Daryle Ward becomes the first player in the brief history of Pittsburgh’s PNC Park to hit the Allegheny River on the fly. His 5th inning towering grand slam, which is estimated to travel 479 feet, help the Astros to rout the Pirates, 10 – 2.

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Daryle Ward becomes the first player in the brief history of Pittsburgh’s PNC Park to hit the Allegheny River on the fly. His 5th inning towering grand slam, which is estimated to travel 479 feet, help the Astros to rout the Pirates, 10 – 2.

The Diamondbacks bolster their bullpen by acquiring P Mike Fetters from the Pirates in exchange for minor league prospect Duaner Sanchez.

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The Diamondbacks bolster their bullpen by acquiring P Mike Fetters from the Pirates in exchange for minor league prospect Duaner Sanchez.

The Yankees obtain P Jeff Weaver from the Tigers in a three-team deal. New York sends P Ted Lilly to the Oakland A’s while the Athletics send 1B Carlos Pena to Detroit. The Tigers also acquire P Franklyn German and a player to be named later from Oakland, while the A’s get OF John-Ford Griffin and P Jason Arnold from New York.

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The Yankees obtain P Jeff Weaver from the Tigers in a three-team deal. New York sends P Ted Lilly to the Oakland A’s while the Athletics send 1B Carlos Pena to Detroit. The Tigers also acquire P Franklyn German and a player to be named later from Oakland, while the A’s get OF John-Ford Griffin and P Jason Arnold from New York.

The Yankees defeat the Indians, 7 – 1. Jim Thome has his streak of consecutive games hitting a home run stopped at 7, one short of the major league record.

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The Yankees defeat the Indians, 7 – 1. Jim Thome has his streak of consecutive games hitting a home run stopped at 7, one short of the major league record.

Indian first baseman Jim Thome, in the team’s 11-8 loss at Yankees Stadium, homers in his seventh consecutive game. The seventh-inning solo shot, off southpaw David Wells, leaves the Indians’ slugger one shy of the major league record shared by Dale Long (1956, Pirates), Don Mattingly (Yankees, 1987), and Ken Griffey, Jr. (1993, Mariners).

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Indian first baseman Jim Thome, in the team’s 11-8 loss at Yankees Stadium, homers in his seventh consecutive game. The seventh-inning solo shot, off southpaw David Wells, leaves the Indians’ slugger one shy of the major league record shared by Dale Long (1956, Pirates), Don Mattingly (Yankees, 1987), and Ken Griffey, Jr. (1993, Mariners).

53 major league players hit a record 62 home runs, breaking the mark of 57 established on April 7, 2000. A record 9 players have multiple home run games, breaking the previous mark of 8. The barrage includes a record-tying dozen hit at Chicago’s New Comiskey Park by the White Sox and the Tigers, the same two teams which set the major league record for homers in a game with 12 at Tiger Stadium in May 1995.

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On July 2, 2002 53 major league players hit a record 62 home runs, breaking the mark of 57 established on April 7, 2000. A record 9 players have multiple home run games, breaking the previous mark of 8. The barrage includes a record-tying dozen hit at Chicago’s New Comiskey Park by the White Sox and the Tigers, the same two teams which…

At Cincinnati, the Astros and Reds play the 1st inning with non-regulation baseballs, the result of a mix-up by an attendant in the umpires’ locker room. The attendant did not notice the word “practice” stenciled on the 144 balls he rubbed up for the game; the practice balls generally have defects such as irregular stitching or weight deviations. Astros pitcher Wade Miller notices the practice ball when warming up and informs ump Mark Hirschbeck, who rules that the practice balls must be used in the bottom of the 1st before switching. The Astros win in the 10th, 6 – 5. Austin Kearns has four hits, and Adam Dunn a homer for the Reds. Lance Berkmandrives in five for Houston.

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On July 2, 2002 At Cincinnati, the Astros and Reds play the 1st inning with non-regulation baseballs, the result of a mix-up by an attendant in the umpires’ locker room. The attendant did not notice the word “practice” stenciled on the 144 balls he rubbed up for the game; the practice balls generally have defects such as irregular stitching or…