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Tuesday, August 2,1977

Tuesday, August 2,1977

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1977 reg season 1977-08-02 New York Yankees  9 California Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Mike Torrez Paul Hartzell -- 20,298 2:32
1977 reg season 1977-08-02 Texas Rangers  9 Chicago White Sox  8 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Darold Knowles Bart Johnson -- 19,014 3:09
1977 reg season 1977-08-02 Cleveland Indians  9 Milwaukee Brewers  2 box | pbp County Stadium Dennis Eckersley Mike Caldwell -- 0 2:38
1977 reg season 1977-08-02 Cleveland Indians  7 Milwaukee Brewers  4 box | pbp County Stadium Wayne Garland Bill Castro -- 12,658 2:57
1977 reg season 1977-08-02 Kansas City Royals  4 Minnesota Twins  9 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Dave Goltz Andy Hassler -- 24,691 3:01
1977 reg season 1977-08-02 Boston Red Sox  3 Seattle Mariners  2 box | pbp Kingdome Bill Campbell John Montague -- 24,344 3:07
1977 reg season 1977-08-02 St. Louis Cardinals  6 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Butch Metzger Phil Niekro Clay Carroll 6,378 2:32
1977 reg season 1977-08-02 Chicago Cubs  5 Cincinnati Reds  2 box | pbp Cinergy Field Guillermo Hernandez Mario Soto Dave Roberts 34,091 2:30
1977 reg season 1977-08-02 Pittsburgh Pirates  6 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Astrodome Grant Jackson Dan Larson -- 15,805 2:35
1977 reg season 1977-08-02 San Francisco Giants  2 Montreal Expos  10 box | pbp Stade Olympique Steve Rogers Bob Knepper -- 16,015 2:15
1977 reg season 1977-08-02 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 New York Mets  2 box | pbp Shea Stadium Tommy John Jerry Koosman -- 24,145 2:27
1977 reg season 1977-08-02 San Diego Padres  4 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Bob Owchinko Jim Kaat Rollie Fingers 30,204 2:09
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
1977 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 102 59 43 .578 0.0 541 481 60 W5 29-22 30-21 1 2 4 Yes dnq
1977 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 104 60 44 .577 0.0 423 410 13 W1 29-24 31-20 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1977 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 105 59 46 .562 1.5 529 439 90 W1 26-28 33-18 3 5 9 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1977 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 101 46 55 .455 12.5 445 446 -1 L2 23-33 23-22 4 9 17 -- dnq
1977 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 102 46 56 .451 13.0 428 489 -61 W2 24-28 22-28 5 10 18 -- dnq
1977 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 106 46 60 .434 15.0 422 492 -70 L4 21-32 25-28 6 11 20 -- dnq
1977 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 102 36 66 .353 23.0 386 523 -137 W2 16-33 20-33 7 14 26 -- 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
1977 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 102 62 40 .608 0.0 570 484 86 L3 28-21 34-19 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1977 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 107 61 46 .570 3.5 585 500 85 W3 27-29 34-17 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1977 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 101 56 45 .554 5.5 504 442 62 L2 27-24 29-21 3 6 11 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1977 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 101 56 45 .554 5.5 448 403 45 W4 31-19 25-26 4 7 10 -- dnq
1977 AL West California Angels franchise | log 102 48 54 .471 14.0 436 414 22 L1 21-27 27-27 5 8 14 -- dnq
1977 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 108 46 62 .426 19.0 427 532 -105 L1 24-28 22-34 6 12 22 -- dnq
1977 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 103 42 61 .408 20.5 385 474 -89 L4 17-32 25-29 7 13 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
1977 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 104 63 41 .606 0.0 481 456 25 W1 27-25 35-17 1 2 3 Yes dnq
1977 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 103 59 44 .573 3.5 519 453 66 L1 23-30 36-14 2 3 6 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1977 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 105 60 45 .571 3.5 502 462 40 W1 22-31 38-14 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1977 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 106 58 48 .547 6.0 504 440 64 W2 21-30 37-18 4 5 12 Yes dnq
1977 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 104 48 56 .462 15.0 441 490 -49 W1 25-27 24-28 5 7 15 -- dnq
1977 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 104 44 60 .423 19.0 385 410 -25 L1 19-34 25-26 6 11 23 -- 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
1977 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 106 67 39 .632 0.0 536 396 140 W1 38-20 29-19 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1977 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 104 52 52 .500 14.0 552 512 40 L1 20-30 32-22 2 6 13 -- dnq
1977 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 107 49 58 .458 18.5 414 455 -41 L1 20-31 29-27 3 8 16 -- dnq
1977 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 107 48 59 .449 19.5 455 497 -42 L1 24-30 24-29 4 9 19 -- dnq
1977 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 108 46 62 .426 22.0 487 559 -72 W1 25-28 21-34 5 10 21 -- dnq
1977 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 104 37 67 .356 29.0 446 592 -146 L2 11-40 26-27 6 12 25 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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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
Stan Thomas New York Yankees Hist Traded by Seattle Mariners to New York Yankees for future considerations
Bruce Sutter Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Lower back strain
Tim Johnson Milwaukee Brewers Hist Activated from Disabled List
3 record(s)