2000 – Jeff Bagwell drives in seven to tie a club record as Houston smashes the Phillies, 14-7. Bagwell and Moises Alou both homer twice. Chris Truby and Richard Hidalgo also go deep. Bagwell has a four-hit afternoon to pace a 19-hit assault.
Royals first baseman Mike Sweeney becomes the fastest player in franchise history to reach the 100 RBI plateau, when he homers off B.J. Ryan, contributing to the team’s 10-5 victory over Baltimore at Kauffman Stadium. The 27 year-old All-Star infielder, reaching the century mark for the second straight season, will finish the year with 144 runs batted in, breaking the club record of 133 established in 1982 by Hal McRae.
Tim Raines, who broke in with Montreal in 1979 and represented the team in All-Star Games from 1981-1987, is inducted into the Expos’ Hall of Fame. In 2017, the 21-year veteran outfielder will be selected by BBWAA for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
At Shea Stadium, the Giants get two unusual runs in the fourth inning as the Mets outfielder Benny Agbayani catches what he thinks is the third out and gives the ball to a kid in the stands. The mental lapse of not knowing there was only one out in the frame allows both runners on base to score, but the Mets will prevail, beating San Francisco, 3-2.
Albert Belle’s two-run home run highlights a four-run 9th for Baltimore as they edge Kansas City‚ 12 – 11. Jermaine Dye hits two homers for KC.
The Rockies defeat the Expos‚ 14 – 2. 3B Jeff Cirillo drives in 7 of Colorado’s runs with 4 hits‚ including a pair of homers. For the 4th time this year‚ Larry Walker has 4 hits as the Rocks bang out 22.
2000 – Houston snaps a 2-2 tie with five runs in the ninth to flog the Phillies, 7-2, at Veterans Stadium. Lance Berkman doubles twice and drives in four. Moises Alou adds three hits, including a homer.
Winning for the first time in 16 starts, David Cone ends the worst slump of his career as the Yankees beat the A’s, 12-6. Newly acquired Jose Canseco hits a three-run homer into the upper deck to help Cone stop the skid.
Blue Jay southpaw David Wells’ nine-hit complete game 4-0 shutout against Texas at The Ballpark in Arlington snaps Kenny Rogers’ 19-game home winning streak. ‘The Gambler’s’ accomplishment, compiled while hurling for the Yankees, A’s, Mets, and Rangers, is the third-longest in major league history.
2000 – The Dodgers defeat the Cubs‚ 7 – 5‚ hitting 4 homers (Kevin Elster‚ Darren Dreifort‚ Gary Sheffield and Shawn Green) in the 4th inning off Chicago P Phil Norton‚ making his major league debut. Pitcher Dreifort hits two homers in the contest for Los Angeles‚ becoming the first pitcher to do so since 1990. Norton also sets a record becoming the first Cub pitcher in the team’s 124-year history to surrender four homers in an inning.
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