» May 10, 1997: In San Francisco, the Cubs pull off the first triple play in the majors this year, taking advantage of the infield-fly rule and the wind at San Francisco to turn an odd one against the Giants. With two on, Stan Javier lofts a fly into shallow center field and umpire Bob Davidson waits before calling an infield fly rule. Three Cubs lunge for the ball before it bounces off center fielder Brian McRae's glove and hits the ground for the first out. Kirk Rueter tries for third, but McRae's throw beats him. Hamilton tries for second, but 3B Jose Hernandez's throw to Ryne Sandberg nabs him to complete the triple play. The Giants will win the game, however, 4-2.

» June 7, 1999: The hot Cubs pound the White Sox, 13–7, as Sammy Sosa and Jose Hernandez each hit 3-run homers and collect five RBIs. The Cubs sweep their South Side rivals completing their 3rd consecutive 3-game sweep, something the Cubs have not done since 1918.

» July 31, 1999: The Braves obtain well-traveled P Terry Mulholland and IF Jose Hernandez from the Cubs in exchange for pitchers Micah Bowie and Ruben Quevedo and a player to be named. Hernandez, a free agent to be, turned down a 3-year $9 million offer from the Cubs. Bowie will post a 9.96 ERA for the Cubs and an overall 10.24 ERA in 11 games, a major-league record worst for 10+ appearances.

» December 16, 1999: The Brewers sign free agent IF Jose Hernandez to a 3-year contract.

» May 22, 2000: The Brewers defeat the Astros in the 1st game of a DH, 10-9, coming back from a 9-2 deficit to tie the score with seven runs in the bottom half of the 9th inning. It is a club record rally for the 9th inning. They win the game in the 10th on a home run by Jose Hernandez. Milwaukee also wins the 2nd game of the twinbill, 6-1.

» April 3, 2001: The Astros defeat the Brewers, 11-3, as Craig Biggio gets five hits for Houston. Daryle Ward, filling in for the injured Moises Alou, adds a grand slam to back Scott Elarton. Jose Hernandez and Jeromy Burnitz hit solo home runs for the Brew.

» April 12, 2001: The Braves defeat the Astros, 12-4, as SS Jose Hernandez hits two home runs and drives home seven runs.

» September 2, 2002: The Cubs beat the Brewers, 17–4, to salvage a split in their doubleheader after Milwaukee takes the opener by a score of 4–2 on solo homers by Ron Belliard (2), Eric Young and Jose Hernandez. Glendon Rusch wins his 8th straight over the Cubs. Chicago P Kerry Wood ties a major-league record in the second game by fanning four Brewers in the 4th inning. Wood also homers off Andrew Lorraine, one of five gophers he serves up. Another is Sammy Sosa's 494th homer, moving him ahead of Lou Gehrig on the all-time list.