
June 10, 2002: Marcus Thames homers off a future Hall of Famer in his first at-bat for Yankees
Marcus Thames’s career was marked by his penchant to hit home…

June 18, 2002: Cardinals’ Darryl Kile beats Angels in his final career start
Darryl Kile was no stranger to quashing claims that his best…

June 28, 2002: SABR sees Braves continue Red Sox’s interleague misery
A boisterous crowd of 33,137 filled Fenway Park1 on Friday evening,…

July 9, 2002: All-Star Game ends in a historic tie
At a press conference on Monday, July 8 — the day before the…

August 9, 2002: Bartolo Colón records his first multi-hit game
Montreal Expos general manager Omar Minaya had shocked the baseball…

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…

September 2, 2002: Losing with ‘Grace’: David Ross, Dodgers blast Diamondbacks, 19-1
The headline of the Arizona Republic on September 3, 2002 summed…

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…

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,…

October 8, 2002: Twins take early lead in ALCS Game 1
When asked what was working for Joe Mays in the opening game…

October 9, 2002: Angels tag Rick Reed to tie ALCS in Game 2
After taking the first game of the American League Championship…

October 26, 2002: Angels’ record-breaking comeback stuns Giants in Game 6
The 2002 World Series was the first between two wild-card teams.1…

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…

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…

April 17, 2003: Cubs explode for 16 runs in win over Reds
“Everybody has been swinging the bat unbelievable and the pitching…

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…

April 30, 2003: Éric Gagné saves another Dodgers win, 4-0 over Phillies
From August 2002 through July 2004, Los Angeles Dodgers relief…

May 16, 2003: Relentless Blue Jays hitters trounce Royals, 18-1
Two teams with tired bullpens arrived in Kansas City on a cool,…

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…

June 11, 2003: Six Astros pitchers combine for no-hitter at Yankee Stadium
On June 11, 2003, six Houston Astros combined to pitch a record-setting…

June 13, 2003: Clemens reaches 300 wins and 4,000 strikeouts at Yankee Stadium
For the second time in 18 days, a sellout crowd of over 55,000…

June 15, 2003: Steve Trachsel’s one-hitter, José Reyes’ first home run lead Mets over Angels
The New York Mets took a road trip to play two interleague series…

June 20, 2003: Miguel Cabrera hits walk-off home run for Marlins in his major-league debut
The Florida Marlins started the 2003 season slowly. At 16-22…

June 24, 2003: Expos’ Brad Wilkerson rides ‘le carousel’
There was almost a poetic irony when the Montreal Expos moved…