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Friday, May 22,1987

Friday, May 22,1987

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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 1987-05-22 Chicago White Sox  4 Boston Red Sox  3 box | pbp Fenway Park Jim Winn Roger Clemens Bob James 31,894 2:39
1987 reg season 1987-05-22 New York Yankees  7 California Angels  2 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Rick Rhoden Mike Witt -- 50,110 2:50
1987 reg season 1987-05-22 Cleveland Indians  2 Milwaukee Brewers  4 box | pbp County Stadium Bill Wegman Phil Niekro Dan Plesac 15,017 2:28
1987 reg season 1987-05-22 Detroit Tigers  3 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Jack Morris Frank Viola Eric King 15,423 2:43
1987 reg season 1987-05-22 Baltimore Orioles  10 Oakland Athletics  6 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Dave J. Schmidt Moose Haas Ken Dixon 15,137 3:08
1987 reg season 1987-05-22 Toronto Blue Jays  7 Seattle Mariners  5 box | pbp Kingdome Mark Eichhorn Scott Bankhead Tom Henke 10,012 3:14
1987 reg season 1987-05-22 Kansas City Royals  8 Texas Rangers  1 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Charlie Leibrandt Mike Loynd -- 28,609 2:36
1987 reg season 1987-05-22 Atlanta Braves  9 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field David Palmer Scott Sanderson Jim Acker 28,667 2:59
1987 reg season 1987-05-22 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 Cincinnati Reds  1 box | pbp Cinergy Field Rick Reuschel Ron Robinson John Smiley 25,678 2:11
1987 reg season 1987-05-22 St. Louis Cardinals  7 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Astrodome Tim Conroy Nolan Ryan Todd Worrell 22,533 3:21
1987 reg season 1987-05-22 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium Terry Leach Matt Young Roger McDowell 40,885 2:44
1987 reg season 1987-05-22 San Francisco Giants  2 Philadelphia Phillies  1 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Atlee Hammaker Don Carman Scott Garrelts 18,744 2:21
1987 reg season 1987-05-22 Montreal Expos  3 San Diego Padres  5 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Andy Hawkins Curt Brown Rich Gossage 11,462 2:30
13 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 New York Yankees franchise | log 41 26 15 .634 0.0 217 159 58 W1 12-13 14-2 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 37 22 15 .595 2.0 185 184 1 W2 11-7 11-8 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 39 23 16 .590 2.0 202 155 47 W1 12-11 11-5 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 41 21 20 .512 5.0 220 200 20 W1 15-9 6-11 4 5 12 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 39 19 20 .487 6.0 188 168 20 W2 8-11 11-9 5 10 18 -- Lost ALCS (Twins)
1987 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 40 17 23 .425 8.5 169 179 -10 L1 6-17 11-6 6 11 21 -- dnq
1987 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 41 13 28 .317 13.0 158 228 -70 L1 5-16 8-12 7 14 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 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 38 23 15 .605 0.0 169 138 31 W1 8-9 15-6 1 2 4 Yes dnq
1987 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 41 21 20 .512 3.5 197 221 -24 L1 10-7 11-13 2 6 10 -- dnq
1987 AL West California Angels franchise | log 41 21 20 .512 3.5 187 207 -20 L1 10-8 11-12 3 7 9 -- dnq
1987 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 40 20 20 .500 4.0 195 181 14 L1 7-10 13-10 4 8 15 -- dnq
1987 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 41 20 21 .488 4.5 190 205 -15 L2 8-11 12-10 5 9 16 -- Won World Series (Cardinals)
1987 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 38 16 22 .421 7.0 179 210 -31 L2 5-13 11-9 6 12 22 -- dnq
1987 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 37 15 22 .405 7.5 139 160 -21 W1 9-9 6-13 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 St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 38 24 14 .632 0.0 217 176 41 W3 14-6 10-8 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Twins)
1987 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 40 24 16 .600 1.0 183 172 11 L1 16-5 8-11 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 38 19 19 .500 5.0 182 180 2 W3 5-9 14-10 3 6 13 -- dnq
1987 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 39 19 20 .487 5.5 186 191 -5 W3 6-10 13-10 4 8 17 -- dnq
1987 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 40 19 21 .475 6.0 185 200 -15 L3 10-11 9-10 5 9 19 -- dnq
1987 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 38 16 22 .421 8.0 163 188 -25 L1 6-7 10-15 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 41 25 16 .610 0.0 198 174 24 W3 16-9 9-7 1 2 3 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1987 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 41 23 18 .561 2.0 221 182 39 L2 13-10 10-8 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1987 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 41 21 20 .512 4.0 217 207 10 W1 10-10 11-10 3 5 11 Yes dnq
1987 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 40 20 20 .500 4.5 159 152 7 L3 8-12 12-8 4 7 14 -- dnq
1987 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 41 19 22 .463 6.0 166 173 -7 L7 8-15 11-7 5 10 20 -- dnq
1987 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 43 11 32 .256 15.0 166 248 -82 W1 5-19 6-13 6 12 26 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Sal Butera Minnesota Twins Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Tom Niedenfuer Baltimore Orioles Hist Traded from Los Angeles Dodgers to Baltimore Orioles for John Shelby and Brad Havens
John Shelby Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Traded from Baltimore Orioles with Brad Havens to Los Angeles Dodgers for Tom Niedenfuer
Brad Havens Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Traded from Baltimore Orioles with John Shelby to Los Angeles Dodgers for Tom Niedenfuer
Mario Soto Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Right shoulder *Related to recent surgery*
Joe Orsulak Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Activated from Disabled List
Tony Pena St. Louis Cardinals Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)