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08-15-2002, 07:22 PM
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The day after the record was broken, I put together a little list of players who participated in the record setting day. Somebody suggested I include the inning, then somebody else asked about the pitcher, then somebody about the numbers of outs, and so on. From those requests, the following post / list was born:
Major League Home Runs Hit on July 2, 2002
On July 2, 2002, teams combined to hit 62 long balls breaking the one-day Major League record for home runs. The previous record was 57 and it was set on April 7, 2000. Here are the players who contributed to this record setting / historical day:
American League Contributions
Cleveland vs New York
01 Lawton (9, 1st inning off Clemens, 0 on, 0 out).
02 Thome (25, 1st inning off Clemens, 1 on, 1 out).
03 Posada (14, 7th inning off Riggan, 3 on, 2 out).
Toronto vs Boston
04 Cruz (12, 7th inning off Kim, 0 on, 0 out).
Tampa Bay vs Texas
05 McCarty (2, 6th inning off Rogers, 0 on, 2 out).
06 Gonzalez (5, 2nd inning off Sturtze, 0 on, 0 out).
07 Palmeiro (18, 4th inning off Sturtze, 0 on, 0 out).
Detroit vs Chicago
08 Young (7, 1st inning off Ritchie, 0 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
09 Young (8, 9th inning off Howry, 0 on, 2 out: 2 of 2).
10 Fick (11, 1st inning off Ritchie, 1 on, 2 out).
11 Lombard (1, 7th inning off Ritchie, 0 on, 1 out).
12 Magee (6, 9th inning off Howry, 0 on, 0 out).
13 Easley (4, 9th inning off Howry, 1 on, 2 out).
14 Lofton (4, 1st inning off Bernero, 0 on, 0 out).
15 Ordonez (15, 1st inning off Bernero, 0 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
16 Ordonez (16, 8th inning off Paniagua, 3 on, 1 out: 2 of 2).
17 Valentin (11, 2nd inning off Bernero, 0 on, 0 out).
18 Alomar (6, 4th inning off Bernero, 0 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
19 Alomar (7, 6th inning off Lima, 0 on, 1 out: 2 of 2).
Baltimore vs Anaheim
20 Gibbons (14, 4th inning off Ortiz, 0 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
21 Gibbons (15, 9th inning off Schoeneweis, 0 on, 0 out: 2 of 2).
Oakland vs Minnesota
22 LeCroy (3, 1st inning off Zito, 1 on, 2 out).
23 Ellis (2, 8th inning off Jackson, 0 on, 1 out).
24 Saenz (4, 9th inning off Guardado, 1 on, 1 out).
Kansas City vs Seattle
25 Ibanez (8, 2nd inning off Soriano, 0 on, 0 out: 1 of 2).
26 Ibanez (9, 9th inning off Sasaki, 0 on, 2 out: 2 of 2).
27 Tucker (4, 5th inning off Halama, 1 on, 0 out).
28 Sweeney (16, 9th inning off Sasaki, 0 on, 1 out).
29 Sierra (11, 2nd inning off Byrd, 0 on, 0 out).
30 Cameron (14, 6th inning off Byrd, 2 on, 2 out).
National League Contributions
Milwaukee vs Pittsburgh
31 Wilson, J (1, 1st inning off Quevedo, 1 on, 0 out).
32 Nunez (1, 7th inning off Quevedo, 0 on, 2 out).
33 Young (9, 8th inning off De Los Santos, 0 on, 1 out).
34 Hyzdu (1, 9th inning off DeJean, 1 on, 1 out).
New York vs Philadelphia
35 Burrell (20, 3rd inning off Astacio, 0 on, 0 out).
36 Ledee (3, 6th inning off Astacio, 0 on, 1 out).
37 Rolen (12, 9th inning off Walker, 1 on, 1 out).
Chicago vs Florida
38 McGriff (15, 4th inning off Penny, 0 on, 0 out).
39 Sosa (28, 5th inning off Penny, 1 on, 1 out).
40 Lowell (14, 3rd inning off Lieber, 0 on, 1 out).
41 Floyd (18, 5th inning off Lieber, 0 on, 1 out).
Houston vs Cincinnati
42 Berkman (27, 1st inning off Hamilton, 1 on, 1 out: 1 of 2).
43 Berkman (28, 3rd inning off Hamilton, 2 on, 1 out: 2 of 2).
44 Dunn (16, 3rd inning off Miller, W, 0 on, 2 out).
Montreal vs Atlanta
45 Barrett (8, 6th inning off Moss, 0 on, 0 out).
46 Tatis (11, 6th inning off Moss, 3 on, 2 out).
San Diego vs St. Louis
47 Polanco (5, 2nd inning off Jarvis, 1 on, 2 out).
48 Edmonds (16, 2nd inning off Jarvis, 0 on, 2 out).
49 Pujols (18, 2nd inning off Jarvis, 0 on, 2 out).
San Francisco vs Colorado
50 Shinjo (7, 1st inning off Neagle, 3 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
51 Shinjo (8, 6th inning off Nichting, 0 on, 2 out: 2 of 2).
52 Bell (13, 1st inning off Neagle, 1 on, 2 out).
53 Minor (8, 2nd inning off Neagle, 1 on, 1 out: 1 of 2).
54 Minor (9, 4th inning off Stark, 1 on, 0 out: 2 of 2).
55 Sanders (10, 7th inning off Nichting, 1 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
56 Sanders (11, 9th inning off White, 0 on, 0 out: 2 of 2).
57 Uribe (3, 2nd inning off Jensen, 0 on, 1 out).
58 Walker (19, 5th inning off Jensen, 0 on, 2 out).
59 Butler (4, 7th inning off Jensen, 1 on, 2 out).
Los Angeles vs Arizona
60 Lo Duca (5, 1st inning off Helling, 0 on, 1 out).
61 Izturis (1, 8th inning off Swindell, 0 on, 1 out).
62 Karros (9, 9th inning off Swindell, 0 on, 2 out).
Hope you found this interesting!
Sean
www.baseball-almanac.com
"Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today."
The day after the record was broken, I put together a little list of players who participated in the record setting day. Somebody suggested I include the inning, then somebody else asked about the pitcher, then somebody about the numbers of outs, and so on. From those requests, the following post / list was born:
Major League Home Runs Hit on July 2, 2002
On July 2, 2002, teams combined to hit 62 long balls breaking the one-day Major League record for home runs. The previous record was 57 and it was set on April 7, 2000. Here are the players who contributed to this record setting / historical day:
American League Contributions
Cleveland vs New York
01 Lawton (9, 1st inning off Clemens, 0 on, 0 out).
02 Thome (25, 1st inning off Clemens, 1 on, 1 out).
03 Posada (14, 7th inning off Riggan, 3 on, 2 out).
Toronto vs Boston
04 Cruz (12, 7th inning off Kim, 0 on, 0 out).
Tampa Bay vs Texas
05 McCarty (2, 6th inning off Rogers, 0 on, 2 out).
06 Gonzalez (5, 2nd inning off Sturtze, 0 on, 0 out).
07 Palmeiro (18, 4th inning off Sturtze, 0 on, 0 out).
Detroit vs Chicago
08 Young (7, 1st inning off Ritchie, 0 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
09 Young (8, 9th inning off Howry, 0 on, 2 out: 2 of 2).
10 Fick (11, 1st inning off Ritchie, 1 on, 2 out).
11 Lombard (1, 7th inning off Ritchie, 0 on, 1 out).
12 Magee (6, 9th inning off Howry, 0 on, 0 out).
13 Easley (4, 9th inning off Howry, 1 on, 2 out).
14 Lofton (4, 1st inning off Bernero, 0 on, 0 out).
15 Ordonez (15, 1st inning off Bernero, 0 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
16 Ordonez (16, 8th inning off Paniagua, 3 on, 1 out: 2 of 2).
17 Valentin (11, 2nd inning off Bernero, 0 on, 0 out).
18 Alomar (6, 4th inning off Bernero, 0 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
19 Alomar (7, 6th inning off Lima, 0 on, 1 out: 2 of 2).
Baltimore vs Anaheim
20 Gibbons (14, 4th inning off Ortiz, 0 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
21 Gibbons (15, 9th inning off Schoeneweis, 0 on, 0 out: 2 of 2).
Oakland vs Minnesota
22 LeCroy (3, 1st inning off Zito, 1 on, 2 out).
23 Ellis (2, 8th inning off Jackson, 0 on, 1 out).
24 Saenz (4, 9th inning off Guardado, 1 on, 1 out).
Kansas City vs Seattle
25 Ibanez (8, 2nd inning off Soriano, 0 on, 0 out: 1 of 2).
26 Ibanez (9, 9th inning off Sasaki, 0 on, 2 out: 2 of 2).
27 Tucker (4, 5th inning off Halama, 1 on, 0 out).
28 Sweeney (16, 9th inning off Sasaki, 0 on, 1 out).
29 Sierra (11, 2nd inning off Byrd, 0 on, 0 out).
30 Cameron (14, 6th inning off Byrd, 2 on, 2 out).
National League Contributions
Milwaukee vs Pittsburgh
31 Wilson, J (1, 1st inning off Quevedo, 1 on, 0 out).
32 Nunez (1, 7th inning off Quevedo, 0 on, 2 out).
33 Young (9, 8th inning off De Los Santos, 0 on, 1 out).
34 Hyzdu (1, 9th inning off DeJean, 1 on, 1 out).
New York vs Philadelphia
35 Burrell (20, 3rd inning off Astacio, 0 on, 0 out).
36 Ledee (3, 6th inning off Astacio, 0 on, 1 out).
37 Rolen (12, 9th inning off Walker, 1 on, 1 out).
Chicago vs Florida
38 McGriff (15, 4th inning off Penny, 0 on, 0 out).
39 Sosa (28, 5th inning off Penny, 1 on, 1 out).
40 Lowell (14, 3rd inning off Lieber, 0 on, 1 out).
41 Floyd (18, 5th inning off Lieber, 0 on, 1 out).
Houston vs Cincinnati
42 Berkman (27, 1st inning off Hamilton, 1 on, 1 out: 1 of 2).
43 Berkman (28, 3rd inning off Hamilton, 2 on, 1 out: 2 of 2).
44 Dunn (16, 3rd inning off Miller, W, 0 on, 2 out).
Montreal vs Atlanta
45 Barrett (8, 6th inning off Moss, 0 on, 0 out).
46 Tatis (11, 6th inning off Moss, 3 on, 2 out).
San Diego vs St. Louis
47 Polanco (5, 2nd inning off Jarvis, 1 on, 2 out).
48 Edmonds (16, 2nd inning off Jarvis, 0 on, 2 out).
49 Pujols (18, 2nd inning off Jarvis, 0 on, 2 out).
San Francisco vs Colorado
50 Shinjo (7, 1st inning off Neagle, 3 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
51 Shinjo (8, 6th inning off Nichting, 0 on, 2 out: 2 of 2).
52 Bell (13, 1st inning off Neagle, 1 on, 2 out).
53 Minor (8, 2nd inning off Neagle, 1 on, 1 out: 1 of 2).
54 Minor (9, 4th inning off Stark, 1 on, 0 out: 2 of 2).
55 Sanders (10, 7th inning off Nichting, 1 on, 2 out: 1 of 2).
56 Sanders (11, 9th inning off White, 0 on, 0 out: 2 of 2).
57 Uribe (3, 2nd inning off Jensen, 0 on, 1 out).
58 Walker (19, 5th inning off Jensen, 0 on, 2 out).
59 Butler (4, 7th inning off Jensen, 1 on, 2 out).
Los Angeles vs Arizona
60 Lo Duca (5, 1st inning off Helling, 0 on, 1 out).
61 Izturis (1, 8th inning off Swindell, 0 on, 1 out).
62 Karros (9, 9th inning off Swindell, 0 on, 2 out).
Hope you found this interesting!
Sean
www.baseball-almanac.com
"Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today."