2000s – Page 6 – Society for American Baseball Research

July 9, 2002: All-Star Game ends in a historic tie

Nomar Garciaparra (Trading Card Database)

July 23, 2002: Nomar Garciaparra homers three times and drives in eight runs on his birthday

August 9, 2002: Bartolo Colón records his first multi-hit game

August 23, 2002: ‘Little League home run’ was just the beginning for Padres in 18-2 blowout

September 2, 2002: Losing with ‘Grace’: David Ross, Dodgers blast Diamondbacks, 19-1

September 3, 2002: Tigers’ Andy Van Hekken shuts out Cleveland in major-league debut for only career victory

Scott Hatteberg (TRADING CARD DB)

September 4, 2002: ‘Moneyball’ Oakland A’s win 20th game in a row on Scott Hatteberg’s walk-off homer

October 8, 2002: Twins take early lead in ALCS Game 1

Brad Fullmer

October 9, 2002: Angels tag Rick Reed to tie ALCS in Game 2

Scott Spiezio (Trading Card DB)

October 26, 2002: Angels’ record-breaking comeback stuns Giants in Game 6

March 31, 2003: Tampa Bay scores 5 runs in ninth inning to beat Red Sox on Opening Day

Alex Gonzalez (TRADING CARD DB)

April 5, 2003: Marlins tie team record for hits, score 22 runs in rout of Braves

April 17, 2003: Cubs explode for 16 runs in win over Reds

April 27, 2003: Kevin Millwood’s masterpiece is second no-hitter in Veterans Stadium history

Éric Gagné (Trading Card DB)

April 30, 2003: Éric Gagné saves another Dodgers win, 4-0 over Phillies

May 16, 2003: Relentless Blue Jays hitters trounce Royals, 18-1

Hee-Seop Choi (TRADING CARD DB)

June 7, 2003: Hee-Seop Choi’s injury overshadows Wood-Clemens pitching duel at Wrigley

Roy Oswalt (TRADING CARD DB)

June 11, 2003: Six Astros pitchers combine for no-hitter at Yankee Stadium

Roger Clemens (Courtesy of Jerry Colli / Dreamstime)

June 13, 2003: Clemens reaches 300 wins and 4,000 strikeouts at Yankee Stadium

Steve Trachsel (Trading Card DB)

June 15, 2003: Steve Trachsel’s one-hitter, José Reyes’ first home run lead Mets over Angels

Trading Card Database

June 17, 2003: Mets pitchers nearly perfect in franchise’s 25th one-hitter

June 20, 2003: Miguel Cabrera hits walk-off home run for Marlins in his major-league debut

June 24, 2003: Expos’ Brad Wilkerson rides ‘le carousel’

Bill Mueller (Trading Card Database)

June 27, 2003: 14 first-inning runs set the stage for a lopsided Red Sox win over Marlins