On July 18, 1953 — 1B Whitey Lockman, 3B Hank Thompson and CF Bobby Thomson hit 1st-inning homers, as the Giants beat the Cubs, 12 – 7, to move into fourth place. Lockman’s homerun is his second game in a row leading the game off with a homerun.
In deals at the trading deadline, the Cubs and Pirates swap outfielders with Chad Hermansen going to Chicago and Darren Lewis to Pittsburgh; the Angels obtain OF Alex Ochoa and C Sal Fasano from the Brewers in exchange for C Jorge Fabregas and two players to be named; the Red Sox get P Bobby Howry from the White Sox in return for pitchers Frank Francisco and Byeong Hak An; the Rockies send OF Todd Hollandsworth and P Dennys Reyes to the Rangers for OF Gabe Kapler and IF Jason Romano; the Rockies also trade P John Thomson and OF Mark Little to the Mets in exchange for OFs Jay Payton and Robert Stratton, and P Mark Corey; and the Mets get pitchers Steve Reed and Jason Middlebrook from the Padres for pitchers Bobby Jones and Josh Reynolds and OF Jason Bay.
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July 31, 2002
