Seattle 3B Mike Blowers drives in 8 runs in the Mariners’ 15 – 6 victory over the Red Sox. He strokes 4 extra-base hits in the contest – 2 doubles‚ a triple‚ and a homer. The hits raise Blowers’ average 61 points – from .118 to .179.

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Seattle 3B Mike Blowers drives in 8 runs in the Mariners’ 15 – 6 victory over the Red Sox. He strokes 4 extra-base hits in the contest – 2 doubles‚ a triple‚ and a homer. The hits raise Blowers’ average 61 points – from .118 to .179.

Tossing a scoreless ninth inning in the A’s 5-2 win over Baltimore, Dennis Eckersley records his 300th career save. The Oakland right-hander becomes the sixth reliever in major league history to reach the milestone.

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Tossing a scoreless ninth inning in the A’s 5-2 win over Baltimore, Dennis Eckersley records his 300th career save. The Oakland right-hander becomes the sixth reliever in major league history to reach the milestone.

Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers play the longest doubleheader by time in major league history

Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers play the longest doubleheader by time in major league history

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[wpedon id=165747] On May 24, 1995, the Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers play the longest doubleheader by time in major league history. The teams split the twin bill, which lasts seven hours and 39 minutes. By the end of the second game, only a few hundred fans remained at Comiskey Park. Chicago wins the…

Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland Athletics becomes the sixth pitcher in major league history with 300 saves in a 5 – 2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

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Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland Athletics becomes the sixth pitcher in major league history with 300 saves in a 5 – 2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

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Doug Drabek gets three hits and drives in two, as well as tossing a three-hit shutout, to steamroll the Braves, 8-0

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1994 – Doug Drabek gets three hits and drives in two, as well as tossing a three-hit shutout, to steamroll the Braves, 8-0. James Mouton adds four hits and Scott Servais provides a three-run homer. Drabek runs his record to 7-1 on the season. 

The St. Louis Cardinals set a major league record by stranding 16 runners without scoring, losing to starting pitcher David West and three Philadelphia Phillies relievers, 4 – 0. The Cards collect 9 hits and 8 walks to strand runners in every inning but the 1st. At the end of 8 innings, the game is scoreless‚ but new Cards reliever Mike Perez gives up 2 hits and a walk‚ then a three-run homer to Pete Incaviglia. The old record of 15 baserunners in a shutout had been done 4 times‚ the last on May 12‚ 1975. The Mariners in 1998 will match the Cards’ futility and set the American League record.

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The St. Louis Cardinals set a major league record by stranding 16 runners without scoring, losing to starting pitcher David West and three Philadelphia Phillies relievers, 4 – 0. The Cards collect 9 hits and 8 walks to strand runners in every inning but the 1st. At the end of 8 innings, the game is scoreless‚ but new Cards reliever Mike Perez gives up 2 hits and a walk‚ then a three-run homer to Pete Incaviglia. The old record of 15 baserunners in a shutout had been done 4 times‚ the last on May 12‚ 1975. The Mariners in 1998 will match the Cards’ futility and set the American League record.

Indian rookie P Tom Kramer hurls a one-hitter in his second major league start‚ defeating Texas‚ 4 – 1. Julio Franco’s 4th inning homer is the only Ranger safety.

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Indian rookie P Tom Kramer hurls a one-hitter in his second major league start‚ defeating Texas‚ 4 – 1. Julio Franco’s 4th inning homer is the only Ranger safety.

The Mariners defeat the Angels‚ 4 – 3‚ in 14 innings. In the course of the game‚ California OF Luis Polonia ties an American League record by being caught stealing 3 times‚ twice on pitchouts.

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The Mariners defeat the Angels‚ 4 – 3‚ in 14 innings. In the course of the game‚ California OF Luis Polonia ties an American League record by being caught stealing 3 times‚ twice on pitchouts.