Due to drastic payroll cuts reducing the World Champions’ effectiveness, two class-action lawsuits are filed against the Florida Marlins – one for breach of contract and the other accusing the team of false advertising.

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Due to drastic payroll cuts reducing the World Champions’ effectiveness, two class-action lawsuits are filed against the Florida Marlins – one for breach of contract and the other accusing the team of false advertising.

With a 6 – 3 victory over Baltimore, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays become only the second expansion team in major league history to sweep a four-game series on the road. The 1993 Colorado Rockies, who did it against the Los Angeles Dodgers, are the other team to accomplish this feat.

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With a 6 – 3 victory over Baltimore, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays become only the second expansion team in major league history to sweep a four-game series on the road. The 1993 Colorado Rockies, who did it against the Los Angeles Dodgers, are the other team to accomplish this feat.

Mike Blowers of the Oakland Athletics hits for the cycle and has four RBI in the Athletics’ 14 – 0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Blowers becomes only the second Oakland A’s player to accomplish the feat.

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Mike Blowers of the Oakland Athletics hits for the cycle and has four RBI in the Athletics’ 14 – 0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Blowers becomes only the second Oakland A’s player to accomplish the feat.

Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA opens, though the 1996 Summer Olympics are still two months away. Following the Olympics, the stadium will be partially reconstructed as Turner Field.

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Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA opens, though the 1996 Summer Olympics are still two months away. Following the Olympics, the stadium will be partially reconstructed as Turner Field.

Bruce Hurst of the San Diego Padres pitches a one-hit, 3 – 0 shutout against the New York Mets and Dwight Gooden. The only hit is a single by the recently-acquired Chico Walker.

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Bruce Hurst of the San Diego Padres pitches a one-hit, 3 – 0 shutout against the New York Mets and Dwight Gooden. The only hit is a single by the recently-acquired Chico Walker.

Chicago Cubs Ryne Sandberg’s errorless game streak at second base comes to an end after 123 games and 584 chances

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Chicago Cubs Ryne Sandberg’s errorless game streak at second base comes to an end after 123 games and 584 chances. Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds had held the previous record of 91 games.

The Baltimore Orioles tie an American League record with eight consecutive singles in a seven-run 1st inning against Bobby Witt to beat the Texas Rangers, 13 – 1. The eight straight singles equal a record set by the Washington Senators against the Cleveland Indians in 1951 and matched by the Oakland Athletics against the Chicago White Sox in 1981.

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The Baltimore Orioles tie an American League record with eight consecutive singles in a seven-run 1st inning against Bobby Witt to beat the Texas Rangers, 13 – 1. The eight straight singles equal a record set by the Washington Senators against the Cleveland Indians in 1951 and matched by the Oakland Athletics against the Chicago White Sox in 1981.

In the Oakland Athletics’ 39th game of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks a major league record committing his 12th balk of the season in a 4 – 1 loss to the Red Sox. Stewart will extend the record with 16 balks during the year.

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In the Oakland Athletics’ 39th game of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks a major league record committing his 12th balk of the season in a 4 – 1 loss to the Red Sox. Stewart will extend the record with 16 balks during the year.

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1986 – Five Cubs suffer food poisoning prior to a 5-2 Chicago victory at the Astrodome. All had eaten hamburgers and bad mayo is the prime suspect. Pitcher Rick Sutcliffe is hospitalized. 

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1986 – Five Cubs suffer food poisoning prior to a 5-2 Chicago victory at the Astrodome. All had eaten hamburgers and bad mayo is the prime suspect. Pitcher Rick Sutcliffe is hospitalized. 

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5/18/1986: Rookie Wally Joyner of the Angels, hit a two-run homer in the second inning of a game in Detroit. The game was called because of rain in the third inning. It would have been Joyner’s sixteenth of the season.

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5/18/1986: Rookie Wally Joyner of the Angels, hit a two-run homer in the second inning of a game in Detroit. The game was called because of rain in the third inning. It would have been Joyner’s sixteenth of the season.