Sixteen Dodger players and three coaches are suspended by the commissionerâs office for going into the stands during the Wrigley Field scuffle with fans on May 16. The suspensions totaling 60 games for players and 24 games for coaches is the harshest penalty ever handed down by major league baseball. As the Cubs attempted aâŠ
Sixteen Dodger players and three coaches are suspended by the commissionerâs office for going into the stands during the Wrigley Field scuffle with fans on May 16. The suspensions totaling 60 games for players and 24 games for coaches is the harshest penalty ever handed down by major league baseball.
Sixteen Dodger players and 3 coaches are handed suspensions for going into the stands during a fight with fans at Wrigley Field on May 16th. The 19 suspensions are believed to be the most ever stemming from one incident. The suspensions total 60 games for the players and 24 games for the coaches. All 19 individuals are also assessed fines.
The Angels defeat the Twinsâ 6 â 5â in 10 innings. 1B Mo Vaughn goes 5 for 5 for Anaheimâ with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs.
The Cardinals gaff the Marlinsâ 5 â 1â as Mark McGwire hits his 20th homer of the year. He becomes the fastest player ever to reach 20 homersâ doing so in his 35th gameâ 6 fewer than Mickey Mantle in 1956 and McGwire himself in 1988.
The Reds defeat the Dodgersâ 10 â 3â with OF Dante Bichette leading the way going 5 for 6â with a double and 4 RBIs.
The Giants defeat the Exposâ 18 â 0â as pitcher Shawn Estes hits one grand slam and narrowly misses another as he collects 5 RBIs. The game is the Giantsâ largest shutout win in modern times, breaking their previous recordâ 16 â 0â set on July 3â 1949â against the Dodgers; the previous San Francisco record was 14 â 0â against the Redsâ on August 23â 1961. Their all-time record is a 24 â 0 win against the Buffalo Bisonsâ on May 27â 1885. On the other sideâ the game is also the worst shutout loss in Expos historyâ breaking the record of 16 â 0â set against the Cardinalsâ on August 11â 1980.
For the third time in major league history a team blows a seven-run lead twice in a week. The Houston Astros lose a 7 â 0 advantage at home against Philadelphia after blowing a 9 â 2 lead in the 9th inning at Milwaukee two days earlier. The Astros also lose CF Roger Cedeno who breaks two bones in his right hand and will miss two months.
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