On May 10, 1895 — During the course of a 14 – 4 win over St. Louis, Philadelphia slugger Sam Thompson becomes the third man in National League history to hit 100 home runs in a career.
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Baseball Reference May 10
In a flurry of transactions at the trading deadline, many involving free agents-to-be, the Mets trade OF Bernard Gilkey, P Nelson Figueroa and cash to the Diamondbacks in exchange for P Willie Blair, C Jorge Fabregas and a player to be named. New York then obtains IF-OF Tony Phillips from the Blue Jays for P Leo Estrella, and sends the Brewers P Bill Pulsipher for IF Mike Kinkade.
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July 31, 1998
