» July 12, 1997: In Pittsburgh's 1st non-Opening Day sellout since 1977, a crowd of 44,119 sees Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon combine on a 10-inning no-hitter as the Pirates down the Astros, 3-0, on a 10th-inning pinch home run by Mark Smith. Cordova hurls the 1st nine innings while Rincon hurls the 10th and gets the win. The victory keeps the Pirates in a tie for 1st place with the Astros in the National League Central.

» July 8, 2001: In Toronto's 9–3 win over Montreal, Jays' rookie Cesar Izturis hits his 1st ML homer inside the park, thanks to Expos LF Mark Smith losing the ball in the lights. He gets a glove on it, but Izturis beats the relay throw from Orlando Cabrera, who also hit his 1st homer inside-the-park. The win goes to 30-year-old rookie Chris Michalak (6-6), who will be waived next month and picked up by Texas.