Three days prior to the Yankees’ tilt against Oakland, the Bronx Bombers claimed former Athletics slugger and AL MVP José Canseco off waivers. At the time, manager Joe Torre expressed some surprise the Yanks had picked up Canseco. But on August 10, 2000, as New York hosted Oakland in the Bronx, there he was, DHing and hitting cleanup.

It did not take long for the slugger to pay dividends, either. His first home run as a Yankee contributed to an offensive onslaught. Even better, the beleaguered David Cone had one of his best starts of the season. By the time Oakland managed to do much of anything offensively, it was too little, too late.

August 10: Yankees 12, Athletics 6 (box score)

Record: 62-48 (5 GA in the AL East)

The Yanks managed a run in the first to take an early 1-0 lead. But

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