Giants extend NL West lead with win over Padres
Barry Bonds homered again as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 11 5 to widen their division cushion to 2 1/2 games. Stan Javier's RBI single sparked a five run eighth inning burst after a tied game. The Giants reduced their magic number to four with five games left, while the Dodgers hold six. Bonds hit his 38th homer, his fifth in six games, as San Francisco swept three of four in the series. Husky debut Roberto Hernandez (4-2) earned the win. Heath Murray (1-2) took the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN Diego
Barry Bonds
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres
Giants
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Dodgers
Stan Javier
RBI
Javier
Padres
Bonds
USC Aiken
Roberto Hernandez
Heath Murray
Astros
Reds
Cincinnati
Jeff Bagwell
Houston
Cincinnati Reds
Jeff Shaw
Bob Abreu
Bagwell
Griffey hits two homers to surge in AL West race
Ken Griffey Jr. slugged his 54th and 55th homers to lead the majors, giving Seattle a 42 win over Oakland and a 5 1/2 game lead as they threaten a division title. He trails the all time list and has five games left at Kingdome to chase Maris's mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Ken Griffey Jr
Mark McGwire
Seattle
Griffey
Roger Maris
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Jimmie Foxx
Hank Greenberg
Hack Wilson
Maris
Kingdome
Joey Cora
Mariners
Anaheim
Baltimore
Braves Clinch Sixth Division Title In Turner Field Finale
Kenny Lofton comments on the excitement of the moment as Atlanta tops Montreal to seal a sixth division title a year after a prior crown. Maddux hints at skipping his final start. Expos rally with a two run homer as Montreal leaves 11 on base. Braves finish the regular season eight games ahead of the Marlins with a potential NL championship matchup looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny Lofton
Cleveland
Atlanta
Braves
Oakland Athletics
Marlins
Florida
Schuerholz
Maddux
Montreal
Expos
Fullmer
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Turner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mets
MIAMI
Florida Marlins
Carlos Baerga
Bobby Jones
New York Mets
New York
Livan Hernandez
Pirates
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Jason Schmidt
St. Louis
Schmidt
Detroit
Tigers
Bobby Hic
Ins
Jeff Fassero
Heathcliff Slocumb
Yankees
Blue Jays
David Wells
Toronto
Wells
Orioles
Bob Hamelin
Detroit Tigers
Baltimore Orioles
Rafael Palmeiro
Brian Hunter
Twins
Brewers
Minneapolis
Damian Miller
Travis Miller
Minnesota Twins
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Dion Pir
York
Stevan
Yaneed Posseason
Deane
Yarmees
Rogers
Corguee
Clemens
Hewnbury
Chicago
Esas
Osband
Eghede
Onan
Oaiore
Boron
Debot
Coven
Batimore
Tororo
Kanon
Moer
Own
St. Loui
Lowe
Espn
Cute
Tasch
Kewn Fracieco
Darwin
Colorado
Park
Nero
Entaat Prandin
Morea
Patargha Ms
Grelonat
St Lous
Cane
Dogo
Las Arges
Sraves
Bradley Fullmer
Rot Rts
Gregg
Simon Foro
Lanon
HR — Ferte
Cs— Cabrera
Bonnet
Emree Comer
Kane
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!