11.  Bagwell became the eighth player to hit a ball into the upper deck.

12.  Burnitz is the eighth Brewers player to homer three times in one game.

13.  If Taufik joins the Singapore squad, he will become the eighth player from Indonesia.

14.  Knoblauch is the eighth player to start the season in left field for the Yankees in the past eight seasons.

15.  MacRae will become the eighth Reds player to make his major league debut this season.

16.  This week the defending champion team presented its eighth foreign player, Brazilian ace Savio, who is expected to debut in January.

17.  This week Madrid presented its eighth foreign player, Brazilian ace Savio, who is expected to debut in January.

18.  He became the eighth player to win his first PGA title this year.