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Saturday, May 7,1988

Saturday, May 7,1988

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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
1988 reg season 1988-05-07 Chicago White Sox  11 Baltimore Orioles  7 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Bill Long Jose Bautista Bobby Thigpen 25,846 3:29
1988 reg season 1988-05-07 Toronto Blue Jays  9 California Angels  4 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Mike Flanagan Willie Fraser David Wells 32,630 3:00
1988 reg season 1988-05-07 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Juan Nieves Bret Saberhagen Dan Plesac 28,002 2:38
1988 reg season 1988-05-07 Boston Red Sox  2 Minnesota Twins  5 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Bert Blyleven Steve Ellsworth -- 33,416 2:43
1988 reg season 1988-05-07 Cleveland Indians  3 Oakland Athletics  14 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Storm Davis Tom Candiotti Gene Nelson 22,793 2:40
1988 reg season 1988-05-07 Detroit Tigers  6 Seattle Mariners  7 box | pbp Kingdome Dennis Powell Paul Gibson Bill Wilkinson 27,019 3:28
1988 reg season 1988-05-07 New York Yankees  2 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Dale Mohorcic Cecilio Guante -- 33,611 3:09
1988 reg season 1988-05-07 Philadelphia Phillies  5 Atlanta Braves  6 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Paul Assenmacher Kent Tekulve -- 15,578 3:02
1988 reg season 1988-05-07 San Francisco Giants  2 Chicago Cubs  1 box | pbp Wrigley Field Rick Reuschel Jamie Moyer Don Robinson 32,596 2:41
1988 reg season 1988-05-07 Houston Astros  3 Montreal Expos  4 box | pbp Stade Olympique Jeff Parrett Jeff Heathcock -- 12,661 2:26
1988 reg season 1988-05-07 Cincinnati Reds  1 New York Mets  2 box | pbp Shea Stadium Bob Ojeda Ron Robinson Roger McDowell 49,232 2:32
1988 reg season 1988-05-07 San Diego Padres  3 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Eric Show Jim Gott -- 24,555 2:44
1988 reg season 1988-05-07 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Todd Worrell Jesse Orosco -- 46,159 2:28
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
1988 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 30 20 10 .667 0.0 172 126 46 L2 11-5 9-5 1 2 3 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 28 17 11 .607 2.0 135 117 18 L4 7-5 10-6 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 28 17 11 .607 2.0 130 119 11 L1 8-5 9-6 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 27 16 11 .593 2.5 123 96 27 W8 5-7 11-4 4 5 8 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 27 15 12 .556 3.5 119 93 26 L2 6-4 9-8 5 6 9 -- Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1988 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 6.5 141 136 5 W2 8-7 5-9 6 10 18 -- dnq
1988 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 28 3 25 .107 16.0 79 162 -83 L1 1-15 2-10 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
1988 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 29 22 7 .759 0.0 180 118 62 W12 14-3 8-4 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1988 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 27 14 13 .519 7.0 124 126 -2 W1 7-4 7-9 2 7 11 -- dnq
1988 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 29 14 15 .483 8.0 127 122 5 L4 8-8 6-7 3 8 14 -- dnq
1988 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 31 14 17 .452 9.0 141 168 -27 W1 7-9 7-8 4 9 17 -- dnq
1988 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 28 12 16 .429 9.5 80 118 -38 W2 6-9 6-7 5 11 20 -- dnq
1988 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 27 11 16 .407 10.0 109 145 -36 W2 3-10 8-6 6 12 21 -- dnq
1988 AL West California Angels franchise | log 30 11 19 .367 11.5 141 155 -14 L4 7-10 4-9 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
1988 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 27 20 7 .741 0.0 141 97 44 W4 10-4 10-3 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1988 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 28 18 10 .643 2.5 122 102 20 L1 9-8 9-2 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1988 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 28 14 14 .500 6.5 131 125 6 L1 11-9 3-5 3 5 13 Yes dnq
1988 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 28 14 14 .500 6.5 111 105 6 W3 5-8 9-6 4 6 12 -- dnq
1988 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 28 12 16 .429 8.5 96 113 -17 W1 7-10 5-6 5 9 19 -- dnq
1988 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 27 10 17 .370 10.0 103 115 -12 L1 3-12 6-6 6 10 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
1988 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 26 17 9 .654 0.0 124 84 40 L1 8-3 9-6 1 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Athletics)
1988 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 27 15 12 .556 2.5 110 90 20 L3 5-8 10-4 2 4 10 Yes dnq
1988 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 29 14 15 .483 4.5 117 118 -1 L2 6-7 8-8 3 7 15 -- dnq
1988 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 29 14 15 .483 4.5 98 104 -6 W1 6-5 8-10 4 8 16 -- dnq
1988 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 27 10 17 .370 7.5 71 111 -40 W1 2-7 8-10 5 11 22 -- dnq
1988 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 26 7 19 .269 10.0 79 139 -60 W1 5-7 2-12 6 12 25 -- 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
Skeeter Barnes -- Hist Released by Pirates
Chris Chambliss New York Yankees Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1988-1988 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Devon White California Angels Injury DL - Torn cartilage in right knee *Chronic since a hard slide into 2B a few weeks earlier*
Jose Cruz New York Yankees Injury DL - Left knee soreness
Mike Diaz Chicago White Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
5 record(s)