2000s – Page 12 – Society for American Baseball Research

Shin-Soo Choo (TRADING CARD DB)

July 1, 2006: Shin-Soo Choo’s inside-the-park home run wins the game for Tacoma

July 4, 2006: Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman provides the walk-off fireworks

July 28, 2006: Astros rookie Luke Scott hits for the cycle with first career home run

July 29, 2006: Randy Johnson has a bad day, and so do Yankees in 19-6 meltdown to Devil Rays

August 22, 2006: Beltran’s walk-off eclipses Delgado’s 400th career homer

Kevin Kouzmanoff (TRADING CARD DB)

September 2, 2006: Kevin Kouzmanoff blasts first big-league pitch for grand slam

September 2, 2006: Devil Rays turn rare triple play against Mariners

HowardRyan

September 3, 2006: Ryan Howard’s 3 home runs power Phillies’ win over Braves

Charlton Jimerson (Courtesy of the Houston Astros)

September 4, 2006: Charlton Jimerson’s home run in first at-bat ends Cole Hamels perfect game bid

September 13, 2006: Switch-hitter Gary Matthews Jr. completes natural cycle as Rangers rout Tigers

Carlos Villanueva (Courtesy of Trading Card Database)

September 15, 2006: Carlos Villanueva collects first hit, first RBI, and first win in a thesaurus-worthy outing

September 18, 2006: Dodgers hit four consecutive home runs in 9th inning, rally to beat Padres

David Ortiz (TRADING CARD DB)

September 21, 2006: David Ortiz’s 51st home run establishes new Red Sox record, eclipsing Jimmie Foxx

Ryan Howard (Trading Card DB)

September 22, 2006: Ryan Howard equals Philadelphia single-season records with 58th home run

October 1, 2006: Devern Hansack throws an ‘unofficial’ no-hitter for Red Sox

Trevor Hoffman (TRADING CARD DB)

October 1, 2006: Padres win NL West again on controversial call

October 4, 2006: Delgado leads Mets to win in NLDS opener

October 5, 2006: Glavine leads Mets to win over Dodgers in Game 2

October 7, 2006: Mets rally to sweep Dodgers in NLDS

Magglio Ordónez (Trading Card DB)

October 14, 2006: Magglio Ordoñez blasts Detroit Tigers into World Series

October 19, 2006: Cardinals beat Mets in Game 7 on Molina homer

Tom Glavine (Trading Card DB)

April 1, 2007: Glavine, Mets turn the page in Opening Day win over World Series champion Cardinals

Elijah Dukes (Trading Card Database)

April 2, 2007: Elijah Dukes starts major-league career with a home run, but Yankees beat Devil Rays on Opening Day

April 6, 2007: Devil Rays score three in the ninth to beat Blue Jays in home opener