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Petite Shuts Down the San Diego Padres
October 21, 1998
In game 4 of the 1998 World Series Yankee pitcher Andy Pettite threw shut out ball to complete the 4 game sweep of the Padres for another Yankee World Series victory.
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Clemens Wins a Fourth Cy Young
November 10, 1997
The 35-year-old right-hander Roger Clemens received 25 first-place Cy Young Award votes and 134 points, Randy Johnson of Seattle finished second.
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Mark McGwire Signs with the St. Louis Cardinals
September 16, 1997
Mark McGwire was traded by Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996, the next season he agreed to an average of $9.5 million a year on a three-year, $28.5 million contract with the Cards.
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Yankees Retire #23 Uniform
August 31, 1997
Don Mattingly is the first Yankee to have his number retired without winning a Championship, his uniform number 23 was retired and his plaque was dedicated in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium.
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Dodgers Retire Tommy Lasorda’s Number
August 15, 1997
The LA Dodgers retired their long time manager Tommy Lasorda's #2 uniform number and renamed a street in Dodgertown as "Tommy Lasorda Lane".
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Roberto Alomar Spits in Face of Umpire
September 27, 1996
In the first inning of a Baltimore Orioles game, umpire John Hirschbeck struck out Alomar on a called third strike, Roberto Alomar went ballistic and spit right at Hirschbeck's face.
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Orioles Set Baseball’s Season Home Run Record
September 15, 1996
The Baltimore Orioles set baseball's season home run record with five against Detroit, it gave the Orioles 243, three more than the 1961 New York Yankees.
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Eddie Murray’s Slams 500th Career Home Run
September 6, 1996
Orioles DH Eddie Murray became the third player in MLB history to have 500 home runs and 3,000 hits, he slammed the 500th homer against the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards.
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Mike Greenwell Sets a MLB Record for RBI’s
September 2, 1996
Mike Greenwell set a MLB record by driving in all nine of Boston's runs, the last in the 10th-inning to give the Red Sox a 9-8 victory over Seattle.
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Greg Maddux of the Braves Sets a Major League Record
September 17, 1995
Pitcher Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves set a Major League record with his 17th consecutive road victory in a 6-1 triumph over the Reds.
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