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Wednesday, September 26,1973

Wednesday, September 26,1973

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1973 reg season 1973-09-26 Detroit Tigers  0 Baltimore Orioles  4 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Don Hood Mickey Lolich -- 5,380 2:08
1973 reg season 1973-09-26 Texas Rangers  4 California Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Dave Sells Jim Merritt -- 3,923 2:22
1973 reg season 1973-09-26 Kansas City Royals  6 Chicago White Sox  2 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Paul Splittorff Stan Bahnsen Doug Bird 5,570 2:21
1973 reg season 1973-09-26 Boston Red Sox  0 Cleveland Indians  1 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Gaylord Perry Bill Lee -- 1,453 1:55
1973 reg season 1973-09-26 New York Yankees  2 Milwaukee Brewers  5 box | pbp County Stadium Jim Colborn Sam McDowell -- 4,804 2:06
1973 reg season 1973-09-26 Minnesota Twins  4 Oakland Athletics  1 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Bert Blyleven Catfish Hunter -- 3,521 2:00
1973 reg season 1973-09-26 Los Angeles Dodgers  9 Atlanta Braves  8 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Charlie Hough Roric Harrison Doug Rau 5,571 2:51
1973 reg season 1973-09-26 San Diego Padres  5 Cincinnati Reds  1 box | pbp Cinergy Field Randy Jones Ross Grimsley -- 12,239 1:50
1973 reg season 1973-09-26 San Francisco Giants  0 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Astrodome Dave Roberts Juan Marichal -- 7,952 2:13
1973 reg season 1973-09-26 Montreal Expos  8 New York Mets  5 box | pbp Shea Stadium Mike Marshall Harry Parker -- 30,953 2:57
1973 reg season 1973-09-26 Philadelphia Phillies  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  13 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Bob Moose Jim Lonborg Bob Johnson 8,991 2:47
1973 reg season 1973-09-26 Chicago Cubs  0 St. Louis Cardinals  1 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Rick Wise Bill Bonham -- 14,379 2:08
12 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1973 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 157 95 62 .605 0.0 721 537 184 W6 47-34 48-28 1 1 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1973 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 158 85 73 .538 10.5 710 636 74 L1 41-40 44-33 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1973 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 158 83 75 .525 12.5 628 660 -32 L3 36-41 47-34 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1973 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 158 77 81 .487 18.5 627 601 26 L2 29-51 48-30 4 7 15 -- dnq
1973 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 157 74 83 .471 21.0 697 701 -4 W2 34-43 40-40 5 10 19 -- dnq
1973 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 158 69 89 .437 26.5 661 795 -134 W1 35-42 34-47 6 11 22 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1973 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 159 92 67 .579 0.0 747 608 139 L3 44-37 48-30 1 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Mets)
1973 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 158 87 71 .551 4.5 742 740 2 W4 39-38 48-33 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1973 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 158 80 78 .506 11.5 724 679 45 W3 43-34 37-44 3 6 10 -- dnq
1973 AL West California Angels franchise | log 158 76 82 .481 15.5 616 643 -27 W1 36-45 40-37 4 8 17 -- dnq
1973 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 158 75 83 .475 16.5 642 692 -50 L4 36-42 39-41 5 9 18 -- dnq
1973 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 159 55 104 .346 37.0 610 833 -223 L1 22-59 33-45 6 12 24 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1973 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 158 80 78 .506 0.0 593 581 12 L1 37-40 43-38 1 4 9 Yes Lost World Series (Athletics)
1973 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 157 79 78 .503 0.5 683 675 8 W1 39-42 40-36 2 6 12 -- dnq
1973 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 155 77 78 .497 1.5 647 655 -8 W1 34-41 43-37 3 7 13 -- dnq
1973 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 158 77 81 .487 3.0 628 601 27 W1 38-43 39-38 4 8 14 -- dnq
1973 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 157 76 81 .484 3.5 607 638 -31 L1 36-44 40-37 5 9 16 -- dnq
1973 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 158 70 88 .443 10.0 637 702 -65 L1 32-45 38-43 6 11 21 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1973 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 158 97 61 .614 0.0 716 604 112 L1 48-32 49-29 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Mets)
1973 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 160 93 67 .581 5.0 667 561 106 W3 43-36 50-31 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1973 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 159 86 73 .541 11.5 724 683 41 L4 39-39 47-34 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1973 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 160 81 79 .506 17.0 676 662 14 W3 40-39 41-40 4 5 11 Yes dnq
1973 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 155 72 83 .465 23.5 753 752 1 L2 36-45 35-39 5 10 20 -- dnq
1973 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 157 58 99 .369 38.5 531 748 -217 W1 27-51 31-48 6 12 23 -- dnq
24 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Dick Selma California Angels Hist Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to California Angels
1 record(s)