51.   Jordan got the leadoff man to ground out to short.

52.   Kenny Lofton would be opening the ninth, and Glavine had held the great leadoff man in check.

53.   Knoblauch is almost surely gone because of his defensive woes and because he forgets to take pitches as a leadoff man.

54.   Johnson had a two-run lead entering the bottom of the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium, but he walked leadoff man Gary Sheffield.

55.   Jose Paniagua walked the leadoff man in the ninth but got the final out on a long fly ball to center by Menechino.

56.   Leadoff man Darryl Hamilton lined a single to left before Reyes picked him off first base with a snap throw.

57.   Leadoff man Frank Catalanotto, center fielder Carl Everett and others are still on the disabled list.

58.   Leadoff man Jose Offerman had his first four-hit game of the season, including a leadoff home run in the fifth.

59.   Leadoff man Jose Offerman tried to beat Ripken with a bunt down the third base line to open the game, but the ball went foul.

60.   Leadoff man Marvin Benard hit an opposite-field double just inside the left-field line.