Anderson (1996) are the others. September 16 – Mike Piazza hits his 200th career home run helping the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 4–3. September 17 – Denny Neagle puts the Atlanta Braves pitching staff into the baseball record books as he limits the Arizona Diamondbacks to four hits in six innings for a 1–0 win. Neagle improves to 15–11, making the Braves the first major league team with five 15-game winners since the Washington Senators. As a result, Neagle joins Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, John Smoltz and Kevin Millwood. September 19 – Alex Rodriguez of the Seattle Mariners hits his 40th home run of the season and becomes the third player to join the 40–40 club. José Canseco (1988) and Barry Bonds (1996) are the others. September 20 – Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles takes himself out of the lineup prior to the game with the New York Yankees to end his major league record consecutive game streak at 2,632. The Orioles lose the historic game by a score of 5–4. Ryan Minor, Ripken's replacement at third base, gets one hit in four at bats. September 21 – Jason Kendall of the Pittsburgh Pirates collects his 26th stolen base of the season to set a new National League record for catchers. The previous mark was set by John Stearns of the New York Mets in . September 23 – At Milwaukee County Stadium, Sammy Sosa hits his 64th and 65th home runs as the Chicago Cubs jump out to a 7–0 lead against the Milwaukee Brewers. Nevertheless, the Brewers erase the deficit by scoring eight runs in the final three innings, the last three coming when Brant Brown drops a Geoff Jenkins fly ball with two out in the ninth inning. The error allows Mark Loretta, Jeff Cirillo and Jeromy Burnitz to score. The Cubs stay tied with the San Francisco Giants for the wildcard lead when they could have led by one game with three games left. Ironically, the error comes 90 years to the day of Merkle's Boner, which led to the Cubs ultimately winning the National League pennant and ultimately, their last World Series title until 2016. September 24 – Boston Red Sox pitcher Tom Gordon records his 42nd consecutive save of the year for a new major league mark as Boston defeats the Baltimore Orioles 9–6. Rod Beck and Trevor Hoffman