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3/31/2008: It is opening day in St. Louis and Albert Pujols of the Cardinals hit a 385 foot solo shot to left center in the second off of the Rockies’ Jeff Francis to give his team a 5-1 lead. In the bottom of the third with the same score, the rains came washing the game out and postponing the opener until the following evening.

ByTom

3/31/2008: It is opening day in St. Louis and Albert Pujols of the Cardinals hit a 385 foot solo shot to left center in the second off of the Rockies’ Jeff Francis to give his team a 5-1 lead. In the bottom of the third with the same score, the rains came washing the game out and postponing the opener until the following evening.

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04/29/2006: The Kansas City Royals loaded the bases against Esteban Loaiza and the Oakland Athletics in the bottom of the first inning. Reggie Sanders hit a grand slam with no one out but lost it to rain in the bottom of the third inning.

ByTom

04/29/2006: The Kansas City Royals loaded the bases against Esteban Loaiza and the Oakland Athletics in the bottom of the first inning. Reggie Sanders hit a grand slam with no one out but lost it to rain in the bottom of the third inning.

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8/14/2005: It was a battle of the Sox as the Pale Hose visited Fenway Park. Jermaine Dye led off the top of the fourth inning with a four-bagger off Matt Clement. The game was rained out before that half inning was completed with the White Sox leading Boston, 5-2.

ByTom

8/14/2005: It was a battle of the Sox as the Pale Hose visited Fenway Park. Jermaine Dye led off the top of the fourth inning with a four-bagger off Matt Clement. The game was rained out before that half inning was completed with the White Sox leading Boston, 5-2.

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8/1/2004: The Expos were in Miami playing the Marlins. Montreal’s Brad Wilkerson hit a two-run dinger with one out in the top of the third off Carl Pavano. The blast provided the only runs of the game which was rained out with one out in the top of the fourth.

ByTom

8/1/2004: The Expos were in Miami playing the Marlins. Montreal’s Brad Wilkerson hit a two-run dinger with one out in the top of the third off Carl Pavano. The blast provided the only runs of the game which was rained out with one out in the top of the fourth.

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7/27/2004: In a game at Camden Yards in Baltimore, two Orioles lost homers hit off Tim Wakefield of the Red Sox. Melvin Mora hit a solo shot in the first inning and B.J. Surhoff smacked a two-run shot in the second. The game was rained out with the Birds leading 4-2 with 2 out in the top of the third.

ByTom

7/27/2004: In a game at Camden Yards in Baltimore, two Orioles lost homers hit off Tim Wakefield of the Red Sox. Melvin Mora hit a solo shot in the first inning and B.J. Surhoff smacked a two-run shot in the second. The game was rained out with the Birds leading 4-2 with 2 out in the top of the third.

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6/21/2003: The Mets and Yankees were rained out causing a day-night home-and-home doubleheader one week later. In the cancelled game, two players lost homers. Jeromy Burnitz hit a two-run shot off the Yankees’ Mike Mussina in the bottom of the first inning and Todd Zeile hit a solo home run off Jeremy Griffiths of the Mets in the top of the fourth. The Yankees were leading in the middle of the fourth, 4-2, when the game was called due to rain.

ByTom

6/21/2003: The Mets and Yankees were rained out causing a day-night home-and-home doubleheader one week later. In the cancelled game, two players lost homers. Jeromy Burnitz hit a two-run shot off the Yankees’ Mike Mussina in the bottom of the first inning and Todd Zeile hit a solo home run off Jeremy Griffiths of the Mets in the top of the fourth. The Yankees were leading in the middle of the fourth, 4-2, when the game was called due to rain.

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6/6/2003: The Royals were rained out in Colorado after playing four innings. Preston Wilson led off the bottom of the second with a home run and Charles Johnson hit a two-run shot in the fourth. Both blasts came off Kris Wilson. The Rockies were leading 3-1 at the time of the postponement.

ByTom

6/6/2003: The Royals were rained out in Colorado after playing four innings. Preston Wilson led off the bottom of the second with a home run and Charles Johnson hit a two-run shot in the fourth. Both blasts came off Kris Wilson. The Rockies were leading 3-1 at the time of the postponement.

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5/11/2003: The Cardinals were at Wrigley Field and a 23-MPH wind was blowing out to right field. In the bottom of the first, Moises Alou of the Cubs hit a 2-run homer off Brett Tomko to centerfield. In the top of the second, Albert Pujols hit a grand slam to leftfield off Matt Clement. Corey Patterson led off the bottom of the second with a homer to rightfield. In the top of the third, Tino Martinez hit a solo homer to leftfield. Troy O’Leary hit a 2-run homer to leftfield in the bottom of the third. In the top of the fourth, Martinez homered for the second time in the game. This time it went to rightfield and scored 3 runs. In the bottom half of the fourth, Alex Gonzalez hit a 2-run homer to leftfield. He was the last batter faced by Tomko. The game was rained out in the top of the fifth inning. The final count in this day’s barrage: seven home runs and a score of 11-9 St. Louis ahead all lost to the weather.

ByTom

5/11/2003: The Cardinals were at Wrigley Field and a 23-MPH wind was blowing out to right field. In the bottom of the first, Moises Alou of the Cubs hit a 2-run homer off Brett Tomko to centerfield. In the top of the second, Albert Pujols hit a grand slam to leftfield off Matt Clement. Corey Patterson led off the bottom of the second with a homer to rightfield. In the top of the third, Tino Martinez hit a solo homer to leftfield. Troy O’Leary hit a 2-run homer to leftfield in the bottom of the third. In the top of the fourth, Martinez homered for the second time in the game. This time it went to rightfield and scored 3 runs. In the bottom half of the fourth, Alex Gonzalez hit a 2-run homer to leftfield. He was the last batter faced by Tomko. The game was rained out in the top of the fifth inning. The final count in this day’s barrage: seven home runs and a score of 11-9 St. Louis ahead all lost to the weather.

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6/27/2002: The Braves’ Gary Sheffield homered to left off Pedro Astacio in the top of the first inning at Shea Stadium in New York. The blast came with one man on base and one out. Sheffield doubled to left-center in the third inning but both extra-base hits were lost to rain.

ByTom

6/27/2002: The Braves’ Gary Sheffield homered to left off Pedro Astacio in the top of the first inning at Shea Stadium in New York. The blast came with one man on base and one out. Sheffield doubled to left-center in the third inning but both extra-base hits were lost to rain.

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4/3/2002: Darrin Fletcher of the Blue Jays hit a home run off Dustin Hermanson of the Red Sox in the second inning of a game at Fenway Park. In the bottom of the inning, Jason Varitek homered off Luke Prokopec. Both blasts came with two out and no one on base. The game was called due to rain after two innings had been played.

ByTom

4/3/2002: Darrin Fletcher of the Blue Jays hit a home run off Dustin Hermanson of the Red Sox in the second inning of a game at Fenway Park. In the bottom of the inning, Jason Varitek homered off Luke Prokopec. Both blasts came with two out and no one on base. The game was called due to rain after two innings had been played.