At 40, San Francisco's Moises Alou became the oldest player to steal home since Minnesota's Paul Molitor accomplished the feat in 1998 when he was 41 years, 270 days.
The Marlins are the first team in major league history to have four rookies with 10 wins -- Anibal Sanchez (10), Scott Olsen (12), Josh Johnson (12), and Ricky Nolasco (11).
The Yankees broke 4 million in attendance for the second straight season, joining Toronto (1991-92) as the only major league teams to reach the plateau twice.
Florida's Hanley Ramírez hit his seventh leadoff homer of the season, tying him for the major league record for a rookie with Nomar Garciaparra (Boston, 1997).![]()
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