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Wednesday, April 15,1987

Wednesday, April 15,1987

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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 1987-04-15 Milwaukee Brewers  7 Baltimore Orioles  0 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Juan Nieves Mike Flanagan -- 11,407 2:36
1987 reg season 1987-04-15 Texas Rangers  4 Boston Red Sox  5 box | pbp Fenway Park Bruce Hurst Dale Mohorcic Wes Gardner 16,870 2:52
1987 reg season 1987-04-15 Detroit Tigers  1 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Bret Saberhagen Walt Terrell Buddy Black 18,721 2:16
1987 reg season 1987-04-15 Cleveland Indians  3 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Rick Rhoden Tom Waddell Dave Righetti 20,051 2:41
1987 reg season 1987-04-15 Minnesota Twins  5 Oakland Athletics  2 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Mike Smithson Dave Stewart Jeff Reardon 17,182 2:53
1987 reg season 1987-04-15 California Angels  4 Seattle Mariners  0 box | pbp Kingdome Kirk McCaskill Mike Morgan -- 8,333 2:13
1987 reg season 1987-04-15 Chicago White Sox  5 Toronto Blue Jays  0 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Jose DeLeon Dave Stieb -- 17,285 2:54
1987 reg season 1987-04-15 Cincinnati Reds  3 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Rick Mahler Tom Browning Gene Garber 8,990 2:26
1987 reg season 1987-04-15 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Chicago Cubs  1 box | pbp Wrigley Field Don Robinson Dickie Noles -- 5,369 3:02
1987 reg season 1987-04-15 Houston Astros  4 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Mike Scott Alejandro Pena -- 43,381 2:12
1987 reg season 1987-04-15 New York Mets  4 Philadelphia Phillies  1 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Sid Fernandez Kevin Gross Doug Sisk 21,995 3:19
1987 reg season 1987-04-15 San Francisco Giants  1 San Diego Padres  0 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Kelly Downs Storm Davis -- 14,616 2:04
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
1987 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 9 9 0 1.000 0.0 66 40 26 W9 6-0 3-0 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1987 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 9 6 3 .667 3.0 54 50 4 W3 3-3 3-0 2 3 8 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 9 5 4 .556 4.0 47 48 -1 L3 3-0 2-4 3 6 12 -- dnq
1987 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 8 4 4 .500 4.5 35 39 -4 W3 0-3 4-1 4 9 15 -- dnq
1987 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 8 4 4 .500 4.5 42 29 13 L2 3-2 1-2 5 8 13 -- Lost ALCS (Twins)
1987 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 8 4 4 .500 4.5 33 38 -5 L1 1-2 3-2 6 7 14 -- dnq
1987 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 9 1 8 .111 8.0 45 66 -21 L6 1-5 0-3 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
1987 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 9 7 2 .778 0.0 52 37 15 W2 4-2 3-0 1 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Cardinals)
1987 AL West California Angels franchise | log 9 6 3 .667 1.0 42 32 10 W1 4-2 2-1 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1987 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 8 5 3 .625 1.5 48 34 14 W3 0-0 5-3 3 5 10 Yes dnq
1987 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 8 3 5 .375 3.5 28 42 -14 W1 3-2 0-3 4 10 19 -- dnq
1987 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 9 3 6 .333 4.0 30 50 -20 L1 1-2 2-4 5 11 20 -- dnq
1987 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 9 2 7 .222 5.0 39 44 -5 L2 0-3 2-4 6 12 21 -- dnq
1987 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 8 1 7 .125 5.5 37 49 -12 L6 1-4 0-3 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
1987 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 7 5 2 .714 0.0 31 29 2 W2 2-0 3-2 1 4 6 Yes dnq
1987 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 7 4 3 .571 1.0 38 32 6 L1 4-2 0-1 2 6 11 -- Lost World Series (Twins)
1987 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 7 3 4 .429 2.0 32 31 1 L1 3-1 0-3 3 8 17 -- dnq
1987 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 7 3 4 .429 2.0 25 29 -4 W1 1-2 2-2 4 7 16 -- dnq
1987 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 6 1 5 .167 3.5 19 32 -13 W1 1-5 0-0 5 10 22 -- dnq
1987 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 8 1 7 .125 4.5 28 51 -23 L3 0-2 1-5 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
1987 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 10 8 2 .800 0.0 46 32 14 W3 5-2 3-0 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1987 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 9 7 2 .778 0.5 35 21 14 W1 1-2 6-0 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1987 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 8 6 2 .750 1.0 47 25 22 L1 2-1 4-1 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1987 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 8 5 3 .625 2.0 42 36 6 W1 2-1 3-2 4 5 9 Yes dnq
1987 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 10 4 6 .400 4.0 35 44 -9 L1 0-3 4-3 5 9 18 -- dnq
1987 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 9 1 8 .111 6.5 24 40 -16 L3 1-5 0-3 6 12 25 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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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
Jeff Bittiger Minnesota Twins Hist Signed to minor league contract
Jose Cano Houston Astros Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1987-1987 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Alberto Castillo New York Mets Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Don Aase Baltimore Orioles Injury DL - Right shoulder inflammation
Greg Booker San Diego Padres Hist Activated from Disabled List
Tim Stoddard New York Yankees Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)