The Toronto Blue Jays surpass one million in attendance earlier than any team in major league history. It takes the Blue Jays 21 dates to draw 1,006,294. The previous record was shared by the 1991 Blue Jays and the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers.

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The Toronto Blue Jays surpass one million in attendance earlier than any team in major league history. It takes the Blue Jays 21 dates to draw 1,006,294. The previous record was shared by the 1991 Blue Jays and the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers.

1992 – The Mets’ newly-acquired Bret Saberhagen pitches five innings before leaving with tendinitis in his pitching hand that will effectively sideline him for the rest of the year. He will not win another game this year following today’s 4 – 1 decision over the Dodgers.

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1992 – The Mets’ newly-acquired Bret Saberhagen pitches five innings before leaving with tendinitis in his pitching hand that will effectively sideline him for the rest of the year. He will not win another game this year following today’s 4 – 1 decision over the Dodgers.

Astros P Butch Henry gets his first major league hit – a three-run inside-the-park homer – but it is not enough as Houston loses, 6 – 3, to Pittsburgh. It will be Henry’s only major league homer.

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Astros P Butch Henry gets his first major league hit – a three-run inside-the-park homer – but it is not enough as Houston loses, 6 – 3, to Pittsburgh. It will be Henry’s only major league homer.

New York Yankees pitcher Scott Sanderson becomes the 12th pitcher in major league history to surrender four home runs in a single inning. Sanderson is rocked in the 5th inning of the game against the Minnesota Twins by Shane Mack, Kirby Puckett, Kent Hrbek, and Randy Bush. The Twins need all the homers as they win, 7 – 6.

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New York Yankees pitcher Scott Sanderson becomes the 12th pitcher in major league history to surrender four home runs in a single inning. Sanderson is rocked in the 5th inning of the game against the Minnesota Twins by Shane Mack, Kirby Puckett, Kent Hrbek, and Randy Bush. The Twins need all the homers as they win, 7 – 6.

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Jeff Bagwell comes off the bench to club a solo homer in the eighth that ties the Pirates at 4-4. He then tags Roger Mason in the tenth with another blast to cap a 6-4 victory. 

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1992 – Jeff Bagwell comes off the bench to club a solo homer in the eighth that ties the Pirates at 4-4. He then tags Roger Mason in the tenth with another blast to cap a 6-4 victory. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers postpone a three-game series against the Montreal Expos because of rioting in Los Angeles following the Rodney King verdict.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers postpone a three-game series against the Montreal Expos because of rioting in Los Angeles following the Rodney King verdict.

Rickey Henderson garners his 1,000th stolen base in the 1st inning of the Athletics’ 7 – 6 victory over Detroit at Tiger Stadium.

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Rickey Henderson garners his 1,000th stolen base in the 1st inning of the Athletics’ 7 – 6 victory over Detroit at Tiger Stadium.

Former major league slugger and current California Angels hitting coach Deron Johnson dies from lung cancer

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Former major league slugger and current California Angels hitting coach Deron Johnson dies from lung cancer at the age of 53. Johnson hit 245 home runs during a 16-year career. In 1965, he led the National League with 130 RBI as a member of the Cincinnati Reds.