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Wednesday, April 8,1987

Wednesday, April 8,1987

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1987 reg season 1987-04-08 Texas Rangers  6 Baltimore Orioles  4 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Dale Mohorcic Mark Williamson -- 13,682 2:57
1987 reg season 1987-04-08 Seattle Mariners  1 California Angels  7 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim John Candelaria Mike Moore -- 24,703 2:23
1987 reg season 1987-04-08 New York Yankees  6 Detroit Tigers  5 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Charles Hudson Guillermo Hernandez Dave Righetti 12,271 2:47
1987 reg season 1987-04-08 Chicago White Sox  3 Kansas City Royals  9 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Charlie Leibrandt Floyd Bannister -- 19,446 2:50
1987 reg season 1987-04-08 Boston Red Sox  2 Milwaukee Brewers  3 box | pbp County Stadium Chuck Crim Wes Gardner Dan Plesac 7,412 3:01
1987 reg season 1987-04-08 Oakland Athletics  1 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Frank Viola Eric Plunk Jeff Reardon 12,577 2:46
1987 reg season 1987-04-08 Cleveland Indians  1 Toronto Blue Jays  5 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Jim Clancy Greg Swindell -- 20,388 2:33
1987 reg season 1987-04-08 Montreal Expos  2 Cincinnati Reds  7 box | pbp Cinergy Field Bill Gullickson Jay Tibbs -- 13,658 2:20
1987 reg season 1987-04-08 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 Houston Astros  7 box | pbp Astrodome Nolan Ryan Matt Young -- 15,682 2:57
1987 reg season 1987-04-08 San Diego Padres  1 San Francisco Giants  2 box | pbp Candlestick Park Roger Mason Andy Hawkins Scott Garrelts 9,618 2:17
10 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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
1987 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 0.0 8 3 5 W2 0-0 2-0 1 5 9 Yes dnq
1987 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 0.0 8 6 2 W2 2-0 0-0 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 0.0 12 4 8 W2 0-0 2-0 3 2 2 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.0 6 7 -1 L1 0-0 1-1 4 9 15 -- dnq
1987 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 2.0 3 8 -5 L2 0-2 0-0 5 14 16 -- dnq
1987 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 2.0 4 12 -8 L2 0-2 0-0 6 11 23 -- dnq
1987 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 2.0 6 8 -2 L2 0-0 0-2 7 10 24 -- Lost ALCS (Twins)
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
1987 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 0.0 9 5 4 W2 0-0 2-0 1 4 8 Yes Won World Series (Cardinals)
1987 AL West California Angels franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 0.0 14 2 12 W2 0-0 2-0 2 1 7 Yes dnq
1987 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.0 8 13 -5 L1 1-1 0-0 3 7 12 -- dnq
1987 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.0 13 8 5 W1 0-0 1-1 4 6 13 -- dnq
1987 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.0 7 6 1 W1 1-1 0-0 5 8 14 -- dnq
1987 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 2.0 5 9 -4 L2 0-2 0-0 6 12 22 -- dnq
1987 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 2.0 2 14 -12 L2 0-2 0-0 7 13 17 -- 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
1987 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 3 2 1 W1 0-0 1-0 1 3 6 Yes dnq
1987 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 9 3 6 W1 1-0 0-0 2 6 3 Yes Lost World Series (Twins)
1987 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 3 9 -6 L1 0-0 0-1 3 12 18 -- dnq
1987 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 1.5 7 18 -11 L2 0-2 0-0 4 8 26 -- dnq
1987 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 0 6 -6 L1 0-1 0-0 5 9 21 -- dnq
1987 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 2 3 -1 L1 0-1 0-0 6 10 20 -- 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
1987 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 6 0 6 W1 0-0 1-0 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1987 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 0.5 18 7 11 W2 0-0 2-0 2 5 10 Yes dnq
1987 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 3 3 0 1.000 1.0 17 11 6 W3 0-0 3-0 3 4 11 Yes dnq
1987 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 3 3 0 1.000 1.0 10 7 3 W3 0-0 3-0 4 2 4 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1987 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 3 0 3 .000 2.0 11 17 -6 L3 0-3 0-0 5 7 25 -- dnq
1987 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 3 0 3 .000 2.0 7 10 -3 L3 0-3 0-0 6 11 19 -- 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
Mike Brown Atlanta Braves Hist Signed to minor league contract
Onix Concepcion Kansas City Royals Injury DL - Strained hamstring
Bill Madlock Los Angeles Dodgers Injury DL - Arthroscopic surgery on right shoulder
3 record(s)