11.   He threw seven shutout innings, striking out six, before he made his only mistake, surrendering a leadoff homer to Tyler Houston in the eighth.

12.   He yielded a leadoff homer to pinch hitter Dave Doster, whose shot hit the left-field foul pole.

13.   He was touched only for a leadoff homer by Ripken in the fourth.

14.   He yielded two singles in the first inning, a walk in the fifth and a leadoff homer by Garciaparra in the seventh.

15.   Hitchcock looked sharp in his debut on Thursday, allowing a leadoff homer but striking out the next three hitters.

16.   Jason Dickson made his major league debut and allowed a leadoff homer to Derek Jeter on his first pitch.

17.   Moments earlier, Jim Leyritz, whose leadoff homer sparked the six-run third inning, had sprayed Torre, Watson and young Steinbrenner from several feet away.

18.   Nomo gave it right back in the bottom of the inning on a leadoff homer to Larry Walker and a one-out homer to Dante Bichette.

19.   Orioles center fielder Brady Anderson hit a leadoff homer for the fourth consecutive game.

20.   Rod Beck allows a leadoff homer to Bernie Williams in the bottom of the inning.