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April 30, 2002: Hell’s Angels: Anaheim blasts 22 hits, 21 runs at Cleveland
The 2002 edition of the Anaheim Angels had some top-of-the-line…
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April 30, 2002: Al Leiter becomes first pitcher to beat all 30 major-league franchises
The New York Mets lost Mike Piazza to a strained left hamstring…
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May 2, 2002: Mike Cameron hits four homers in one game
Mike Cameron and the Seattle Mariners hoped to salvage a win…
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May 10, 2002: White Socked: Angels win 19-0 over visiting Chicago
Twice in 2002 – in an 11-day stretch –the then-Anaheim Angels…
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May 17, 2002: Giambi’s game-ending grand slam gives Yankees 14-inning win over Twins
With rain falling and the clock approaching 1:00 A.M., Yankees…
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May 23, 2002: Shawn Green hits four home runs, sets record with 19 total bases
On May 23, 2002, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shawn Green had a…
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May 26, 2002: Padres’ Dennis Tankersley records only career win and homer
Sunday, May 26, 2002, was a sunny, breezy day in Milwaukee. The…
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June 4, 2002: Twins set records and send Cleveland spiraling with 23-2 win
Minnesota Twins second baseman Luis Rivas arrived at the Hubert…
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June 28, 2002: SABR sees Braves continue Red Sox’s interleague misery
A boisterous crowd of 33,137 filled Fenway Park1 on Friday evening,…
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July 9, 2002: All-Star Game ends in a historic tie
At a press conference on Monday, July 8 — the day before the…
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August 9, 2002: Bartolo Colón records his first multi-hit game
Montreal Expos general manager Omar Minaya had shocked the baseball…
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August 23, 2002: ‘Little League home run’ was just the beginning for Padres in 18-2 blowout
It was a pleasant Friday evening in San Diego. The 21,964 fans…
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September 2, 2002: Losing with ‘Grace’: David Ross, Dodgers blast Diamondbacks, 19-1
The headline of the Arizona Republic on September 3, 2002 summed…
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September 3, 2002: Tigers’ Andy Van Hekken shuts out Cleveland in major-league debut for only career victory
Andy Van Hekken is not listed among the who’s who of Detroit…
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September 4, 2002: ‘Moneyball’ Oakland A’s win 20th game in a row on Scott Hatteberg’s walk-off homer
The Oakland Athletics reached the postseason in 2000 and 2001,…
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October 8, 2002: Twins take early lead in ALCS Game 1
When asked what was working for Joe Mays in the opening game…
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October 9, 2002: Angels tag Rick Reed to tie ALCS in Game 2
After taking the first game of the American League Championship…
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March 31, 2003: Tampa Bay scores 5 runs in ninth inning to beat Red Sox on Opening Day
Lou Piniella was coming home. The Tampa native signed a four-year…
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April 5, 2003: Marlins tie team record for hits, score 22 runs in rout of Braves
The early-season matchup of the Marlins and the Braves on Saturday…
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April 17, 2003: Cubs explode for 16 runs in win over Reds
“Everybody has been swinging the bat unbelievable and the pitching…
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April 27, 2003: Kevin Millwood’s masterpiece is second no-hitter in Veterans Stadium history
Right-handed starting pitcher Kevin Millwood came to the Philadelphia…
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April 30, 2003: Éric Gagné saves another Dodgers win, 4-0 over Phillies
From August 2002 through July 2004, Los Angeles Dodgers relief…
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May 16, 2003: Relentless Blue Jays hitters trounce Royals, 18-1
Two teams with tired bullpens arrived in Kansas City on a cool,…
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June 7, 2003: Hee-Seop Choi’s injury overshadows Wood-Clemens pitching duel at Wrigley
Going in, the game had the makings of one of the all-time-great…