one shy of the record of 16 set by Brooklyn’s Milt Stock in 1925.

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1995 – Mets OF Brett Butler strokes four hits, but it is not enough to prevent an 8 – 6 New York loss to the Cardinals. The hits give Butler 15 for his last four games, one shy of the record of 16 set by Brooklyn’s Milt Stock in 1925.

The Devil Rays name Chuck LaMar as the franchise’s first general manager. Under the leadership of the former Braves assistant GM, the expansion team will compile a 518-777 (.400) record during the first eight years of its existence.

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The Devil Rays name Chuck LaMar as the franchise’s first general manager. Under the leadership of the former Braves assistant GM, the expansion team will compile a 518-777 (.400) record during the first eight years of its existence.

Lee Smith becomes the third hurler in major league history to give up two game-ending grand slams in the same season when Albert Belle goes yard, giving the Indians a dramatic 7-5 victory over the Angels at Jacobs Field. At the end of last month, the 37 year-old closer yielded a walk-off four-run round-tripper to A’s slugger Mark McGwire.

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Lee Smith becomes the third hurler in major league history to give up two game-ending grand slams in the same season when Albert Belle goes yard, giving the Indians a dramatic 7-5 victory over the Angels at Jacobs Field. At the end of last month, the 37 year-old closer yielded a walk-off four-run round-tripper to A’s slugger Mark McGwire.

The Marlins score a 12 – 10, 14-inning victory over the Giants. Florida is led by 1B Greg Colbrunn, who drives in seven runs on two home runs.

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The Marlins score a 12 – 10, 14-inning victory over the Giants. Florida is led by 1B Greg Colbrunn, who drives in seven runs on two home runs.