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Monday, August 17,1981

Monday, August 17,1981

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1981 reg season 1981-08-17 Minnesota Twins  2 Detroit Tigers  12 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Dan Petry Jerry Koosman Dave Rozema 11,484 2:38
1981 reg season 1981-08-17 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Kansas City Royals  5 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Rich Gale Jim Clancy Dan Quisenberry 31,958 2:22
1981 reg season 1981-08-17 Chicago White Sox  4 New York Yankees  1 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Britt Burns Rick Reuschel Kevin Hickey 24,651 2:42
1981 reg season 1981-08-17 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Doug Bird Bob Welch -- 10,153 2:23
1981 reg season 1981-08-17 Montreal Expos  6 Houston Astros  2 box | pbp Astrodome Ray Burris Vern Ruhle Woodie Fryman 24,203 2:19
1981 reg season 1981-08-17 San Francisco Giants  5 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Greg Minton Rod Scurry -- 7,117 3:09
1981 reg season 1981-08-17 San Diego Padres  1 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Jim Kaat Gary Lucas -- 21,194 3:06
7 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
1981 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 64 37 27 .578 0.0 246 221 25 L4 16-18 21-9 1 4 8 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1981 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 61 35 26 .574 0.5 251 238 13 L1 14-16 21-10 2 5 9 Yes dnq
1981 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 65 37 28 .569 0.5 290 261 29 W2 22-16 15-12 3 6 10 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 65 36 29 .554 1.5 258 246 12 W4 16-14 20-15 4 7 12 -- dnq
1981 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 63 33 30 .524 3.5 285 283 2 L1 19-16 14-14 5 8 13 -- dnq
1981 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 59 28 31 .475 6.5 223 229 -6 W1 16-11 12-20 6 10 18 -- dnq
1981 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 66 20 46 .303 18.0 213 302 -89 L3 11-22 9-24 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
1981 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 66 41 25 .621 0.0 279 222 57 W3 16-14 25-11 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 61 36 25 .590 2.5 285 228 57 W2 18-17 18-8 2 2 6 Yes dnq
1981 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 61 36 25 .590 2.5 283 230 53 W1 14-14 22-11 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1981 AL West California Angels franchise | log 66 32 34 .485 9.0 291 275 16 L3 18-15 14-19 4 9 17 -- dnq
1981 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 59 25 34 .424 12.5 223 256 -33 W1 16-18 9-16 5 11 20 -- Lost in 1st Round (Athletics)
1981 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 66 27 39 .409 14.0 261 309 -48 W3 13-16 14-23 6 12 21 -- dnq
1981 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 66 21 45 .318 20.0 211 299 -88 L4 8-20 12-26 7 13 25 -- 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 East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 57 35 22 .614 0.0 263 217 46 W4 14-11 21-11 1 2 3 Yes dnq
1981 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 62 36 26 .581 1.5 271 264 7 L2 14-16 22-10 2 4 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Expos)
1981 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 61 34 27 .557 3.0 253 226 27 W1 12-18 22-9 3 5 11 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1981 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 57 28 29 .491 7.0 233 212 21 L2 16-14 11-16 4 8 16 -- dnq
1981 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 59 22 37 .373 14.0 206 264 -58 W2 10-19 12-18 5 11 23 -- dnq
1981 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 62 20 42 .323 17.5 212 290 -78 W2 2-21 17-22 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
1981 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 65 40 25 .615 0.0 272 205 67 L1 19-14 21-11 1 1 2 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
1981 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 63 38 25 .603 1.0 285 265 20 W1 19-12 19-13 2 3 4 Yes dnq
1981 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 65 33 32 .508 7.0 224 211 13 L1 19-17 14-15 3 6 14 -- Lost in 1st Round (Dodgers)
1981 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 62 31 31 .500 7.5 233 258 -25 L1 19-16 11-16 4 7 15 -- dnq
1981 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 67 31 36 .463 10.0 255 249 6 W1 17-20 14-16 5 9 19 -- dnq
1981 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 64 24 40 .375 15.5 211 257 -46 L4 12-21 12-19 6 10 22 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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.
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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.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Champ Summers Detroit Tigers Injury DL - Groin *During batting practice*
1 record(s)