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Thursday, April 9,1981

Thursday, April 9,1981

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Games on this date
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  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1981 reg season 1981-04-09 Toronto Blue Jays  2 Detroit Tigers  6 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Jack Morris Joey McLaughlin -- 51,452 2:40
1981 reg season 1981-04-09 Oakland Athletics  5 Minnesota Twins  1 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Mike Norris Jerry Koosman -- 42,658 2:46
1981 reg season 1981-04-09 Texas Rangers  3 New York Yankees  10 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Tommy John Jon Matlack -- 55,123 2:48
1981 reg season 1981-04-09 California Angels  6 Seattle Mariners  2 box | pbp Kingdome Geoff Zahn Glenn Abbott -- 33,317 2:14
1981 reg season 1981-04-09 New York Mets  2 Chicago Cubs  0 box | pbp Wrigley Field Pat Zachry Rick Reuschel Neil Allen 37,030 2:22
1981 reg season 1981-04-09 Houston Astros  0 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Fernando Valenzuela Joe Niekro -- 50,511 2:17
1981 reg season 1981-04-09 Montreal Expos  6 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Woodie Fryman Kent Tekulve -- 40,332 2:06
1981 reg season 1981-04-09 San Diego Padres  4 San Francisco Giants  1 box | pbp Candlestick Park Gary Lucas Al Holland John Littlefield 54,520 3:06
8 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • 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.
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
1981 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 6 2 4 W1 0-0 1-0 1 2 8 Yes dnq
1981 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 10 3 7 W1 0-0 1-0 2 4 4 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1981 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 2 6 -4 L1 0-1 0-0 3 5 11 -- dnq
1981 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 0 0 0 -- 0.5 0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 4 14 24 -- dnq
1981 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 0 0 0 -- 0.5 0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 5 13 19 -- dnq
1981 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 0 0 0 -- 0.5 0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 6 11 21 -- dnq
1981 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 0 0 0 -- 0.5 0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 7 9 23 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
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
1981 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 5 1 4 W1 1-0 0-0 1 3 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL West California Angels franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 6 2 4 W1 1-0 0-0 2 1 1 Yes dnq
1981 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 1 5 -4 L1 0-0 0-1 3 8 18 Yes dnq
1981 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 2 6 -4 L1 0-0 0-1 4 7 13 -- dnq
1981 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 3 10 -7 L1 0-1 0-0 5 6 12 -- dnq
1981 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 0 0 0 -- 0.5 0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 6 12 25 -- dnq
1981 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 0 0 0 -- 0.5 0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 7 10 20 -- Lost in 1st Round (Athletics)
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
1981 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 6 5 1 W1 1-0 0-0 1 2 6 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1981 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 2 0 2 W1 1-0 0-0 2 1 5 Yes dnq
1981 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 0 2 -2 L1 0-0 0-1 3 7 17 -- dnq
1981 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 2 3 -1 L1 0-1 0-0 4 9 16 -- Lost in 1st Round (Expos)
1981 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 5 6 -1 L1 0-0 0-1 5 10 15 -- dnq
1981 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 0 0 0 -- 0.5 0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 6 12 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
1981 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 3 2 1 W1 0-0 1-0 1 4 9 Yes dnq
1981 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 2 0 2 W1 0-0 1-0 2 3 7 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
1981 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 4 1 3 W1 1-0 0-0 3 5 2 Yes dnq
1981 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 0 2 -2 L1 0-1 0-0 4 6 10 -- Lost in 1st Round (Dodgers)
1981 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 1 4 -3 L1 0-0 0-1 5 8 14 -- dnq
1981 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 0 0 0 -- 0.5 0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 6 11 26 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • 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
Dell Alston -- Hist Released by Indians
Tom Filer New York Yankees Hist Returned to New York Yankees
Dave Heaverlo Oakland Athletics Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1981-1981 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Jim Lentine Cleveland Indians Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1981-1981 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Bo McLaughlin Oakland Athletics Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1981-1981 ($0m) [Free Agent]
5 record(s)