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Saturday, August 22,1987

Saturday, August 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 1987-08-22 Minnesota Twins  5 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Calvin Schiraldi Les Straker -- 29,794 2:40
1987 reg season 1987-08-22 Toronto Blue Jays  2 California Angels  0 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jose Nunez Mike Witt Tom Henke 34,209 2:35
1987 reg season 1987-08-22 Detroit Tigers  8 Cleveland Indians  6 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Mike Henneman Scott Bailes Eric King 20,148 3:15
1987 reg season 1987-08-22 Kansas City Royals  8 Milwaukee Brewers  7 box | pbp County Stadium Jerry Gleaton Mark Knudson -- 37,740 3:24
1987 reg season 1987-08-22 New York Yankees  0 Oakland Athletics  6 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Gene Nelson Steve Trout -- 40,116 2:43
1987 reg season 1987-08-22 Baltimore Orioles  6 Seattle Mariners  14 box | pbp Kingdome Mark Langston Dave J. Schmidt -- 12,238 3:04
1987 reg season 1987-08-22 Chicago White Sox  6 Texas Rangers  8 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Charlie Hough Dave LaPoint Mitch Williams 29,695 3:01
1987 reg season 1987-08-22 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Atlanta Braves  10 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Tom Glavine Bob Walk -- 22,173 2:40
1987 reg season 1987-08-22 Houston Astros  5 Chicago Cubs  4 box | pbp Wrigley Field Larry Andersen Frank DiPino Dave Smith 32,552 3:19
1987 reg season 1987-08-22 St. Louis Cardinals  9 Cincinnati Reds  7 box | pbp Cinergy Field Pat Perry Rob Murphy Ken Dayley 43,874 3:16
1987 reg season 1987-08-22 San Francisco Giants  4 Montreal Expos  5 box | pbp Stade Olympique Tim Burke Craig Lefferts -- 33,294 3:11
1987 reg season 1987-08-22 San Diego Padres  8 New York Mets  3 box | pbp Shea Stadium Mark Davis Sid Fernandez Rich Gossage 38,476 2:50
1987 reg season 1987-08-22 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Mike Maddux Rick Honeycutt Kent Tekulve 27,160 2:53
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 Detroit Tigers franchise | log 121 72 49 .595 0.0 693 565 128 W1 33-27 39-22 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Twins)
1987 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 123 73 50 .593 0.0 635 508 127 W1 36-29 37-21 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1987 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 123 69 54 .561 4.0 617 568 49 L3 31-35 38-19 3 3 4 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 123 65 58 .528 8.0 667 655 12 L1 32-31 33-27 4 4 8 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 122 59 63 .484 13.5 652 637 15 W2 20-41 39-22 5 9 17 -- dnq
1987 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 123 56 67 .455 17.0 582 643 -61 L2 32-32 24-35 6 12 20 -- dnq
1987 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 124 48 76 .387 25.5 557 740 -183 L1 20-39 28-37 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 125 66 59 .528 0.0 619 639 -20 L5 24-41 42-18 1 5 9 Yes Won World Series (Cardinals)
1987 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 123 63 60 .512 2.0 642 586 56 W2 29-30 34-30 2 6 11 -- dnq
1987 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 122 61 61 .500 3.5 522 512 10 W1 26-38 35-23 3 7 15 -- dnq
1987 AL West California Angels franchise | log 124 61 63 .492 4.5 581 604 -23 L1 30-28 31-35 4 8 16 -- dnq
1987 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 123 59 64 .480 6.0 572 635 -63 W3 25-32 34-32 5 10 18 -- dnq
1987 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 122 58 64 .475 6.5 657 664 -7 W1 24-34 34-30 6 11 19 -- dnq
1987 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 122 50 72 .410 14.5 550 590 -40 L1 27-34 23-38 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 122 72 50 .590 0.0 647 547 100 W2 40-27 32-23 1 1 3 Yes Lost World Series (Twins)
1987 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 122 68 54 .557 4.0 574 560 14 W1 29-26 39-28 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1987 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 123 68 55 .553 4.5 625 554 71 L2 30-29 38-26 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 123 66 57 .537 6.5 577 581 -4 W5 29-30 37-27 4 4 7 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 123 62 61 .504 10.5 580 608 -28 L1 29-33 33-28 5 8 14 -- dnq
1987 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 123 53 70 .431 19.5 535 598 -63 L3 23-41 30-29 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 124 64 60 .516 0.0 584 539 45 L1 32-32 32-28 1 5 10 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1987 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 123 63 60 .512 0.5 514 503 11 W1 25-36 38-24 2 6 12 -- dnq
1987 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 124 63 61 .508 1.0 616 598 18 L2 31-30 32-31 3 7 13 -- dnq
1987 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 123 54 69 .439 9.5 586 621 -35 W3 22-38 32-31 4 10 21 -- dnq
1987 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 123 54 69 .439 9.5 479 528 -49 L3 23-40 31-29 5 9 22 -- dnq
1987 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 123 51 72 .415 12.5 523 603 -80 W2 23-40 28-32 6 12 24 -- 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
Kevin Hickey San Francisco Giants Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Sid Fernandez New York Mets Hist Activated from Disabled List
Juan Berenguer Minnesota Twins Hist Activated from Disabled List
Bill Wegman Milwaukee Brewers Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)