The Seattle Mariners ride a 9-run 7th inning to a 15 – 8 slugfest win over the Texas Rangers. Dan Wilson has a 3-run double and Jay Buhner has two RBIs – 5 overall – in the big inning to pace the M’s 13-hit barrage.

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On June 21, 1997 The Seattle Mariners ride a 9-run 7th inning to a 15 – 8 slugfest win over the Texas Rangers. Dan Wilson has a 3-run double and Jay Buhner has two RBIs – 5 overall – in the big inning to pace the M’s 13-hit barrage.

Manny Ramirez has six RBIs, four on a grand slam, to lead the host Cleveland Indians to a 13 – 4 win over the New York Yankees and Andy Pettitte.

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On June 21, 1997 Manny Ramirez has six RBIs, four on a grand slam, to lead the host Cleveland Indians to a 13 – 4 win over the New York Yankees and Andy Pettitte.

Six inches of rain fall in a few hours in Milwaukee, WI, flooding Milwaukee County Stadium to the third row. The dugouts are filled with water to the roof.

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On June 21, 1997 Six inches of rain fall in a few hours in Milwaukee, WI, flooding Milwaukee County Stadium to the third row. The dugouts are filled with water to the roof.

The host Detroit Tigers blast the Boston Red Sox, 15 – 4. The Sox, trailing by 12 runs, try OF Darren Bragg at 3B, and put IF Mike Benjamin on the mound for the 9th. Benjamin retires all three batters he faces, the only one of five Sox hurlers to do so.

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On June 21, 1997 The host Detroit Tigers blast the Boston Red Sox, 15 – 4. The Sox, trailing by 12 runs, try OF Darren Bragg at 3B, and put IF Mike Benjamin on the mound for the 9th. Benjamin retires all three batters he faces, the only one of five Sox hurlers to do so.

1997 – For their game against the Cards, the Reds bring up Aaron Boone from Indianapolis. That’s the good news for the Boone clan. The bad news is they send brother Bret Boone (.205) down to make room for Aaron. Aaron has an RBI and a stolen base in his major league debut as the Reds win, 4 – 2. He also has his first ejection for throwing a helmet. Deion Sanders has a double and home run and his 31st stolen base, high in the majors.

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On June 20, 1997 – For their game against the Cards, the Reds bring up Aaron Boone from Indianapolis. That’s the good news for the Boone clan. The bad news is they send brother Bret Boone (.205) down to make room for Aaron. Aaron has an RBI and a stolen base in his major league debut as the Reds win, 4 – 2. He…

1997 – The Freeway Series hits the street in Los Angeles, CA, and the Dodgers drive home with the first victory in this interleague play on Todd Zeile’s second home run of the game. The Dodgers trail the Angels by one run in the 9th inning, but tie the game on a wild pitch and win it, 4 – 3, on Zeile’s homer.

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1997 – The Freeway Series hits the street in Los Angeles, CA, and the Dodgers drive home with the first victory in this interleague play on Todd Zeile’s second home run of the game. The Dodgers trail the Angels by one run in the 9th inning, but tie the game on a wild pitch and win it, 4 – 3, on Zeile’s homer.

In the first regular-season meeting between the two major league teams in Ohio, Reds’ rookie right-hander Brett Tomko tosses 7.1 shutout innings in Cincinnati’s 4-1 win over the Indians at Cleveland’s Jacobs Field. The victory will prove to be costly for Cincy when Barry Larkin ruptures his heel running out a double, putting their All-Star shortstop on the shelf for six weeks.

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In the first regular-season meeting between the two major league teams in Ohio, Reds’ rookie right-hander Brett Tomko tosses 7.1 shutout innings in Cincinnati’s 4-1 win over the Indians at Cleveland’s Jacobs Field. The victory will prove to be costly for Cincy when Barry Larkin ruptures his heel running out a double, putting their All-Star shortstop on the shelf for six weeks.

1997 – In one of the more surprising developments of the first weekend of interleague play, the Baltimore Orioles complete a sweep of the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field, on Lenny Webster’s 10th-inning home run off Mark Wohlers. One byproduct of interleague play that isn’t a surprise is the increase at the turnstiles. Attendance is up nearly 10,000 per game for the weekend, and the Seattle Mariners average 52,074 for their four interleague games in the Kingdome.

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1997 – In one of the more surprising developments of the first weekend of interleague play, the Baltimore Orioles complete a sweep of the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field, on Lenny Webster’s 10th-inning home run off Mark Wohlers. One byproduct of interleague play that isn’t a surprise is the increase at the turnstiles. Attendance is up nearly 10,000 per game for the weekend, and the Seattle Mariners average 52,074 for their four interleague games in the Kingdome.

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6/14/1997: Gary Sheffield lost a grand slam to rain in an Interleague game against the Yankees. The game was played in Florida and was rained out in the bottom of the third with the Marlins ahead 5-4. The hit came off David Wells.

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6/14/1997: Gary Sheffield lost a grand slam to rain in an Interleague game against the Yankees. The game was played in Florida and was rained out in the bottom of the third with the Marlins ahead 5-4. The hit came off David Wells.

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1997 – Houston’s first official interleague game does not go well as the American League’s Minnesota Twins slap the Astros, 8-1. Brad Radke goes eight innings for the win and Houstonian Chuck Knoblauch gets four hits. Jeff Bagwell singles for Houston’s first interleague hit.

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1997 – Houston’s first official interleague game does not go well as the American League’s Minnesota Twins slap the Astros, 8-1. Brad Radke goes eight innings for the win and Houstonian Chuck Knoblauch gets four hits. Jeff Bagwell singles for Houston’s first interleague hit.