41.   The rest was a patched-together group of little-knowns except for Luis Polonia, the former Yankee outfielder, who got a rare start.

42.   The Sox are expected to hire former outfielder Dave Gallagher to be a coach with the Trenton Thunder.

43.   The Yankees have decided to not pursue Wil Cordero, the former Boston outfielder who received a suspended sentence for domestic battery last fall.

44.   When Matt Stairs, the former Sox outfielder, drew a walk, it was the first hint of trouble for Martinez.

45.   When it was over, the Senators traded their only All-Star, Donovan, to the Cleveland Indians for Jimmy Piersall, a former All-Star outfielder.

46.   Who better to take a raw former outfielder and refine him into a sure-handed infielder?

47.   Without the increase, the Rangers likely would have settled for former Houston Astros outfielder Kevin Bass as a reserve.

48.   At Sarasota, Fla., former Cincinnati outfielder Jon Nunnally drove in two runs to lead Kansas City.

49.   Former Cincinnati Reds outfielder Kevin Mitchell of the Hawks belted his fifth homer of the season in the fifth inning.

50.   Former Cincinnati Reds outfielder Kevin Mitchell of the Hawks went hitless Sunday.