Ken Griffey Jr. pinch-hits his 40th home run. He is the first to reach the mark with a pinch hit.
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Ken Griffey Jr. pinch-hits his 40th home run. He is the first to reach the mark with a pinch hit.

In the Reds’ 7 – 3 loss to the Giants, Ken Griffey Jr. pinch-hits his 400th home run. He is the first to reach the mark with a pinch hit. Livan Hernandez is the winner as Barry Bonds knocks in a run and Jeff Kent adds three hits.

After a 16 – 3 loss to Toronto, New York manager Joe Torre has a team meeting, and blisters the Yankees for poor play. It won’t help as they lose their next seven games – 15 – 4, 2 – 1, 11 – 1, 11 – 3, 13 – 2, 9 – 1 and 7 – 3.

After a 16 – 3 loss to Toronto, New York manager Joe Torre has a team meeting, and blisters the Yankees for poor play. It won’t help as they lose their next seven games – 15 – 4, 2 – 1, 11 – 1, 11 – 3, 13 – 2, 9 – 1 and 7 – 3.

A Dodger fan, in addition to other court-ordered restrictions, has been banned from attending home games in Los Angeles for 18 months. The angry patron threw coffee in the face of a Mets fan who was cheering a grand slam hit by New York’s catcher Todd Pratt.

A Dodger fan, in addition to other court-ordered restrictions, has been banned from attending home games in Los Angeles for 18 months. The angry patron threw coffee in the face of a Mets fan who was cheering a grand slam hit by New York’s catcher Todd Pratt.