September 24, 2010

830 years ago
1180

Died on this date
Manuel I, 61. Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, 1143-1180. Manuel I succeeded his father John II on the throne. He engaged in various military campaigns and was highly regarded in his time, but some modern historians attribute his good reputation to the Komnenos dynasty that he was a member of, and connect him with the subsequent decline of that dynasty. Manuel died of a slow fever, and was succeeded on the throne by his son Alexios II.

780 years ago
1230

Died on this date
Alfonso IX, 59. King of León and Galicia, 1188-1230. Alfonso IX acceded to the thrones upon the death of his father Ferdinand II. He participated in the Reconquista, and had two marriages that were annulled because of consanguinity. King Alfonso fathered eight legitimate children by his marriages, and many illegitimate children. He was succeeded on his thrones by his son Ferdinand III, who was already King of Castile.

180 years ago
1830

Politics and government
A revolutionary committee of notables formed the Provisional Government of Belgium.

140 years ago
1870

Born on this date
Georges Claude. French chemist and engineer. Mr. Claude devised the liquefaction of air in 1902, and invented neon lighting in 1910. He worked on ocean thermal energy conversion in the 1930s, but collaborated with the Nazi occupation of France during World War II, and was sentenced to life in prison in 1945. Mr. Claude was freed after five years, and died on May 23, 1960 at the age of 89.

130 years ago
1880

Born on this date
Sarah Knauss. U.S. supercentenarian. Mrs. Knauss, a native of Hollywood, Pennsylvania, was married to Lehigh County official Abraham Knauss from 1901 until his death in 1965 at the age of 86. Mrs. Knauss became the oldest American ever, and the second-oldest whose lifespan can be fully documented, dying on December 30, 1999 at the age of 119. She and her husband had a daughter, Kathryn, who died in 2005 at the age of 101.

120 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Mike González. Cuban baseball player. Mr. González was a catcher with the Boston Braves (1912); Cincinnati Reds (1914); St. Louis Cardinals (1915-1918, 1924-1925, 1931-1932); New York Giants (1919-1921); and Chicago Cubs (1925-1929), batting .253 with 13 home runs and 263 runs batted in in 1,042 games. He coached with the Cardinals for many years after his playing career was over, and compiled a 9-14 record in two brief stints as the Cardinals' manager in 1938 and 1940. Mr. González managed in the Cuban Winter League for many years, and was inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. He died on February 19, 1977 at the age of 86.

Religion
Wilford Woodruff, "Prophet, Seer and Revevator" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote the first draft of a manifesto that officially disavowed the practice of plural marriage.

110 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Ham Fisher. U.S. cartoonist. Mr. Fisher was known for creating, writing, and drawing the comic strip Joe Palooka, which began running in newspapers in 1930. He employed Al Capp as one of his assistants in the early '30s, but after Mr. Capp left in 1934 to create the comic strip Li'l Abner, Mr. Fisher engaged in a public and nasty feud with Mr. Capp that went on for the next 20 years. The feud culminated in false accusations made by Mr. Fisher against Mr. Capp, resulting in Mr. Fisher's expulsion from the National Cartoonists Society in 1954. Mr. Fisher was despondentover his failing health, and committed suicide with an overdose of pills on December 27, 1955 at the age of 55.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Jean Servais. Belgian-born French actor. Mr. Servais appeared in more than 80 movies from 1933-1977, often in comic roles. His films included Rififi (1955) and The Longest Day (1962). Mr. Servais died of a heart attack on February 17, 1976 at the age of 65.

Sport
The New Westminster Salmonbellies defeated the Montreal National 11-1 for the second straight game to win the Minto Cup, emblematic of supremacy in Canadian lacrosse.

90 years ago
1920

Baseball
The Washington Nationals scored 2 runs in the top of the 1st inning and held on to defeat the New York Yankees 3-1 in the first game of a doubleheader before 28,000 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Babe Ruth accounted for the Yankee scoring with his 50th home run of the season in the bottom of the 1st. Jose Acosta (4-4) pitched a 4-hitter to outduel Carl Mays (25-11), who pitched an 8-hitter. In the second game, Mr. Ruth batted 4 for 4, hitting his 51st homer of the season in the 1st and doubling and scoring in the 9th to give the Yankees a 2-1 win. He doubled to lead off the 9th and was picked off second base, but advanced to third on an error by shortstop Frank O' Rourke. The Babe then scored the winning run when Del Pratt followed with a single. Hank Thormahlen (9-6) allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run in 6 innings of relief to get the win over Jim Shaw (10-17), who pitched a 7-hitter.

Duster Mails (6-0) pitched a 3-hitter for the Cleveland Indians as they shut out the Chicago White Sox 2-0 at Dunn Field in Cleveland to move 1½ games ahead of the White Sox for first place in the American League. Mr. Mails walked 3 straight batters on 12 pitches in the 5th inning, but got out of the jam, and no Chicago hitter reached base after that. Red Faber (23-12) allowed 9 hits and 2 earned runs in taking the loss.

Harry Heilmann batted 3 for 4 with a sacrifice, home run, 4 runs, and 5 runs batted in to help the Detroit Tigers defeat the St. Louis Browns 16-8 at Navin Field in Detroit. Roy Crumpler (1-0) allowed 13 hits and 8 earned runs in a complete game for his only major league win, and batted 2 for 5 with a double, triple, run, and RBI. Every Detroit player had at least 1 hit. Baby Doll Jacobson batted in 3 runs for the Browns on a pair of home runs.

The Philadelphia Athletics scored a run in the top of the 9th inning to break a 9-9 tie as they defeated the Boston Red Sox 10-9 at Fenway Park in Boston.

80 years ago
1930

Died on this date
William A. MacCorkle, 73. U.S. politician. Mr. MacCorkle, a Democrat, was Governor of West Virginia (1893-1897), and was elected to the West Virginia state Senate in 1910. He promoted the state's natural resources and advocated increased funding for state institutions and transportation.

Football
CRU
IRFU-ARU
Pre-season
Hamilton Tigers (IRFU) 22 @ Edmonton All-Stars 1

The All-Stars included players from the Edmonton Eskimos and the University of Alberta Golden Bears. Eck Duggan of the Eskimos punted for a single for the lone Edmonton point. The game was played at Renfrew Park. Deacon White returned to the coaching ranks as coach of the All-Stars, five years after stepping down as coach of the Eskimos. He resumed coaching duties with the Eskimos when the Alberta Rugby Union regular season started three days later.

NFL
Frankford (1-0) 13 @ Newark (0-4) 6
Brooklyn (0-1-1) 0 @ Portsmouth (2-0) 12

75 years ago
1935
Economics and finance
Alberta Premier William Aberhart announced an issue of 10-year $25 Prosperity Bonds to be sold to Albertans, to help the province clear its $150-million debt.

Sport
Earl and Weldon Bascom produced the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights in Columbia, Mississippi.

Boxing
In his most important fight to date, heavyweight contender Joe Louis (22-0) scored a 4-round knockout over former world champion Max Baer (41-9) at Yankee Stadium in New York. Mr. Baer, who had lost the title three months earlier to Jim Braddock on a decision, had never been knocked down until being floored by Mr. Louis.



80 years ago
1940

Died on this date
Jerome Jones. U.S. journalist. Mr. Jones was editor of the Journal of Labor.

War
French planes from North Africa bombed Gibraltar in retaliation for the bombardment of Dakar. French forces in Indochina prepared for a Japanese siege of Hanoi and a naval assault on the coast. Reports from Switzerland claimed that Italy was plotting a Pan-Arab revolt against Britain's dominance in the Middle East.

Diplomacy
Through a private emissary, German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler pressured the Japanese to join the war against the United Kingdom.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Delta Communications Board, charged with coordinating all communications systems for national defense.

Politics and government
A Gallup Poll reported that 68% of American voters thought that President Roosevelt would be re-elected in November.

60 years ago
1950

Died on this date
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, 87. U.K. royal family member. Victoria, the daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and Princess Alice, was the maternal grandmother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and consort of Queen Elizabeth II.

War
The Canadian military mission arrived in Tokyo as the first Canadian unit dispatched to Korea. U.S. Marines entered Seoul, battling last-ditch North Korean resistance.

Environment
"The Great Smoke Pall", generated by the Chinchaga fire in northern British Columbia and Alberta--the largest recorded fire in North American history--was first recorded in present-day Nunavut, and may eventually have circled the entire globe.

Education
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reported that the annual cost of educating a pupil in public school in the United States had risen from $88 in 1940 to $206 in 1949, while the percentage of national income spent on education had dropped from 2.55% to 2.27%.

Economics and finance
Costa Rica opened Latin America's first stock exchange in San Jose.

Football
CRU
ORFU
Toronto (1-1) 19 @ Windsor (0-3) 0

Balmy Beach's win over the Rockets came the day after they had defeated the University of Western Ontario Mustangs in an exhibition game in London.

NFL
Cleveland (2-0) 31 @ Baltimore (0-2) 0
Pittsburgh (0-2) 7 @ Detroit (2-0) 10
Philadelphia (1-1) 45 @ Chicago Cardinals (0-1) 7
Washington (1-1) 21 Green Bay (1-1) 35 @ Milwaukee
Chicago Bears (2-0) 32 @ San Francisco (0-2) 20

Baseball
Erv Palica (12-7) pitched a 2-hitter and hit a grand slam as the Brooklyn Dodgers whipped the Philadelphia Phillies 11-0 before 32,190 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia to move within 5 games of the National League-leading Phillies. Bubba Church (8-5) took the loss.

Yogi Berra had 4 hits and Phil Rizzuto had a single, double, and home run for the New York Yankees as they beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5 before 66,924 fans at Yankee Stadium to move 2½ games ahead of the Detroit Tigers and 4 ahead of the Red Sox in the American League pennant race.

The Cleveland Indians edged the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in 10 innings before 35,092 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. The Great Smoke Pall was affecting visibility in Cleveland, and the haze affected the outcome of the game. With the bases loaded and 1 out in the top of the 10th inning, Luke Easter hit a ground ball to Detroit first baseman Don Kolloway, who threw to home plate. Detroit catcher Aaron Robinson thought he could make a double play by just stepping on the plate and throwing to first. However, because of the haze, Mr. Robinson had failed to see that Mr. Kolloway had stepped on first base for the first out when he fielded the grounder, and had thus removed the force play. The Indians scored their first run on pitcher Bob Lemon’s home run in the 4th inning, while John Lipon tied the game for the Tigers with a home run. Mr. Lemon set up the winning run when he tripled, and two intentional walks followed to load the bases.

19-year-old Carlos Pascual (1-0) made his major league debut on the mound for the Washington Nationals and beat the Philadelphia Athletics 3-1 before 2,731 fans at Griffith Stadium in Washington for his only major league win. Johnny Kucab (0-1), another rookie, pitched a 7-hit complete game loss.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Walk--Don’t Run--The Ventures (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Il nostro concerto--Umberto Bindi (8th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Honolulu-Strand-Bikini--Club Honolulu (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Apache--The Shadows (6th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Twist--Chubby Checker (3rd week at #1)
2 It’s Now or Never--Elvis Presley
3 My Heart Has a Mind of its Own--Connie Francis
4 Mr. Custer--Larry Verne
5 Kiddio--Brook Benton
6 Chain Gang--Sam Cooke
7 Walk--Don’t Run--The Ventures
8 A Million to One--Jimmy Charles and the Reveletts
9 Theme from The Apartment--Ferrante and Teicher with their Orchestra & Chorus
10 Yogi--The Ivy Three

Singles entering the chart were I Want to Be Wanted by Brenda Lee (#46); Blue Angel by Roy Orbison (#72); Twistin' U.S.A. by Danny and the Juniors (#95); Togetherness by Frankie Avalon (#96); Brontosaurus Stomp by the Piltdown Men (#97); Temptation by Roger Williams (#99); This Old Heart by James Brown and the Famous Flames (#100); and Who Coulda' Told You (They Lied) by Lloyd Price and his Orchestra (#100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Blue Angel--Roy Orbison
2 Devil or Angel--Bobby Vee
3 A Million to One--Jimmy Charles and the Reveletts
4 Let's Have a Party--Wanda Jackson
5 Run Samson Run--Neil Sedaka
6 Time Machine--Dante and the Evergreens
7 Cincinnati Fireball--Johnny Burnette
8 Shortnin' Bread--Paul Chaplain
9 You Talk Too Much--Joe Jones
10 Robot Man--Jamie Horton

Singles entering the chart were Kaw-Liga by the Four Preps (#32); (You’ve Got To) Move Two Mountains by Marv Johnson (#37); I Want to Be Wanted by Brenda Lee (#40); In the Mood by the Hawk (#41); Over You by Aaron Neville (#44); My Love for You by Johnny Mathis (#45); 'Cause We're in Love by the Beau-Marks (#46); Wait for Me by the Playmates (#47); Don't Be Cruel by Bill Black's Combo (#48); (Main Title Theme From) “The Rat Race” by Richard Maltby and his Orchestra (#49); and Irresistable You by Bobby Peterson (#50). (Main Title Theme From) “The Rat Race”, as the title indicates, was from the movie.

Defense
The U.S.S. Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched.

Football
CFL
EFC
Toronto (6-2) 21 @ Montreal (3-5) 9
Ottawa (6-2) 35 @ Hamilton (1-7) 21

WIFU
British Columbia (3-7-1) 14 @ Calgary (2-6-2) 28

23,452 were in attendance at Molson Stadium to see the Argonauts defeat the Alouettes, while 13,000 were at McMahon Stadium to see the Stampeders defeat the Lions.



ORFU
London (4-1) 39 @ Sarnia (2-3) 27

Canadian university-intermediate
Pre-season
St. Vital Bulldogs 39 @ University of Saskatchewan (0-1) 1

The Winnipeg-based Bulldogs, defending intermediate champions of Canada, scored a touchdown late in the 1st half and 5 TDs in the 2nd half as they broke open a close game and routed the Huskies at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon.

Canadian university-NAIA
Pre-season
Northern Montana College 6 @ University of Alberta (1-1) 28

Ken Nielsen returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown in response to a Northern Montana touchdown in the 1st quarter as the Golden Bears overcame an early 6-1 deficit and defeated the Lights at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton. Ted Frechette rushed 20 yards for an Alberta TD late in the 2nd quarter, with Maury Van Vliet kicking his second convert to give the Golden Bears a 15-6 halftime lead. Garry Smith passed 18 yards to Mr. Nielsen for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter, and Mr. McGregor rushed 47 yards for the final TD later in the quarter, with the Pirates blocking the convert. The game was played under Canadian rules when Alberta had the ball, and under American rules when Northern Montana had the ball.

NFL
Pittsburgh (1-0) 35 @ Dallas (0-1) 28

Bobby Layne broke Sammy Baugh's career passing yardage record in winning the quarterbacking duel over Eddie LeBaron as the Steelers defeated the Cowboys before 30,000 fans at the Cotton Bowl in the Cowboys' first regular season game ever. Mr. LeBaron completed a 75-yard pass to Jim Doran for the first Dallas touchdown, and connected with Fred Dugan for another score as the Cowboys took a 14-0 lead just 5 minutes into the game. Mr. LeBaron threw another touchdown pass to Mr. Doran in the 3rd quarter.

Baseball
Mickey Mantle’s home run leading off the 10th inning broke a 5-5 tie as the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-5 before 30,761 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Boston third baseman Frank Malzone batted 3 for 5 with a homer and 4 runs batted in. Tracy Stallard, the sixth and last Boston pitcher, allowed no runs or hits, walking 1 batter and striking out 1 in 1 inning in his first major league game.

With 2 out and none on base in the bottom of the 12th inning, Woodie Held singled, advanced to second base on a single by Walt Bond, and scored on a single by Bubba Phillips, giving the Cleveland Indians a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox before 5,524 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, dropping the second-place White Sox 5½ games behind the Yankees in the American League pennant race, with just 6 games remaining for both teams. The Indians had tied the score on a 2-run single by Bob Aspromonte with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th.

The Baltimore Orioles scored 4 runs in each of the 3rd and 7th innings as they edged the Washington Senators 10-9 before 4,618 fans at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Baltimore third baseman Brooks Robinson drove in 4 runs with a home run, double, and sacrifice fly, while Washington leadoff hitter Billy Gardner was 4 for 6 with 2 runs and 2 runs batted in. Hoyt Wilhelm (11-8) pitched 3.2 innings of relief and was the winning pitcher despite allowing 7 hits and 3 runs--all earned.

40 years ago
1970

Died on this date
Ernie Pitts, 35. U.S.-born Canadian football player. Mr. Pitts played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1957-1969, spending his first 8 seasons as an offensive end and the last 5 as a defensive back. He joined the British Columbia Lions as a defensive back in 1970, and was shot by his wife at their home in Brighton, Colorado, where Mr. Pitts had returned the day after the Lions had lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Vancouver. The team had 10 days before their next game, and B.C. head coach Jackie Parker had given the players a few days off. Mrs. Pitts said that she’d mistaken her husband for a burglar, but he was apparently quite a tomcat. As a player, he was one of the best receivers in the Canadian Football League, especially in his early years, making the WIFU all-star team in 1957, 1959, and 1960. Mr. Pitts moved to defensive back in 1965, making the Western Football Conference all-star team that year, as well as in 1966 and 1968. He played in 6 Grey Cups with the Blue Bombers and was on the winning side in 1958, 1959, 1961, and 1962. His best season was 1959, when he led the CFL with 68 receptions for 1126 yards and 16 touchdowns. On August 29, 1959 he caught 5 touchdown passes, a CFL single-game record that still stands unequalled, in a 61-8 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Taylor Field in Regina. Mr. Pitts’ touchdown reception from Kenny Ploen in the last minute of the 1959 Grey Cup ensured a 21-7 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Space
12 days after leaving for the Moon, the Soviet probe Luna 16 returned to Earth, landing in Kazakhstan, carrying a core sample of moon dust about 14 inches long that was turned over to Soviet scientists for analysis.

War
Four Palestinian guerrilla leaders agreed to peace terms after their forces fell back before a Jordanian army attack, ending the worst of the fighting in the Jordanian civil war.

Defense
A Pentagon official told a meeting of the U.S. National Security Industrial Association that for economy reasons the U.S. Army would cut three more divisions by June 30, 1971, leaving 13.6 divisions--the lowest number in more than a decade.

Economics and finance
The Republic of Ireland established an emergency banking system, as a five-month shutdown of the nation's banks continued.

30 years ago
1980

Died on this date
Theodor Luts, 84. Estonian-born film director and cinematographer. Mr. Luts was the first major figure in Estonian cinematography. His film Noored kotkad (Young Eagles) (1927) is regarded as a milestone in Estonian cinema, and Päikese lapsed (Children of the Sun) (1932) was the first Estonian full length sound film. Mr. Luts directed documentaries for a state-subsidized studio in the 1930s, and also had a successful career in Finland. He emigrated to Brazil after World War II, and lived the rest of his life there.

War
Iraqi planes bombed and set afire Iran’s Kharg Island crude oil export terminal.

Energy
The United States Senate voted 48-46 to defeat a resolution that would have blocked the sale of 38 tons of enriched uranium to India. Both houses of Congress had to pass the resolution in order to block the execution order that President Jimmy Carter had signed on June 19 approving the sale. The sale would now go through.

25 years ago
1985

Baseball
Andre Dawson hit 3 home runs, including a pair of 3-run homers in a 12-run 5th inning as the Montreal Expos outslugged the Chicago Cubs 17-15 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Thunderstruck--AC/DC

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Tom's Diner--DNA featuring Suzanne Vega (3rd week at #1)

Space
The periodic Great White Spot was observed on Saturn.

Politics and government
Jean Chrétien, recently elected as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, announced his intention to run in a federal by-election in the New Brunswick riding of Beausejour, vacated by retiring MP Fernand Robichaud. Mr. Chrétien had represented the Quebec riding of St-Maurice from 1963-1986.

Economics and finance
The Supreme Soviet granted President Mikhail Gorbachev emergency economic powers, and agreed to accept a compromise plan for the economy at Mr. Gorbachev’s request, heading off a showdown with Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov. The details of the compromise were yet to be worked out.

Diplomacy
South African President F.W. de Klerk met with U.S. President George Bush in Washington, and was cordially received. Mr. Bush said that if South Africa continued its efforts to meet certain conditions set by the U.S. Congress, he would seek to modify or suspend sanctions imposed on South Africa by Congress.

10 years ago
2000

Politics and government
The presidential election in Serbia and Montenegro was marred by charges of corruption and ballot irregularities. Despite official attempts to play down the results, it was claimed that Vojislav Kostunica, the leading opponent of President Slobodan Milosevic, had won by a clear majority in the first round of voting. Mr. Milosevic responded by calling for a runoff vote on October 8, while the opposition called for him to step down.

Law
A British judge ruled that conjoined twins should be separated in order to save the life of one twin. The parents, from Malta, wanted the twins left together, trusting in God’s will to determine whether they would live. Doctors said that both would die unless they were separated.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (5-7) 28 @ Montreal (8-4) 29

Terry Baker’s 15-yard field goal with 5 seconds remaining in regulation time won the game for the Alouettes, just 40 seconds after Lui Passaglia had kicked a 49-yard field goal to give the Lions the lead. British Columbia led 25-12 early in the 4th quarter before Montreal quarterback Anthony Calvillo rushed 6 yards for a touchdown at 8:45 and running back Mike Pringle rushed 39 yards for a touchdown, both converted by Mr. Baker, to give the Alouettes a 26-25 lead. Robert Drummond, who rushed 15 times for 110 yards, opened the scoring with a 38-yard touchdown run to give the Lions an early lead. B.C. quarterback Damon Allen completed 17 of 32 passes for 366 yards and touchdowns to Jimmy Cunningham and Jimmy Oliver. The Alouettes rushed for 263 yards, with Mr. Pringle gaining 199 on 23 carries. Thomas Haskins carried 6 times for 47 yards and caught 3 passes for 35, including a 14-yard touchdown reception from Mr. Calvillo. Mr. Oliver led all receivers with 131 yards on 4 receptions. A sellout crowd of 19,461 was on hand at Molson Stadium on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Baseball
Matt Lawton hit a solo home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox before 9,716 fans at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.

The Kansas City Royals scored 5 runs in the 3rd inning as they routed the Cleveland Indians 9-0 before 12,606 fans at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Blake Stein (8-4) allowed 4 hits in 7 innings to get the win. The Indians' loss clinched the American League Central Division pennant for the White Sox. Jamie Brewington, the second of five Cleveland pitchers, allowed 3 hits and no runs in 2.1 innings, walking 3 batters and striking out 2, making 1 assist in the 40th and last game of his 2-year major league career.

Gene Kingsale scored Jesse Garcia with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 8th inning for the game's only run as the Baltimore Orioles edged the Boston Red Sox 1-0 before 32,183 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Mike Mussina (10-15) allowed 5 hits in 7 innings to get the win. The Red Sox loaded the bases with none out in the bottom of the 9th, but pinch hitter Brian Daubach flied out to left fielder Delino DeShields, who threw to catcher Brook Fordyce, who tagged out Carl Everett to complete a double play. Trot Nixon then flied out to center field to end the game.

Chris Stynes hit a 2-run home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to climax a 3-run rally, giving the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros before 35,623 fans at Cinergy Field in Cincinnati. Keith Glauber, the second of four Cincinnati pitchers, retired the only batter he faced in the 7th and last game of his 2-year major league career.

Five different players each had 3 hits for the Atlanta Braves as they beat the Montreal Expos 14-5 before 11,350 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

Jeromy Burnitz hit a 3-run home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers an 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 26,186 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee.

With 1 out in the bottom of the 4th inning, Shawn Green singled, advanced to third base on a double by Adrian Beltre, and scored the game's only run on a 2-out wild pitch by Matt Clement as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the San Diego Padres 1-0 before 46,393 fans at Dodger Stadium. Chan Ho Park (17-10) allowed 2 hits in 8 innings, striking out 13 batters, to outduel Mr. Clement (13-16), who allowed 3 hits and 1 earned run in 7 innings.