August 26, 2000: The New York/New Jersey MetroStars beat the Dallas Burn, 6-4 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Clint Mathis of the MetroStars scored 5 goals, and he remains the only player to score 5 goals in a Major League Soccer game.
He opened the scoring in the 3rd minute, and scored again in the 26th. Dallas pulled a goal back in the next minute. Mathis got his hat trick in the 40th, before the Burn scored in stoppage time of the 1st half. In the 54th, the Burn tied the game, and they took the lead in the 64th, 4-3. Mathis took matters into his own hands -- or so to speak; it's soccer, where you can't use your hands -- by tying the game in the 68th. "Metro" were awarded a penalty in the 83rd, and Mathis converted it. They got one more in the 88th.
Born on November 25, 1976 -- a Thanksgiving Day -- in the Atlanta suburb of Conyers, Georgia, Mathis became a star forward at the University of South Carolina. He played in MLS from 1998 to 2010, helping Real Salt Lake win the 2009 MLS Cup. He also played a season in Germany for Hannover 96. He helped the 2002 U.S. national team win the CONCACAF Gold Cup and reach the World Cup Quarterfinal.
Both teams in this game have changed their names. In 2004, the Burn were rebranded as FC Dallas ("FC" for "Football Club," like in the rest of the world). In 2006, the MetroStars were bought by Austrian soft drink maker Red Bull, and were renamed Red Bull New York -- usually written in New York media sources as "the New York Red Bulls," and usually abbreviated "NYRB" rather than "RBNY."
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August 26, 2000 was a Saturday. These other MLS games were played that day:
* The New England Revolution beat the Columbus Crew, 2-1 at Foxboro Stadium in the Boston suburb of Foxborough, Massachusetts.
* D.C. United beat the Miami Fusion, 2-1 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington.
* The Tampa Bay Mutiny and the Chicago Fire played to a draw, 3-3 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. Like their Florida rivals, the Fusion, the Mutiny folded after the 2001 season.
* The Colorado Rapids and the KC Wizards played to a draw, 1-1 at Mile High Stadium in Denver. The Wizards became Sporting Kansas City.
* And in the league's best rivalry, the California Clásico, the L.A. Galaxy beat the San Jose Earthquakes, 3-0 at Spartan Stadium in San Jose.
It was the opening day of the college football season, and 4 games were played:
* Number 2 Florida State beat Brigham Young University (BYU), 29-3 at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.
* Number 8 Kansas State beat Iowa, 27-7 at KSU Stadium (now Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium) in Manhattan, Kansas.
* Louisiana Tech beat Mississippi Valley State, 63-10 at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana.
* And Texas Tech beat New Mexico, 24-3 at Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
These Major League Baseball games were played:
* The New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics, 10-6 at the Oakland Coliseum (then named the Network Associates Coliseum). Orlando "El Duque" Hernández was the winning pitcher, while A's starter Mark Mulder didn't get out of the 3rd inning. José Canseco, in his regrettable tenure with the Yankees, hit a home run against his former team. Luis Sojo and Clay Bellinger each got 3 hits. Derek Jeter went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
* The New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-1 at Shea Stadium. The Mets got a good 7 innings from Bobby Jones, and Armando Benítez pitched a scoreless 9th, so he didn't blow it, as he so often did for the Mets and other teams. Instead, it was Rick White who allowed 4 runs, on 3 doubles, a single and an intentional walk, in the top of the 10th inning.
* The Montreal Expos beat the Houston Astros, 5-4 at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.
* The Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants, 5-2 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. Barry Bonds went 0-for-4, with an RBI on a sacrifice fly.
* A doubleheader was split at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays won the opener, 4-1. The Baltimore Orioles won the nightcap, 2-0. Mike Mussina pitched 7 innings of 4-hit shutout ball, Buddy Groom pitched a hitless 8th and became the winning pitcher, and Mike Trombley struck out the side in a perfect 9th. In a rare event between 1982 and 2001, Cal Ripken Jr. did not play, in either game.
* The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves, 6-3 at Turner Field (now Center Parc Stadium) in Atlanta. Mark McGwire did not play, but Will Clark hit 2 home runs for the Cards.
* The Cincinnati Reds beat the Florida Marlins, 3-2 at Pro Player Stadium (now Hard Rock Stadium) in Miami Gardens, Florida. Ken Griffey Jr. went 0-for-4.
* The Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-4 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.
* The Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-4 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Sammy Sosa went 1-for-3 with a walk.
* The Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres, 6-5 at Milwaukee County Stadium. The Brewers scored a run in the top of the 10th inning, but in the bottom of the 10th, James Mouton singled home 2 runs to win it. Tony Gwynn did not play.
* The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals, 5-3 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.
* The Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins, 8-2 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
* The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers, 9-3 at The Ballpark (now Choctaw Stadium) in the Dallas suburb of Arlington, Texas.
* The Cleveland Indians beat the Anaheim Angels, 9-5 at Edison International Field of Anaheim. The Indians are now the Cleveland Guardians, the Angels are now the Los Angeles Angels, and the ballpark is now Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
* And the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox, 11-5 at Safeco Field (now T-Mobile Park) in Seattle.
And in English soccer, Arsenal beat South London team Crystal Palace, 5-3 at the Arsenal Stadium, a.k.a. Highbury, in North London.
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