With his Giants down 6 – 0, Barry Bonds, with 23 stolen bases so far, attempts to steal second base but is thrown out. Ellis Burks then hits a home run and the Giants end up losing, 8 – 5. Bonds ends the game with a National League record of 15 straight times reaching base.

Sammy Sosa’s 57th home run leads the Cubs to a 5 – 2 win over Pittsburgh. Sosa surpasses Hack Wilson’s club record set 68 years ago.

Defeating the White Sox, 11-6, the Yankees win their 100th game on the earliest date in major league history, besting the 1906 Chicago Cubs and 1954 Cleveland Indians by five days. The 1906 Cubs set the major league record for fewest contests to reach 100 victories, accomplishing the milestone in 132 games.

1997 – Rookie C Bobby Estalella cracks three home runs and drives home four as he leads the Phillies to a 6 – 4 win over Montreal. It is just his 10th major league game, the fewest for a player with a three-homer game.

Andy Pettitte wins his 20th as the Yankees prevail over the A’s, 10 – 3. Paul O’Neill and Tino Martinez hit solo homers in the 4th inning. The Yanks’ last 20-game winner was Ron Guidry in 1985.

In pursuit of his 7th batting title, Tony Gwynn is 4 for 4 in the Padres’ 2 – 1 win over the Phils. Gwynn, hitting .352, needs to average nearly five at bats in the final 22 games to qualify for the batting crown.

Babe Dahlgren, the man who replaced Lou Gehrig at first base to end the streak, dies in Arcadia, California. In the game, he goes 2-for-4, including a home run, in a 22-2 victory over the Tigers at Briggs Stadium.

Ron Maurer of the Triple-A Albuquerque Dukes plays all nine positions in his team’s 4 – 2 loss to Las Vegas.