August 30, 1999 – This Day In Baseball

Edgardo Alfonzo of the New York Mets becomes only the fifth player in major league history to hit three home runs while going 6-for-6 in a game

ByThis Day in Baseball August 30, 1999August 24, 2021

On August 30, 1999, At the Astrodome, Edgardo Alfonzo becomes the first player in the Mets’ 38-year history to go 6-for-6, scoring six times, and drives in five runs. The second baseman hits three homers, two singles, and a double for a team-record 16 total bases in New York’s 17-1 rout of Houston. becomes only the…

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The Mets roll over the Astros, 17 – 1, as 2B Edgardo Alfonzo goes 6 for 6, a club record, with a double, three homers, five RBI, and six runs scored. The six runs scored ties the modern major league mark. Alfonzo is the only the 5th player ever to hit three home runs while going 6 for 6.

ByBaseball August 30, 1999

The Mets roll over the Astros, 17 – 1, as 2B Edgardo Alfonzo goes 6 for 6, a club record, with a double, three homers, five RBI, and six runs scored. The six runs scored ties the modern major league mark. Alfonzo is the only the 5th player ever to hit three home runs while going 6 for 6.

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Barry Bonds clubs a pair of homers, including a 2-run no-out game-winner in the 10th, to give the Giants a 6 – 4 win over the Phillies. The win goes to Rich Rodriguez, who has won seven straight since last losing on June 13, 1997. The 2nd-place Giants have now won 10 of 12.

ByBaseball August 30, 1999

Barry Bonds clubs a pair of homers, including a 2-run no-out game-winner in the 10th, to give the Giants a 6 – 4 win over the Phillies. The win goes to Rich Rodriguez, who has won seven straight since last losing on June 13, 1997. The 2nd-place Giants have now won 10 of 12.

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In an article in the New York Times, former major league OF Billy Bean reveals his fears as a gay man in the world of major league baseball. Former Dodger Glenn Burke, who died of AIDS in 1995, is the only other ex-player to have acknowledged his homosexuality.

ByBaseball August 30, 1999

In an article in the New York Times, former major league OF Billy Bean reveals his fears as a gay man in the world of major league baseball. Former Dodger Glenn Burke, who died of AIDS in 1995, is the only other ex-player to have acknowledged his homosexuality.

Day: August 30, 1999

Edgardo Alfonzo of the New York Mets becomes only the fifth player in major league history to hit three home runs while going 6-for-6 in a game

The Mets roll over the Astros, 17 – 1, as 2B Edgardo Alfonzo goes 6 for 6, a club record, with a double, three homers, five RBI, and six runs scored. The six runs scored ties the modern major league mark. Alfonzo is the only the 5th player ever to hit three home runs while going 6 for 6.

Barry Bonds clubs a pair of homers, including a 2-run no-out game-winner in the 10th, to give the Giants a 6 – 4 win over the Phillies. The win goes to Rich Rodriguez, who has won seven straight since last losing on June 13, 1997. The 2nd-place Giants have now won 10 of 12.

In an article in the New York Times, former major league OF Billy Bean reveals his fears as a gay man in the world of major league baseball. Former Dodger Glenn Burke, who died of AIDS in 1995, is the only other ex-player to have acknowledged his homosexuality.

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