With 129 at-bats and a mediocre .254 batting average at the start of his major league career, Scott Rolen misses the remainder of the season, when his arm is broken by a pitch thrown by Cubs right-hander Steve Trachsel. The hit-by-pitch will prove to be a blessing in disguise when the Phillies third baseman, technically still a rookie due to one less at-bat last season, will have an outstanding year next season, winning the National League Rookie of the Year award.

Mike Mussina shuts out the Tigers, 6 – 0, for his 19th win, giving the Orioles their first shutout of the year. It takes them 141 games to do it.

The Cards win their 8th in a row as pitcher Donovan Osborne belts his first major league home run – a grand slam – to beat the Padres, 8 – 3.

In the Expos’ 2 – 1 win over the Marlins, Marlin LF Joe Orsulak throws out three runners in a span of five batters. He throws out two Expos at the plate on consecutive plays to end the 3rd, and throws out another in the 4th. Mark Leiter, 4-0, since being traded from San Francisco on July 30, picks up the win.

Complaining of abdominal pains the day of his scheduled start at Yankee Stadium, Juan Guzman is rushed to New York’s Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital where he undergoes an emergency appendectomy. He won’t pitch any more this season and his 2.93 ERA will lead the American League.

In the Phils’ 4 – 2 win over the Cubs, Phils 3B Scott Rolen suffers a broken wrist when he is hit by a Steve Trachsel pitch in his second at bat. Rolen has exactly 130 at bats, which means he will still technically be a rookienext year.