Mike Ferguson

Following the rebuild after the Florida Marlins’ 2003 World Series title, perhaps the franchise’s two most notable young players were the middle infield combination of second baseman Dan Uggla and shortstop Hanley Ramírez. On this day 15 years ago, that duo played a vital role in a thrilling 10-inning victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. After Uggla tied the game in the ninth, Ramírez won it in the 10th in a 5-4 win at Sun Life Stadium on Aug. 7, 2010. Ramírez had got the scoring started with a solo home run in the first inning. After the Cardinals pushed across two runs in the top of the fourth, Logan Morrison evened the game in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single off Jake Westbrook to score Emilio Bonifácio. The score remained even until the seventh when Donnie Murphy hit a solo shot to put the Marlins back in front. Westbrook and Florida starter Josh Johnson each put together quality starts, but neither factored in the decision. With closer Leo Nuñez (later known as Juan Carlos Oviedo) on the mound, Florida was three outs away from evening the series. After inducing a pair of fly outs around a pair of singles from Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday, Nunez was unable to get catcher Yadier Molina. Molina tied the game with an RBI single before Aaron Miles followed with one of his own to give St. Louis a 4-3 lead. Nuñez was unable to close it out for Florida and Ryan Franklin was given the opportunity to do just that for the Cardinals. Uggla had other plans. On the second pitch of the bottom of the ninth, Uggla took Franklin deep over the left-field wall for the game-tying home run. Franklin settled in to retire the next three Marlins, but after a scoreless inning from Clay Hensley, Florida was back at the plate to face Franklin in the bottom of the 10th. Pinch hitter Chad Tracy ripped a one-out single to put the winning run on base. That brought Ramírez to the plate. On the second pitch from Franklin, Ramírez lined a double into the right-center field gap. Tracy would score easily from first base to end the contest. Uggla and Ramírez combined for five of the Marlins’ nine hits in the victory. Molina finished with three hits for St. Louis. Pujols and Holliday each had two hits for the Cardinals in the loss. The Marlins would notch two more walk-off wins during the 2010 season and both of those also came in 10 innings. The thriller over St. Louis, however, would be the last time that Florida would rally to win after trailing in the ninth. It happened on this day 15 years ago. View full article

In his four-plus seasons as a member of the Miami Marlins, shortstop Adeiny Hechavarría was known more for his glove than his bat. During the 2015 season, however, Hechavarría had some magic moments with the bat. Although he hit just six home runs that season, two were game-winners. His only walk-off came on Aug. 2, 2015 in a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres. Prior to a ninth inning that saw the teams combine for five runs, all the scoring had come in the bottom of the first. After an RBI double by Miguel Rojas scored Ichiro Suzuki, Rojas came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Derek Dietrich. Padres starting pitcher James Shields overcame the rough inning to allow just two runs on five hits and two walks in six innings. Miami starter José Fernández allowed just four hits and two walks while striking out 10 in six shutout frames. After taking a 2-0 lead into the top of the ninth at Marlins Park, the Padres drew even when Alexi Amarista took Miami closer AJ Ramos deep for the tying two-run home run with one out. Ramos was able to get out of the jam with any further damage. That set the stage for a walk-off victory. Against Brandon Maurer, the Marlins wasted no time putting the winning run on base. Martín Prado led off the inning with a walk before moving to second on a sacrifice bunt by Cole Gillespie. After a walk to catcher Jeff Mathis, Hechavarría came to the plate with one out, needing a hit to end it. On the second pitch he saw from Mauer, Hechavarría hammered a fastball over the left-center field wall for a walk-off three-run home run. That spared the Marlins from being swept by the Padres for the second straight weekend and sealed their only win over San Diego on the season. Fernández was unable to get the win. That belonged to Ramos after blowing the save in the ninth. Maurer took the loss. Hechavarría’s blast served as his game-high third hit of the day as both teams managed seven knocks. Rojas added a pair of hits for the Marlins. Amarista and Yangervis Solarte each had two hits for the Padres. During an 11-game stretch from late July to early August in 2015, the victory served as the Marlins’ lone win. It came in dramatic fashion and on this day a decade ago. View full article

Giancarlo Stanton’s Florida/Miami Marlins home run record will likely last for some time. Stanton set the mark in 2015. The man he replaced atop the Marlins’ all-time home run list broke the club record on this day 15 years ago. “His name is Dan Uggla.” Uggla entered the July 31, 2010 contest between the Florida Marlins and San Diego Padres at Petco Park with 143 home runs as a member of the Marlins. That was tied with Mike Lowell for the most in club history. By the time the night was over, Uggla stood alone in that category in a 6-3 victory for Florida. Coincidentally, it would be Stanton who got the scoring started with the long ball. Hitting clean-up, Uggla would walk to open the second inning. Two batters later, the slugger then known as “Mike” took Kevin Correia deep to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead. With the score unchanged in the top of the sixth, Uggla would make history. After walking and grounding out in his first two at-bats, Uggla took the first pitch he saw from Correia in the sixth deep to left field for a solo home run. It was the 144th of his career, setting a new club record. While Stanton and Uggla were hitting majestic blasts, starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco was outstanding on the mound. Nolasco took a no-hitter into the sixth before Scott Hairston led off the bottom of the inning with a solo home run. Up 3-1, the Marlins would add an unearned run in the seventh. In the ninth, Gaby Sánchez plated a pair with a two-run single. Nolasco worked into the ninth, but was pulled after a two-run single by San Diego’s Adrian González cut the lead to three and moved the tying run on deck. A Miguel Tejada single brought the tying run to the plate, but closer Leo Nuñez (later Juan Carlos Oviedo) induced a pair of groundouts to end the contest. When the night was said and done, Uggla was the story. His club record for home runs, however, would last less than five years. The man who would beat it finished with two of Florida’s seven hits that evening. Uggla would finish the 2010 season with 33 home runs and a career-best 105 RBIs. He and Stanton are the only players to hit 150 home runs as a member of the Marlins. His then record-breaking 144th came on this day 15 years ago. View full article

One of six members of the Florida/Miami Marlins to throw a no-hitter, Aníbal Sánchez came close to duplicating that feat more than once. One of those occasions came on this day 15 years ago. In the fourth and final game of a series against the San Francisco Giants on July 29, 2010 at AT&T Park, Sanchez was virtually unhittable for the Florida Marlins. In fact, the Giants managed just a single hit off the right-hander in a 5-0 victory for the Marlins. Through four innings, Sánchez was perfect. To that point, he had struck out seven, including the side in the bottom of the fourth inning. The perfect game and the no-hitter would fall by the wayside in the San Francisco fifth. With Florida leading 3-0, Sánchez started the frame by striking out catcher Buster Posey. The perfect game ended when Florida third baseman Jorge Cantú committed a throwing error on a ground ball off the bat of San Francisco’s Juan Uribe. Two pitches later, Pablo Sandoval singled to bring the tying run to the plate on what would be the Giants’ lone hit of the day. Sánchez would settle in to retire Aaron Rowand and former Marlins World Series hero Edgar Rentería to get out of the inning. Throughout the rest of the contest, the Giants would managed just one more baserunner. That came on a lead-off walk to Aubrey Huff to open the bottom of the seventh, but his time on base would be short-lived; two pitches later, Posey grounded into a double play. Sánchez would go on to retire the final seven batters he faced. Sánchez threw 118 pitches in the one-hit, complete-game shutout. He finished the day with eight strikeouts. Andres Torres and Posey were each fanned twice. Pitcher Madison Bumgarner allowed three runs in six innings to take the loss for the Giants. The day belonged to Sánchez, but offensively, Giancarlo (then known as Mike) Stanton and Cantú carried the load. Stanton finished 2-for-3 with RBI doubles in the second and fourth innings. Cantú was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored. Dan Uggla and Ronny Paulino were each hitless, but Uggla scored twice and Paulino drove in a pair of runs on sacrifice flies. Sánchez threw his only no-hitter in 2006, but flirting with those became a common occurrence. In 2011, he took a no-hitter into the ninth in a win over the Colorado Rockies. Sánchez would also take no-hitters deep into contests as a member of the Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals as well. Through his 16 seasons in Major League Baseball, Sánchez has tossed four one-hitters. The first came on this day 15 years ago. View full article

After a dismal April and May, the 1995 Florida Marlins didn't have a losing month from June on. On this day 30 years ago, the club didn't something it hadn't before or since: triple four times in one game. During what would be the franchise's first winning July, the Marlins accomplished the feat in a 9-3 win over the San Francisco Giants. On July 25, 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium, Florida started the day offensively with three triples in one inning. Greg Colbrunn's RBI triple off Terry Mulholland scored Quilvio Veras to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead. After Terry Pendleton popped out, Kurt Abbott and Russ Morman came through with back-to-back RBI triples. Steve Decker's RBI single capped a four-run first. That would be all starter Bobby Witt would need for Florida. Witt took a perfect game into the fifth inning before giving up singles to Royce Clayton and Tom Lampkin. Lampkin's single plated a run but the Giants would do nothing else until the ninth inning. Witt ended up going the distance, allowing just three runs (two earned) on seven hits while fanning nine. As for the Florida offense, it was quiet for four innings before finding its home run stroke in the sixth. After Abbott's two-run blast pushed the Marlins' lead to 6-1, Decker extended the advantage to six with as solo homer two batters later. Against José Bautista, the Marlins plated two more in the eighth. Decker followed Morman's lead-off single with Florida's fourth RBI triple of the day. He'd score on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Browne. As a team, the Marlins finished with 15 hits. Decker and Pendleton each had three. Decker and Abbott each finished with two runs scored and three RBIs. Decker was a double short of the cycle. Barry Bonds and Clayton each had two of the seven hits for San Francisco. Despite playing in cavernous home ballparks over the years and having a three-triple day from Xavier Edwards last season, the Marlins have tripled four times in a game just once. It happened on this day three decades ago. View full article

With no fans in the stands, players wearing masks and National League teams using a designated hitter in intraleague games for the first time, the COVID-shortened 2020 season was unlike any other in the long history of Major League Baseball. For the Miami Marlins, however, the 60-game regular season did culminate in just their third postseason appearance. On this day five years ago, the Marlins kicked off the campaign on the right foot. After five straight Opening Day losses, the Fish knocked off the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2. Through five innings at Citizens Bank Park on July 24, 2020, the Marlins and Phillies found themselves tied 1-1. In the sixth, however, Miami seized control with four runs. After Miguel Rojas walked to start the inning, it was Jesús Aguilar who came through with the biggest swing of the night. His two-run blast to left-center field on an 0-2 pitch from Aaron Nola put the Marlins ahead for good, 3-1. Miami, however, wasn't done scoring. A double by Corey Dickerson followed and ended Nola's night. Ramón Rosso got the call for Philadelphia and opened his night with a five-pitch walk to Harold Ramírez. Rosso was able to strike out Brian Anderson, but two wild pitches allowed Dickerson to score. Garrett Cooper capped the big inning with an RBI double to make it 5-1. The Phillies were able to get an unearned run in the seventh when Miami's Jonathan Villar dropped a routine fly to center field. After Brad Boxberger was able to prevent any further damage, Yimi García and Brandon Kintzler each worked scoreless innings to seal the deal. Sandy Alcantara went 6 ⅔ strong innings for the Marlins, allowing just one earned run on three hits while fanning seven to get the win. Didi Gregorius homered in the fifth for the Phillies off Alcantara to tie the game. He finished with two of the five Philadelphia hits and scored its only two runs. For the Marlins, Dickerson and Rojas each finished with two hits. The Marlins would take two of three from the Phillies before a COVID-19 outbreak forced Miami to take more than a week off. The Marlins, however, finished 31-29 before reaching the National League Division Series. During a season where teams were relegated to opponents from just two divisions, the Marlins went 7-3 against the Phillies. The first of those wins came in the season opener—Miami's first Opening Day win since 2014—on this day five years ago. View full article

Never close to a household name, Donnie Murphy appeared in the big leagues for five different teams over nine seasons. In July 2010, however, Murphy was a sight to behold for fans of the Florida Marlins. On this day 15 years ago, Murphy collected his second walk-off hit in five days. After belting a two-run pinch-hit walk-off home run against the Colorado Rockies four days earlier, Murphy delivered the walk-off single as the Marlins rallied past the Atlanta Braves, 7-6. Until the bottom of the ninth, the Marlins never could seem to put the Braves away at Sun Life Stadium on July 23, 2010. A two-run home run from Dan Uggla in the first and a two-run single from Bryan Petersen in the sixth lifted Florida to a 4-1 lead. In the seventh, however, Atlanta drew even on a three-run home run from Brian McCann. Gaby Sánchez's solo home run in the bottom of the seventh put the Marlins back in front 5-4, but in the ninth, José Veras was unable to close the door for Florida. After giving up the game-tying single to McCann, Veras hit Matt Diaz with the bases loaded as the Braves took a 6-5 lead. Veras was able to bounce back with a pair of strikeout to leave the bases loaded, which would prove huge. As the contest shifted to the bottom of the ninth, Atlanta turned to close Billy Wagner. Wagner walked Wes Helms to start the inning before getting Chris Coghlan to fly out. Sánchez followed with a single and advanced to second on a throw toward third. After intentionally walking Hanley Ramírez to load the bases, Wagner struck out Uggla for the second out of the inning. With Florida down to its last out, Murphy was told to grab a bat. Before he could swing it, however, the Marlins were able to tie the game as Wagner's pitch got past McCann, allowing pinch runner Emilio Bonifácio to score. Two pitches later, Murphy ended it by lining Wagner's fastball into center field for the walk-off single. Despite blowing the save in the top of the ninth, Veras picked up the win for Florida while Wagner took the loss. Uggla and Sánchez each had two hits for the Marlins. In addition to McCann's big night at the plate, Martín Prado went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored for the Braves. For his career, Murphy had just 178 career hits. Fifth-six of those, however, came as a member of the Marlins—more than with any other team. Two were walk-offs within the same week. The second of those hits came on this day 15 years ago. View full article

The 1995 Florida Marlins' season didn't get off to a great start. After a rough April and May, however, the Fish were a different team. On this day 30 years ago, that showed. For the second time in six days, the Marlins erased a six-run deficit, topping the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-10. As the contest went to the bottom of the fourth inning at Joe Robbie Stadium on July 22, 1995, the day seemed to be a lost cause for Florida. Mike Piazza's three-run home run in the top of the inning highlighted a five-run frame as Los Angeles led 7-1. The Marlins wasted no time getting back into it. The Marlins answered with a five-spot of their own in the bottom of the inning. After a misplayed flyball off the bat of Chuck Carr allowed a pair of runs to score, Jeff Conine made it a one-run game once again with a three-run home run off Willie Banks. With the lead cut to 7-6, the Dodgers again created more breathing room in the fifth with two runs. Florida, however, continued to chip away. After a Kurt Abbott single in the bottom of the fifth made it 9-7, Conine again cut the deficit to one with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Todd Hollandsworth responded with a solo home run in the seventh to push the Dodgers' lead to 10-8. The next two balls to leave the yard came off Florida bats. To lead off the bottom of the seventh, Greg Colbrunn took Los Angeles' Rudy Seánez deep to make it 10-9. One inning later, the Marlins staged a two-out rally to go in front for good. After Jeff Conine singled with two outs, Terry Pendleton homered to right field off Pedro Astacio for the go-ahead two-run blast. Roberto Kelly singled to lead off the ninth for the Dodgers, but was quickly retired on a double play. Florida closer Robb Nen struck out Tim Wallach to collect the save. In addition to the 21 runs, the teams combined for 29 hits. Hollandsworth finished 3-for-3 with three runs scored and four RBIs for the Dodgers. Conine, Colbrunn, and Abbott each had three-hit nights for the Marlins. Conine finished with four RBIs in the win. Randy Veres worked a scoreless eight to pick up the victory. Following an 8-25 start to the season, the Marlins showed hope for the future by going 59-51 from June 2 on. The thrilling comeback win over the Dodgers came just five days after the Marlins erased a 6-0 deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park. It also came on this day three decades ago. View full article

Appearing in nine different Major League Baseball seasons, Donnie Murphy never played in more than 52 games during any campaign. But for about a month-long period in 2010, Murphy developed a flare for the timely hit as a member of the Florida Marlins. Murphy hit just three home runs that season and only eight in three seasons as a member of the Marlins. The most notable of those came on this day a decade ago—July 19, 2010—as Murphy’s walk-off two-run home lifted the Marlins past the Colorado Rockies, 9-8. Down 2-0, the Marlins pushed across three runs in the third inning. After the Rockies regained the lead with two runs in the top of the sixth, Florida went back in front in the bottom of the inning on a three-run home run by Mike (now Giancarlo) Stanton. The Marlins added an insurance run in the seventh on an RBI single by Jorge Cantú. Florida enjoyed a 7-4 advantage before the Rockies pushed across four runs in the top of the eighth. After a solo shot by Ian Stewart pulled Colorado to within two, Jonathan Herrera’s three-run home run off Florida reliever Jhan Marinez put the Rockies in front, 8-7. It had been more than two years since Murphy had homered at the big-league level when he was called upon to pinch hit with two outs. With Florida trailing 8-7, Murphy had just four plate appearances on the season as he stepped to plate to face Colorado closer Huston Street in the bottom of the ninth inning. Street had started the inning by inducing a pair of fly outs. After a two-out walk to Dan Uggla put the tying run on base, Street’s first pitch to Murphy was taken for a ball. The next pitch he threw left the yard. Street’s fastball wasn’t particularly high in the zone, but it was left over the middle. Rather than try to pull the pitch, Murphy was able to drive it the opposite way and into the right field stands for a two-run walk-off shot as the Marlins snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Seth Smith finished with three hits for Colorado in the loss. Jason Giambi plated a pair of runs for the Rockies. For the Marlins, Emilio Bonifacio, Cantú and Stanton combined for seven hits, five runs scored and six RBIs. However, the night belonged to Murphy. One week later, Murphy would deliver a walk-off single to lift the Marlins past the Atlanta Braves, but his blast to beat Colorado served as Florida’s only walk-off home run of the season and the only one of Murphy’s career. It came on this day 15 years ago. View full article

Greg Colbrunn was rarely an everyday player throughout his 13-year career in Major League Baseball. During the Florida Marlins’ early years, however, Colbrunn was an integral part of the team’s lineup. Colbrunn’s best season arguably came in 1995 when he hit .277 with a career-high 23 home runs and 89 RBIs. On this day 30 years ago, Colbrunn had one of the best days ever for a Marlins’ hitter. In a contest against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park on July 18, 1995, Colbrunn set a club record with seven RBIs. His day was highlighted by a grand slam in the 14th inning that helped lift the Florida Marlins to a 12-10 victory. Colbrunn’s first blast came in the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie and give the Marlins a three-run lead. After a solo home run by Steve Scarsone cut the lead to two in the six, Charles Johnson followed Tommy Gregg’s RBI single with a two-run single for the Marlins in the eighth. After that rally padded their lead to 7-2, the Marlins looked in line for an easy victory. But the Giants answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning before drawing even in the bottom of the ninth on a solo home run by Barry Bonds off Marlins closer Robb Nen. After four straight scoreless innings, the Marlins managed to retake the lead in the top of the 14th on an unearned run. Florida went ahead for good on a bunt by infielder Jerry Browne that was misplayed by San Francisco first baseman Mark Carreon. Quilvio Veras came around to score to put the Marlins ahead, 8-7. Following walks to Jeff Conine and Terry Pendleton, Colbrunn came to the plate with the bases loaded. With a three-run homer already under his belt, Colbrunn one-upped that effort with a grand slam off San Francisco’s Chris Hook. The blast gave Florida a 12-7 lead and Colbrunn a team record seven RBIs on the afternoon. The Giants made things interesting in the bottom of the 14th on Glenallen Hill’s three-run blast, but Terry Mathews struck out Scarsone to end the contest. The teams combined for 31 hits in the contest. Carreon led the Giants with a game-high four hits. Robby Thompson added three hits while Hill finished with four RBIs in the loss. Like Colbrunn for Florida, Bonds homered twice for San Francisco. Colbrunn finished with three hits for Florida, adding an eighth-inning single to his two blasts. Pendleton, Gregg and starting pitcher Chris Hammond all had two hits for Florida. Colbrunn and Pendleton each scored three runs in the win. As for Colbrunn, his time alone atop the Marlins’ record books would be short-lived. Two months later, Gary Sheffield equaled the feat with seven RBIs in a 13-10 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. In the three decades since, three other Marlins have tied the record. Cody Ross finished with seven RBIs during a three-home run effort against the New York Mets in September 2006. Infielder Adeiny Hechavarría did so in a 14-2 win over the Phillies in May 2013. Brian Anderson also plated seven during a three-homer effort against the Washington Nationals in September 2020. Although it’s been tied four times, Colbrunn’s team record for RBIs in a game still stands. It happened on this day 30 years ago. View full article

The largest comeback in Florida/Miami Marlins history is seven runs and it's happened multiple times. The comeback that the Florida Marlins pulled off on this day 30 years ago, however, is worth remembering. Down 6-0 after five innings, the bats came to life late for Florida. Kurt Abbott's grand slam highlighted an eight-run eighth inning as the Marlins rallied past the San Francisco Giants, 10-8. Through five innings at Candlestick Park on July 17, 1995, Florida had just two hits and had been the victim of three double plays. With San Francisco starter Trevor Wilson out of the game after 87 pitches, the Marlins went to work against the Giants bullpen. On the first pitch of the sixth inning and first from Kenny Greer, Jeff Conine broke up the shutout with a solo home run. In the seventh, Conine singled home Jerry Browne to cut the deficit to 6-2. For San Francisco, the eighth inning proved to be disastrous. For Florida, it proved to be glorious. Dave Burba, Chris Hook and Rod Beck all threw in the inning for San Francisco, but none had much success getting outs. After back-to-back one-out doubles from Alex Arias and Charles Johnson cut the Giants' lead to 6-3, consecutive walks to Browne and Quilvio Veras loaded the bases. Hook was able to get Chuck Carr to ground into an RBI fielder's choice for the second out. With the score now 6-4, the Giants turned to the usually reliable Rod Beck. Not even Beck, however, could get the big out. On Beck's third pitch of the game, Conine blooped the game-tying two-run single to right field to knot the score at six. After consecutive walks to Greg Colbrunn and Terry Pendleton reloaded the bases, Abbott unloaded them with one swing. Abbott had popped out to open the top of the eighth. On an 0-2 pitch from Beck, however, Abbott got a splitter and belted it over the wall in left field for a grand slam to put the Marlins ahead for good, 10-6. The Giants scored twice in the eighth to make it 10-8, but Robb Nen worked a four-out save to slam the door. Terry Mathews, who worked a 1-2-3 seventh for Florida, earned the win. Beck, who blew his second save in as many days after not blowing a single save during an All-Star campaign in 1994, took the loss. At the plate, Conine had a monster night, going 4-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored. He finished a triple short of the cycle. Four different players had two-hit nights for the Giants, including Glenallen Hill and Mark Carreon, who each drove in two runs. The six-run comeback, at the time, tied the biggest in Marlins history and served as the largest comeback on the road. It happened on this day three decades ago. View full article

Over the years, the Florida/Miami Marlins have had dozens of different players make the All-Star Game. Since expansion, however, only one Marlin has ever been named the MVP of the Midsummer Classic. That came on this day 30 years ago. Florida Marlins outfielder Jeff Conine played the role of hero for the National League in a 3-2 victory over the American League. Conine’s solo home run in the top of the eighth broke a 2-2 tie and served as the decisive hit. Conine was an All-Star for the second year in a row, but didn’t get to play in the 1994 contest in Pittsburgh. On July 11, 1995 in Arlington, Conine saw just two pitches and never played the field, but did enough to be named MVP. With the contest tied 2-2, Conine was called on to pinch hit for designated hitter Ron Gant to lead off the top of the eighth. On the second pitch he saw from Oakland Athletics right-hander Steve Ontiveros, Conine was able to get the sweet part of the barrel on it and drive it over the left field wall for the National League’s third solo home run of the night. The lead would hold as relievers Heathcliff Slocumb of the Philadelphia Phillies, Tom Henke of the St. Louis Cardinals and Randy Myers of the Chicago Cubs kept the American League off the scoreboard over the final two innings. Conine was the only member of the Marlins to make the All-Star Game that season. The N.L. finished with just three hits, but all of them left the yard. Craig Biggio homered in the sixth inning to cut the American League lead to 2-1. Mike Piazza evened the game with a solo blast in the seventh inning before Conine delivered the decisive blow in the eighth. Both A.L. runs came in the fourth on a two-run home run by Chicago White Sox star first baseman Frank Thomas. Carlos Baerga and Cal Ripken Jr. combined for five of the eight hits for the American League, but the A.L. went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. The 1995 contest would be Conine’s final appearance in the All-Star Game. His eighth-inning blast came on his only ever at-bat in the Midsummer Classic. No member of the Marlins has homered in the All-Star Game since. Conine’s heroics came on this day three decades ago. View full article