Former Dodger Carl Erskine fires up the crowd by playing the national anthem on the harmonica and then Kevin Brown fires a two-hitter to give the Dodgers a 2 – 1 win over the Padres. Brown strikes out 13 in beating Woody Williams.

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Former Dodger Carl Erskine fires up the crowd by playing the national anthem on the harmonica and then Kevin Brown fires a two-hitter to give the Dodgers a 2 – 1 win over the Padres. Brown strikes out 13 in beating Woody Williams.

At Wrigley Field, the Cardinals defeat the Cubs, 6 – 5, despite 1B Mark Grace’s 1,000th career RBI for Chicago. Joey Nation makes his major league debut and takes the loss. His consolation is singling in his first at bat, off Britt Reames.

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At Wrigley Field, the Cardinals defeat the Cubs, 6 – 5, despite 1B Mark Grace’s 1,000th career RBI for Chicago. Joey Nation makes his major league debut and takes the loss. His consolation is singling in his first at bat, off Britt Reames.

Rafael Palmeiro becomes the 32nd major leaguer to hit 400 career homers as he hits a three-run shot in the fifth inning of a 15-4 defeat to the Angels at the Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

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Rafael Palmeiro becomes the 32nd major leaguer to hit 400 career homers as he hits a three-run shot in the fifth inning of a 15-4 defeat to the Angels at the Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

Breaking the major league team record held by the 1997 Braves and the 1999 Indians for grand slams in a season, Ben Grieve’s seventh-inning bases-loaded home run gives the A’s a record breaking 13 grand slams.

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Breaking the major league team record held by the 1997 Braves and the 1999 Indians for grand slams in a season, Ben Grieve’s seventh-inning bases-loaded home run gives the A’s a record breaking 13 grand slams.

Joining Frank Robinson, Devil Rays’ Fred McGriff becomes only the second player in major league history to hit 200 homers in both the American and National League.

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Joining Frank Robinson, Devil Rays’ Fred McGriff becomes only the second player in major league history to hit 200 homers in both the American and National League.

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Richard Hidalgo hits two home runs to give him a career-high 44 while the Astros set a National League mark for homers by one team (ending with 249). But Houston gives up six home runs, including three off Jose Lima who sets another league home run record (47) as Cincinnati wins, 12-5, at Cinergy Field. 

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2000 – Richard Hidalgo hits two home runs to give him a career-high 44 while the Astros set a National League mark for homers by one team (ending with 249). But Houston gives up six home runs, including three off Jose Lima who sets another league home run record (47) as Cincinnati wins, 12-5, at Cinergy Field. 

Mets’ closer Armando Benitez blanks the Phillies in the ninth for his 39th save, breaking southpaw John Franco’s club record. The left-handed bullpen veteran also appeared in the Mets’ 9-6 win.

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Mets’ closer Armando Benitez blanks the Phillies in the ninth for his 39th save, breaking southpaw John Franco’s club record. The left-handed bullpen veteran also appeared in the Mets’ 9-6 win.