» June 4, 1990:
The Braves wisely select Florida high school SS Chipper Jones with the first pick in the annual free-agent draft. The Tigers follow with Tony Clark and the Phils use the 3rd pick on Mike Lieberthal. The A's use their 14th choice to take the much sought after Todd Van Poppel, passed over because of his stated intention to pitch at the University of Texas. The A's change his mind and he signs on July 16th for $1.2 million. Picking 20th, the Orioles take Stanford's Mike Mussina. Late in the 6th round, the independent Class A Miami Miracle drafts Mike Lansing under a never-before-used rule. The rule will be abolished, but Lansing will play two years with the Miracle and make the majors with the Expos. Troy Percival (Angels) and Mike Hampton (Mariners) go in the 6th round, Rusty Greer (Rangers) in the 10th, and on the 12th round, the Twins take SS Pat Meares. The White Sox end up with the best draft, taking Alex Fernandez (1st round), Bob Wickman (2nd), Robert Ellis (3rd), James Baldwin (4th), Ray Durham (5th), Brandon Wilson (18th), and Jason Bere (36th). After selecting Carl Everett with the 10th overall pick, the Yanks pull two winners out of the low rounds: Andy Pettitte in the 20th round and Jorge Posada in the 24th.
» April 11, 1993: Expos 2B Mike Lansing gets five hits in Montreal's 19-9 win over the Rockies. Lansing had been inserted into the lineup when Delino DeShields came down with chicken pox.
» June 18, 1996:
Montreal defeats Colorado, 12-8, with the help of two home runs and seven runs batted in by 2B Mike Lansing. His grand slam in the 8th proves to be the decisive blow, breaking a 7-7 tie.
» May 7, 1997: The Expos score a National League-record 13 runs in the 6th inning of their game against the Giants on the way to a 19-3 win. The Expos send 17 batters to the plate. Mike Lansing homers twice in the inning to drive in five runs, becoming the 3rd Expo to perform the feat, and the 1st NL second baseman to do so since Bobby Lowe in 1894. Henry Rodriguez hits a grand slam in the 5-run 5th.
» May 14, 1997: The Expos edge the Padres, 9–7, in a game in which four Expo batters are hit. San Diego starter Tim Worrell is ejected in the 2nd by plate umpire Charlie Reliford for hitting Expos starter Jeff Juden in the back, and Tim Scott gets his papers in the 7th after back-to-back plunks of Mark Grudzielanek and Mike Lansing.
» May 18, 1997:
The Expos defeat the Dodgers, 7-4, with the help of five hits, including two doubles and a homer, by 2B Mike Lansing.
» July 13, 1997:
With the temperature at 100 degrees, Pedro Martinez fires a one-hit shutout to beat the Reds, 2–0. The Expos' ace gives up a single to Bret Boone in the 5th for the only hit. Mike Lansing triples twice for the Expos before leaving in the 5th inning with exhaustion.
» September 3, 1997: 2B Mike Lansing's 3rd-inning home run is Montreal's only hit, but it's enough to give the Expos a 1-0 win over the Red Sox. Aaron Sele and Tom Gordon baffle the Expos the rest of the way, but Carlos Perez allows only two hits himself in blanking Boston.
» November 18, 1997:
The Rockies acquire 2B Mike Lansing from the Expos in exchange for pitchers Jake Westbrook and John Nicholson and OF Mike Hamlin.
» June 18, 2000: The Rockies defeat the Diamondbacks, 19-2, as Colorado Mike Lansing completes the cycle by the 4th inning. Lansing has an RBI triple in the 1st, a 2-run home run in the 2nd, a 2-run double in the 3rd, and a single in the 4th as Colorado stroked a team-record 23 hits. 3B Jeff Cirillo gets five hits for the Rockies, including a home run, while Brent Mayne has 4. The Rocks total 10 extra base hits, one short of yesterday's total against the D'Backs. The win moves the Rockies into 1st place in the NL West, percentage points ahead of the Diamondbacks.
» July 27, 2000:
The Red Sox obtain pitchers Rolando Arrojo and Rick Croushore, IF Mike Lansing, and cash from the Rockies for pitchers Brian Rose, John Wasdin, and Jeff Taglienti, and 2B Jeff Frye.
» May 25, 2001:
At Fenway, the Red Sox defeat the Blue Jays, 4-0, on Hideo Nomo's one-hitter. The only Toronto hit is Shannon Stewart's double in the 4th, extending his hitting streak to 15 games. Mike Lansing's 3-run double in the 8th gives Nomo some breathing room.
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