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Sammy Sosa Hits His 60th Home Run
October 2, 2001
Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs hit his 60th home run of the 2001 season making him the first Major League player in history with three career 60-home run seasons.
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Two Brewers Hit Three Home Runs Each
September 25, 2001
Jeromy Burnitz and Richie Sexson of the Milwaukee Brewers became the first teammates ever to hit three home runs each during the same game.
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Barry Bonds Hit His 550th Career Home Run
August 27, 2001
Barry Bonds hit his 550th career home run making him the first player to hit his 500th (April 17, 2001) and 550th home run during the same season.
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Three-Hundred Strike-Outs in Four Consecutive Seasons
August 23, 2001
Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks became the first pitcher in Major League history to strike out three-hundred batters in four consecutive seasons.
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Triple Play and Grand Slam in Same Game
August 6, 2001
Scott Hatteberg of the Boston Red Sox became the first MLB player to hit into a triple play and hit a grand slam in the same game.
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New York Yankees Win “Subway Series”
October 26, 2000
The New York Yankees managed by Joe Torre beat the New York Mets, 4-2, in Game 5 to win their third straight World Series championship.
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Ken Griffey, Jr. Pinch-Hits His 400th Home Run
September 19, 2000
Ken Griffey, Jr. pinch-hits his 400th home run he is the first major leaguer to hit the career mark as a pinch-hitter, he did it in a Cincinnati Reds loss to the San Francisco Giants.
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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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