Former Brewer Jose Valentin hits for the cycle, helping his new team, the Chicago White Sox, defeat the Orioles, 13-4. In Milwaukee, Valentin’s home for the past eight seasons, a player is awarded a Harley-Davidson motorcycle for hitting for the cycle. (In exactly one month, he’ll miss being the first American League player to hit for the cycle twice in one season by not getting a single.)

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Former Brewer Jose Valentin hits for the cycle, helping his new team, the Chicago White Sox, defeat the Orioles, 13-4. In Milwaukee, Valentin’s home for the past eight seasons, a player is awarded a Harley-Davidson motorcycle for hitting for the cycle. (In exactly one month, he’ll miss being the first American League player to hit for the cycle twice in one season by not getting a single.)

Expo outfielder Vladimir Guerrero’s 100th career home run contributes to the team’s 9-2 victory over Colorado at Olympic Stadium. The Montreal clean-up hitter’s milestone round-tripper is hit over the center field fence, leading off the eighth inning on a pitch thrown by Julian Tavarez.

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Expo outfielder Vladimir Guerrero’s 100th career home run contributes to the team’s 9-2 victory over Colorado at Olympic Stadium. The Montreal clean-up hitter’s milestone round-tripper is hit over the center field fence, leading off the eighth inning on a pitch thrown by Julian Tavarez.

The St. Louis Cardinals set a major league record by hitting 50 home runs in April. Homers by Rick Ankiel, Jim Edmonds and Fernando Tatis in the 7 – 0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers help to break the mark established by the 1997 Cleveland Indians with 49.

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The St. Louis Cardinals set a major league record by hitting 50 home runs in April. Homers by Rick Ankiel, Jim Edmonds and Fernando Tatis in the 7 – 0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers help to break the mark established by the 1997 Cleveland Indians with 49.

The Los Angeles Dodgers win their 1,000th game over the Cincinnati Reds, baseball’s oldest professional franchise. Since 1970, the Dodgers are the only National League franchise to play over .500 ball (120-115) in Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers win their 1,000th game over the Cincinnati Reds, baseball’s oldest professional franchise. Since 1970, the Dodgers are the only National League franchise to play over .500 ball (120-115) in Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium.

In a 10 – 7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada of the New York Yankees become the first teammates to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game.

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In a 10 – 7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada of the New York Yankees become the first teammates to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game.

The Colorado Rockies defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7 – 6. Mark McGwire and Fernando Tatis hit home runs for St. Louis as the Cardinals set a National League mark for most home runs in the month of April with 42.

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The Colorado Rockies defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7 – 6. Mark McGwire and Fernando Tatis hit home runs for St. Louis as the Cardinals set a National League mark for most home runs in the month of April with 42.

After being hit by a pitch thrown by White Sox starter Jim Parque, Dean Palmer charges the mound, beginning a series of brawls that continue to erupt during the beanball-filled game at Comiskey Park. When the dust settles in Chicago’s 14-6 victory over the Tigers, Frank Robinson, baseball’s new disciplinary czar, suspends 16 individuals for a total of 82 games and fines a total of 24 players, coaches and managers for their roles in the brawl.

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After being hit by a pitch thrown by White Sox starter Jim Parque, Dean Palmer charges the mound, beginning a series of brawls that continue to erupt during the beanball-filled game at Comiskey Park. When the dust settles in Chicago’s 14-6 victory over the Tigers, Frank Robinson, baseball’s new disciplinary czar, suspends 16 individuals for a total of 82 games and fines a total of 24 players, coaches and managers for their roles in the brawl.

2000 – The Anaheim Angels down the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 9 – 6. Mo Vaughn and Tim Salmon hit back-to-back home runs for Anaheim in the 4th inning, then repeat the feat in the 9th. Troy Glaus also homers in those same two innings, marking the first time in major league history that three players homer in the same inning twice in the same game. The three players with two home runs in the game ties another major league record.

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2000 – The Anaheim Angels down the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 9 – 6. Mo Vaughn and Tim Salmon hit back-to-back home runs for Anaheim in the 4th inning, then repeat the feat in the 9th. Troy Glaus also homers in those same two innings, marking the first time in major league history that three players homer in the same inning twice in the same game. The three players with two home runs in the game ties another major league record.

2000 – Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser ties a major league mark, equaled by 19 others, hitting four batters in one game. Richard Hidalgo of the Houston Astros also ties a modern major league record by getting hit three times in the game, twice by Hershiser and a third time by Dodgers reliever Matt Herges.

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2000 – Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser ties a major league mark, equaled by 19 others, hitting four batters in one game. Richard Hidalgo of the Houston Astros also ties a modern major league record by getting hit three times in the game, twice by Hershiser and a third time by Dodgers reliever Matt Herges.