April 19, 1998: Chipper Jones passes Mark McGwire for MLB home run lead

In a day that saw the Padres’ game in Pittsburgh postponed due to rain, Chipper Jones wrested the major league lead in home runs away from Mark McGwire. His ninth homer of the year was one of five solo shots hit by the Braves in their 5-3 win in the first game of a doubleheader in Denver; Jones was held to the picket fence line of one single, one run, and one RBI in the second game, a 10-7 loss.

• The Orioles lost and the Red Sox won, putting them both atop the AL East standings at 11-6, half a game ahead of surprising 10-6 Devil Rays.