2001 – The International League’s Triple-A game between Rochester (Orioles) and Ottawa (Expos) features Tim Raines and his son Tim Jr. as opponents. It is believed to be the first contest involving a dad and his son facing each other during the regular season on the professional level. The two will briefly be teammates with the Orioles at the end of the season.

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2001 – The International League’s Triple-A game between Rochester (Orioles) and Ottawa (Expos) features Tim Raines and his son Tim Jr. as opponents. It is believed to be the first contest involving a dad and his son facing each other during the regular season on the professional level. The two will briefly be teammates with the Orioles at the end of the season.

The Reds defeat the Cardinals, 5 – 4 on Ken Griffey, Jr.’s 11th-inning inside-the-park home run

The Reds defeat the Cardinals, 5 – 4 on Ken Griffey, Jr.’s 11th-inning inside-the-park home run

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The Reds defeat the Cardinals, 5 – 4, on Ken Griffey, Jr.’s 11th-inning inside-the-park home run. The “run-off” home run breaks the Cardinals’ 11-game winning streak. The Cards, who also won 10 in a row in May, are the first team since the 1978 Pirates to post a pair of double-digit win streaks in the same season.

Greg Colbrunn hits a pinch-hit home run in the Diamondbacks’ 13 – 6 win over the Cubs. Colbrunn’s blast is the 13th round-tripper by a pinch-hitter for Arizona this year, breaking the National League mark set by the 1957 Redlegs.

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Greg Colbrunn hits a pinch-hit home run in the Diamondbacks’ 13 – 6 win over the Cubs. Colbrunn’s blast is the 13th round-tripper by a pinch-hitter for Arizona this year, breaking the National League mark set by the 1957 Redlegs.

The Mariners rout the Yankees, 10 – 2, as OF Mike Cameron gets four hits (including two home runs) and drives home eight runs. OF Ichiro Suzuki stretches his hitting streak to 16 games, giving him three streaks of 15 or more games this year. He’s the first major leaguer with three 15-game streaks in the same season since Milwaukee’s Cecil Cooper in 1980.

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The Mariners rout the Yankees, 10 – 2, as OF Mike Cameron gets four hits (including two home runs) and drives home eight runs. OF Ichiro Suzuki stretches his hitting streak to 16 games, giving him three streaks of 15 or more games this year. He’s the first major leaguer with three 15-game streaks in the same season since Milwaukee’s Cecil Cooper in 1980.

The Orioles bounce back from a 6 – 1 deficit to defeat the Red Sox, 13 – 7. Jeff Conine has five hits for Baltimore. The Birds steal five bases on slow Hideo Nomo.

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The Orioles bounce back from a 6 – 1 deficit to defeat the Red Sox, 13 – 7. Jeff Conine has five hits for Baltimore. The Birds steal five bases on slow Hideo Nomo.

The Rangers pound the Blue Jays, 12 – 5, scoring eight runs in the 9th inning. C Ivan Rodriguez’s grand slam is the big blow for Texas.

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The Rangers pound the Blue Jays, 12 – 5, scoring eight runs in the 9th inning. C Ivan Rodriguez’s grand slam is the big blow for Texas.

Danny Almonte, pitching for the Bronx Little League entry, the Rolando Paulino All-Stars, hurls the first perfect game since 1957 in the Little League World Series, beating the eventual winner, Apopka, FL, 2 – 0. The Bronx team will win the following week, but all the victories will be stripped from them when an investigation proves a number of rules infractions, not the least of which is that Almonte is too old. His brother, who pitched the previous year, will also be shown to be too old.

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Danny Almonte, pitching for the Bronx Little League entry, the Rolando Paulino All-Stars, hurls the first perfect game since 1957 in the Little League World Series, beating the eventual winner, Apopka, FL, 2 – 0. The Bronx team will win the following week, but all the victories will be stripped from them when an investigation proves a number of rules infractions, not the least of which is that Almonte is too old. His brother, who pitched the previous year, will also be shown to be too old.

The Saltillo Saraperos beat the Monterrey Sultans, 9 – 0. Mike Romano of Saltillo throws the first playoff no-hitter in the history of the Mexican League.

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The Saltillo Saraperos beat the Monterrey Sultans, 9 – 0. Mike Romano of Saltillo throws the first playoff no-hitter in the history of the Mexican League.

After hitting a double, triple, and homer, Blue Jay Jeff Frye elects to turn an apparent additional double in the seventh inning into a single, making the infielder only the second player in Blue Jay history to hit for the cycle. Kelly Gruber, the other player to accomplish the feat for the franchise, makes it to the SkyDome in time to give an on-field hug after Frye’s fourth at-bat.

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After hitting a double, triple, and homer, Blue Jay Jeff Frye elects to turn an apparent additional double in the seventh inning into a single, making the infielder only the second player in Blue Jay history to hit for the cycle. Kelly Gruber, the other player to accomplish the feat for the franchise, makes it to the SkyDome in time to give an on-field hug after Frye’s fourth at-bat.