In a 19-2 rout of the Diamondbacks, it takes only the first four innings for Mike Lansing to hit for the cycle. The Rockies second baseman gets a triple in the first, a two-run homer in the second, and a double in the third, completing the rare event with a single in the fourth inning. The Rockies set a team record with 23 hits, including five by Jeff Cirillo and four by Brent Mayne.

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On June 18, 2000 In a 19-2 rout of the Diamondbacks, it takes only the first four innings for Mike Lansing to hit for the cycle. The Rockies second baseman gets a triple in the first, a two-run homer in the second, and a double in the third, completing the rare event with a single…

The A’s slam the Royals, 21-3, as every player in the Oakland starting lineup has at least one hit and one RBI, and scores a minimum of one run. The 18-run difference is the largest margin of victory for the A’s and the largest margin of defeat for the Royals in the team’s respective histories.

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On June 18, 2000 The A’s slam the Royals, 21-3, as every player in the Oakland starting lineup has at least one hit and one RBI, and scores a minimum of one run. The 18-run difference is the largest margin of victory for the A’s and the largest margin of defeat for the Royals in…

Darin Erstad hits a double to get his 100th hit of the season, in the Angels’ 10 – 3 win over Arizona. Erstad’s hit comes in his 61st game, and he is the fastest to reach 100 hits since Heinie Manush in 1934.

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Darin Erstad hits a double to get his 100th hit of the season, in the Angels’ 10 – 3 win over Arizona. Erstad’s hit comes in his 61st game, and he is the fastest to reach 100 hits since Heinie Manush in 1934.

Darin Erstad’s second-inning two-run double off Arizona’s Omar Daal is the Angels’ leadoff hitter’s 100th hit of the season. The hit, coming in the Halos’ 61st game, makes the 26 year-old left fielder the fastest major leaguer to reach the milestone since Hall of Famer Heinie Manush accomplished the feat with the Senators in 1934.

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Darin Erstad’s second-inning two-run double off Arizona’s Omar Daal is the Angels’ leadoff hitter’s 100th hit of the season. The hit, coming in the Halos’ 61st game, makes the 26 year-old left fielder the fastest major leaguer to reach the milestone since Hall of Famer Heinie Manush accomplished the feat with the Senators in 1934.

A pregame ceremony at Kauffman Stadium commemorates the new ownership of the Royals. David Glass, a former Wal-Mart executive who became Kansas City’s interim CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1993, had his $96 million offer to buy the team approved by the Board in April, despite a competing bid of $120 million by New York based attorney Miles Prentice.

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A pregame ceremony at Kauffman Stadium commemorates the new ownership of the Royals. David Glass, a former Wal-Mart executive who became Kansas City’s interim CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1993, had his $96 million offer to buy the team approved by the Board in April, despite a competing bid of $120 million by New York based attorney Miles Prentice.

Darin Erstad hits a double off Omar Daal in the second inning, in the Anaheim Angels’ 10 – 3 win over Arizona. With a major league-leading 100 hits in 61 games, Erstad, who is 26, becomes the fastest to reach the 100-hit mark since Heinie Manush did it in 60 games for the 1934 Washington Senators.

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On June 10, 2000 Darin Erstad hits a double off Omar Daal in the second inning, in the Anaheim Angels’ 10 – 3 win over Arizona. With a major league-leading 100 hits in 61 games, Erstad, who is 26, becomes the fastest to reach the 100-hit mark since Heinie Manush did it in 60 games for the 1934 Washington Senators.

In interleague play, the Oakland Athletics defeat the San Diego Padres, 10 – 4, as Jason Giambi collects seven runs batted in with a single, double, and two home runs.

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In interleague play, the Oakland Athletics defeat the San Diego Padres, 10 – 4, as Jason Giambi collects seven runs batted in with a single, double, and two home runs.

At Atlanta, Blue Jays rookie pitcher Clayton Andrews hits an apparent single to right field for his first major league hit, but Brian Jordan, playing very shallow, throws him out at first base. Jordan will throw out three runners at first base this year.

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At Atlanta, Blue Jays rookie pitcher Clayton Andrews hits an apparent single to right field for his first major league hit, but Brian Jordan, playing very shallow, throws him out at first base. Jordan will throw out three runners at first base this year.