The White Sox tie Boston, 4 – 4, at Fenway Park on Albert Belle’s 9th-inning grand slam off Tom Gordon, then win in the 10th on Frank Thomas’s single. The Red Sox had tied the game in the bottom of the 9th on pinch homers by Curtis Pride and Scott Hatteberg. Boston wastes Butch Henry’s 7 2/3 shutout innings, while Mike Sirotka’s one run in eight innings goes unrewarded. Nomar Garciaparra has a pair of doubles to break Ted Williams’s Red Sox rookie record for total bases. His total is 348 on his way to 365. Tony Oliva set the American League rookie record in 1964 with 374.

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The White Sox tie Boston, 4 – 4, at Fenway Park on Albert Belle’s 9th-inning grand slam off Tom Gordon, then win in the 10th on Frank Thomas’s single. The Red Sox had tied the game in the bottom of the 9th on pinch homers by Curtis Pride and Scott Hatteberg. Boston wastes Butch Henry’s 7 2/3 shutout innings, while Mike Sirotka’s one run in eight innings goes unrewarded. Nomar Garciaparra has a pair of doubles to break Ted Williams’s Red Sox rookie record for total bases. His total is 348 on his way to 365. Tony Oliva set the American League rookie record in 1964 with 374.

Matt Williams pulls the hidden ball trick for the third time, nabbing rookie Jed Hansen

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Matt Williams must have an honest face, because he pulls the hidden ball trick for the third time, nabbing rookie Jed Hansen, in the Indians’ 6 – 2 win over the Royals in the second game of a doubleheader. Williams uses the same ploy in all three instances. He asks the runner if he would step away from the bag so that he can brush off the dirt. The runners comply, and Williams slaps the tag on. The Royals win the opener, 10 – 3.

Marlins C Charles Johnson ties Buddy Rosar’s mark for consecutive games without an error (117), but does make his only passed ball of the year, as the Marlins defeat the Mets, 5 – 2, Johnson will finish the year with 124 games without an E.

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Marlins C Charles Johnson ties Buddy Rosar’s mark for consecutive games without an error (117), but does make his only passed ball of the year, as the Marlins defeat the Mets, 5 – 2, Johnson will finish the year with 124 games without an E.