home run off Brad Penny's 3-2 pitch, as the Atlanta Braves tie the NL record by having six players hit at least 20 home runs in a season. Along with Giles, Javy López, Gary Sheffield, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones and Vinny Castilla equal the mark established by Eddie Mathews (32), Hank Aaron (32), Joe Torre (27), Felipe Alou (23), Mack Jones (31) and Gene Oliver (21) of the Milwaukee Braves. September 22 : The Detroit Tigers set an AL record with their 118th loss, falling 12-6 to the Kansas City Royals. The Philadelphia Athletics (36-117) hold the record. The Tigers finish the season with a 43-119 record. The 1962 Mets are the only team in history with a record worse than the 2003 Tigers. Second baseman Alfonso Soriano breaks a major league season record by hitting his 13th leadoff home run of the year in the New York Yankees' 10-inning loss to the Chicago White Sox. September 25 – First baseman Carlos Delgado of the Toronto Blue Jays becomes the fifteenth player in Major League history to hit four home runs, including his 300th career home run, in one game helping Toronto beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 10-8. September 28 The Atlanta Braves defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2, in the last game played at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium. The Colorado Rockies defeat the San Diego Padres, 10-8, in the final Padres game played at Qualcomm Stadium. October October 14 – In Game 6 of the NLCS, with the Chicago Cubs just five outs away from eliminating the Florida Marlins, Cubs fan Steve Bartman deflects a foul fly ball away from Cubs left fielder Moisés Alou, allowing Florida's Luis Castillo to continue batting. The Cubs then proceed to fall apart, allowing eight runs in the inning to lose Game 6; they go on to lose Game 7, to continue the "Curse of the Billy Goat". The Marlins go on to win the World Series, and Bartman becomes a pariah in Chicago. October 16 – In Game 7 of the ALCS, Aaron Boone's walk-off home run off Tim Wakefield in the 11th inning ends a thrilling series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Boston blows a three-run 8th inning lead when Grady Little keeps ace Pedro Martínez in the game arguably too long instead of going to relief help from Alan Embree or Mike Timlin. The loss, which turns