1998 – Behind Rafael Palmeiro’s 35th home run‚ the Orioles defeat the Twins‚ 6 – 3‚ despite 5 hits by Minnesota DH Paul Molitor. Molitor also swipes his 500th base. He’s the 6th player with 500 steals and 3000 hits.
Randy Johnson becomes the first pitcher to strike out 19 batters in a game twice in one season when he fans 19 Chicago White Sox in a 5 – 0 victory.
At Busch Stadium, recently acquired Mark McGwire hits his 364th career home run on a pitch thrown by Phillies’ right-hander Mark Leiter for his first National League round-tripper. The Cardinals slugging first baseman will hit a total of 220 homers in the Senior Circuit, all for the Redbirds.
Recently-acquired slugger Mark McGwire hits a home run for the St. Louis Cardinals, his first in the National League.
Eddie Murray’s 494th homer moves him ahead of Lou Gehrig to 15th place on the all-time list. The two-run homer in the 6th inning breaks a tie as Baltimore beats the Brewers‚ 6 – 4.
Darryl Strawberry powers a pair of homers to lead the Yankees to an 8 – 4 win over the White Sox. Strawberry now has 5 homers in his last 9 at bats.
The Rangers acquire P John Burkett (6-10) from the Marlins in exchange for P Ryan Dempster and a player to be named.
Yankees DH Ruben Sierra drives home 7 runs to lead New York to an 11 – 4 win over Baltimore. Sierra’s three hits include a single‚ double and home run.
Pittsburgh’s Jeff King connects for two homers in the nine-run 2nd inning‚ and Pittsburgh rides it to a 9 – 5 win over the Giants. King is the first Pittsburgh player to homer twice in an inning since Jake Stenzel in 1894
The Rangers acquire P Bobby Witt from the Marlins in exchange for two players to be named.
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