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APRIL
1999

Thursday, April 1st

IN THE NEWS: No joke. Enraged that P Hideki Irabu fails to cover 1B on a ground ball hit during an exhibition game, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner calls him a "fat pussy toad." Steinbrenner will later apologize to Irabu.

Friday, April 2nd

IN THE NEWS: The Orioles obtain 1B–OF Jeff Conine from the Royals for minor league P Chris Fussell.

Sunday, April 4th

IN THE NEWS: In the first season opener ever played outside of the United States or Canada, the Rockies defeat the Padres, 8–2, before an overflow crowd of 27,104 in Monterrey, Mexico. OF Dante Bichette has four hits, including a home run, and four RBIs for the winners. Local hero Vinny Castilla also has four hits for the Rockies, while Darryl Kile picks up the victory.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 4, 1999 » OPENING DAY
Colorado Rockies 8, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 27,104)
W: Darryl Kile L: Andy Ashby
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 5th

IN THE NEWS: OF Juan Encarnacion homers on the first pitch of the game and P Brian Moehler takes a no–hitter into the 7th inning as the Tigers defeat the Rangers, 11–5. Texas P Mike Morgan sets a major league record by appearing in a game for his 11th team. And Detroit P Masao Kida becomes the first Tokyo–born player to appear in a big league game when he pitches the 8th inning in relief.

OF Albert Belle hits a 3–run homer in his Baltimore debut, and Cal Ripken Jr. has to leave the game with a back injury, as the Orioles defeat the Devil Rays, 10–7. Ripken will not play tomorrow, marking the first time in 17 years that he is forced to miss a game because of an injury. Prior to today's game, Ripken's father is honored with his #7 painted into the 3rd base coach's box. A former Oriole manager and coach, Cal Ripken Sr. died of lung cancer on March 25 at age 63. Following the game, Baltimore P Doug Johns is arrested on drunk driving and marijuana possession charges.

The Giants defeat the Reds, 11–8, on 3B Charlie Hayes' go–ahead 3–run home run in the 8th inning. Hayes replaced starter Bill Mueller, who broke his toe after being hit by a Brett Tomko pitch as the second batter up in the game. SF OF Barry Bonds sets a National League record by receiving his 290th intentional walk in the 4th inning. The old record was held by Hank Aaron.

Dodgers OF Raul Mondesi hits a 2–outs, 3–run home run in the bottom of the 9th to tie the score, then hits a 2–out, 2–run homer in the last of the 11th to win the game as LA defeats Arizona, 8–6. Mondesi drives in a total of six runs as Davey Johnson wins his managerial debut with the Dodgers.

The Expos defeat the Pirates, 9–2, behind the pitching of Dustin Hermanson. Jason Phillips makes his major league debut in the 6th inning for Pittsburgh and sees his first pitch hit over the centerfield wall for a home run by C Chris Widger.

In the opener at Anaheim, the Angels rally to beat the Indians, 6–5. Salmon and Anderson hit homers on consecutive pitches off Jaret Wright in the 4th. But franchise player Mo Vaughn tumbles into the Cleveland dugout chasing a foul ball and severely sprains his ankle. Mo plays five innings before leaving but he'll miss 15 days. The injury will linger causing him problems at the plate and, he says later, causing the ligament damage that will curtain his 2000 season.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 5, 1999
Baltimore Orioles 10, Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 7 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 46,733)
W: Mike Mussina L: Wilson Alvarez S: Mike Timlin
Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 40,257)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Kevin Appier S: Tom Gordon
Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 46,380)
W: T. J. Mathews L: Mike Stanton
Chicago White Sox 8, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 51,656)
W: James Baldwin L: Jeff Fassero
Detroit Tigers 11, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,650)
W: Brian Moehler L: Rick Helling
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Atlanta Braves 4 at Turner Field (att. 47,522)
W: Curt Schilling L: Tom Glavine S: Jeff Brantley
San Francisco Giants 11, Cincinnati Reds 8 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 55,112)
W: Alan Embree L: John Hudek S: Robb Nen
Florida Marlins 6, New York Mets 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 38,983)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Al Leiter
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Arizona Diamondbacks 6 (11 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 53,109)
W: Jeff Shaw L: John Frascatore
Montreal Expos 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 43,405)
W: Dustin Hermanson L: Francisco Cordova
Milwaukee Brewers 10, St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Busch Stadium II (att. 47,806)
W: Dave Weathers L: Mike Busby
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 6th

IN THE NEWS: The Braves defeat the Phillies, 11–3, behind Greg Maddux. Maddux hits a home run and 2–run single in Atlanta's 8–run 4th inning, becoming the first pitcher since Todd Stottlemyre in 1996 to get two hits in the same inning.

The U.S. government garnishes Denny McLain's pension in order to reimburse the pension fund that he was convicted of laundering money from. McLain was recently divorced and under the terms of the settlement, all of the assets went to his wife, including his pension, while McLain got all of the debts. But, a federal judge overruled that and ordered that all of McLain's pension benefits be used to reimburse his victims.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 6, 1999
Anaheim Angels 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 39,936)
W: Mike Holtz L: Steve Karsay S: Troy Percival
Minnesota Twins 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 45,601)
W: Brad Radke L: Pat Hentgen
New York Yankees 7, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,579)
W: Orlando Hernandez L: Tom Candiotti S: Mariano Rivera
Chicago White Sox 11, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 20,435)
W: Jim Parque L: Jamie Moyer
Texas Rangers 6, Detroit Tigers 0 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 28,329)
W: Aaron Sele L: Justin Thompson
Atlanta Braves 11, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Turner Field (att. 29,183)
W: Greg Maddux L: Chad Ogea S: Derrin Ebert
San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,310)
W: Julian Tavarez L: Danny Graves S: Robb Nen
New York Mets 12, Florida Marlins 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 18,075)
W: Rick Reed L: Livan Hernandez S: Allen Watson
Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Astrodome (att. 51,668)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Steve Trachsel S: Billy Wagner
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 33,139)
W: Alan Mills L: Brian Anderson
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 10,051)
W: Jason Schmidt L: Carl Pavano
San Diego Padres 4, Colorado Rockies 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 61,247)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Pedro Astacio S: Trevor Hoffman
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 7th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 7, 1999
Cleveland Indians 9, Anaheim Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,689)
W: Dave Burba L: Ken Hill
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 8, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 42,284)
W: Tony Saunders L: Juan Guzman S: Roberto Hernandez
Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 13,903)
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Jose Rosado
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Minnesota Twins 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 9,220)
W: David Wells L: Mike Lincoln S: Roy Halladay
New York Yankees 4, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 18,846)
W: Ramiro Mendoza L: Jimmy Haynes
Seattle Mariners 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Kingdome (att. 21,050)
W: Freddy Garcia L: John Snyder S: Jose Mesa
Texas Rangers 10, Detroit Tigers 7 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 25,004)
W: Mike Morgan L: Willie Blair S: John Wetteland
Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Turner Field (att. 32,164)
W: John Smoltz L: Carlton Loewer
San Francisco Giants 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 19,011)
W: Russ Ortiz L: Steve Avery
New York Mets 6, Florida Marlins 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 13,845)
W: Bobby Jones L: Jesus Sanchez
Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 23,381)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Mike Hampton
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 29,042)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Andy Benes S: Jeff Shaw
Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,377)
W: Ugueth Urbina L: Rich Loiselle
San Diego Padres 2, Colorado Rockies 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 32,751)
W: Roberto Rivera L: Bobby Jones
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 31,381)
W: Kent Bottenfield L: Steve Woodard S: Juan Acevedo
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 8th

IN THE NEWS: The Expos defeat the Mets, 5–1, behind the pitching of Miguel Batista. Batista also dribbles a ball in front of the plate for his 1st major league hit after beginning his career 0–for–41 to tie Randy Tate's big league record.

Philadelphia defeats Atlanta, 6–3, and the Phils tie an National League record by using five pitchers in the 8th inning. Only one run scores in the frame as the Braves leave the bases loaded.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 8, 1999
Cleveland Indians 9, Anaheim Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,084)
W: Bartolo Colon L: Steve Sparks
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 39,853)
W: Bobby Witt L: Scott Erickson
Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 13,356)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Jeff Suppan S: Tom Gordon
Minnesota Twins 11, Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 9,431)
W: Mike Trombley L: Joey Hamilton S: Rick Aguilera
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 3 at Turner Field (att. 47,225)
W: Paul Byrd L: Kevin Millwood S: Jeff Brantley
Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 23,815)
W: Jon Lieber L: Jose Lima S: Rod Beck
Colorado Rockies 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,879)
W: Brian Bohanon L: Carlos Perez S: Dave Veres
Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 43,918)
W: Miguel Batista L: Orel Hershiser S: Ugueth Urbina
San Francisco Giants 12, San Diego Padres 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 57,430)
W: Shawn Estes L: Stan Spencer
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 31,142)
W: Kent Mercker L: Jim Abbott
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 9th

IN THE NEWS: Pirates rookie Kris Benson beats the Cubs in his first ML start. He's just the second #1 draft pick to win his first start; David Clyde was the other, in 1973.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 9, 1999
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 36,430)
W: Kelvim Escobar L: Sidney Ponson
Kansas City Royals 10, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 26,243)
W: Brian Barber L: Mike Sirotka
Cleveland Indians 14, Minnesota Twins 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 16,348)
W: Charles Nagy L: La Troy Hawkins
New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 56,583)
W: David Cone L: Beiker Graterol
Seattle Mariners 6, Oakland Athletics 1 at Kingdome (att. 24,823)
W: Butch Henry L: Kenny Rogers
Boston Red Sox 4, Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 1 at Tropicana Field (att. 40,525)
W: Mark Portugal L: Rolando Arrojo
Anaheim Angels 8, Texas Rangers 4 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 31,633)
W: Chuck Finley L: John Burkett
Atlanta Braves 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 (10 inn.) at Turner Field (att. 34,939)
W: John Rocker L: John Frascatore
Florida Marlins 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 13,229)
W: Brian Meadows L: Paul Spoljaric
Houston Astros 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Astrodome (att. 29,063)
W: Scott Elarton L: Bob Wickman S: Billy Wagner
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Colorado Rockies 6 at Dodger Stadium (att. 39,997)
W: Darren Dreifort L: John Thomson S: Jeff Shaw
New York Mets 10, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 12,386)
W: Masato Yoshii L: Mike Thurman
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 19,721)
W: Kris Benson L: Scott Sanders S: Mike Williams
San Francisco Giants 8, San Diego Padres 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 15,795)
W: Chris Brock L: Matt Clement
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 35,930)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Darren Oliver
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 10th

IN THE NEWS: The Diamondbacks defeat the Braves, 8–3, as P Randy Johnson strikes out 15 batters, including six in a row, to set an Arizona record. SS Tony Batista strokes five hits for Arizona, including a home run, and brings home four runs. Batista's streak will reach 7, then he'll have 17 at bats without a hit.

During a rundown play, Seattle rookie IF Carlos Guillen tears a ligament in his right knee in the Mariners 11–4 loss to Oakland. He will require surgery and be out for the season.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 10, 1999
Baltimore Orioles 1, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 43,700)
W: Mike Mussina L: Chris Carpenter S: Mike Timlin
Kansas City Royals 9, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 11,908)
W: Jim Pittsley L: Jaime Navarro S: Scott Service
Cleveland Indians 12, Minnesota Twins 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,829)
W: Steve Karsay L: Mike Lincoln
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 42,058)
W: Roger Clemens L: Brian Moehler
Oakland Athletics 11, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 35,991)
W: Gil Heredia L: Jeff Fassero
Boston Red Sox 5, Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 3 at Tropicana Field (att. 28,522)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Julio Santana S: Tom Gordon
Anaheim Angels 10, Texas Rangers 0 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 37,974)
W: Omar Olivares L: Rick Helling
Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Atlanta Braves 3 at Turner Field (att. 44,531)
W: Randy Johnson L: Tom Glavine
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Florida Marlins 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 22,776)
W: Curt Schilling L: Dennis Springer S: Jeff Brantley
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 24,049)
W: Bill Pulsipher L: Chris Holt S: Dave Weathers
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Colorado Rockies 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,503)
W: Kevin Brown L: Darryl Kile S: Jeff Shaw
New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 3 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 16,173)
W: Dennis Cook L: Anthony Telford S: John Franco
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 22,479)
W: Scott Sauerbeck L: Brad Woodall
San Diego Padres 11, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 18,331)
W: Andy Ashby L: Mark Gardner
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 43,759)
W: Juan Acevedo L: Scott Williamson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 11th

IN THE NEWS: The Devil Rays defeat the Red Sox, 5–4, as P Scott Aldred picks up the win in relief. The victory ends Aldred's major league record streak of 50 appearances without a win, loss or save.

Seattle defeats Oakland, 11–8, as the Mariners push across eight runs in the 3rd inning.

New York defeats Detroit, 11–2, as the Yankees score eight runs in the 3rd inning.

The Pirates defeat the Cubs, 9–6, despite five hits by Chicago OF Glenallen Hill. Hill strokes three singles, a double and a home run, and drives home a pair of runs in the losing effort.

The Dodgers–Rockies game in Los Angeles is postponed due to rain. It is the first rainout in LA since April 21, 1988 -- a string of 856 games -- and just the 16th in club history.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 11, 1999
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 40,273)
W: Roy Halladay L: Jesse Orosco
Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 10,503)
W: Kevin Appier L: James Baldwin S: Jeff Montgomery
Cleveland Indians 9, Minnesota Twins 8 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 12,430)
W: Jaret Wright L: Brad Radke S: Mike Jackson
New York Yankees 11, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 32,398)
W: Orlando Hernandez L: Justin Thompson
Seattle Mariners 11, Oakland Athletics 8 at Kingdome (att. 24,036)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Tom Candiotti
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Tropicana Field (att. 23,404)
W: Scott Aldred L: Derek Lowe S: Roberto Hernandez
Texas Rangers 6, Anaheim Angels 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 23,175)
W: Aaron Sele L: Tim Belcher S: John Wetteland
Atlanta Braves 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 at Turner Field (att. 32,454)
W: Kevin McGlinchy L: Gregg Olson
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Florida Marlins 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 14,954)
W: Chad Ogea L: Alex Fernandez S: Jeff Brantley
Houston Astros 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Astrodome (att. 20,177)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Rafael Roque S: Billy Wagner
New York Mets 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,366)
W: Allen Watson L: Carl Pavano S: John Franco
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 6 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 19,384)
W: Jason Schmidt L: Steve Trachsel
San Francisco Giants 8, San Diego Padres 6 at Candlestick Park (att. 22,330)
W: John Johnstone L: Roberto Rivera S: Robb Nen
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 41,301)
W: Jason Bere L: Donovan Osborne S: Danny Graves
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 12th

IN THE NEWS: The Rangers recall P Jeff Zimmerman from Oklahoma City (AAA), making them the first team since the 1916 Chicago Cubs with three players whose last names begin with the letter "Z." Zimmerman joins 3B Todd Zeile and C Gregg Zaun. The 1916 Cubs roster included IFs Rollie Zeider and Heinie Zimmerman and OF Dutch Zwilling.

Joe McIlvaine, former Mets GM and currently an assistant to Minnesota GM Terry Ryan, is arrested for public nudity on a beach.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 12, 1999
Cleveland Indians 5, Kansas City Royals 2 (10 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 42,798)
W: Paul Shuey L: Jose Santiago
Minnesota Twins 1, Detroit Tigers 0 (12 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 47,449)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Sean Runyan
Seattle Mariners 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Kingdome (att. 24,650)
W: Freddy Garcia L: Jimmy Haynes S: Jose Mesa
Anaheim Angels 13, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 24,601)
W: Mike Magnante L: Mark Clark
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 1 at Skydome (att. 37,160)
W: David Wells L: Tony Saunders
Arizona Diamondbacks 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 46,929)
W: Andy Benes L: Chan Ho Park
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 39,092)
W: Steve Avery L: Kevin Tapani
San Diego Padres 8, Colorado Rockies 5 (11 inn.) at Coors Field (att. 48,073)
W: Donne Wall L: Dave Veres S: Carlos Reyes
New York Mets 8, Florida Marlins 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 52,052)
W: Bobby Jones L: Livan Hernandez
Atlanta Braves 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 37,582)
W: Mike Cather L: Ken Ryan S: Rudy Seanez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 13th

IN THE NEWS: The Rangers defeat the Mariners, 15–6, as Texas C Ivan Rodriguez drives in nine runs. All of Rodriguez's RBIs come on a 3–run home run in the 1st inning, a 2–run single in the 2nd, and a grand slam in the 3rd. Mike Morgan picks up the win in relief. It is his 1st victory over the Mariners since August 4, 1979. The 19 years, eight months and nine days is the longest a pitcher has ever gone between victories against one team.

The Dodgers score two runs in the top of the 16th inning to take a 6–4 lead over the Diamondbacks, but Arizona comes back with three in the bottom half to eke out a 7–6 win. 2B Jay Bell has four hits, including a pair of home runs, for the winners.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1999
Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 31,874)
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Jim Parque
New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 25,254)
W: Jeff Nelson L: Arthur Rhodes
Oakland Athletics 3, Anaheim Angels 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 5,377)
W: Mike Oquist L: Steve Sparks S: Billy Taylor
Texas Rangers 15, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 20,710)
W: Mike Morgan L: Ken Cloude
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Skydome (att. 23,710)
W: Rick White L: Joey Hamilton S: Roberto Hernandez
Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 (16 inn.) at Bank One Ballpark (att. 31,197)
W: Bobby Chouinard L: Dave Mlicki
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 5,589)
W: Steve Woodard L: Javier Vazquez
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 19,724)
W: Kent Bottenfield L: Pete Schourek S: Juan Acevedo
Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 9,425)
W: Mike Hampton L: Russ Ortiz S: Jay Powell
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 14th

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees defeat the Orioles, 14–7, as Chuck Knoblauch gets five hits, including his 1st home run of the year, for the winners.

The Indians score nine runs in the 6th inning on their way to an 11–4 win over the Royals.

The Mets down the Marlins, 4–1, as NY reliever John Franco records the 400th save of his career. Only Lee Smith has notched more, with 478.

Speaking of 400s. In the Devil Rays 7–6, 11 inning loss to Toronto, Jose Canseco hits his 400th home run. He is the 28th player to reach that mark, but the first born outside the US.

Yankees OF Darryl Strawberry is arrested in Tampa on charges of soliciting a prostitute and possession of cocaine. Strawberry has been at the Yankees' extended training camp while he works himself back into shape following colon cancer surgery last October 3.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1999
Cleveland Indians 11, Kansas City Royals 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,926)
W: Bartolo Colon L: Jeff Suppan
Detroit Tigers 7, Minnesota Twins 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,263)
W: Jeff Weaver L: La Troy Hawkins
New York Yankees 14, Baltimore Orioles 7 at Yankee Stadium (att. 26,898)
W: David Cone L: Scott Erickson
Oakland Athletics 6, Anaheim Angels 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,377)
W: T. J. Mathews L: Chuck Finley S: Billy Taylor
Texas Rangers 9, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 20,123)
W: Jeff Zimmerman L: Jose Paniagua S: John Wetteland
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 6 (11 inn.) at Skydome (att. 23,847)
W: Graeme Lloyd L: Albie Lopez
Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 30,561)
W: Omar Daal L: Carlos Perez
Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 23,788)
W: Jon Lieber L: Pete Harnisch S: Rod Beck
Montreal Expos 15, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 6,525)
W: Miguel Batista L: Jim Abbott
New York Mets 4, Florida Marlins 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 15,729)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Jesus Sanchez S: John Franco
Atlanta Braves 10, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 16,287)
W: Kevin Millwood L: Paul Byrd
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 18,780)
W: Manuel Aybar L: Kris Benson
Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 11,274)
W: Jose Lima L: Shawn Estes S: Billy Wagner
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 15th

IN THE NEWS: The Blue Jays sign free agent 2B Pat Kelly.

Colorado manager Jim Leyland wins his 1,000th game as the Rockies beat San Diego, 6–4.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1999
Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 22,461)
W: John Snyder L: Pedro Martinez
Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,818)
W: Bob Wells L: Brian Moehler S: Rick Aguilera
Baltimore Orioles 9, New York Yankees 7 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,958)
W: Arthur Rhodes L: Mariano Rivera S: Mike Timlin
Anaheim Angels 12, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 7,148)
W: Omar Olivares L: Gil Heredia
Texas Rangers 4, Seattle Mariners 3 (10 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 22,145)
W: Tim Crabtree L: John Halama S: John Wetteland
Toronto Blue Jays 11, Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 1 at Skydome (att. 23,765)
W: Chris Carpenter L: Julio Santana
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 36,105)
W: Darren Dreifort L: Randy Johnson
Colorado Rockies 6, San Diego Padres 4 at Coors Field (att. 40,027)
W: Brian Bohanon L: Matt Clement S: Dave Veres
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 5,864)
W: Scott Karl L: Bobby Ayala
Florida Marlins 11, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 14,165)
W: Brian Meadows L: Masato Yoshii
San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,819)
W: Chris Brock L: Sean Bergman S: Robb Nen
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 16th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers trade pitchers Dave Mlicki and Mel Rojas to the Tigers in exchange for minor league pitchers Rick Roberts, Robinson Checo and Apostol Garcia.

The Braves finally give up on wild–armed pitcher Mark Wohlers and ship him to the Reds in exchange for P John Hudek.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1999
Anaheim Angels 9, Seattle Mariners 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 39,635)
W: Tim Belcher L: Jamie Moyer
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 18,809)
W: Bryan Rekar L: Tim Wakefield
Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,816)
W: Justin Thompson L: Orlando Hernandez
Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 11,326)
W: Kevin Appier L: Mike Sirotka
Oakland Athletics 8, Texas Rangers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 9,158)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Aaron Sele
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Skydome (att. 25,281)
W: Graeme Lloyd L: Ricky Bones S: Robert Person
Arizona Diamondbacks 10, San Francisco Giants 4 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 34,516)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Mark Gardner S: Brian Anderson
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,974)
W: Danny Graves L: Jason Christiansen
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 40,387)
W: Darren Oliver L: Shane Reynolds S: Ricky Bottalico
Chicago Cubs 9, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 55,770)
W: Felix Heredia L: Bill Pulsipher
Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,900)
W: Dustin Hermanson L: Al Leiter S: Ugueth Urbina
Philadelphia Phillies 17, Florida Marlins 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 12,079)
W: Curt Schilling L: Dennis Springer
San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 48,943)
W: Andy Ashby L: Kevin Brown
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Saturday, April 17th

IN THE NEWS: Boston P Tom Gordon suffers an elbow injury and is forced to come out in the 9th inning of the Red Sox 8–5 win over Tampa Bay. Gordon, who is placed on the DL, had converted 46 consecutive save opportunities. He'll spend 129 days on the DL.

Down 7–1 to the Indians, the Twins rally for seven runs in the 8th inning to take the lead, then score five more in the 11th to defeat the Tribe, 13–8. OF Matt Lawton, who entered the game in the 8th inning as a PH, drives home six runs.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1999
Seattle Mariners 4, Anaheim Angels 3 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 43,752)
W: Jose Paniagua L: Troy Percival S: Jose Mesa
Boston Red Sox 8, Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 5 at Fenway Park (att. 26,799)
W: Mark Portugal L: Tony Saunders
Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,582)
W: Charles Nagy L: Brad Radke
Minnesota Twins 13, Cleveland Indians 8 (11 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 42,860)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Mike Jackson
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 17,821)
W: Matt Anderson L: Jeff Nelson S: Todd Jones
Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 11,766)
W: Sean Lowe L: Jeff Montgomery S: Bob Howry
Oakland Athletics 11, Texas Rangers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,271)
W: Jimmy Haynes L: Mark Clark
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Skydome (att. 30,739)
W: David Wells L: Doug Linton S: Graeme Lloyd
San Francisco Giants 8, Arizona Diamondbacks 5 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 36,674)
W: Kirk Rueter L: Andy Benes
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 15,697)
W: Jason Christiansen L: Gabe White
Colorado Rockies 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Coors Field (att. 42,510)
W: Chuck McElroy L: John Rocker
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 37,662)
W: Jose Jimenez L: Chris Holt
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at County Stadium (att. 33,479)
W: Mike Myers L: Rod Beck
New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 34,784)
W: Bobby Jones L: Carl Pavano S: John Franco
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Florida Marlins 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 14,817)
W: Wayne Gomes L: Antonio Alfonseca
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 56,568)
W: Chan Ho Park L: Carlos Reyes
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Sunday, April 18th

IN THE NEWS: The Braves stroke 24 hits in pounding the Rockies, 20–5. Atlanta scores 10 runs in the 9th inning on the way to setting an Atlanta record for runs scored in a game. Andruw Jones has five hits, including a home run and triple, and drives home six runs, while Eddie Perez collects five singles. The Braves attack features at least one hit from everyone in the lineup except WP Greg Maddux.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1999
Seattle Mariners 8, Anaheim Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 37,465)
W: Ken Cloude L: Steve Sparks S: Jose Mesa
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 27,589)
W: Bobby Witt L: Pat Rapp
Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,317)
W: Paul Shuey L: Bob Wells S: Mike Jackson
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,503)
W: Dave Mlicki L: Ramiro Mendoza
Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,529)
W: James Baldwin L: Brian Barber S: Bob Howry
Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,460)
W: Mike Morgan L: Mike Oquist
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Skydome (att. 27,126)
W: Roy Halladay L: Juan Guzman
Arizona Diamondbacks 12, San Francisco Giants 3 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 36,043)
W: Armando Reynoso L: Russ Ortiz
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,667)
W: Rich Loiselle L: Danny Graves S: Mike Williams
Atlanta Braves 20, Colorado Rockies 5 at Coors Field (att. 44,285)
W: Greg Maddux L: Pedro Astacio
Houston Astros 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Astrodome (att. 34,265)
W: Jay Powell L: Lance Painter
Chicago Cubs 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (10 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 17,847)
W: Rod Beck L: Valerio DeLos Santos S: Dan Serafini
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 26,020)
W: Javier Vazquez L: Allen Watson S: Ugueth Urbina
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Florida Marlins 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,176)
W: Carlton Loewer L: Kirt Ojala
San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 51,341)
W: Dan Miceli L: Onan Masaoka S: Trevor Hoffman
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Monday, April 19th

IN THE NEWS: The Rockies blow a pair of 4–run leads before bouncing back to score three runs in the last half of the 9th inning and pull out an 11–10 win over the Expos.

Baltimore's Cal Ripken Jr. is placed on the disabled list for the first time in his 19–year career because of irritation in his lower back. Ripken's record consecutive game streak ended last September at 2,632 games.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1999
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 33,167)
W: Rolando Arrojo L: Bret Saberhagen S: Roberto Hernandez
Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 11,919)
W: La Troy Hawkins L: Jeff Suppan S: Rick Aguilera
Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 29,704)
W: Omar Daal L: Yorkis Perez S: Greg Swindell
Colorado Rockies 11, Montreal Expos 10 at Coors Field (att. 40,209)
W: Dave Veres L: Ugueth Urbina
Atlanta Braves 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,454)
W: John Smoltz L: Carlos Perez
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 10,575)
W: Kent Bottenfield L: Jim Abbott
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 33,616)
W: Pete Schourek L: Stan Spencer S: Jason Christiansen
San Francisco Giants 5, Florida Marlins 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,474)
W: John Johnstone L: Antonio Alfonseca S: Robb Nen
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Tuesday, April 20th

IN THE NEWS: The Rockies–Expos game in Denver is canceled after 15 people are killed in a massacre at Columbine High School near Denver. Tomorrow's game will also be canceled and the team will subsequently wear a sleeve patch in memory of tragedy.

Giants star Barry Bonds undergoes surgery on his right arm, which will cause him to be out of action for at least 10 weeks.

Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott agrees to sell her controlling interest in the Reds to a group headed by Carl H. Lindner, ending her 14–year tenure. The group will pay a total of $67 million.

The Nolan Ryan Museum opens in Alvin, Texas.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1999
Chicago White Sox 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 8,980)
W: Jim Parque L: Jeff Fassero S: Bob Howry
Cleveland Indians 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,954)
W: Bartolo Colon L: Kenny Rogers
Boston Red Sox 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,558)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Jeff Weaver S: Derek Lowe
Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 7 (13 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 11,217)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Jay Witasick
New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 24,514)
W: David Cone L: John Burkett
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Tropicana Field (att. 17,660)
W: Julio Santana L: Scott Erickson S: Roberto Hernandez
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Anaheim Angels 1 at Skydome (att. 23,775)
W: Kelvim Escobar L: Chuck Finley
Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 30,546)
W: Randy Johnson L: Paul Spoljaric
Houston Astros 10, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 28,876)
W: Jose Lima L: Jon Lieber S: Scott Elarton
New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 14,006)
W: Dennis Cook L: Pete Harnisch S: John Franco
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 37,717)
W: Darren Dreifort L: Kevin Millwood S: Jeff Shaw
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 12,365)
W: Kent Mercker L: Scott Karl
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Diego Padres 3 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 15,439)
W: Mike Williams L: Trevor Hoffman
Florida Marlins 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,765)
W: Brian Meadows L: Chris Brock S: Brian Edmondson
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Wednesday, April 21st

IN THE NEWS: The Braves defeat the Dodgers, 11–4, by scoring seven runs in the 12th inning, two short of the National League record for the frame.

The Yankees defeat the Rangers, 4–2, as Roger Clemens ties an American League record with his 17th consecutive win over two seasons. Johnny Allen (1936–37) and Dave McNally (1968–69) previously accomplished the feat for the Indians and Orioles, respectively.

The Astros defeat the Cubs, 10–3, as 1B Jeff Bagwell clouts three home runs and drives home six runs. It is Bagwell's 2nd career 3–homer game. The 4–baggers give Bagwell 225 for his career with the Astros, surpassing Jimmy Wynn as the team's career leader.

A Florida woman is awarded $2.7 million by a jury for an injury she received during a Phillies–Marlins game on August 8, 1993. Linda Postlethwaite had her nose broken by an errant pitch from former Phillies hurler Mitch Williams during a game at Joe Robbie Stadium.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1999
Chicago White Sox 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 9,405)
W: John Snyder L: Jose Paniagua S: Bob Howry
Cleveland Indians 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 41,933)
W: Steve Reed L: Billy Taylor
Detroit Tigers 9, Boston Red Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,049)
W: Brian Moehler L: Tim Wakefield
Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 2 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 10,826)
W: Terry Mathews L: Eddie Guardado
New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 23,984)
W: Roger Clemens L: Rick Helling S: Mariano Rivera
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 14, Baltimore Orioles 8 at Tropicana Field (att. 22,119)
W: Bryan Rekar L: Mike Mussina
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Anaheim Angels 2 at Skydome (att. 23,749)
W: Chris Carpenter L: Omar Olivares S: Robert Person
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 31,421)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Curt Schilling S: Gregg Olson
Houston Astros 10, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 17,999)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Scott Sanders
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 15,040)
W: Scott Sullivan L: Masato Yoshii S: Danny Graves
Atlanta Braves 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (12 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,902)
W: Mike Remlinger L: Jeff Kubenka
Milwaukee Brewers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at County Stadium (att. 10,959)
W: Alberto Reyes L: Lance Painter S: Bob Wickman
San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 13,928)
W: Andy Ashby L: Jason Schmidt S: Trevor Hoffman
San Francisco Giants 4, Florida Marlins 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,249)
W: Joe Nathan L: Dennis Springer
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Thursday, April 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Tampa Bay defeats Baltimore, 1–0, as Ps Tony Saunders, Jim Mecir and Roberto Hernandez combine on a 1–hitter. SS Mike Bordick's single with two outs in the 8th inning is the only hit Oriole hit.

Angels OF Jim Edmonds has surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right shoulder. He will be sidelined for about four months.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1999
Oakland Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,937)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Charles Nagy S: Billy Taylor
Detroit Tigers 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 32,975)
W: Justin Thompson L: Mark Portugal S: Todd Jones
Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 11,221)
W: Aaron Sele L: Eric Milton S: John Wetteland
Tampa Bay Devil RaysDevil Rays 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Tropicana Field (att. 17,334)
W: Tony Saunders L: Sidney Ponson S: Roberto Hernandez
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Anaheim Angels 7 at Skydome (att. 28,212)
W: Tom Davey L: Mark Petkovsek S: Graeme Lloyd
New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 14,783)
W: Al Leiter L: Brett Tomko S: John Franco
Colorado Rockies 8, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 11,061)
W: Brian Bohanon L: Kirk Rueter S: Dave Veres
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Friday, April 23rd

IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals defeat the Dodgers, 12–5, as 3B Fernando Tatis sets a major league record by hitting two grand slams in a single inning. His two homers came in St. Louis' 11–run 3rd inning. He also sets a record with eight RBIs in the inning, while LA P Chan Ho Park becomes the 1st pitcher this century -- and only the 2nd ever -- to surrender two grand slams in a single frame. Bill Phillips of the Pirates did so in 1890. Park became the 36th major-leaguer to serve up two slams to the same player in his career.

At Fenway, ex-Red Sox hitter Wil Cordero hits a 2-run home run, off Jim Corsi, in the 6th to give the Indians a 7–6 win over Boston. His hit follows the 2nd bench clearing brawl of the game. Rheal Cormier plunks Jim Thome and Corsi relieves. The first brawl comes in the 5th after Jarret Wright allows a homer, walk and single, then hits Darren Lewis with a pitch. Both are tossed. Lofton, leading off, and Fryman homer for Cleveland. The American League will suspend Indians P Jaret Wright (5 games) and 1B Jim Thome (3 days), and Red Sox OF Darren Lewis (3 days) and P Rheal Co