2000s – Page 6 – Society for American Baseball Research

June 28, 2003: Marlins redeem themselves from blowout with late rally against Red Sox

Miguel Cabrera (TRADING CARD DB)

July 1, 2003: Marlins batter Braves, 20-1, set eyes on World Series run

Todd Helton

July 11, 2003: Rockies’ good hitting edges out Dodgers’ good pitching for one night

Garrett Atkins (TRADING CARD DB)

July 12, 2003: PCL all-stars Atkins, Clontz lift Sky Sox over the Stingers

Hank Blalock

July 15, 2003: Hank Blalock’s blast gives AL 9-7 win in the All-Star Game ‘that counts’

July 25, 2003: Expos force Braves’ Smoltz to blow a rare save

July 29, 2003: Boston’s Bill Mueller hits two grand slams from opposite sides of the plate

Rafael Furcal (Trading Card DB)

August 10, 2003: Rafael Furcal turns unassisted triple play, but Cardinals rally to beat Braves

August 14, 2003: Power outage pulls plug on 55 million, but Travis Hafner generates surge with his cycle

August 26, 2003: Expos stay in wild-card race with wild, eight-run comeback

Jeff Conine (TRADING CARD DB)

September 1, 2003: ‘Mr. Marlin’ Jeff Conine returns to Florida, helps lead sweep of Expos

Trevor Hoffman (TRADING CARD DB)

September 2, 2003: Trevor Hoffman makes return to Padres from shoulder surgery

September 14, 2003: Vlad Guerrero hits for the cycle

DelgadoCarlos

September 25, 2003: Carlos Delgado hits four home runs in one game

Ivan Rodríguez (Trading Card DB)

October 4, 2003: Marlins advance to NLCS as Iván Rodríguez holds on in game-ending collision at home plate

October 7, 2003: Mike Lowell’s 11th-inning blast gives Marlins 1-0 lead in NLCS

October 8, 2003: Sosa, Prior lead Cubs to blowout win in Game 2 of NLCS

October 10, 2003: Cubs edge Marlins to take 2-1 lead in NLCS

Aramis Ramirez (TRADING CARD DB)

October 11, 2003: Aramis Ramirez’s grand slam powers Cubs to the brink of a World Series berth

October 14, 2003: The Bartman Game

October 15, 2003: For the 95th time, it’s ‘Wait ‘Til Next Year’ for the Chicago Cubs

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October 16, 2003: Aaron Boone’s home run wins the pennant for Yankees

April 4, 2004: Red Sox stumble out of the gate against retooled Orioles

April 5, 2004: Beltran’s walk-off homer lifts Royals to Opening Day win