Trailing, 2 – 0, the Orioles score 14 runs over the final three innings to defeat the Athletics, 14 – 3, in the first game of a doubleheader. Rafael Palmeiro drives home six runs for Baltimore, and each member of the starting lineup, with the exception of leadoff man Roberto Alomar, gets at least two hits. The Orioles stroke 19 hits for the second day in a row off Oakland pitching. Baltimore also takes the nightcap, 5 – 4 in 10 innings.

The 1st-place Braves top Curt Schilling and the Phils, 8 – 5. Terrell Wade wins his 4th against no losses and collects his first major league hit. Marquis Grissom extends his hitting streak to 20 games with a single and double.

P Bobby Seay, the top pick of the Chicago White Sox in the June draft, is declared a free agent after the team failed to tender him a formal contract within 15 days of the draft, a violation of major league rules. Seay is the first player in the 32-year history of the draft to be declared a free agent in the summer he was selected; three more draftees – Travis Lee, John Patterson and Matt White – will also benefit from the ruling and sign lucrative contracts as a result.

The Orioles score 15 runs over the final three innings on the way to an 18 – 5 win over the Athletics. Baltimore slugs five homers, including a pair by Chris Hoiles.

The Red Sox clip the Blue Jays, 8 – 6, on a four-run 9th inning. Jacob Brumfield has a pair of homers for the Jays and Otis Nixon swipes four bases.

Marlins OF Andre Dawson, in his 21st major league season, announces he will retire at the end of the year.