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Tuesday, August 4,1987

Tuesday, August 4,1987

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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 1987-08-04 Minnesota Twins  3 California Angels  12 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Don Sutton Steve Carlton Gary Lucas 37,371 2:42
1987 reg season 1987-08-04 Toronto Blue Jays  4 Chicago White Sox  1 box | pbp Comiskey Park I John Cerutti Neil Allen Tom Henke 13,319 2:30
1987 reg season 1987-08-04 New York Yankees  3 Cleveland Indians  15 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Ken Schrom Tommy John -- 15,283 3:12
1987 reg season 1987-08-04 Kansas City Royals  8 Detroit Tigers  4 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Danny Jackson Dan Petry -- 23,330 2:39
1987 reg season 1987-08-04 Baltimore Orioles  8 Milwaukee Brewers  9 box | pbp County Stadium Mark Knudson Mark Williamson -- 19,296 3:56
1987 reg season 1987-08-04 Seattle Mariners  3 Oakland Athletics  9 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Steve Ontiveros Lee Guetterman -- 10,335 2:40
1987 reg season 1987-08-04 Boston Red Sox  8 Texas Rangers  6 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Calvin Schiraldi Dale Mohorcic -- 17,377 3:31
1987 reg season 1987-08-04 San Diego Padres  7 Atlanta Braves  12 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Charlie Puleo Eric Show -- 7,185 3:04
1987 reg season 1987-08-04 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 Cincinnati Reds  10 box | pbp Cinergy Field Guy Hoffman Tim Leary -- 23,593 3:01
1987 reg season 1987-08-04 San Francisco Giants  4 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Astrodome Jeff Heathcock Craig Lefferts Dave Smith 22,607 2:38
1987 reg season 1987-08-04 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Montreal Expos  10 box | pbp Stade Olympique Bob McClure Lee Tunnell Jeff Parrett 35,555 3:24
1987 reg season 1987-08-04 Philadelphia Phillies  3 New York Mets  5 box | pbp Shea Stadium Dwight Gooden Bruce Ruffin -- 38,252 2:58
1987 reg season 1987-08-04 Chicago Cubs  3 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Mike Mason Brett Gideon -- 8,744 3:40
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 107 64 43 .598 0.0 554 483 71 L2 27-26 37-17 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 106 63 43 .594 0.5 560 437 123 W3 28-24 35-19 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 103 59 44 .573 3.0 565 479 86 L3 27-23 32-21 3 3 4 Yes Lost ALCS (Twins)
1987 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 104 53 51 .510 9.5 550 570 -20 W1 24-27 29-24 4 7 12 -- dnq
1987 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 106 50 56 .472 13.5 546 549 -3 W2 19-38 31-18 5 11 19 -- dnq
1987 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 106 48 58 .453 15.5 512 555 -43 L2 29-28 19-30 6 12 20 -- dnq
1987 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 106 39 67 .368 24.5 468 625 -157 W2 16-37 23-30 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 108 57 51 .528 0.0 534 550 -16 L1 24-35 33-16 1 4 8 Yes Won World Series (Cardinals)
1987 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 106 55 51 .519 1.0 545 498 47 W1 25-23 30-28 2 5 9 Yes dnq
1987 AL West California Angels franchise | log 107 55 52 .514 1.5 518 508 10 W1 27-24 28-28 3 6 11 -- dnq
1987 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 106 53 53 .500 3.0 441 434 7 W4 22-33 31-20 4 8 14 -- dnq
1987 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 106 51 55 .481 5.0 482 546 -64 L1 25-27 26-28 5 9 17 -- dnq
1987 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 105 50 55 .476 5.5 560 566 -6 L2 20-28 30-27 6 10 18 -- dnq
1987 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 104 43 61 .413 12.0 461 496 -35 L2 24-30 19-31 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 105 65 40 .619 0.0 577 463 114 L1 34-20 31-20 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Twins)
1987 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 106 60 46 .566 5.5 524 467 57 W4 29-26 31-20 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 105 59 46 .562 6.0 502 479 23 W1 27-21 32-25 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 106 55 51 .519 10.5 486 487 -1 W1 26-25 29-26 4 5 10 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 105 53 52 .505 12.0 470 490 -20 L4 26-28 27-24 5 6 13 -- dnq
1987 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 106 46 60 .434 19.5 441 510 -69 L1 21-34 25-26 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 Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 107 57 50 .533 0.0 554 520 34 W1 27-23 30-27 1 4 7 Yes dnq
1987 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 106 53 53 .500 3.5 428 435 -7 W3 23-29 30-24 2 7 15 -- dnq
1987 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 107 53 54 .495 4.0 504 475 29 L3 30-28 23-26 3 8 16 -- Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1987 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 106 48 58 .453 8.5 422 463 -41 L1 20-33 28-25 4 9 21 -- dnq
1987 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 105 47 58 .448 9.0 507 519 -12 W2 19-30 28-28 5 10 22 -- dnq
1987 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 106 39 67 .368 17.5 434 541 -107 L2 18-38 21-29 6 12 25 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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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.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Derek Lilliquist Atlanta Braves Hist Signed out of draft (Georgia)
Domingo Cedeno Toronto Blue Jays Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Ron Davis -- Hist Released by Cubs
Sid Fernandez New York Mets Injury DL - Left shoulder tendinitis *Pitching wear and tear*
Joaquin Andujar Oakland Athletics Injury DL - Right elbow inflammation
5 record(s)