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Wednesday, May 6,1987

Wednesday, May 6,1987

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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
1987 reg season 1987-05-06 Oakland Athletics  2 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Calvin Schiraldi Dennis Eckersley -- 19,154 2:56
1987 reg season 1987-05-06 New York Yankees  4 Chicago White Sox  1 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Rick Rhoden Floyd Bannister -- 13,737 2:19
1987 reg season 1987-05-06 Seattle Mariners  5 Detroit Tigers  7 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Walt Terrell Scott Bankhead Mark Thurmond 13,718 2:40
1987 reg season 1987-05-06 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Kansas City Royals  6 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Buddy Black Jimmy Key Jerry Gleaton 28,083 2:36
1987 reg season 1987-05-06 California Angels  3 Milwaukee Brewers  0 box | pbp County Stadium Mike Witt Mike Birkbeck DeWayne Buice 13,552 2:58
1987 reg season 1987-05-06 Baltimore Orioles  6 Minnesota Twins  0 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Scott McGregor Bert Blyleven -- 10,840 2:21
1987 reg season 1987-05-06 Cleveland Indians  2 Texas Rangers  7 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Charlie Hough Phil Niekro -- 27,350 2:14
1987 reg season 1987-05-06 Montreal Expos  6 Atlanta Braves  2 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Bryn Smith Randy O'Neal -- 5,891 2:29
1987 reg season 1987-05-06 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Orel Hershiser Rick Reuschel -- 32,789 2:07
1987 reg season 1987-05-06 Cincinnati Reds  2 New York Mets  3 box | pbp Shea Stadium Rick Aguilera Mario Soto Jesse Orosco 26,327 2:42
1987 reg season 1987-05-06 Houston Astros  3 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Larry Andersen Kent Tekulve Dave Smith 15,809 2:33
1987 reg season 1987-05-06 St. Louis Cardinals  3 San Diego Padres  0 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Joe Magrane Ed Whitson -- 11,937 2:02
1987 reg season 1987-05-06 Chicago Cubs  9 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp Candlestick Park Scott Sanderson Mark Davis Lee Smith 15,123 3:19
13 record(s)
Standings 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 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 26 20 6 .769 0.0 154 121 33 L3 11-4 9-2 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1987 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 27 17 10 .630 3.5 138 104 34 W1 8-10 9-0 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 25 15 10 .600 4.5 114 104 10 L2 5-6 10-4 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 27 12 15 .444 8.5 117 129 -12 W2 4-13 8-2 4 8 17 -- dnq
1987 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 26 11 15 .423 9.0 119 124 -5 W2 7-6 4-9 5 10 20 -- dnq
1987 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 26 10 16 .385 10.0 106 104 2 W1 5-10 5-6 6 13 23 -- Lost ALCS (Twins)
1987 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 27 9 18 .333 11.5 110 157 -47 L4 4-11 5-7 7 14 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 AL West California Angels franchise | log 28 16 12 .571 0.0 141 130 11 W4 8-4 8-8 1 4 8 Yes dnq
1987 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 24 13 11 .542 1.0 103 96 7 W4 3-6 10-5 2 5 10 Yes dnq
1987 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 26 14 12 .538 1.0 124 119 5 L2 5-6 9-6 3 6 11 -- Won World Series (Cardinals)
1987 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 28 14 14 .500 2.0 138 152 -14 L1 5-6 9-8 4 7 14 -- dnq
1987 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 28 12 16 .429 4.0 123 130 -7 L2 3-9 9-7 5 9 19 -- dnq
1987 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 24 10 14 .417 4.0 83 93 -10 L1 7-6 3-8 6 11 21 -- dnq
1987 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 24 10 14 .417 4.0 111 118 -7 W2 1-10 9-4 7 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
1987 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 26 15 11 .577 0.0 123 102 21 W1 9-2 6-9 1 3 6 Yes dnq
1987 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 25 14 11 .560 0.5 129 115 14 W1 7-3 7-8 2 5 9 Yes Lost World Series (Twins)
1987 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 25 13 12 .520 1.5 115 123 -8 W1 5-4 8-8 3 7 13 -- dnq
1987 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 26 12 14 .462 3.0 109 130 -21 W2 10-10 2-4 4 8 15 -- dnq
1987 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 24 11 13 .458 3.0 106 113 -7 L1 3-6 8-7 5 9 16 -- dnq
1987 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 25 8 17 .320 6.5 100 136 -36 L3 3-5 5-12 6 11 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
1987 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 27 18 9 .667 0.0 149 104 45 L1 10-5 8-4 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1987 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 28 18 10 .643 0.5 131 115 16 L1 12-6 6-4 2 2 3 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1987 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 26 15 11 .577 2.5 115 100 15 W2 6-8 9-3 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1987 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 28 15 13 .536 3.5 119 105 14 W2 8-9 7-4 4 6 12 -- dnq
1987 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 27 12 15 .444 6.0 130 135 -5 L2 5-7 7-8 5 10 18 -- dnq
1987 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 29 7 22 .241 12.0 95 143 -48 L2 3-12 4-10 6 12 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
Dennis Martinez Montreal Expos Hist Signed to 1-year contract for 1987-1987 ($0.1625m) [Free Agent]
Donnie Scott Milwaukee Brewers Hist Signed to minor league contract
Tim Flannery San Diego Padres Injury DL - Ankle *Stepped on a ball after running after a bunt during batting practice*
Mike Easler Philadelphia Phillies Injury DL - Right knee contusion *Fouled a ball off his knee*
Willie Hernandez Detroit Tigers Injury DL - Strained left calf
Tom Paciorek Texas Rangers Injury DL - Hamstring
Bruce Bochy San Diego Padres Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)