Braves SS Rafael Furcal dislocates his shoulder in Atlanta’s 6 – 5, 10-inning win over Boston. He will be out for the rest of the year.
2001 – Roy Oswalt finds a groove, striking out eight in a 5-1 victory over Arizona at Enron Field. Lance Berkman, Vinny Castilla and Craig Biggio support him with home runs. The rookie righthander runs his record to 7-1 and shrinks his ERA to 2.26.
Pirates’ skipper Lloyd McClendon is fined $1,000 for walking off the field with first base in the June 26 Brewers game. It’s the first time a manager has been fined for ‘stealing’ a base.
The Expos beat the Marlins, 9 – 6. Montreal 3B Geoff Blum homers from both sides of the plate in the contest.
The Rangers score nine runs in the 4th inning and go on to defeat the Mariners, 14 – 2.
Atlanta’s Greg Maddux notches the 250th win of his career with a 9 – 5 decision over Philadelphia.
The Brewers’ new home, Miller Park, continues to be jinxed as a parachutist breaks his ankle when he misses the opening in the retractable roof and lands on a beam several hundred feet off the ground. Another member of the Sky Knights Sports Parachute Club misses the stadium completely.
The fifty people stranded on the Ferris wheel ride at Comerica Park for two hours during the Royal-Tiger game are rescued by firefighters and emergency crews using a cherry picker and a fire truck ladder. The inconvenienced fans will receive tickets to another game, free dinner and team autographs from the Tigers.
The Padres tie a National League record, hitting four sacrifice flies in one game. The last one, lifted by shortstop D’Angelo Jimenez in the sixth inning, gives the Friars a 6-5 victory over Colorado at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium.
On July 3, 2001 The Braves score 8 runs in the 7th inning on their way to a 14 – 7 victory over the Phillies. Chipper Jones goes 4 for 4 in the contest and scores 5 runs. Source Baseball Reference July 3
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