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Monday, August 20,1984

Monday, August 20,1984

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1984 reg season 1984-08-20 Seattle Mariners  4 Baltimore Orioles  5 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Dennis Martinez Jim Beattie Sammy Stewart 19,620 3:01
1984 reg season 1984-08-20 Kansas City Royals  8 Boston Red Sox  5 box | pbp Fenway Park Mark Gubicza Mike Brown Dan Quisenberry 20,251 2:39
1984 reg season 1984-08-20 Oakland Athletics  1 Detroit Tigers  14 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Jack Morris Curt Young -- 38,431 2:45
1984 reg season 1984-08-20 California Angels  4 New York Yankees  8 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Joe Cowley Tommy John -- 27,741 2:18
1984 reg season 1984-08-20 Chicago White Sox  7 Texas Rangers  5 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Richard Dotson Charlie Hough Ron Reed 8,653 3:03
1984 reg season 1984-08-20 Houston Astros  1 Chicago Cubs  6 box | pbp Wrigley Field Steve Trout Bob Knepper -- 26,967 2:12
1984 reg season 1984-08-20 St. Louis Cardinals  9 Cincinnati Reds  7 box | pbp Cinergy Field Jeff Lahti Jay Tibbs -- 12,999 2:58
1984 reg season 1984-08-20 Montreal Expos  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Bill Gullickson Orel Hershiser Gary Lucas 30,601 2:40
1984 reg season 1984-08-20 Atlanta Braves  4 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Gene Garber Kent Tekulve -- 7,613 2:26
1984 reg season 1984-08-20 New York Mets  1 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Eric Show Sid Fernandez Rich Gossage 50,869 2:27
1984 reg season 1984-08-20 Philadelphia Phillies  6 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp Candlestick Park John Denny Mark Calvert Al Holland 7,970 2:32
11 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
1984 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 126 82 44 .651 0.0 643 515 128 W1 39-19 43-25 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1984 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 124 70 54 .565 11.0 580 506 74 W1 31-34 39-20 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1984 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 124 66 58 .532 15.0 494 489 5 W4 30-29 36-29 3 3 7 Yes dnq
1984 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 124 65 59 .524 16.0 571 520 51 W3 23-35 42-24 4 5 9 Yes dnq
1984 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 125 64 61 .512 17.5 603 582 21 L1 32-30 32-31 5 6 10 -- dnq
1984 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 126 56 70 .444 26.0 561 594 -33 W6 24-36 31-35 6 12 20 -- dnq
1984 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 124 52 72 .419 29.0 474 545 -71 L3 24-41 28-31 7 14 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
1984 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 123 65 58 .528 0.0 537 491 46 L1 28-34 37-24 1 4 8 Yes dnq
1984 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 124 61 63 .492 4.5 519 547 -28 W1 31-32 30-31 2 8 16 -- Lost ALCS (Tigers)
1984 AL West California Angels franchise | log 124 61 63 .492 4.5 532 522 10 L6 36-29 25-34 3 7 15 -- dnq
1984 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 123 60 63 .488 5.0 516 554 -38 W1 24-35 36-28 4 9 18 -- dnq
1984 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 126 60 66 .476 6.5 568 595 -27 L3 26-40 34-26 5 10 19 -- dnq
1984 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 126 56 70 .444 10.5 529 606 -77 L1 26-42 30-28 6 11 21 -- dnq
1984 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 125 54 71 .432 12.0 496 557 -61 L1 27-35 27-36 7 13 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
1984 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 124 73 51 .589 0.0 600 521 79 W3 34-30 39-21 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Padres)
1984 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 122 68 54 .557 4.0 466 500 -34 L1 37-29 31-25 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1984 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 122 66 56 .541 6.0 536 492 44 W3 39-27 27-29 3 4 6 Yes dnq
1984 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 122 62 60 .508 10.0 451 438 13 W6 34-32 28-28 4 6 12 -- dnq
1984 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 123 62 61 .504 10.5 472 481 -9 W2 29-29 33-32 5 7 13 -- dnq
1984 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 125 52 73 .416 21.5 453 443 10 L4 22-40 30-33 6 10 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
1984 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 123 72 51 .585 0.0 529 466 63 W1 30-25 42-26 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Tigers)
1984 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 125 64 61 .512 9.0 511 504 7 W1 34-28 30-33 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1984 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 126 63 63 .500 10.5 531 475 56 L1 29-35 34-28 3 8 14 -- dnq
1984 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 125 61 64 .488 12.0 432 457 -25 L3 29-30 32-34 4 9 17 -- dnq
1984 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 125 52 73 .416 21.0 480 599 -119 L3 23-40 29-33 5 11 25 -- dnq
1984 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 122 47 75 .385 24.5 515 600 -85 L2 21-36 26-39 6 12 26 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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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
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  • 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
Bryan Harvey California Angels Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (UNC Charlotte)
Al Oliver Philadelphia Phillies Hist Traded from San Francisco Giants with Renie Martin to Philadelphia Phillies for Kelly Downs and George Riley
Kelly Downs San Francisco Giants Hist Traded from Philadelphia Phillies with George Riley to San Francisco Giants for Al Oliver and Renie Martin (8/30/1984)
George Riley San Francisco Giants Hist Traded from Philadelphia Phillies with Kelly Downs to San Francisco Giants for Al Oliver and Renie Martin (8/30/1984)
Steve Bedrosian Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Abdomen soreness
Bo Diaz Philadelphia Phillies Injury DL - Left knee surgery
Brook Jacoby Cleveland Indians Injury DL - Left wrist surger
Britt Burns Chicago White Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
John Lowenstein Baltimore Orioles Hist Activated from Disabled List
9 record(s)