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Tuesday, August 11,1987

Tuesday, August 11,1987

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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 1987-08-11 Cleveland Indians  6 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Scott Bailes Dave J. Schmidt Doug Jones 23,517 2:46
1987 reg season 1987-08-11 Toronto Blue Jays  8 Boston Red Sox  3 box | pbp Fenway Park Jimmy Key Bob Stanley -- 32,555 3:07
1987 reg season 1987-08-11 Detroit Tigers  9 Chicago White Sox  6 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Frank Tanana Scott Nielsen Guillermo Hernandez 14,567 3:04
1987 reg season 1987-08-11 New York Yankees  5 Kansas City Royals  8 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Bret Saberhagen Ron Guidry Jerry Gleaton 35,651 2:45
1987 reg season 1987-08-11 Texas Rangers  7 Milwaukee Brewers  1 box | pbp County Stadium Greg Harris Mark Knudson -- 17,502 2:54
1987 reg season 1987-08-11 California Angels  2 Minnesota Twins  7 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Frank Viola John Candelaria -- 39,163 2:25
1987 reg season 1987-08-11 Oakland Athletics  2 Seattle Mariners  8 box | pbp Kingdome Mike Moore Jose Rijo -- 10,859 2:38
1987 reg season 1987-08-11 Cincinnati Reds  2 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Bob Welch Jeff Montgomery -- 36,276 2:59
1987 reg season 1987-08-11 Montreal Expos  2 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium Terry Leach Floyd Youmans -- 42,497 2:52
1987 reg season 1987-08-11 Chicago Cubs  8 Philadelphia Phillies  9 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Kevin Gross Bob Tewksbury -- 30,459 4:59
1987 reg season 1987-08-11 St. Louis Cardinals  6 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Ken Dayley Rick Reuschel Todd Worrell 14,637 2:50
1987 reg season 1987-08-11 Atlanta Braves  6 San Diego Padres  7 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Mark Davis Gene Garber -- 12,512 2:45
1987 reg season 1987-08-11 Houston Astros  7 San Francisco Giants  3 box | pbp Candlestick Park Jeff Heathcock Mike LaCoss Larry Andersen 22,065 2:56
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 Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 113 67 46 .593 0.0 598 470 128 W1 32-27 35-19 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 110 64 46 .582 1.5 617 511 106 W1 28-24 36-22 2 2 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Twins)
1987 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 114 66 48 .579 1.5 581 538 43 L3 29-31 37-17 3 3 4 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 112 59 53 .527 7.5 597 608 -11 L1 27-28 32-25 4 5 8 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 112 53 59 .473 13.5 581 581 0 L1 19-39 34-20 5 11 19 -- dnq
1987 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 113 51 62 .451 16.0 547 597 -50 L1 29-30 22-32 6 12 20 -- dnq
1987 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 113 42 71 .372 25.0 498 663 -165 W1 17-38 25-33 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 114 62 52 .544 0.0 576 573 3 W5 24-36 38-16 1 4 7 Yes Won World Series (Cardinals)
1987 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 113 57 56 .504 4.5 580 545 35 L1 26-28 31-28 2 6 13 -- dnq
1987 AL West California Angels franchise | log 113 57 56 .504 4.5 540 555 -15 L1 28-28 29-28 3 7 12 -- dnq
1987 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 112 56 56 .500 5.0 475 459 16 W3 23-36 33-20 4 8 15 -- dnq
1987 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 113 55 58 .487 6.5 534 580 -46 W1 25-28 30-30 5 9 17 -- dnq
1987 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 111 53 58 .477 7.5 596 598 -2 W1 22-31 31-27 6 10 18 -- dnq
1987 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 111 45 66 .405 15.5 496 538 -42 L1 24-30 21-36 7 13 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 East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 112 69 43 .616 0.0 616 500 116 W2 38-23 31-20 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Twins)
1987 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 113 64 49 .566 5.5 564 492 72 W1 29-26 35-23 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 112 62 50 .554 7.0 522 508 14 L1 29-25 33-25 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 112 57 55 .509 12.0 516 539 -23 W3 26-29 31-26 4 5 10 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 113 57 56 .504 12.5 514 530 -16 L2 28-30 29-26 5 7 14 -- dnq
1987 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 113 50 63 .442 19.5 477 536 -59 L2 21-34 29-29 6 10 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 West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 114 59 55 .518 0.0 573 549 24 L1 28-28 31-27 1 4 9 Yes dnq
1987 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 114 58 56 .509 1.0 534 500 34 L1 30-29 28-27 2 6 11 -- Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1987 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 112 55 57 .491 3.0 453 464 -11 W1 24-33 31-24 3 8 16 -- dnq
1987 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 112 50 62 .446 8.0 450 490 -40 W1 20-34 30-28 4 9 21 -- dnq
1987 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 112 49 63 .438 9.0 535 557 -22 L3 21-33 28-30 5 11 23 -- dnq
1987 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 113 46 67 .407 12.5 472 561 -89 W7 20-38 26-29 6 12 24 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
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  • 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
Nelson Simmons Seattle Mariners Hist Traded from Baltimore Orioles to Seattle Mariners for Mike Brown (8/26/1987)
Jeff Hamilton Los Angeles Dodgers Injury DL - Ankle sprain *Spiked by Eric Davis*
Dave Anderson Los Angeles Dodgers Injury DL - Strained left hamstring
3 record(s)