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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 2000
Page
18
Fragmentary listing shows multiple baseball game times and matchups. Mentions New York Mets at Toronto with Burba and Jones records, Seattle at Oakland, Texas at Anaheim, Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, and San Diego at San Francisco with several 6:05 and 9:05 p.m. start notes amid unclear text.
The late Sunday box shows Damon and Mondesi powering Kansas City and Toronto with big bat totals. Several teams like Baltimore Minnesota Cleveland Seattle and Oakland post notable hitters and pitchers. Key names include Mondesi Lawton and Alomar while pitchers Hudson Elored and Moyer appear among leaders in decisions and strikeouts.
The Associated Press scoreboard highlights Denny Neagle debut for the Yankees after a Cincinnati trade and Sammy Sosa two two run homers for the Cubs in a 10-7 win over Kansas City. Maggie Ordonez homers twice and drives in a career-best five as the White Sox beat Milwaukee 11-5. Barnstorming performances include Rickey Henderson passing Babe Ruth for third on the career hits list in Seattle’s win over Arizona, and Henderson moving ahead of Zack Wheat for 502 doubles. Boston’s Carl Everett belts a two-run homer in a 2-0 victory over Montreal. A record-setting baseball auction featured artifacts from the White Sox and the 419 World Series, with Robert Litcon noting a new high price. Trevor Hoffman and Troy Percival combine for saves in San Diego’s 6-4 win over the Angels. Detroit’s 6-2 win over Cincinnati draws a reported 40,450 at Cameron Park, while Minnesota tops St Louis 3-0 in front of 30,118. Sosa heats up after a slow stretch, and Mark Kotsay ties a league record for two assists by an outfielder in one inning. More notes include Brian Hunter’s two-run homer in Philadelphia’s tenth inning, plus Tropicana Field updates and discussions of sluggers, streaks, and skipper sidelined headlines.
Tim Drew earned his first major league win as Cleveland beat Houston 8-6. Kenny Lofton set the pace with two hits and two steals while Daryle Ward and Richard Hidalgo homered for Houston. Travis Fryman delivered a three run double in a six run fifth for the Indians.
New York pitcher David Cone fell to 1-8 as he allowed two run and three run homers to Mike Lieberthal and Pat Burrell. The Phillies pulled away with a seventh inning grand slam by Bobby Abreu, winning at Yankee Stadium for the first time in seven tries. Cone labeled his outing a nightmare while noting his struggle to keep the ball in the park in a rough five inning start. Bernie Williams and Paul O Neill provided brief offense for the Yankees in a high scoring, error filled game.
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